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Telenor Pakistan ceases to exist as Ufone merger closes
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (278+ words) The merger between Telenor Pakistan and Ufone has officially completed after the Islamabad High Court approved the amalgamation, bringing one of the country's biggest telecoms deals to a close. According to Dawn, Telenor Pakistan ceased to exist as a separate…...
Elea and AXIA Energia plan neutral AI data centre in Amazon region
9+ hour, 45+ min ago (346+ words) Elea Data Centres says it is partnering with renewable energy company AXIA Energia to launch what they say is the first neutral AI data centre in the Amazon region in the second quarter of 2027. In a statement issued Monday, Elea…...
Zain to take over former MTN network in Syria
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (375+ words) Zain Group, a Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications company operating in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa and serving 51. 2 million customers, has been awarded a 25-year licence to operate the former MTN mobile telecom network in Syria. This licence " 20 years…...
Thales Alenia to supply software-defined satellite to Es'hail Sat
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (236+ words) Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between French aerospace and defence corporations Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has announced the signing of a contract with Es'hail Sat, the Qatar Satellite Company, to develop a new-generation software-defined satellite. It will be based on…...
ZTE and GSMA Announce Co-location Between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (387+ words) Developing Telecoms ZTE and GSMA Announce Co-location Between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai ZTE Corporation has signed an agreement to become the Strategic Partner of GSMA's M360 ASEAN event. The two parties will co-locate the 15th ZTE…...
Tata Communications enhances India-Singapore cable network
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (250+ words) Communications technology giant Tata Communications has announced strategic investments in subsea cable infrastructure to strengthen its connectivity solutions between the emerging AI hubs of Mumbai and Chennai in India and Singapore. These investments in added fibre capacity are aimed at…...
Will Iridium acquisition transform satcoms?
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (355+ words) "One of the most transformative deals in the space industry." That's the claim of Rocket Lab Corporation, a major name in launch and space systems, and satellite services provider Iridium Communications after the announcement of a definitive agreement under which…...
Vodacom completes acquisition of controlling stake in Safaricom
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (210+ words) Vodacom has completed its acquisition of an effective 20% stake in Safaricom, increasing its holding in Kenya's largest telecoms operator to 55% and securing controlling ownership of the business. The transaction follows last week's decision by Kenya's Court of Appeal to lift…...
Comin Asia partners with Nokia to build AI data centre infrastructure in SEA
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (315+ words) Cambodian engineering and infrastructure firm Comin Asia said on Monday that it's partnering with Nokia to to design and deploy AI-ready data centre infrastructure across Southeast Asia, starting with Cambodia and Laos. Comin Asia said the partnership addresses accelerating demand…...
Humboldt Cable gets go-ahead from Chile
3+ day, 59+ min ago (280+ words) The approval, early last week, of the installation of Google's underwater cable linking Chile to Asia-Pacific means the Humboldt Cable, as it is known, is on track to be installed in the last quarter of 2026 and become operational in 2028. This…...