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Inside Africa’s new child online protection taskforce

Inside Africa’s new child online protection taskforce

Cybersecurity
Inside Africa’s new child online protection taskforce
Ericsson begins legal action against Transsion over patent agreement delays

Ericsson begins legal action against Transsion over patent agreement delays

Vendors
Ericsson begins legal action against Transsion over patent agreement delays

Partner Content

Cost Pressure and Operational Efficiency – Doing More with Less: How SaaS BSS Reduces TCO While Boosting Agility

Cost Pressure and Operational Efficiency – Doing More with Less: How SaaS BSS Reduces TCO While Boosting Agility

Cloud & Virtualisation
Cost Pressure and Operational Efficiency – Doing More with Less: How SaaS BSS Reduces TCO While Boosting Agility
Huawei RAMS Architecture Drives ISP/MSP Business Success

Huawei RAMS Architecture Drives ISP/MSP Business Success

Wireless Networks
Huawei RAMS Architecture Drives ISP/MSP Business Success
Bridging the education gap with smart classrooms

Bridging the education gap with smart classrooms

Vendors
Bridging the education gap with smart classrooms
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Cloud & Virtualisation
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

Enterprise Ecosystems
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems
Huawei's Xinghe AI Campus Full-Scope Security Solution Empowers Carriers to Explore New Blue Ocean Opportunities in ToB Services

Huawei's Xinghe AI Campus Full-Scope Security Solution Empowers Carriers to Explore New Blue Ocean Opportunities in ToB Services

Wireless Networks
Huawei's Xinghe AI Campus Full-Scope Security Solution Empowers Carriers to Explore New Blue Ocean Opportunities in ToB Services

South & Central Asia Updates

Meta completes core of 2Africa subsea cable as project pushes toward 2026 expansion

Meta completes core of 2Africa subsea cable as project pushes toward 2026 expansion

Dhiraagu taps Infovista for AI-powered network optimisation in the Maldives

Dhiraagu taps Infovista for AI-powered network optimisation in the Maldives

Humanitarian Comms

Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Humanitarian Comms
Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU
ITU, GSMA and UNHCR look to expand plan to connect refugees in Chad and elsewhere

ITU, GSMA and UNHCR look to expand plan to connect refugees in Chad and elsewhere

Humanitarian Comms
ITU, GSMA and UNHCR look to expand plan to connect refugees in Chad and elsewhere
Eyes for a storm – ensuring connectivity throughout Hurricane Melissa

Eyes for a storm – ensuring connectivity throughout Hurricane Melissa

Humanitarian Comms
Eyes for a storm – ensuring connectivity throughout Hurricane Melissa
NEC Africa project aims to boost agricultural efficiency in Cote d'Ivoire

NEC Africa project aims to boost agricultural efficiency in Cote d'Ivoire

Humanitarian Comms
NEC Africa project aims to boost agricultural efficiency in Cote d'Ivoire
World Bank Group approves Zambian digitisation project

World Bank Group approves Zambian digitisation project

Humanitarian Comms
World Bank Group approves Zambian digitisation project

Africa - Latest News

Airtel Malawi launches 5G and VoLTE services

Airtel Malawi launches 5G and VoLTE services

Ghana plans to incorporate fibre rollout into road building

Ghana plans to incorporate fibre rollout into road building

Reports & White Papers

Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Humanitarian Comms
Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Consumer Ecosystems
Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Subscription Bundling for Telcos - New Report from Bango

Consumer Ecosystems
Subscription Bundling for Telcos - New Report from Bango
Multi brand strategies report 2024

Operator Strategies for Diversification through Multiple Brands - Special Report

Reports
Operator Strategies for Diversification through Multiple Brands - Special Report

New Whitepaper: Cybersecurity Driving Enterprise 5G Adoption

Cybersecurity
New Whitepaper: Cybersecurity Driving Enterprise 5G Adoption
Key CX requirements of B2C customers that Digital Transformation will address

Understanding CX requirements Digital Transformation will address

Customer Management
Understanding CX requirements Digital Transformation will address

LATAM - Latest News

IHS Brazil expands 4G/5G DAS network in Afonso Pena Airport

IHS Brazil expands 4G/5G DAS network in Afonso Pena Airport

Guyana to host AI data centre of up to 100MW

Guyana to host AI data centre of up to 100MW

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Project Management in the AI Era: Insights from CelcomDigi, PMIMY & ZTE

Project Management in the AI Era: Insights from CelcomDigi, PMIMY & ZTE

Videos & Webinars
Project Management in the AI Era: Insights from CelcomDigi, PMIMY & ZTE
Etiya's Albert Nemet on Building Smarter Customer Journeys in Telecom

Etiya's Albert Nemet on Building Smarter Customer Journeys in Telecom

Videos & Webinars
Etiya's Albert Nemet on Building Smarter Customer Journeys in Telecom
ITU, Orange Liberia & ZTE on Enhancing Rural Connectivity

ITU, Orange Liberia & ZTE on Enhancing Rural Connectivity

Videos & Webinars
ITU, Orange Liberia & ZTE on Enhancing Rural Connectivity
CCS Insight founder on 5G-Advanced, AI in Mobile, 6G, and the future of 5G monetisation

CCS Insight founder on 5G-Advanced, AI in Mobile, 6G, and the future of 5G monetisation

Videos & Webinars
CCS Insight founder on 5G-Advanced, AI in Mobile, 6G, and the future of 5G monetisation
The Role of MDM in 5G, IoT, and Enterprise Security

The Role of MDM in 5G, IoT, and Enterprise Security

Videos & Webinars
The Role of MDM in 5G, IoT, and Enterprise Security
Telecom’s Next Chapter with Val Vaduva

Telecom’s Next Chapter with Val Vaduva

Videos & Webinars
Telecom’s Next Chapter with Val Vaduva

MWC25 Barcelona

Connecting the Unconnected: Insights from MWC 2025 on Global Internet Connectivity

Connecting the Unconnected: Insights from MWC 2025 on Global Internet Connectivity

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Staff Writer
Category: Wireless Networks
28 April 2025
39423 views
  • Huawei
  • Rural Connectivity
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25
  • ITU-D

At the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, we caught up with two special guests to chat about global efforts to bring high-quality Internet connectivity to everyone.

Microsoft and du plan hyperscale data centre

Microsoft and du plan hyperscale data centre

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
23 April 2025
53534 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • UAE
  • du
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Hyperscale
  • MWC25

UAE operator Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) has announced a major hyperscale data centre deal with Microsoft.

Etiya's Albert Nemet on Building Smarter Customer Journeys in Telecom

Etiya's Albert Nemet on Building Smarter Customer Journeys in Telecom

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Staff Writer
Category: Videos & Webinars
09 April 2025
183343 views
  • Customer Experience
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Etiya
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

Albert Nemet from Etiya, a leading BSS provider, shared insights on how telecom providers can leverage data and AI to transform customer journeys, delivering personalised, real-time, and proactive experiences that drive business growth and operational efficiency.

Ipv6 Forum President Latif Ladid: Enabling the AI era with IPv6

IPv6 Forum President Latif Ladid: Enabling the AI era with IPv6

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Staff Writer
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
02 April 2025
92542 views
  • IPv6
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Partner Content
  • Net 5.5G
  • MWC25
  • IPv6 Forum

At Mobile World Congress 2025, Developing Telecoms spoke with IPv6 Forum President Latif Ladid to discuss IPv6 and Net 5.5G development, and their impact on global digitization in the AI era.

ITU, Orange Liberia & ZTE on Enhancing Rural Connectivity

ITU, Orange Liberia & ZTE on Enhancing Rural Connectivity

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Staff Writer
Category: Videos & Webinars
01 April 2025
228020 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • ITU
  • ZTE
  • Liberia
  • Rural Connectivity
  • Orange Liberia
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

Developing Telecoms was pleased to meet up with senior representatives from Orange Liberia, ZTE and the ITU during MWC 2025. We were there to learn more about how a key project employing ZTE’s Rural EcoSite technology is providing reliable and affordable connectivity and driving digital inclusivity, by enhancing rural coverage in underserved regions of Liberia.

Building international scale, one fibre cable at a time: An interview with executive director and president of YOFC, Dr Zhuang Dan

Building international scale, one fibre cable at a time: YOFC's Dr Zhuang Dan

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STAFF WRITER
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
31 March 2025
95954 views
  • Optical Fibre
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

In the rapidly evolving world of telecommunications, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable (YOFC) company has emerged as a global leader. At the recent Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, we had the opportunity to speak with Dr Zhuang Dan, executive director and president of YOFC, about the company’s international expansion, innovative product offerings, and strategies for the future.

Huawei Launches a Full Series of 10G Smart OLTs for the Intelligent World

Huawei Launches a Full Series of 10G Smart OLTs for the Intelligent World

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STAFF WRITER
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
27 March 2025
51574 views
  • Huawei
  • Optical Networks
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

During MWC 25 in Barcelona, Kim Jin, Vice President of Huawei Optical Business Product Line, officially unveiled a full series of 10G smart OLTs at the Green All-Optical Summit. The products can help operators maintain business competitiveness in the broadband service domain for the next decade, ultimately promoting the smart upgrade of global optical access networks.

CCS Insight founder on 5G-Advanced, AI in Mobile, 6G, and the future of 5G monetisation

CCS Insight founder on 5G-Advanced, AI in Mobile, 6G, and the future of 5G monetisation

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Staff Writer
Category: Videos & Webinars
25 March 2025
197993 views
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • 5G-Advanced
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25
  • CCS Insight

CCS Insight founder and executive chairman Shaun Collins spoke with Developing Telecoms about future trends and key industry insights, covering topics such as AI, 5G Advanced, and 6G.

The Role of MDM in 5G, IoT, and Enterprise Security

The Role of MDM in 5G, IoT, and Enterprise Security

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Staff Writer
Category: Videos & Webinars
24 March 2025
194467 views
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Partner Content
  • Enghouse
  • MWC25

At MWC25, Developing Telecoms' Director of Content James Barton sat down with Enghouse's Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira and RMA's Guy Redmill for a roundtable discussion focused on Mobile Device Management.

Telecom’s Next Chapter with Val Vaduva

Telecom’s Next Chapter with Val Vaduva

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Staff Writer
Category: Videos & Webinars
24 March 2025
194176 views
  • Partner Content
  • Enghouse
  • MWC25

At MWC25, we caught up with Enghouse's Val Vaduva to discuss his thoughts on the show and his expectations for the future of telecoms.

AI WAN: Leading IP Networks into the Intelligent Era

AI WAN: Leading IP Networks into the Intelligent Era

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Staff Writer
Category: Wireless Networks
24 March 2025
46889 views
  • Huawei
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25
  • Wide Area Networks

As the telecoms industry hurtles towards the digital world, demand is already growing for emerging bandwidth-intensive applications and services such as artificial intelligence (AI).

Jazz aims for healthcare expansion to drive growth

Jazz aims for healthcare expansion to drive growth

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
21 March 2025
34084 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Jazz
  • MWC25

Aamir Ibrahimn (pictured), CEO of Pakistani operator Jazz, has revealed that the Veon-owned company is expanding its services into healthcare as part of its growth strategy.

All Intelligent Operations Enable New Growth

Huawei's Xun Su on the Value Stream Journey

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Staff Writer
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
21 March 2025
40312 views
  • Huawei
  • Customer Experience
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

During MWC 25 Barcelona, Huawei held the Intelligent Operations Summit to bring together global carriers, industry partners, and industry organizations and discuss how carriers can upgrade their operations in the intelligent era, enabling new experiences and of course new growth.

Sparkle and Al-Bawaba enhance Libyan partnership 

Sparkle and Al-Bawaba enhance Libyan partnership 

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
20 March 2025
16168 views
  • Latin America
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Mexico
  • Submarine Cable
  • Libya
  • ISPs
  • Turkcell
  • Sparkle
  • MANTA
  • MWC25
  • Al-Bawaba

TIM Group's global operator Sparkle and Al-Bawaba for Telecommunications and Informatics, a Libyan ISP provider offering a wide range of ICT solutions, say they have enhanced their commercial partnership to provide international connectivity services to and from Libya.

WAA Partners with World-Renowned Test Lab for WLAN Certification

WAA Partners with World-Renowned Test Lab for WLAN Certification

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Julian Bright
Category: Wireless Networks
20 March 2025
39482 views
  • Huawei
  • WLAN
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25
  • World WLAN Application Association

The released scenario-based WLAN performance certification standards by the World WLAN Application Association (WAA), marks a key step in ensuring a high-quality WLAN user experience across a broad range of applications including industrial and medical scenarios, as well as in the home.

WAA Drives WLAN User Experience and Performance

WAA Drives WLAN User Experience and Performance

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Staff Writer
Category: Wireless Networks
20 March 2025
31052 views
  • Huawei
  • WLAN
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25
  • World WLAN Application Alliance

As well as providing a showcase for new products and services, Mobile World Congress is an occasion for industry bodies to gather and review ongoing work designed to set new benchmarks and establish the future direction of key enabling technologies.

Nokia eyes strong Growth in MEA despite Ericsson’s shift

Nokia eyes strong Growth in MEA despite Ericsson’s shift

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Manny Pham
Category: Vendors
19 March 2025
42886 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Nokia
  • MWC25

Nokia’s Senior Vice President for the Middle East and Africa, Mikko Lavanti, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the region, stating that it remains a key area for growth.

ZTE extends AI integration across its terminal device portfolio

ZTE extends AI integration across its terminal device portfolio

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Staff Writer
Category: Devices & Platforms
18 March 2025
39488 views
  • Devices
  • ZTE
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • FWA
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

ZTE Corporation has unveiled a range of new, AI-enabled devices during MWC2025 in Barcelona, under the banner of its "AI for All" product strategy.

Huawei unveils AI-centric optical innovations to future-proof networks

Huawei unveils AI-centric optical innovations to future-proof networks

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Staff Writer
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
18 March 2025
42360 views
  • Huawei
  • Optical Networks
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

At Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025, Huawei emphasised the urgent need for operators to construct future-proof optical networks to capitalise on the surge in data demand driven by AI-powered applications.

WBBA Releases Net5.5G Whitepaper to Accelerate Global Commercial Deployment of Net5.5G

WBBA Releases Net5.5G Whitepaper to Accelerate Global Commercial Deployment of Net5.5G

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Staff Writer
Category: Wireless Networks
17 March 2025
27310 views
  • Huawei
  • Partner Content
  • Net 5.5G
  • MWC25
  • WBBA

During MWC Barcelona 2025, the World Broadband Association (WBBA) hosted an industry summit themed "Smarter Broadband: Investment. Innovation. Intelligence."

ZTE's 5G-A minimalist private network solution helps live broadcasting enter the mature commercial wireless era

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Staff Writer
Category: Vendors
14 March 2025
43760 views
  • Global
  • ZTE
  • Digital Broadcasting
  • GLOMO Awards
  • 5G Private Networks
  • 5G-Advanced
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

At MWC Barcelona 2025, ZTE won the "GSMA Foundry Innovation Award" at the GLOMO Awards 2025 for its Minimalist Private 5G-A solution.

China Unicom Summit: Intelligence, Convergence, Innovation

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Staff Writer
Category: Operators
13 March 2025
38983 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • China Unicom
  • Huawei
  • Cloud Services
  • Convergence
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

China Unicom and Huawei co-hosted an innovation summit during Mobile World Congress 2025, themed 5G-A Empowering, AI Transforming, Digital Living.

AI Unites All: A New Plan for Digital Inclusivity in an Intelligent World

AI Unites All: A New Plan for Digital Inclusivity in an Intelligent World

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Staff Writer
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
12 March 2025
36807 views
  • China Unicom
  • Huawei
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • 5G-Advanced
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

At Mobile World Congress 2025, China Unicom and Huawei co-hosted an innovation summit focused on the impact that 5G-A and AI will have in transforming our digital lives.

Huawei Shapes the AI-centric Network Future

Huawei Shapes the AI-centric Network Future

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Staff Writer
Category: Wireless Networks
11 March 2025
37113 views
  • Huawei
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Partner Content
  • Autonomous Networks
  • MWC25

Rather than being just a “hot topic” for the next few years, AI will impact every aspect of every user’s life and be adopted by mobile operators as a productivity tool to create value, reduce costs and boost network ROI, according to Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei Wireless Networks, Zhao Dong.

Huawei Optical Summit: Accelerate F5G-A, Boost Industrial Intelligence

Huawei Optical Summit: Accelerate F5G-A, Boost Industrial Intelligence

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Staff Writer
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
11 March 2025
38279 views
  • Huawei
  • 5G-Advanced
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

During MWC 2025 in Barcelona, Huawei held an all-optical summit themed "Accelerate F5G-A, Boost Industrial Intelligence". At this summit, Huawei discussed and shared the latest industry practices in ISP, all-optical campus, industry communication network, and fiber sensing with global industry experts, customers, and partners.

AI-Centric All-Optical Network for New Growth

AI-Centric All-Optical Network for New Growth

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Staff Writer
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
10 March 2025
40208 views
  • iDate
  • Optical Networks
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

During MWC 2025 in Barcelona, IDATE held the Green All-optical Network Forum themed "AI-Centric All-Optical Network for New Growth". More than 200 industry leaders from the European telecom regulator BEREC, the FTTH Council, carriers, and device vendors all gathered together to discuss the opportunities as well as challenges coming from all-optical networks in the AI era, from policies to markets, from services to network architecture, and from technology innovation to business models.

MWC25: Artificial Intelligence, but no artifice? Our Editorial Team's Impressions

MWC25: Artificial Intelligence, but no artifice? Our Editorial Team's Impressions

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Manny Pham, James Barton, Julian Bright
Category: Blogs & Opinion
10 March 2025
153346 views
  • Satellite
  • Enterprise
  • 5G
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Features
  • MWC25

And with that, Mobile World Congress Barcelona is over for another year - so how did it stack up compared to previous years? Our editorial team gives their impressions.

U Mobile, China Unicom in tech tie-up to boost Malaysia-China ties

U Mobile, China Unicom in tech tie-up to boost Malaysia-China ties

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
10 March 2025
15757 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • China Unicom
  • Malaysia
  • Mobility
  • U Mobile
  • IoT
  • Smart Cities
  • Southeast Asia
  • Sustainability
  • Connected carS
  • MWC25

Malaysian 5G network provider U Mobile announced on Friday it has signed an MoU with China Unicom Operations Malaysia (CUMY) to develop IoT, smart mobility and sustainable technology solutions, with the additional goal of strengthening economic ties between Malaysia and China.

Creating value through AI Innovation

Creating value through AI Innovation

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Staff Writer
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
07 March 2025
38276 views
  • Huawei
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25

On Day 3 of MWC2025, James Chen, President of Carrier Business, Huawei, gave a speech focused on how AI innovation will drive value creation.

Huawei and Appledore Jointly Release White Paper ‘Towards Next Generation Telco Billing 3.0’

Huawei and Appledore Jointly Release White Paper ‘Towards Next Generation Telco Billing 3.0’

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Staff Writer
Category: Revenue & Billing
07 March 2025
38247 views
  • Huawei
  • Convergent Billing
  • Partner Content
  • MWC25
  • Appledore

At Mobile World Congress (MWC 2025), Huawei Service and Software held the Intelligent Operations Summit. During the event, Huawei, in collaboration with Appledore Research, released ‘Towards Next Generation Telco Billing 3.0’, a white paper on Next-Generation Convergent Billing Solution.

MTN and Globalstar boost ITU’s Partner2Connect pledges to US$73b

MTN and Globalstar boost ITU’s Partner2Connect pledges to US$73b

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John Tanner
Category: Humanitarian Comms
07 March 2025
21785 views
  • Investment
  • Global
  • ITU
  • Digital Divide
  • International Telecommunications Union
  • Globalstar
  • MTN Group
  • LEO Satellite
  • Partner2Connect Digital Coalition
  • MWC25

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) says that its Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition has now reached US$73 billion in pledges for universal connectivity, including fresh commitments this week from South Africa’s MTN Group and LEO satellite operator Globalstar.

Hotspot taps Clear Blue consortium for solar-powered mobile sites

Hotspot taps Clear Blue consortium for solar-powered mobile sites

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John Tanner
Category: Energy & Sustainability
07 March 2025
15464 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • solar power
  • Nigeria
  • Hotspot Network Limited
  • Clear Blue
  • MWC25

Nigerian last-mile connectivity and tower operator Hotspot has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium led by solar-power company Clear Blue Technologies to deploy 312 solar powered mobile sites across Nigeria.

Smart Axiata joins Open Gateway, collaborates with Cellcard and Metfone on APIs

Smart Axiata joins Open Gateway, collaborates with Cellcard and Metfone on APIs

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
07 March 2025
12649 views
  • Cambodia
  • CamGSM
  • Open API
  • Metfone
  • Cellcard
  • Smart Axiata
  • Southeast Asia
  • GSMA Open Gateway
  • MWC25

Cambodian telco Smart Axiata said on Thursday it has joined the GSMA Open Gateway Initiative and signed an MoU at Mobile World Congress 2025 to collaborate with rival telcos CamGSM (a.k.a. Cellcard) and Metfone on deploying federated CAMARA APIs.

CelcomDigi signs 5G and AI deals with Huawei, ZTE and Ericsson

CelcomDigi signs 5G and AI deals with Huawei, ZTE and Ericsson

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
07 March 2025
13216 views
  • ZTE
  • Huawei
  • Malaysia
  • Ericsson
  • FttX
  • Fixed Mobile Convergence
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Southeast Asia
  • 5G Private Networks
  • Vertical
  • 5G-Advanced
  • CelcomDigi
  • MWC25

CelcomDigi said on Thursday it has signed several MoUs at Mobile World Congress 2025 – two with Huawei and ZTE related to AI-powered network evolution, and and one with Ericsson to develop private 5G solutions for Malaysia’s oil and gas sector.

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Inside Africa’s new child online protection taskforce

Inside Africa’s new child online protection taskforce

Cybersecurity
Inside Africa’s new child online protection taskforce
How subsea cables are powering Africa’s digital future

How subsea cables are powering Africa’s digital future

Optical & Fixed Networks
How subsea cables are powering Africa’s digital future
Eyes for a storm – ensuring connectivity throughout Hurricane Melissa

Eyes for a storm – ensuring connectivity throughout Hurricane Melissa

Humanitarian Comms
Eyes for a storm – ensuring connectivity throughout Hurricane Melissa
Automation at the edge: exploring the value of AI RAN

Automation at the edge: exploring the value of AI RAN

Wireless Networks
Automation at the edge: exploring the value of AI RAN
Adapt to survive: how African operators keep their value proposition relevant

Adapt to survive: how African operators keep their value proposition relevant

Operators
Adapt to survive: how African operators keep their value proposition relevant
From IaaS to outsourced networks: does cutting capex cost control?

From IaaS to outsourced networks: does cutting capex cost control?

Operators
From IaaS to outsourced networks: does cutting capex cost control?
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MENA - Latest News

TII and Space42 announce ambitious quantum communications plans

TII and Space42 announce ambitious quantum communications plans

e& and Motorola Mobility partner on devices and AI apps

e& and Motorola Mobility partner on devices and AI apps

Events

InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

Enterprise Ecosystems
InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Cloud & Virtualisation
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

Enterprise Ecosystems
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Vendors
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

Enterprise Ecosystems
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Cybersecurity
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment
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APAC - Latest News

Could robotic arms improve remote coverage in the Philippines?

Could robotic arms improve remote coverage in the Philippines?

Thailand’s BOI approves massive data centre investments 

Thailand’s BOI approves massive data centre investments 

Artificial Intelligence

Thailand’s BOI approves massive data centre investments 

Thailand’s BOI approves massive data centre investments 

Investment
Thailand’s BOI approves massive data centre investments 
e& and Motorola Mobility partner on devices and AI apps

e& and Motorola Mobility partner on devices and AI apps

Consumer Ecosystems
e& and Motorola Mobility partner on devices and AI apps
Muscat International Airport unveils Wi-Fi 7 deployment

Muscat International Airport unveils Wi-Fi 7 deployment

Wireless Networks
Muscat International Airport unveils Wi-Fi 7 deployment
Guyana to host AI data centre of up to 100MW

Guyana to host AI data centre of up to 100MW

Data Centres & Networks
Guyana to host AI data centre of up to 100MW
Cost Pressure and Operational Efficiency – Doing More with Less: How SaaS BSS Reduces TCO While Boosting Agility

Cost Pressure and Operational Efficiency – Doing More with Less: How SaaS BSS Reduces TCO While Boosting Agility

Cloud & Virtualisation
Cost Pressure and Operational Efficiency – Doing More with Less: How SaaS BSS Reduces TCO While Boosting Agility
Dialog Axiata launches 5G-powered water-surface cleaning robot

Dialog Axiata launches 5G-powered water-surface cleaning robot

Enterprise Ecosystems
Dialog Axiata launches 5G-powered water-surface cleaning robot

Central & East Europe Update

Kyivstar to expand Starlink D2C test across most of Ukraine

Kyivstar to expand Starlink D2C test across most of Ukraine

ICEYE and EMIS enhance Slovakia’s flood monitoring

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