--- title: Vendor News - Developing Telecoms description: Telecom vendor news in emerging markets canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html language: en-GB date: 2020-03-02T15:13:59Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html. markdown-tokens: 4307 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![Huawei rallies optical interconnect ecosystem with the industry’s first 7.2T NPO demo](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/NPO-Shanghai-1200-v2.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 16 September 2026 25330 views At the China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) in Shenzhen in September, Huawei demonstrated its third-gen optical interconnect product for SuperPod, the 7.2T NPO (near-packaged optics), which will be deployed in its future SuperPoD series. ![Interview on MASTEL & XL SMART & ZTE: Empowering Indonesia's inclusive development through digital innovation](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/zte/ZTE-XLSMART-MASTEL-1200.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 15 September 2026 11959 views As Southeast Asia's largest digital economy, Indonesia is accelerating its journey toward the "Vision Indonesia Digital 2045" (VID 2045), where resilient and inclusive connectivity forms the foundation for socioeconomic growth. Against this backdrop, the largest network integration project in Indonesia's telecom history has achieved unprecedented success—surpassing 95% completion in record time, and receiving top industry awards for 5G and overall mobile network experience across the archipelago. ![Closing digital literacy gap could unlock trillions of dollars in global GDP growth](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Huawei%20UNESCO%20Paris.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 14 September 2026 11691 views More than one in three (38%) people remains offline despite being covered by mobile broadband – and a lack of digital literacy skills is often to blame, according to new research published today. ![ZTE and Antel validate 50G PON technology in Latin America](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/ZTE_Gitex.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 14 September 2026 3468 views ZTE and Uruguay's Antel have completed what they describe as the first validation of symmetric 50G PON technology in Latin America, demonstrating the coexistence of GPON, 10G PON and 50G PON on the same access network. ![ZTE Global Summit & User Congress 2026 Opens in Kuala Lumpur](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/zte/ZTE-Xie%20Junshi-1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 10 September 2026 8047 views The 15th ZTE Global Summit & User Congress officially opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, co-located for the first time with the GSMA M360 ASEAN. ![Huawei believes NPO is the optimal choice for the next generation of optical interconnects for AI computing](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/NPO-1200.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 07 September 2026 15702 views Huawei is betting that a technology called Near-Packaged Optics, or NPO, will become one of the main building blocks of the next generation of AI data centres. ![Malawi activates 36th rural telecom tower under Last Mile project](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Lilongwe_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 07 September 2026 3374 views Malawi has activated a new telecommunications tower in Lilongwe Nyanja, taking the number of operational towers under the government's Last Mile Rural Connectivity Project to 36 as it expands mobile coverage in underserved areas. ![Huawei Unveils Next-Gen Flagship Products at "Chase the Wild" Global Innovative Product Launch Event in Munich](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Huawei-Chase-Wind-1200.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 04 September 2026 14693 views \[Munich, September 2, 2026\] Huawei kicked off its "Chase the Wild" global innovative product launch event today at SHOWPALAST Munich, Germany. Huawei unveiled a sweeping portfolio of new flagship devices across four key categories: smart wearables, tablets, smartphones, and audio. The event underscored Huawei's commitment to seamlessly integrating intelligent technology into everyday life, empowering users to pursue their passions with freedom and vitality. ![Huawei SingleRAN 22.1 sets out a Mobile AI foundation for operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Huawei-SingleRAN-1200x900.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 03 September 2026 6635 views As mobile AI moves from concept to everyday reality, the demands placed on radio networks are changing quickly. AI agents, real-time multimodal applications, AI glasses and embodied intelligence all depend on a network that is not simply faster, but more responsive, balanced and adaptable. ![India approves Vivo-Dixon smartphone manufacturing joint venture](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/India_MWC25.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 10 July 2026 8153 views India has approved a joint venture between Chinese smartphone vendor Vivo and electronic manufacturer Dixon Technologies, as the government continues to strengthen domestic electronics manufacturing under its Make in India strategy. ![Why agentic operations could redefine growth for telecom operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Eric-Yang-1200.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 06 July 2026 43899 views For much of the past decade, telecom operators have searched for new growth by expanding connectivity, investing in faster networks and introducing new digital services. Yet despite those efforts, many continue to face familiar challenges: slowing subscriber growth, intense competition and increasing pressure to improve customer experience while controlling operational costs. ![ZTE and GSMA Announce Co-location Between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/zte/ZTE_GSMA_M360_ASEAN_2026_1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 30 June 2026 28095 views ZTE Corporation has signed an agreement to become the Strategic Partner of GSMA's M360 ASEAN event. ![Huawei sets Wi-Fi 7 patent royalty rate at $0.50 per device](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/WiFi7-1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 19 June 2026 7769 views Chinese vendor Huawei has announced a patent licensing royalty rate of US$0.50 per device for products compliant with the Wi-Fi 7 standard, as it seeks to provide greater transparency around its intellectual property licensing framework. ![Indian authorities increase scrutiny of Tata iPhone plant ](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Products/Apple-iPhone-16_600x450.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 16 June 2026 6329 views Indian authorities have intensified inspections around Tata Electronics’ iPhone components facility in Hosur following concerns that wastewater discharge from the site may have contaminated groundwater in nearby agricultural areas. ![Adani, Jabil plan AI infrastructure manufacturing platform in India](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Adani Group.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 16 June 2026 9109 views Adani Enterprises and US-based manufacturing company Jabil plan to establish an AI and data centre infrastructure manufacturing platform in India, targeting both domestic demand and global exports. ![TCS partners with Anthropic to accelerate enterprise AI adoption](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/AI-handshake-1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 12 June 2026 8013 views Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a global partnership with AI company Anthropic to help enterprises deploy generative AI at scale, with a particular focus on highly regulated industries. ![Huawei pivots from storage vendor to AI infrastructure provider amid enterprise AI shift](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Yuan YuanJeff Wu 1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 28 May 2026 13796 views Huawei executives said the company is repositioning itself from a traditional storage hardware supplier into a provider of full-stack AI data infrastructure, arguing enterprises will need to overhaul existing architectures to cope with the rapid rise of AI workloads. ![Huawei proposes alternative to Moore’s Law](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/He Tingbo Huawei 1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 27 May 2026 6435 views Huawei unveiled what it called a “new semiconductor path” to drive the chip industry forward, claiming traditional Moore’s Law is reaching its physical limits. ![NEC completes acquisition of CSG to bolster telecoms software business](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Netcracker_MWC22_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 15 May 2026 7505 views NEC and its subsidiary Netcracker Technology have completed the acquisition of US software company CSG Systems International, strengthening their telecoms software and digital services portfolio. ![Nokia poaches Siemens executive to lead Mobile Infrastructure](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Falck-Hotard-1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 13 May 2026 8417 views Nokia has appointed Siemens executive Emma Falck (pictured, left) as president of its Mobile Infrastructure business, as the vendor looks to position itself for the next phase of AI-driven networks. ![Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Mikko Lavanti 1200 MWC26.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 01 April 2026 35477 views At this year’s MWC, much of the industry conversation centred on AI, automation and the next wave of network innovation. But for Nokia, the reality facing many operators - particularly in emerging markets - is more complex. ![Huawei holds steady as industry headwinds persist](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Huawei_MWC22_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 01 April 2026 15114 views Huawei reported broadly stable financial performance for 2025, striking a note of resilience at a time when much of the global technology sector has been grappling with volatility and shifting investment cycles. ![Hayo continues African growth with Rwanda launch](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Rwanda_Butare_600.gif) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 26 March 2026 15245 views Hayo, a global digital service provider, is back in the news again after launching voice, messaging and digital solutions in Rwanda. ![Huawei pushes AI-centric networks as telecom industry enters ‘Internet of Agents’ era](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Richard_Liu_AI_pic_1200.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 19 March 2026 34971 views Huawei has urged telecom operators to embed artificial intelligence across networks and services as the industry moves beyond the mobile internet era into what it describes as the “Internet of Agents”. ![Huawei unveils Next Generation WAN to unlock new operator growth in the AI era](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Leon_Wang_1200_mwc26.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 19 March 2026 28596 views At MWC Barcelona 2026 in Barcelona, Huawei’s President of the Data Communication Product Line, Leon Wang, set out a clear message to global carriers - traditional connectivity alone will not deliver the next wave of growth. ![Huawei says ‘agentic era’ could unlock new value for telecom operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Eric_Yang_1200_MWC26.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 19 March 2026 21773 views One theme cropped up again and again at MWC26: telecom operators are under pressure to redefine their role in the AI economy. For Huawei, the answer lies in what it calls the “agentic era” - a world where AI agents increasingly handle digital tasks on behalf of people and businesses. ![Achieving operator growth in the AI development era](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/AI_Intelligence_Summit_MWC26_600.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 18 March 2026 23997 views At the Intelligent Operations Summit held during MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei put forward its vision for how operators can leverage their unique advantages to grow in the era of rapid AI development. ![Huawei Maps Out the AI Agentverse at MWC 2026](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Eric_Zhao_MWC26_1200.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 16 March 2026 19000 views AI agents will be an integral and all-pervasive component of the developing mobile AI ecosystem and be deeply embedded in the fabric of mobile networks. In order to function effectively, these agents will need to be supported by a raft of new, advanced network features and capabilities. ![Huawei's Continuous Breakthroughs in Key Technologies Help Operators Achieve AN L4](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Shao and Cranshaw 600.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 16 March 2026 20529 views On March 1, 2026, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 2026, Stephen Shao (Vice President of Huawei's General Development Dept) and James Crawshaw (Omdia Analyst) had an in-depth discussion on the latest trends in autonomous networks (AN) L4 and AI domain. ![Ericsson booth at MWC Barcelona 2026](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/ericsson/ericsson-booth-mwcb26.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 13 March 2026 18771 views During MWC26 Barcelona Developing Telecoms’ Director of Content James Barton sat down with Majda Lahlou Kassi, Vice President and Head of Ericsson West and Southern Africa, to discuss Ericsson’s current strategy and focus areas in Africa and the potential impact AI may have on telecom networks and services across the region in the future. ![Elevating holistic service experiences with Agentic MBB](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Fang_Xiang_1200.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 13 March 2026 17853 views Agentic MBB will enable operators to unlock end-to-end network value by building service-oriented, system-level intelligence. ![Charting the path to all-optical: A discussion with WBBA Director General Martin Creaner](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Martin_Creener_WBBA_1200.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 13 March 2026 24761 views The World Broadband Association’s Director General, Martin Creaner, talks to *Developing Telecoms* ahead of the association’s Broadband Development Congress, held this year during Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona. The discussion focuses on the WBBA’s role in the industry’s future development, and the cooperation willingness with other SDOs (e.g. ITU-T ION-2030), as well as on two newly-launched WBBA publications – a white paper on All-Optical Target Networks and a refreshed edition of the WBBA’s Gigacity Index. ![Huawei Unveils All-New Cloud Wi-Fi Solution, Enabling Enterprises to Reshape Security With Digital Intelligence](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Cloud_ShutterStock_Pic_1200 copy.jpg) Details STAFF WRITER Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 12 March 2026 18688 views At MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei unveiled an all-new Cloud Wi-Fi Solution for the global carrier market. The future-ready solution is designed to address escalating security challenges as industries worldwide enter a critical stage of digital and intelligent transformation. By delivering end-to-end network security for enterprises, it meets the surging demand for robust security and helps carriers explore the blue ocean of the B2B sector.