India has proposed extending tax exemptions for foreign companies supplying machinery to electronics contract manufacturers until 2041, in a move to strengthen the country's position as a global manufacturing hub and provide a significant boost to Apple's expanding production operations.
A Japanese company has announced plans for a major investment in optical fibre and cable capacity that could benefit facilities in India and Brazil.
Being named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure for the fourth consecutive year is more than another industry milestone for Huawei.
Artificial intelligence is enabling 55% of reported cybercrimes across Africa, making attacks faster, more scalable, and more difficult for victims and platforms to detect, according to the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026 from Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organisation.
Digital infrastructure and sovereign cloud provider SKY47 and ZTE revealed on Tuesday they have launched what they say is Pakistan's first and largest purpose-built, AI-ready data centre campus in Islamabad.
Data centre operator CoreWeave announced on Tuesday it's entering the Asia-Pacific region, with plans to build three AI data centre facilities in Indonesia by 2028 with a combined IT load capacity of 360MW.
State-owned Cabos de Timor-Leste (CTL) has commercially launched the Timor-Leste South Submarine Cable System (TLSSC), which provides the country’s first international subsea connection.
In the latest in a number of deals it has made in the Vietnam market, TerraPay, a global money movement company, has partnered with HDBank, one of Vietnam’s leading commercial banks, to enable real-time outbound international payments from Vietnam to bank accounts and mobile wallets worldwide.
Three major players in the Asian market have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to execute collaborative AI data centre (AIDC) deployment initiatives across Southeast Asia.
Kazakhstan said on Friday that the first phase of the Trans-Caspian Submarine Cable System connecting Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan is now being deployed, and is on track to be ready for service by the end of this year.
Satellite internet company Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation, a unit of telecommunications company EchoStar, has announced that it and some of its US subsidiaries, including Hughes Network Systems, have filed voluntary chapter 11 petitions in a Texas bankruptcy court.
Space solutions company SES has been selected by LATAM Airlines, the largest airline in Latin America, to provide multi-orbit in-flight connectivity service to its growing fleet of Airbus and Embraer aircraft.
Stc pay Bahrain announced on Thursday it is partnering with PayPal to launch seamless cross-border fund transfers by enabling users to link their PayPal accounts directly to the stc pay app and move funds between both platforms.
PLDT, Globe Telecom and Converge ICT Solutions have reportedly submitted a proposal to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to build a new US$500-million subsea fibre network to boost connectivity across the Philippines.
Liberty Networks announced on Friday it is teaming with state-owned Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV) to launch a new subsea cable linking Venezuela to the island nation of Curaçao.
African digital payments network Onafriq announced on Wednesday it is partnering with stablecoin infrastructure provider Privy to drive development of stablecoin-enabled crypto payment services across its network.
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Ministry of Communications said on Thursday they have signed an MoU with the government of Madhya Pradesh to establish India’s first Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ) to boost the country’s domestic telecoms manufacturing ecosystem.
LEO satellite operator Starlink is reportedly in talks with Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications to conduct a trial of its direct-to-device (D2D) satellite service, potentially as a solution to improve broadband coverage on highways, among other things.
It’s been a busy week for Ethiopia’s second-biggest operator, which has introduced more new services via its M-Pesa mobile money service. However, its state-owned rival is also celebrating positive news, after announcing impressive customer and revenue growth figures.
Moroccan operator inwi has partnered with Huawei to commercially deploy what is described as an innovative 1.8GHz + 2.1GHz dual-band 8T8R solution across the country's major transportation corridors, including high-speed railway and highway routes.
Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform announced it has signed an MoU with Vertiv to develop the country’s digital infrastructure and support the government’s sovereign cloud and AI ambitions.
Amidst the digital wave, smart city construction has become a popular choice for megacities to address governance challenges. Wuhan, keeping pace with China's modernization, has continuously innovated in governance, upgraded industries, and optimized the ecosystem, injecting vitality into the city. This allows residents of Wuhan to live and work with much greater convenience, and to embrace a bright future together.
Payments technology company ACI Worldwide and dLocal, a payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, have announced a strategic partnership that gives global merchants immediate and seamless access to leading local payment methods in parts of Latin America.
Operator MTN South Africa and integrated information and communication technology solutions provider ZTE Corporation say they have advanced the commercial validation of ZTE AIR RAN EnergyTurbo, an AI-native closed-loop energy intelligence solution.
ZTE revealed on Tuesday it has signed an MoU with Indonesian telco XLSmart to expand their existing cooperation into the realm of AI-powered 5G networks and fixed wireless access (FWA).
e& Carrier & Wholesale Services (C&WS), the international wholesale arm of global technology group e&, and Philippines telecommunications operator Globe have announced a strategic partnership for the management of Globe’s international voice traffic.
A story that has been in the regional press since last week but is now gaining wider coverage involves a decision in Israel to stop grid processing of new data centres for 140 days given the strain on resources. Is this a sign of things to come in other countries?
In case anyone was wondering what Amazon Leo’s plans were after the deal with Globalstar earlier this year, a recent filing with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may offer some clues.
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications announced on Monday it’s struck a partnership with global cloud gaming firm Blacknut to bring console-level gaming to mobile users in the Philippines.
Rakuten Symphony announced on Monday it has landed a grant from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to partly subsidise its project with Ukrainian telco Kyivstar to expand their Open RAN tests from the lab to the field.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it signed an MoU with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) on Friday to deploy renewable energy for telecom infrastructure in Nigeria to bring down costs and boost reliability.
A private network deal involving Brazilian operator TIM, described as marking a new level in the digitisation and modernisation of energy distribution in Brazil, has just been announced.
Mobile service Dolphin Telecoms South Africa says it has officially launched its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), delivering affordable mobile connectivity designed for people who live, work, study, or regularly travel in South Africa while maintaining strong ties with their home countries.
Guinea has launched a new instant payment system called NimbaPay, which enables instant, secure, and interoperable payments between participating banks, electronic money institutions and microfinance institutions.
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