Caribbean telecoms provider Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W) has begun the successful restoration of mobile services to Dominica.
The UN has confirmed that hundreds of families affected by last month’s deadly mudslide on the peripheries of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown are receiving aid in the form of mobile money.
Souktel will develop an online platform to improve skills and information in Djibouti as part of a new initiative to address sky-high unemployment rates.
A consortium led by Education Development Centre (EDC) Inc., with members including Souktel, has been selected by USAID Rwanda to lead a new five-year $22.5 million youth initiative.
Pakistani operator Zong has set up a state-of-the-art 4G internet lab at Mashal Model School for marginalised street children.
Intelsat S.A. is donating capacity to the American Red Cross to support relief operations in Haiti following the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew.
Turkcell has announced the launching of its mobile application “Merhaba Umut” – “Hello Hope” to facilitate the integration of Syrian refugees living in Turkey.
Zain Group is collaborating with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Facebook to provide free, open and high-speed Wi-Fi internet connectivity to refugees in the Kingdom of Jordan for five years.
Wipro has launched a three-year Corporate Social Investment project in South Africa.
Ericsson has signed an agreement with the Brazilian Government to create a Networked Society Lab in Brazil to drive Internet of Things (IoT) innovation in the country.
Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has launched what it claims is the most advanced humanitarian aid app available in the world today.
The GSMA and Souktel, a Palestinian based digital solutions provider, have launched the first ever partnering guidelines for aid providers and mobile network operators.
The GSMA has announced three new signatories to the Humanitarian Connectivity Charter at Mobile World Congress 2016.
Big Data can improve the response to humanitarian crises by enabling earlier detection and distributing warnings to potentially affected groups.
A new project co-funded by the EU is aiming to provide dedicated high-speed internet across Africa.
Facebook’s Internet.org is now offering its Free Basics app across India via Reliance Communications’ (RCom) mobile network.
Facebook has announced partnerships with the Praekelt Foundation and Bharti Airtel Africa to expand the reach of its Free Basics programme.
Ericsson VP of Sustainability, Elaine Weidman-Grunewald discusses the GSMA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter, launched earlier in 2015, with Developing Telecoms.
A new Vodafone initiative is delivering digital books to schools in Romania via wallpaper that can be scanned with smartphones.
Ooredoo Group CEO Dr. Nasser Marafih talks with Developing Telecoms about Ooredoo's approach to its operation-wide relief efforts during crises.
Nokia Networks and Save the Children have announced the extension of their partnership to protect Indian children during disasters, with Nokia set to deploy solutions to enable critical communication during disasters.
Ooredoo has offered support to those affected in Myanmar’s 11 national disaster zones following severe seasonal flooding.
Nonprofit research institute RTI International has partnered with IBM’s Africa research lab to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies in a bid to transform development approaches in Africa.
MTN Foundation and Oracle are collaborating on an ICT training project for MTNF scholars.
SES S.A, as one of the private partners in emergency.lu, is providing vital connectivity services following the recent earthquake in Nepal.
Oracle Academy and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have partnered on a project to join thousands of schools in Africa and around the world in a global science experiment.
Intelsat, BT Group, and ITC Global have donated satellite capacity, equipment and manpower to help restore critical communication networks across Vanuatu.
mHealth adoption is growing globally, according to a new report conducted by the mobile trade body Mobile Ecosystem Forum.
The ITU has deployed emergency telecommunication equipment to Vanuatu following the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam.
SES S.A. and Digicel Pacific Limited have donated satellite capacity and equipment to restore vital communication networks across Vanuatu.
The Botswana Innovation Hub has launched a new TV white spaces (TVWS) pilot project.
Six of the ten top-ranked countries in this year’s Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) Affordability Index are from Latin America. A4AI believes the high ranking of Latin American countries is not a coincidence.
Costa Rica has topped the overall rankings for internet affordability in the latest annual survey of developing and emerging markets undertaken by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI).
The Vodafone Foundation is launching a new initiative to refugees with access to educational resources.
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