Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison said on Wednesday it has officially inaugurated an AI Experience Center (AIEC) in Jayapura as part of its bid to expand access to AI technology for communities across Eastern Indonesia.

IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, says it has agreed to sell 100% of its IHS Rwanda Limited business, including its approximately 1,465 sites, to tower platform Paradigm Tower Ventures.

Thai operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) has denied reports that it is in the running to acquire the broadband subscriber base of state-owned National Telecom (NT).

The extraordinarily long and complex story of the Indian government's adjusted gross revenue (AGR) payment demands on operators continues to make headlines with Monday’s news that India’s Supreme Court has rejected pleas from operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to support a waiver on their AGR dues.

African technology company Cassava Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sand Technologies, a global enterprise AI solutions company described as a key player in Africa’s emerging artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem.

Digicel Vanuatu announced on Monday it has signed its 5th Undertaking to expand its mobile coverage to an estimated 99% of the population in Vanuatu as part of its Universal Access Policy (UAP) obligations.

Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata announced on Monday it will invest another US$100 million in its digital infrastructure, increasing its total cumulative investment in the country to more than US$3.37 billion.

Mexico’s proposed new telecommunications law has been modified after controversy about one of its provisions which, critics have suggested, could enable censorship on digital platforms.

Multi-service operator Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a private sector-led development aid institution and member of the World Bank Group, have signed a partnership to sustainably strengthen digital access in eight African countries.

Vodafone Idea has reportedly filed a fresh appeal seeking a reduction in its massive adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities, warning that it may be unable to continue operations beyond the current financial year without securing additional loans.

Telia Lithuania has announced plans to trial the country’s first standalone (SA) 5G network by deploying a private 5G system at the Baltic Sea port of Klaipeda, marking a key step in its nationwide rollout strategy.

The GSMA has urged governments worldwide to reduce spectrum prices, warning that high fees are choking the telecoms industry and threatening long-term economic development.

Philippines-based operator Globe Telecom has revealed that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped reduce its operating costs, with plans underway to deepen AI integration across the business.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has swiftly emerged as a game changer in digital transformation and cloud services, with a broad spectrum of use cases across industries at all levels, from the front office to the backend. But for AI to truly thrive – and for enterprises to gain the most benefits from it – a vibrant partner-driven ecosystem that can maintain a competitive edge and ensure sustainable development is absolutely critical.

Telefónica has reportedly appointed investment bank Citi to advise on the sale of its Chilean unit, as the group continues to scale back its presence in Latin America.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Friday it intends to charge satellite internet players up to 4% of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) over a five-year period to use spectrum allocated to them for satellite broadband services.

The two competitors in the Ethiopian mobile communications duopoly can both claim to have inspired positive headlines in recent days, with Ethio Telecom announcing a major new e-commerce service launch and Safaricom Ethiopia highlighting improved financial results.

ATIS Group, a digital infrastructure provider in Latin America, announced late last week that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Millicom, a provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Latin America, to acquire Lati Paraguay, a subsidiary owning approximately 300 wireless communications towers in Paraguay.

Airtel Africa returned to profit in its latest financial year driven by a rise in subscriber base despite a continued hit from currency devaluation across its markets.

The government of Cape Verde has officially launched Tech Park Cape Verde (TechPark CV), described as a major milestone in the country’s digital transformation strategy.

Nokia has signed a deal with Danish shipping giant Maersk to deploy private wireless network solutions across 450 vessels in its fleet.

Indonesian telco XLSmart on Tuesday released its last quarterly results for XL Axiata before last month's merger with Smartfren, which showed the telco reporting modest growth in revenues and customers but a dramatic slide in its net profit.

The Liberian Telecommunications Authority (LTA) announced on Monday that it has launched a nationwide initiative to rehabilitate and maintain rural base stations deployed under the Universal Access Fund (UAF) that have since been abandoned.

UAE-based telco du says has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the "longest promotional livestream” with TikTok Live MENA, in which a single smartphone livestreamed across the country’s seven emirates for 48 hours straight over du’s 5G network.

Multinational technology company Meta has been in the news lately in Nigeria and Ghana – but not necessarily for positive reasons.

There’s bad news and good news for ICT-related employment in India, with Zoho holding back on plans to put money into a semiconductor facility and Rakuten boosting its investment in the country.

Last week’s agreement between Togo and Burkina Faso to end roaming charges for incoming calls comes into effect at the end of this month. But is it really part of a growing wave of roaming initiatives across West Africa?

Airtel Uganda has expanded its 4G network to Kazo District with the establishment and launch of new base stations in Rwemikoma as part of a broader drive to deploy more base stations and upgrade existing ones in the Ankole sub-region.

Indian telco Vodafone Idea announced on Monday it has expanded its 5G service to the metropolitan region of Chandigarh in Punjab and Patna in Bihar, just an month after debuting the service in Mumbai.