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Starlink providing free coverage in Venezuela for the next month

Starlink providing free coverage in Venezuela for the next month

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Starlink providing free coverage in Venezuela for the next month
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India drops plan to mandate pre-installation of cybersecurity app after vendor pushback

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Ericsson’s Majda Lahlou Kassi on Empowering Africa’s Digital Economy through 5G-A & AI

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The 5G-A Evolution in the Middle East: Experience Monetization, AI Integration, and Future Roadmaps

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ZTE CDO Cui Li discusses Agentic AI at Economist Impact's AI Innovation Asia 2025

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Banglalink regains ISO 27001 cybersecurity certification

Banglalink regains ISO 27001 cybersecurity certification

Veon pumps $20m in Mobilink Microfinance Bank

Veon pumps $20m in Mobilink Microfinance Bank

Humanitarian Comms

MCIT and Orange plan to boost telemedicine in Egypt

MCIT and Orange plan to boost telemedicine in Egypt

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Relief operations in Sri Lanka and on the Thai-Cambodia border receive comms boost

Relief operations in Sri Lanka and on the Thai-Cambodia border receive comms boost

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Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

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

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Nucore to support Ethiopian Airlines’ digital transformation efforts

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Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

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

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

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

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

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BSNL awards two more BharatNet contracts

BSNL awards two more BharatNet contracts

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
07 January 2026
182 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • BSNL
  • Optical Fibre
  • Broadband Networks
  • BharatNet
  • TCIL
  • PTPL
  • Village connectivity

State-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced the awarding of two more BharatNet contracts as the village connectivity project enters its third, and presumably final, phase.

Oppo to take in Realme, OnePlus as sub-brands

Oppo to take in Realme, OnePlus as sub-brands

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Manny Pham
Category: Devices & Platforms
07 January 2026
353 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Oppo
  • Realme
  • OnePlus

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is set to bring Realme back under its core brand structure as a sub-brand, as parent company BKK Electronics looks to better integrate resources and align its brand strategy alongside OnePlus.

Flutterwave buys Mono to enhance payments offering in Africa

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
06 January 2026
4907 views
  • Africa
  • Compliance
  • APIs
  • Digital Payments
  • Flutterwave
  • Platforms
  • Mono
  • Open banking

Africa-focused payments technology company Flutterwave is to buy Mono, an African open banking and financial data infrastructure provider.

Veon pumps $20m in Mobilink Microfinance Bank

Veon pumps $20m in Mobilink Microfinance Bank

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Manny Pham
Category: Mobile Finance
06 January 2026
990 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Mobilink
  • Veon

Veon Group plans to invest US$20 million in its financial services subsidiary Mobilink Microfinance Bank, as the company looks to scale digital banking services in Pakistan.

Starlink providing free coverage in Venezuela for the next month

Starlink providing free coverage in Venezuela for the next month

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
05 January 2026
3634 views
  • Satellite
  • Latin America
  • Venezuela
  • Starlink
  • LEO Satellite

Starlink will offer free broadband services in Venezuela until 3rd February following the US airstrikes on Caracas which led to the arrest of the country’s former leader Nicolas Maduro.

Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
05 January 2026
3531 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Big Data
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund
  • STC Group
  • Tier IV
  • SDAIA

Ground has been broken on a new data centre for the Saudi Arabian government in Riyadh, described as the world’s largest government data centre.

Nucore to support Ethiopian Airlines’ digital transformation efforts

Nucore to support Ethiopian Airlines’ digital transformation efforts

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Devices & Platforms
05 January 2026
1476 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • India
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Analytics
  • B2B
  • Digital Transformation
  • Platforms
  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • Nucore

Ethiopian Airlines Group, a leading African airline, has signed a strategic agreement with Nucore Technologies to advance its digital transformation efforts – and in particular to strengthen the services it offers via the platform it calls the Ethiopian Airlines’ Agency Portal.

Starlink shuts down access to its satellite internet service in Uganda

Starlink shuts down access to its satellite internet service in Uganda

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
05 January 2026
3797 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Internet Access
  • SpaceX
  • Satellite Internet
  • Starlink
  • UCC

Satellite service provider Starlink has shut down access to its satellite internet service in Uganda after receiving instructions to do so from the country’s regulator, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).

U Mobile deploys network-level anti-fraud solution from Cellusys

U Mobile deploys network-level anti-fraud solution from Cellusys

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
31 December 2025
3453 views
  • Malaysia
  • Fraud Prevention
  • U Mobile
  • Anti-Spam
  • Southeast Asia

Malaysian 5G operator U Mobile revealed on Monday it has enabled scam protection across its entire network in partnership with signalling security, roaming and analytics solutions provider Cellusys.

Eutelsat and Airtel Gabon to connect trains with OneWeb

Eutelsat and Airtel Gabon to connect trains with OneWeb

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John Tanner
Category: Satellite Networks
31 December 2025
3707 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Gabon
  • Railways
  • Eutelsat
  • Airtel Gabon
  • LEO Satellite
  • Eutelsat OneWeb

Eutelsat announced on Tuesday that it partnering with Airtel Gabon to provide OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity to passenger trains in Gabon to support on-board Wi-Fi services.

Qatar’s Ooredoo signs sustainability MoU

Qatar’s Ooredoo signs sustainability MoU

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Energy & Sustainability
30 December 2025
3071 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Ooredoo
  • Qatar
  • Research and Development
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Sustainability
  • Qatar National Vision 2030
  • MoU
  • GORD

Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading ICT provider, and the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD), a research group with a strong emphasis on sustainability, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Egypt aims to boost local mobile phone production

Egypt aims to boost local mobile phone production

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Devices & Platforms
30 December 2025
2981 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Manufacturing
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • Egypt
  • Outsourcing
  • ICT
  • Mobile Phones
  • Subsea Cable
  • Coverage
  • Exports
  • 5G Services

As part of what appears to have been an upbeat overview of the country’s ICT sector the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology recently highlighted some ambitious plans for local phone production.

Orange MEA lands pan-African mobile broadcast rights to CAF football tourney

Orange MEA lands pan-African mobile broadcast rights to CAF football tourney

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John Tanner
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
30 December 2025
4116 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Orange
  • Morocco
  • Mobile Video
  • Broadcasting
  • football
  • Super Apps

Orange Middle East and Africa announced on Monday it has signed a deal with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) granting it mobile-only broadcasting rights for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations tournament currently underway in Morocco.

Starlink shuts off service in PNG as licence remains ensnared in court

Starlink shuts off service in PNG as licence remains ensnared in court

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John Tanner
Category: Satellite Networks
30 December 2025
4569 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Licences
  • SpaceX
  • Starlink
  • LEO Satellite

SpaceX’s LEO satellite operator Starlink has shut off service in Papua New Guinea – at least for now – and has reportedly withdrawn from the market amid ongoing legal tangles that have delayed approval of its licence to operate there.

Kenyan operators can now facilitate access to investment opportunities

Kenyan operators can now facilitate access to investment opportunities

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Mobile Finance
29 December 2025
6305 views
  • Investment
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Airtel Money
  • Kenya
  • M-Pesa
  • Safaricom
  • Airtel Kenya
  • Mobile Wallets
  • Capital Markets Authority

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) says it has officially licensed operators Safaricom and Airtel Money Kenya to operate as what are called intermediary service platform providers (ISPPs).

Deloitte India announces security collaboration with Google Cloud

Deloitte India announces security collaboration with Google Cloud

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
29 December 2025
5377 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Deloitte
  • SoC
  • Localisation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Google Cloud

Professional services company Deloitte India says it has expanded its strategic partnership with cloud computing services business Google Cloud. The firm will serve as a premier partner, reseller and managed security service provider (MSSP) for Google Cloud in India.

Colombia’s Puerto Antioquia welcomes private LTE
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Colombia’s Puerto Antioquia welcomes private LTE

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
29 December 2025
4192 views
  • Latin America
  • LTE
  • Colombia
  • Nokia
  • Logistics
  • Low Latency
  • Telefonica Colombia
  • Automation
  • Industry 4.0
  • Private networks
  • Movistar Empresas
  • Ports

The slow but steady growth of private networks in Latin America appears to be continuing with last week’s news from operator Telefonica Movistar Colombia that its business division Movistar Empresas has implemented the first industrial private LTE network in a maritime terminal in Colombia.

Ooredoo Qatar launches industrial IoT eSIM solution

Ooredoo Qatar launches industrial IoT eSIM solution

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
29 December 2025
5538 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Qatar
  • Ooredoo Qatar
  • Industrial IoT
  • eSIM

Ooredoo Qatar has launched a new eSIM solution for IoT devices, which it says can help enterprises simplify device management, enhance security, and scale IoT operations across borders.

e& UAE upgrades Cisco routers in IP transit platform to 400G

e& UAE upgrades Cisco routers in IP transit platform to 400G

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
29 December 2025
6282 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Cisco
  • UAE
  • 400G
  • IP Transit
  • e& UAE

e& UAE says its EMIX IP transit platform has upgraded its UAE core with 400G links in collaboration with Cisco to meet demands for traffic growth that is growing over 20% annually.

Edotco deploys shared backup power systems for Sri Lankan telcos

Edotco deploys shared backup power systems for Sri Lankan telcos

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
29 December 2025
6689 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Natural Disasters
  • Backup Power
  • Edotco
  • Network Resilience
  • Power Outages

Edotco Services Lanka says it has commissioned 400 resilient power systems across Sri Lanka to strengthen telecoms network reliability and resilience during natural disasters and prolonged power outages.

PayTabs and BEDE partner to boost Kuwait payment services

PayTabs and BEDE partner to boost Kuwait payment services

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
24 December 2025
6331 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • SMEs
  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
  • WhatsApp
  • Facebook
  • Fintech
  • Digital Commerce
  • Zain Group
  • Payment Platforms
  • Instagram
  • Payment Services
  • BEDE
  • PayTabs

PayTabs Kuwait, a member of the Saudi Arabia-headquartered PayTabs Group, which specialises in payment orchestration, has announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with BEDE Kuwait, a payment services company.

First Abu Dhabi Bank and Mastercard launch mobile-first virtual corporate cards in UAE

First Abu Dhabi Bank and Mastercard launch mobile-first virtual corporate cards in UAE

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Mobile Finance
24 December 2025
6589 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Mobile Payments
  • UAE
  • Mastercard
  • B2B
  • Mobile Wallets
  • Digital Payments
  • First Abu Dhabi Bank
  • Virtual card number

In what is described as a first for the EEMEA region, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and payment giant Mastercard have officially launched Mastercard’s proprietary mobile-first virtual card number (VCN) solution for businesses.

Bahrain’s TRA greenlights satellite D2D services

Bahrain’s TRA greenlights satellite D2D services

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
24 December 2025
7512 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Regulators
  • Bahrain
  • Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
  • Satellite Services
  • D2D

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Bahrain has announced the launch of satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services in the country, although ‘launch’ may mean ‘authorisation’ in this case.

Ericsson and Zain Bahrain partner for 5G-powered Industry 4.0

Ericsson and Zain Bahrain partner for 5G-powered Industry 4.0

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
23 December 2025
6770 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Ericsson
  • Bahrain
  • 5G networks
  • Industry 4.0
  • Zain Bahrain

Ericsson and Zain Bahrain announced on Monday they have expanded their strategic partnership to include Ericsson’s 5G Edge User Plane technology, which Zain will deploy to enable Industry 4.0 technologies in Bahrain’s industrial sector.

Viettel talks with Nikon and TEL in preparation for national semiconductor plant

Viettel talks with Nikon and TEL in preparation for national semiconductor plant

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
23 December 2025
6663 views
  • Viettel
  • Vietnam
  • Japan
  • Southeast Asia
  • Semiconductors

Vietnamese telecoms player Viettel said it has held “high-level bilateral working sessions” with Japanese companies Nikon Corporation and Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) as part of its preparation to help build Vietnam’s first domestic semiconductor manufacturing plant.

ASN, OMS and Prima ready to start Tamtam cable project for Vanuatu

ASN, OMS and Prima ready to start Tamtam cable project for Vanuatu

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
23 December 2025
7197 views
  • Subsea Cable
  • Vanuatu
  • Pacific Islands
  • Sensors
  • Environmental monitoring
  • OMS Group
  • ASN

ASN and OMS have revealed that their contract with Vanuatu-based telecoms infrastructure firm Prima to build the Tamtam subsea cable has officially entered into force as of Thursday, with the system now scheduled to be ready for service by the end of 2027.

VCI Energy to supply Malaysia with renewable energy for AI data centres

VCI Energy to supply Malaysia with renewable energy for AI data centres

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Energy & Sustainability
23 December 2025
7226 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • MoU
  • Hyperscale
  • Power purchase agreements
  • VCI Global
  • VCI Energy
  • DPS Energy
  • DPS Resources

Underlining the continuing government push not only to make Malaysia an attractive home for data centres but for renewable energy to power those data stations is a recent announcement of a 250MW solar initiative positioned to supply AI data centres in Malaysia.

India’s BSNL makes headlines in airport comms and FWA 

India’s BSNL makes headlines in airport comms and FWA 

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
23 December 2025
8286 views
  • Apps
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Wi-fi
  • Orange Business Services
  • BSNL
  • QoS
  • Fixed Broadband
  • PoC
  • Tejas Networks
  • 5G
  • FWA
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • Adani Group
  • Airports
  • C-DoT
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • BCSSL

Indian state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) seems to be enjoying a period of making positive business headlines lately, with initiatives in airport communications and fixed broadband in the news this week.

Ooredoo and Darktrace sign cybersecurity agreement

Ooredoo and Darktrace sign cybersecurity agreement

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
23 December 2025
7302 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Ooredoo
  • Qatar
  • B2B
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberthreats
  • Darktrace

The challenge of keeping businesses safe from cyberthreats is yet again in the news, this time in Qatar, where a leading telecommunications and ICT provider has announced a cybersecurity deal.

Cisco to help Batelco modernise its IP backbone infrastructure

Cisco to help Batelco modernise its IP backbone infrastructure

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
22 December 2025
8450 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Cisco
  • Cloud Services
  • Monitoring
  • Routing
  • Bahrain
  • Batelco
  • IP backbone
  • IoT
  • Digital Transformation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automation
  • Network Slicing
  • 6G
  • 5G-Advanced
  • Beyon

Bahrain-headquartered provider telecommunications and digital services Batelco by Beyon has signed an agreement with Cisco to modernise its IP backbone infrastructure.

Zimbabwe’s Econet InfraCo announces industrial park plans

Zimbabwe’s Econet InfraCo announces industrial park plans

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
22 December 2025
7285 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • solar power
  • Data Centres
  • Zimbabwe
  • Econet Wireless

Econet InfraCo, the infrastructure arm of telecommunications provider Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced plans to develop a 300-hectare industrial park not far from the country’s main airport.

Cassava and Gebeya unveil AI-powered creator platform

Cassava and Gebeya unveil AI-powered creator platform

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Devices & Platforms
22 December 2025
6873 views
  • Apps
  • Data Centres
  • Cloud
  • Africa
  • Compliance
  • Low Latency
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cassava Technologies
  • Platforms
  • GPUs

Pan-African technology group, Cassava Technologies and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools provider, Gebeya have reportedly collaborated to launch Gebeya Dala, a suite of AI tools aimed at enabling Africans to create digital content using Cassava’s data centres and infrastructure.

Veon’s Mobilink Bank launches Shariah-compliant banking in Pakistan

Veon’s Mobilink Bank launches Shariah-compliant banking in Pakistan

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John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
22 December 2025
6716 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • microfinance
  • Mobilink
  • Veon

Global digital operator Veon announced on Friday that its financial services subsidiary, Mobilink Microfinance Bank has launched Islamic banking operations in Pakistan, in response to growing customer demand for Shariah-compliant financial services.

Dialog Axiata to resell Starlink services in Sri Lanka

Dialog Axiata to resell Starlink services in Sri Lanka

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John Tanner
Category: Satellite Networks
22 December 2025
11850 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Digital Divide
  • Dialog Axiata
  • SpaceX
  • Starlink
  • LEO Satellite

Dialog Axiata announced on Friday it has signed a partnership deal with SpaceX to resell its Starlink LEO satellite internet service to enterprises and underserved communities in Sri Lanka.

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How would a sub-$30 smartphone affect Africa?

How would a sub-$30 smartphone affect Africa?

Devices & Platforms
How would a sub-$30 smartphone affect Africa?
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
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MENA - Latest News

Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

MCIT and Orange plan to boost telemedicine in Egypt

MCIT and Orange plan to boost telemedicine in Egypt

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

BSNL awards two more BharatNet contracts

BSNL awards two more BharatNet contracts

Oppo to take in Realme, OnePlus as sub-brands

Oppo to take in Realme, OnePlus as sub-brands

Artificial Intelligence

Telecoms in 2026: Will opportunities outweigh the challenges?

Telecoms in 2026: Will opportunities outweigh the challenges?

Trends & Forecasts
Telecoms in 2026: Will opportunities outweigh the challenges?
Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

Data Centres & Networks
Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia
Atos and SoftBank announce major deals

Atos and SoftBank announce major deals

Investment
Atos and SoftBank announce major deals
Telecoms in 2025: an industry on the cusp or facing a false AI dawn?

Telecoms in 2025: an industry on the cusp or facing a false AI dawn?

Blogs & Opinion
Telecoms in 2025: an industry on the cusp or facing a false AI dawn?
Ericsson’s Majda Lahlou Kassi on Empowering Africa’s Digital Economy through 5G-A & AI

Ericsson’s Majda Lahlou Kassi on Empowering Africa’s Digital Economy through 5G-A & AI

Vendors
Ericsson’s Majda Lahlou Kassi on Empowering Africa’s Digital Economy through 5G-A & AI
VCI Energy to supply Malaysia with renewable energy for AI data centres

VCI Energy to supply Malaysia with renewable energy for AI data centres

Energy & Sustainability
VCI Energy to supply Malaysia with renewable energy for AI data centres

Central & East Europe Update

Stonepeak acquires Bite’s tower unit TeleTower in Lithuania and Latvia

Stonepeak acquires Bite’s tower unit TeleTower in Lithuania and Latvia

Kyivstar buys Ukrainian solar power company Sunvin 11

Kyivstar buys Ukrainian solar power company Sunvin 11

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