Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and OMS Group announced on Monday that they have signed a contract with newly formed JV Intra-Asia Marine Networks (I-AM NW) to supply and install the Intra-Asia ...

Cyprus-based independent subsea infrastructure provider Datawave Networks said on Monday it has secured a deal with affiliates of investment firm Cerberus Capital Management to fund its long-planned ...

Military-owned telco Viettel Group announced on Friday it has kicked off construction of Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip manufacturing plant to support the government’s ambition to develop a ...

Uganda has begun restoring internet connectivity after imposing a nationwide blackout ahead of elections that saw 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni secure a seventh term in office. Reuters ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral developmental investment bank, and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia’s national telecom operator, say they are partnering to improve ...

US company PayServices claimed it was contracted in late 2023 to digitise state-linked financial operations, including modernising the bank the Caisse Générale d’Épargne du Congo, rolling out ...

In West Africa, meanwhile, Senegal plans to launch a second satellite, GAINDESAT-1B, in 2026. We reported on the launch of its predecessor GAINDESAT-1A, Senegal’s first satellite, in August 2024.

Airtel Nigeria already has a stake in the D2D space via its parent company Airtel Africa, which signed a deal with SpaceX last month to launch Starlink’s Direct to Cell (D2C) LEO satellite service ...

Globe Telecom announced on Friday it has signed an MOU to partner with LEO satellite operator Starlink to resell its Direct ...

China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak, a.k.a. Zong 4G) says it has signed an MoU with ZTE and its authorised local distributor Siccotel to deliver affordable 5G smartphones to Pakistan ahead of an anticipated ...

The Data Centre Dynamics website says that, according to the companies, the contract will increase operational flexibility ...

IDC said growth was underpinned by strong demand at the premium end of the market, with foldable smartphones showing “strong ...