Cloud & Virtualisation

Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has signed another deal to expand its partnership with Google Cloud, this time to provide what it claims is the first sovereign and edge cloud services in Indonesia supporting AI development.

African technology business Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the official launch of the first Microsoft Azure Stack in Uganda.

Thai telco Advanced Info Service (AIS) says it will deploy Oracle Alloy in its data centres to launch what it claims will be Thailand’s first locally owned and operated hyperscale cloud service.

Liquid C2, a subsidiary of pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the expansion of its Cloudmania business into the Egyptian channel partner ecosystem.

Service provider Ooredoo says it has entered into a partnership with Qatar Airways to embark on what is described as a large-scale cloud adoption journey.

Latin American telecoms service provider Millicom has announced, through its Tigo Business division, what it calls a new phase in its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to jointly continue developing the adoption of cloud services.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to develop AI solutions for enterprises and consumers, a move for the Indonesian operator to diversify its paths to growth.

Telecom Egypt, a leading communications and information technology service provider, and Huawei Cloud have joined forces to launch tech giant Huawei’s first locally based public cloud platform in Egypt and North Africa.

Dubai-headquartered telecommunication company du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and global edge-to-cloud company Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a major deal with the Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), one of the most prominent national banks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

South Africa-based CMC Networks announced on Tuesday it has launched a new infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solution that offers edge computing cloud services to enterprises across Africa.

Hot on the heels of similar announcements in Indonesia and Thailand, Microsoft announced an even bigger deal in Malaysia on Thursday, pledging to invest US$2.2 billion over the next four years in new cloud and AI infrastructure in the country.

e& UAE will use cloud interconnect solutions from Nokia to deliver services for hyperscalers in its home market.

Philippine telco PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, have established a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) to help build up the skilled workforce needed to support its cloud strategy.

Ericsson and Orange Egypt announced on Monday that they have signed a multi-year deal to collaborate on accelerating the telco’s digital transformation by fortifying its backend and building a resilient architecture across its network.

Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo), Budi Arie Setiadi, has reportedly claimed that Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Nvidia intend to invest in an artificial intelligence (AI) centre in Central Java sometime this year.

Following yesterday's news that companies in Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire are being enabled to digitally boost their businesses, there’s news of another business-focused digital offering in Africa – this time in Morocco.

Major tech player ZTE Corporation has announced that it has secured a bid for the Mexican izzi Telecom MVNO project.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on Monday that it plans to launch an AWS infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia in 2026, and pledged to invest more than US$5.3 billion in the country.

At MWC24, Huawei brought together global carriers, industry organizations, and academics at the Digital Operations Transformation Summit 2024 to discuss how carriers accelerate digital operations transformation.

Cloud company Amazon Web Services (AWS), has announced plans to launch an AWS infrastructure Region in Mexico by early 2025.

Vicinity Technologies Limited, a wireless communication products and technologies provider, has announced the availability of its 5G cloud-managed intelligent network at the MWC 2024. This solution, it says, enables ultra-low latency 5G applications and offers numerous benefits for various industries.

At MWC 2024, Indian design and technology services provider, Tata Elxsi, through its NEURON product suite, has announced a strategic partnership with AccuKnox, the developer of NIMBUS, a state-of-the-art cloud-native security solution.

Google isn’t the only tech giant to be promoting a cloud-related first in Africa this week. Oracle, which already has a cloud presence on the continent, has announced plans to establish a new public cloud region in Nairobi.

Google launched its first cloud region in South Africa, a move to provide low latency cloud services to businesses in the continent. 

Telecoms giant BT and Basrah Gas Company (BGC), Iraq’s largest gas flare reduction company, have announced a new agreement to securely connect BGC's operations in Iraq and help accelerate its digital transformation.

Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry has reportedly tasked state telco National Telecom (NT) to develop a managed platform that enables state agencies to access services from any cloud provider.

Philippine mobile operator Smart Communications says it has successfully tested transport network disaggregation tech that it hopes to use to make its network more efficient, flexible and scalable.

Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) Group, a leading global energy player, says it has centralised its IT infrastructure on Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, for retail expansion and to deliver what is described as a slick digitally driven customer experience.

Croatian service provider Hrvatski Telekom and Montenegran operator Crnogorski Telekom have selected Croatian telecoms manufacturer Ericsson Nikola Tesla as the sole supplier of software and connected services for implementation of new 4G/5G core networks.

Brunei telco Datastream Digital (DST) has signed a deal with Ericsson to migrate DST’s customer interaction app to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud to boost its omnichannel capabilities.

Veon’s Ukrainian subsidiary Kyivstar announced it will partner with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support businesses in Ukraine with cloud infrastructure and related services.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said on Thursday that Malaysia’s Axiata Group has selected AWS as its primary cloud provider as part of its plan to accelerate digital transformation across its operating companies in Southeast Asia and South Asia.