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India drops plan to mandate pre-installation of cybersecurity app after vendor pushback

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Partner Content

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

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South & Central Asia Updates

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Humanitarian Comms

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Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

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

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Cybersecurity

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
2422 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.

Ooredoo and Darktrace sign cybersecurity agreement

Ooredoo and Darktrace sign cybersecurity agreement

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
23 December 2025
4031 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.

India mandates use of cybersecurity app on phones

India mandates use of cybersecurity app on phones

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
01 December 2025
10787 views
  • Regulation
  • Apps
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Apple
  • Mobile Phones
  • IMEIs
  • Cybersecurity

India has announced that, in future, all mobile phones will need to be preloaded with a government app called Sanchar Saathi (meaning Communication Companion) to ensure cybersafety.

Inside Africa’s new child online protection taskforce

Inside Africa’s new child online protection taskforce

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Manny Pham
Category: Cybersecurity
19 November 2025
83601 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • GSMA
  • UNICEF
  • Features

Children across Africa are coming online faster than anywhere else in the world - but with this rapid connectivity surge comes heightened exposure to cyberbullying, harmful content, misinformation, and exploitation.

PLDT taps Nabstract to quit OTPs with network API platform

PLDT taps Nabstract to quit OTPs with network API platform

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
04 November 2025
5934 views
  • PLDT
  • Philippines
  • Smart Communications
  • Open API
  • Digital Authentication
  • Southeast Asia
  • GSMA Open Gateway
  • PLDT Enterprise

PLDT’s corporate arm, PLDT Enterprise, said on Monday it has partnered with API exposure platform developer Nabstract to enable direct user authentication via open network APIs rather than one-time passwords (OTPs).

Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
20 October 2025
122065 views
  • Investment
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Jordan
  • Bahrain
  • SoC
  • Events
  • 5G
  • Fibre Networks
  • Cybersecurity
  • MoU
  • Digital Development
  • Beyon
  • Wi-Fi 7
  • GITEX Global 2025
  • Umniah by Beyon

It’s already proving a busy week for Bahrain-headquartered technology group Beyon, with a cybersecurity-related deal and a new brand identity launch, along with associated investment plans for Jordan, now making news for the company.

Globe Teleservices deploys A2P SMS firewall for Cambodia’s Cellcard

Globe Teleservices deploys A2P SMS firewall for Cambodia’s Cellcard

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
13 October 2025
2424 views
  • Cambodia
  • CamGSM
  • A2P Messaging
  • Cellcard
  • SMS Firewall
  • Cybersecurity
  • Southeast Asia

Singapore-based telecom solutions provider Globe Teleservices says it has signed a partnership deal with Cambodian telco CamGSM (a.k.a. Cellcard) to deliver an A2P SMS firewall solution.

Airtel Business to boost Indian Railways' digital security

Airtel Business to boost Indian Railways' digital security

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
07 October 2025
4804 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Real-time monitoring
  • India
  • Analytics
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Indian Railways
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Cybersecurity
  • Airtel Business

Airtel Business, the enterprise arm of India’s global communications solutions provider Bharti Airtel, says it has secured a multi-year contract from the Indian Railway Security Operations Centre (IRSOC) to deliver security services to safeguard the digital backbone of India’s railway network.

Maxis and Nokia launch quantum safe networking in Malaysia

Maxis and Nokia launch quantum safe networking in Malaysia

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
02 October 2025
3525 views
  • Malaysia
  • Nokia
  • Maxis
  • Cybersecurity
  • Southeast Asia
  • quantum computing

Malaysian telco Maxis says that its B2B arm Maxis Business has partnered with Nokia to launch what it claims is Malaysia’s first quantum safe networking (QSN) solution for government agencies and businesses.

Ooredoo Group announces rollout of advanced cybersecurity services

Ooredoo Group announces rollout of advanced cybersecurity services

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
29 September 2025
7364 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Ooredoo
  • Algeria
  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
  • Maldives
  • Tunisia
  • Cybersecurity

Ooredoo Group, the international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia, has announced the rollout of advanced cybersecurity services across its markets, in partnership with software development company Innovatix Systems.

Airtel says its AI-powered anti-fraud solution is working great

Airtel says its AI-powered anti-fraud solution is working great

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
18 September 2025
4118 views
  • India
  • Fraud
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Anti-Spam
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • South Asia

Indian telco Bharti Airtel says that its recent anti-fraud initiatives, to include an AI-powered spam detection solution, are paying off, with recent certified numbers showing a sizable drop in fraud losses and cybercrime incidents in general on its network.

XLSmart taps iBASIS to manage mobile authentication traffic

XLSmart taps iBASIS to manage mobile authentication traffic

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
17 September 2025
2848 views
  • Indonesia
  • iBasis
  • Southeast Asia
  • Mobile Authentication
  • XLSmart

Connectivity solutions provider iBASIS announced on Tuesday it has signed a management service agreement with Indonesian telco XLSmart to manage local and overseas mobile authentication traffic coming into its network.

Nigeria partners Kaspersky to address cybercrime

Nigeria partners Kaspersky to address cybercrime

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
08 September 2025
3580 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
  • Cybercrime
  • Cybersecurity
  • MoU
  • Kaspersky
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • NITDA

Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kaspersky Global, a leading name in cybersecurity, to strengthen Nigeria’s cybersecurity ecosystem. The agreement was formalised last week during IT exhibition and conference GITEX Nigeria 2025 in Lagos.

UAE-developed encryption solution launched

UAE-developed encryption solution launched

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
02 September 2025
4255 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • UAE
  • Abu Dhabi
  • Encryption
  • e&
  • Advanced Technology Research Council
  • Quantum Communications
  • Technology Innovation Institute

Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), and VentureOne, ATRC's venture builder, in collaboration with technology group e&, say they have launched QuantumConnect, a next-generation hardware-based encryption solution, in the UAE.

Indosat and Cisco launch sovereign SOC with added Splunk

Indosat and Cisco launch sovereign SOC with added Splunk

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
28 August 2025
3734 views
  • Cisco
  • Indonesia
  • Cyber Security
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Southeast Asia
  • Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
  • Security Operations Centre

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Cisco launched a sovereign security operations centre (SOC) for Indonesia on Wednesday that they say also marks the first deployment of Splunk Cloud Platform and Splunk Enterprise Security in the country.

Telecom Fiji taps Allot for network-based cybersecurity service

Telecom Fiji taps Allot for network-based cybersecurity service

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
25 August 2025
5346 views
  • Fiji
  • Allot Communications
  • Cybersecurity
  • Pacific Islands
  • Telecom Fiji Limited

Telecom Fiji announced on Saturday it has launched NetSafe, a new network-based cybersecurity service for businesses delivered in partnership with telecoms software firm Allot.

Lesotho regulator partners with CTM360 for cybersecurity

Lesotho regulator partners with CTM360 for cybersecurity

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
14 August 2025
4378 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Regulators
  • Lesotho
  • Cybersecurity
  • MoU

Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA), the statutory body responsible for regulating Lesotho’s communications sector, has announced a strategic partnership with CTM360, a leading name in digital risk protection.

Axiata to help Cambodian govt boost cybersecurity capabilities

Axiata to help Cambodian govt boost cybersecurity capabilities

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
14 August 2025
4100 views
  • Cambodia
  • Skills development
  • Smart Axiata
  • Cybersecurity
  • Axiata Group
  • Southeast Asia
  • Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication

Malaysia-based Axiata Group announced on Wednesday it has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia (MPTC) to collaborate on beefing up Cambodia’s cybersecurity landscape, as well as developing cybersecurity talent in the country.

CelcomDigi launches AI-powered managed security services

CelcomDigi launches AI-powered managed security services

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
28 July 2025
3821 views
  • Malaysia
  • Cybersecurity
  • Managed Security Services
  • Southeast Asia
  • CelcomDigi

Malaysian telco CelcomDigi launched a new range of AI-driven cyber security solutions on Friday that it said will give large enterprises higher resilience against evolving digital threats with real-time threat prediction, detection, response, and recovery.

New partnership to deliver advanced SD-WAN, SASE solutions across Africa

New partnership to deliver advanced SD-WAN, SASE solutions across Africa

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
02 June 2025
3720 views
  • South Africa
  • Africa
  • SD-WAN
  • Cybersecurity
  • SASE

A strategic partnership to deliver advanced SD-WAN and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions across Africa, announced last week, is set to be showcased this week at a major IT security event.

Bharti Airtel launches free AI-powered fraud detection system

Bharti Airtel launches free AI-powered fraud detection system

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Manny Pham
Category: Cybersecurity
16 May 2025
6356 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Cyber Security

Bharti Airtel has unveiled a free fraud detection service that uses artificial intelligence to detect and block malicious websites accessed through apps, email, and messaging platforms.

Digicel to enhance international voice services – with help from e&

Digicel to enhance international voice services – with help from e&

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
06 May 2025
5908 views
  • OTT
  • Caribbean
  • Fraud Prevention
  • VoLTE
  • Digicel
  • Central America
  • Voice Services
  • Traffic Management
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • e&
  • Americas
  • e& Carrier & Wholesale Services

Abu Dhabi-headquartered global technology group e& and Caribbean and Central America service provider Digicel Group have announced a strategic partnership to enhance Digicel’s international voice services across the Americas.

Cellcard, Ezecom partner with Nexusguard to offer DDoS protection

Cellcard, Ezecom partner with Nexusguard to offer DDoS protection

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
01 May 2025
3873 views
  • Cambodia
  • DDoS
  • Cellcard
  • Cybersecurity
  • Southeast Asia

Cambodian telco Cellcard and ISP Ezecom – both owned by Royal Group – said they have formed an alliance with cybersecurity company Nexusguard to provide DDoS protection services to critical sectors across Cambodia.

Airtel upgrades anti-spam tool to screen international calls and texts

Airtel upgrades anti-spam tool to screen international calls and texts

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
22 April 2025
4892 views
  • India
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Anti-Spam
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • South Asia

Indian telco Bharti Airtel announced on Monday it has upgraded its AI-powered spam detection tool to include alerts for spam calls and text messages originating from international numbers as well as domestic ones. 

MoU highlights need to boost Nigeria’s resilience against cyberthreats

MoU highlights need to boost Nigeria’s resilience against cyberthreats

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
16 April 2025
2811 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
  • Digital Transformation
  • Cybersecurity
  • MoU
  • Cyberthreats
  • NITDA

Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SecDojo, a cybersecurity training platform, to strengthen the country’s resilience against cyberthreats through what are described as targeted capacity-building initiatives.

Xinghe Intelligent Unified SASE Solution: AI-Powered E2E Unknown Threat Detection System

Xinghe Intelligent Unified SASE Solution: AI-Powered E2E Unknown Threat Detection System

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STAFF WRITER
Category: Cybersecurity
16 April 2025
13825 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Huawei
  • Cyber Security
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Partner Content

Huawei showcased its Xinghe Intelligent Unified SASE Solution, an AI-powered cybersecurity system designed to tackle the rising threat of AI-driven attacks.

Cybersecurity company cyan joins forces with Claro in Chile

Cybersecurity company cyan joins forces with Claro in Chile

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
07 April 2025
7106 views
  • Apps
  • Latin America
  • America Movil
  • Chile
  • Postpaid
  • B2C
  • Claro Chile
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyan

Service provider Claro Chile, a subsidiary of America Movil, the largest telecommunications group in Latin America, and cyan AG, a provider of intelligent cybersecurity solutions, have announced a cooperative agreement that, says cyan, opens up the Latin American market and is an important milestone in its growth strategy.

Indosat and Cisco to boost cybersecurity for Indonesian enterprises

Indosat and Cisco to boost cybersecurity for Indonesian enterprises

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
04 March 2025
6247 views
  • Cisco
  • Indonesia
  • Lintasarta
  • Enterprise
  • Cybersecurity
  • Southeast Asia
  • Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison

Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison says it has formed a partnership with Cisco via its enterprise arm Lintasarta to enhance cybersecurity for enterprises in Indonesia.

Glide Identity announces strategic partnership with Google Cloud

Glide Identity announces strategic partnership with Google Cloud

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
03 March 2025
7396 views
  • APIs
  • Authentication
  • Google Cloud
  • Platforms
  • GSMA Open Gateway
  • MWC25

Authentication specialist Glide Identity says it has reached a significant milestone in GSMA Open Gateway deployment by entering a strategic partnership with Google Cloud and expanding its mobile network operator partnerships worldwide and that it will highlight this achievement at MWC25.

Globe and Nokia to expose network APIs for secure banking

Globe and Nokia to expose network APIs for secure banking

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
24 February 2025
7255 views
  • Philippines
  • Nokia
  • Globe Telecom
  • Banking
  • Open API
  • Financial Services
  • Cybersecurity
  • Southeast Asia
  • GSMA Open Gateway

Philippine telco Globe Telecom announced on Monday that it’s collaborating with Nokia to expose its network APIs to provide banks and other enterprises with enhanced security.

Philippines debuts Mastercard’s AI-based financial crime prevention system

Philippines debuts Mastercard’s AI-based financial crime prevention system

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
14 February 2025
10740 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Philippines
  • Fraud Prevention
  • Mastercard
  • Cybercrime
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Money Laundering
  • Financial crime

Payment giant Mastercard has officially announced the launch of TRACE (Trace Financial Crime) in the Asia Pacific region. Described as a sophisticated network-level solution that harnesses artificial intelligence to identify and prevent money laundering and financial crime, it has begun its rollout in the Philippines.

Globe Telecom signs data sharing deal with GoTyme to fight fraud

Globe Telecom signs data sharing deal with GoTyme to fight fraud

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
10 February 2025
6871 views
  • Philippines
  • Fraud
  • Globe Telecom
  • Fraud Prevention
  • Southeast Asia
  • Digital Banking
  • Data Sharing

Philippine telco Globe Telecom says it has signed a data-sharing agreement (DSA) with digital bank GoTyme in a move meant to combat digital fraud and other online financial crimes.

Maxis offers API-based mobile identity solution to replace OTPs

Maxis offers API-based mobile identity solution to replace OTPs

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
07 January 2025
9115 views
  • Security
  • Malaysia
  • Maxis
  • Open API
  • Bridge Alliance
  • Southeast Asia
  • Authentication
  • GSMA Open Gateway

Malaysian telco Maxis said on Monday it is offering a new “mobile identity” solution based on open network APIs designed to verify user IDs for mobile banking, e-commerce and other digital services without having to use SMS-based one-time passwords (OTPs).

Ransomware hackers post Telecom Namibia customer data on dark web

Ransomware hackers post Telecom Namibia customer data on dark web

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
17 December 2024
18043 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Namibia
  • Telecom Namibia
  • Cybercrime
  • CRAN
  • dark web

Telecom Namibia confirmed on Monday that a hacker group exfiltrated customer data from its systems and posted it onto the dark web on Friday after the telco refused to pay a ransom to prevent it.

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

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

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

Deloitte India announces security collaboration with Google Cloud

Deloitte India announces security collaboration with Google Cloud

Artificial Intelligence

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
Ooredoo and Darktrace sign cybersecurity agreement

Ooredoo and Darktrace sign cybersecurity agreement

Cybersecurity
Ooredoo and Darktrace sign cybersecurity agreement
Cisco to help Batelco modernise its IP backbone infrastructure

Cisco to help Batelco modernise its IP backbone infrastructure

Service Management
Cisco to help Batelco modernise its IP backbone infrastructure

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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