Vodafone provides IoT connectivity for UK river water monitoring
UNITED KINGDOM 10:47

Vodafone provides IoT connectivity for UK river water monitoring

Vodafone has announced a 10-year partnership with Additive Catchments, UK environmental technology not-for-profit. Vodafone joins a wide range of companies supporting the company's mission to restore the health of UK rivers, alongside partners including Google Cloud, Siemens, CapGemini, AtkinsRealis and The Rivers Trust. The partnership will see Vodafone Business provide IoT connectivity for real-time water monitoring across the UK. 

BBC Sport MI signs new broadcast deal with Irish FA, NIFL
UNITED KINGDOM 10:37

BBC Sport MI signs new broadcast deal with Irish FA, NIFL

The BBC has announced a new 3-year broadcast agreement between BBB Sport Northern Ireland (NI) and the Irish FA and the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL). This covers free-to-air coverage of domestic and international football games on iPlayer, online, TV and radio. This includes continued live coverage of N Ireland senior women's games, NIFL games and domestic cup competitions. This new deal follows an announcement that BBC Sport NI will show all N Ireland's Senior Men's International games through J

Sky Sports signs new international rugby rights deal with SANZAAR
UNITED KINGDOM 10:26

Sky Sports signs new international rugby rights deal with SANZAAR

UK broadcaster Sky Sports has signed deal with SANZAAR (S African, New Zealand, Australian and Argentina Rugby) for international rugby rights from 2026-2030. The deal gives Sky exclusive UK/Ireland broadcast rights for the inaugural 'Rugby's Greatest Rivalry' tour, which sees New Zealand embark on an 8-match tour of South Africa. Sky will show all four Test matches from the tour, as well as four non-Test games against club teams.

Unitel completes network restoration following major cyberattack
ANGOLA 10:26

Unitel completes network restoration following major cyberattack

Angola's Unitel confirmed on 6 August that its mobile voice, messaging, data, and internet services have been fully restored as of 5 August, reported Lusa. The announcement comes roughly a week after a targeted cyberattack disrupted the company's network in the early hours of 28 July. Full network functionality has been re-established nationwide, including third-party services operating on Unitel's infrastructure.

Zain starts network testing of real-time AI call translation with Huawei smartphone
KUWAIT 10:25

Zain starts network testing of real-time AI call translation with Huawei smartphone

Zain Kuwait launched its AI Calling Translation Pioneer Programme, to deliver real-time Arabic-English translation directly through standard mobile calls.Under the new programme, select customers will gain early access to live two-way AI translation during standard phone calls, enabling seamless, instant speech translation between Arabic and English for both participants.

Nigeria to start fibre network rollout 'within weeks' - minister
NIGERIA 10:21

Nigeria to start fibre network rollout 'within weeks' - minister

The Nigerian government is set to begin physical deployment of its nationwide 90,000-kilometre fibre optic network within weeks, aiming to connect every state, local government area, and ward across the country, CommunicationsWeek reported. ICT minister Bosun Tijani confirmed that all contractual processes and resource mobilization for the ambitious digital infrastructure project are complete, clearing the way for field operations.

Channel 4 wins broadcast rights for 2026 Hockey World Cup
UNITED KINGDOM 10:18

Channel 4 wins broadcast rights for 2026 Hockey World Cup

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has signed a deal for exclusive broadcast rights for the home nations women's and men's matches in the 2026 Hockey World Cup. Channel 4 Sport YouTube will show all Wales Men's and England/Scotland Women's group games live, as well as any home nations games from the knock-out stages. The 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup will take place in Belgium and the Netherlands from 14-30 August. 

AST completes Block 2 satellites launch, starts network tests in Europe
GLOBAL 10:18

AST completes Block 2 satellites launch, starts network tests in Europe

AST SpaceMobile has dispatched three additional satellites destined for its BlueBird constellation into orbit. BlueBird 11, 12 and 13 departed from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a Falcon 9 rocket on 05 August. The orbital launches have been scheduled since the end of June. It follows the successful deployment of AST's BlueBird 8, 9 and 10 satellites, and the company is now preparing another batch of three satellites for its next mission.

Colocation prices rising in Russia in Q2 - study
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10:12

Colocation prices rising in Russia in Q2 - study

The average colocation rate per 5kW rack reached RUB 170,800 in Moscow in April to June, reports Kommersant citing a study from iKS-Consulting and the company 3data. The price is up by 15.7 percent year-on-year. The average rate was RUB 138,000 in St Petersburg, up by 31.3 percent.

Iraq's central bank and CMC explore digital payments framework
IRAQ 10:11

Iraq's central bank and CMC explore digital payments framework

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and the Communications and Media Commission (CMC) met to advance Iraq's digital economy framework, Iraqi Business News reported. The talks focused on regulating digital payments, licensing tech companies like Apple, Google, and Meta, monitoring influencer transactions, including reactivating financial services on TikTok, combating financial crimes, and formalizing a joint memorandum of understanding across fintech and electronic services.

Chileans port 754,000 numbers in Q2, led by Claro
CHILE 09:49

Chileans port 754,000 numbers in Q2, led by Claro

A total of 753,930 fixed and mobile numbers were ported in Chile in the second quarter of 2026, the vast majority of which – 742,719 – were mobile numbers. Telecommunications regulator Subtel said the total is down 2 percent year on year and 44.1 million numbers have been ported since the system was introduced.

Dialog Axiata enables QR payments at Abans showrooms across Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA 09:36

Dialog Axiata enables QR payments at Abans showrooms across Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata has partnered Abans to enable customers to make LankaQR payments using Dialog Pay at Abans showrooms across the country. Under the terms of this partnership deal, customers can use Dialog Pay to purchase products available at over 400 Abans outlets, including consumer electronics, home appliances, mobile devices, IT products, furniture, kitchen appliances and other household and lifestyle items. Eligible LankaQR transactions will also qualify for complimentary Dialog mobile

NETHERLANDS 09:35

VodafoneZiggo leads Dutch telecoms media spending in H1

Dutch telecom operators spent just 1 percent more year-on-year on marketing in the first half of 2026. According to the Nielsen figures on gross spending, VodafoneZiggo increased its share of voice the most, while Odido and KPN's shares declined. 

COLOMBIA 09:27

Colombia nears 10.5 mln fixed broadband lines and tops 10 mln 5G connections in Q1

Colombia reached 10.49 million fixed broadband lines at the end of the first quarter of 2026, up around 950,000 year on year, according to the latest quarterly report from the country's ICT ministry Mintic. Bogota once again ranked as the leading region with 31 accesses per 100 inhabitants, well above the national average of 19 accesses, while average speed climbed to 255.2 Mbps nationwide at the end of Q1, up 17.5 Mbps year on year.

SOUTH AFRICA 09:26

MTN commits ZAR 332 mln to upgrade Limpopo network

MTN South Africa will invest ZAR 332 million into Limpopo's network infrastructure during the 2026 financial year to expand connectivity, strengthen capacity, and enhance service resilience across the province. MTN operates nearly 1,000 LTE-enabled sites and over 100 active 5G sites in Limpopo. As part of the FY26 rollout, the operator said it plans to modernise 38 network sites and deploy over 100 massive MIMO upgrades.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 09:24

MTS launches AI training courses for disabled people

Russian operator MTS announced the start of registration for the "Everyone Included" training programme, developed jointly with its unit MWS AI. It is an online course on the application of AI tools in work tasks and digital professions for people with disabilities and other health conditions. Registration is open until 21 August.

GLOBAL 09:23

Eutelsat organic revenue grows 8% in June quarter, LEO business up 82%

Eutelsat Group reported an acceleration in revenue growth during the three months to June, its fiscal fourth quarter, supported by continued strong momentum at its OneWeb LEO (Low Earth Orbit) operations. Overall revenue increased 8 percent on a like-for-like basis to EUR 351 million, while growth across the operating verticals improved to 7 percent, compared with 1 percent in the previous quarter.

THAILAND 09:22

Thaicom's revenue jumps nearly 10% in Q2 boosted by domestic satellite projects

Thaicom posted total revenue from sales and services of THB 497 million for the second quarter of 2026, which represents a sequential increase of 9.7 percent from THB 453 million in the first quarter of this year. Thaicom says this increase was primarily driven by higher revenue from satellite and related services provided to domestic customers, particularly revenue from the construction project to expand the ground station for Globalstar to support its new communication technologies and services, which Tha

BELGIUM 09:21

Citymesh supports Belgian police with VLOS drone for coast operations

Citymesh announced it's working with the Belgian coast guard this summer on the deployment of a drone for air observation. The AVY Aera 4 VTOL drone is helping police combat people smuggling amid an increase in attempts to cross the English Channel during the warm months. Citymesh is providing system integration, Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) guidance, training, and regulatory and technical support. The project means both local and federal police have access to live video images during operations. 

UNITED STATES 09:19

T-Mobile US brings back Friday Night 5G Lights competition

T-Mobile US is bringing back the 'Friday Night 5G Lights' competition for a third season, allowing small-town high schools to celebrate their communities and win prizes. The new season competition sees T-Mobile more than double its investment in small-town communities, with total prizes of over USD 8.4 million available. There is also a new divisional bracket format, and the return of the USD 1 million football field upgrade top prize. 

UNITED STATES 09:16

Cable One posts Q2 loss of nearly USD 1.2 bln after asset writedowns

US operator Cable One reported a net loss of USD 1.165 billion for the second quarter, hurt by impairment charges to write down the value of its cable networks amid ongoing cord-cutting. That compares to a loss of USD 438 million in the same period in 2025. Revenues for the three months to June fell 8.4 percent year-on-year to USD 349 million, and adjusted EBITDA was down 14.6 percent to USD 173 million.

SWITZERLAND 09:04

Swisscom overhauls Swiss management to mirror Italian business

Swisscom is overhauling its governance structure in its main market Switzerland to mirror the model in place for Vodafone Italia acquired in 2024. Like the Italian business, Swisscom has appointed a dedicated CEO, Dirk Wierzbitzki, and CFO, Rolf Stettler, for its Swiss operations, effective from 01 January 2027. Wierzbitzki has been with Swisscom since 2010 and leads the Residential Customers division since 2016 as a member of the Swisscom Switzerland Executive Committee. He previously held various leadersh

PARAGUAY 09:04

Tigo and Personal secure 5G spectrum in Paraguay tender

Paraguayan operators Tigo (Millicom) and Personal (Telecom Argentina) have been awarded licences in the second tender for 5G-compatible spectrum run by the country's communications regulator Conatel. The watchdog said Tigo and Personal were the only bidders in the auction for spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz frequency bands. Rivals Claro and Nubicom previously secured 5G spectrum in last year's 3.5 GHz band tender.

UNITED KINGDOM 09:00

CAT allows GBP 5 bln Google search advertising claim to proceed

The UK's Competition and Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has approved a GBP 5 billion collective search advertising action claim against Google, allowing the case to proceed on an opt-out basis. The court rejected Google's argument that the case should be certified on an opt-in basis. The claim is being brought by Or Brook Class Representative, set up by competition law specialist Dr Or Brook.

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