Telkomsel expands Capsyl Cloud platform to its entire customer base with Synchronoss
INDONESIA 16:36

Telkomsel expands Capsyl Cloud platform to its entire customer base with Synchronoss

Synchronoss Technologies has expanded its partnership deal with Indonesian operator Telkomsel. Building on the initial launch of the Capsyl Cloud platform in March 2025, the new agreement focuses on scaling the service to Telkomsel's entire subscriber base, including both prepaid and postpaid users. Telkomsel plans to extend the service to premium tiers and offer prepaid perks for subscribers, with commercial availability targeted for later this year.

Samsung Mobile South Africa accepts advance orders for Galaxy S26 series
SOUTH AFRICA 16:20

Samsung Mobile South Africa accepts advance orders for Galaxy S26 series

Samsung Mobile South Africa is accepting advance orders for the Galaxy S26 series, with delivery to customers expected to begin by 04 March. The S26 starts at ZAR 20,999, the S26+ will cost ZAR 25,999 and the S26 Ultra will be priced from ZAR 30,999. The first 100 customers who place reservations from Vodacom World will get a free smartphone cover engraved to their preferences at the Vodacom World Galaxy Studio.

Tencent Cloud opens third European Availability Zone in Frankfurt amid rising AI demand
GERMANY 16:20

Tencent Cloud opens third European Availability Zone in Frankfurt amid rising AI demand

Tencent Cloud has announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) the opening of a new availability zone in Frankfurt. The launch expands its European infrastructure to three availability zones in Germany. Tencent says this expansion comes in response to growing European demand for cloud and AI services, highlighting new regional customers of its HY 3D AI creation engine, including Germany's 3D AI Studio; Lithuania-based 3D model marketplace CGTrader; Germany-headquartered Maxon; and Turkish payments platform iyzi

Ericsson and Oman TRA host enterprise summit
OMAN 16:11

Ericsson and Oman TRA host enterprise summit

Ericsson and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) have hosted the Oman Enterprise Summit for industry leaders, regulators and technology partners to explore how advanced connectivity can accelerate the country's digital and industrial transformation. It served as a platform to discuss the regulatory, technological and operational foundations required to scale 5G in key sectors in Oman. There were plenary sessions, expert-led discussions and live demonstrations to showcase secure, resilient and

NTRA grants automotive IoT licence to Mercedes-Benz Egypt
EGYPT 16:05

NTRA grants automotive IoT licence to Mercedes-Benz Egypt

Egypt's National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has signed new licences enabling Mercedes-Benz Egypt to offer automotive Internet of Things (IoT) services. These can provides drivers with navigation systems, tracking features, and emergency assistance tools in a secure, regulated environment, while ensuring robust protection of user data and privacy. The NTRA has already approved automotive IoT operations for seven smart vehicle manufacturers. The regulator said it continues to open the door for other

Chunghwa Telecom adopts IFRS sustainability standards one year ahead of schedule
TAIWAN 16:04

Chunghwa Telecom adopts IFRS sustainability standards one year ahead of schedule

Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom reports it has become the first company in Taiwan to fully adopt the new global IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and S2) one year ahead of schedule. The company has also released its 2025 Sustainability-Related Financial Information Section, approved by its board in February this year.

T2 says average mobile data speed increases by a third thanks to network upgrades in 2025
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 16:04

T2 says average mobile data speed increases by a third thanks to network upgrades in 2025

Russian mobile operator T2, a subsidiary of the national operator Rostelecom, said it deployed 37,000 new base stations in 2025. The operator built 8,000 new sites as part of the network upgrades and implemented VoWi-Fi for customers across the country. Thanks to the work average mobile data speeds increased by 33.5 percent, T2 said. Around 4,000 of the new base stations from Bulat, produced in Russia and supporting LTE and GSM, were working on the T2 network at the end of 2025.

Dhiraagu enables digital payment of Fitr Zakat
MALDIVES 15:59

Dhiraagu enables digital payment of Fitr Zakat

Maldivian operator Dhiraagu has enabled a digital facility for customers to fulfil their Fitr Zakat obligations through DhiraaguPay. They can do so using the 'Featured' section under the service tab on the DhiraaguPay home screen. The service is a secure and straightforward alternative to in-person alms payments, particularly during the busy final days of Ramadan. They can also make payments using the DhiraaguApp.

Arqit, RAD offer joint quantum-safe encryption solution for telcos
GLOBAL 15:58

Arqit, RAD offer joint quantum-safe encryption solution for telcos

Arqit, provider of enterprise-grade quantum security solutions, and RAD, provider of networking edge technology, have partnered to provide telcos with a joint quantum-safe encryption solution. This will allow them to provide quantum-safe services such as Data Centre Interconnect (DCI), and site-to-site and site-to-cloud VPNs. The launch follows the integration of Arqit's NetworkSecure quantum-safe encryption key generation technology with the RAD ETX Carrier Edge platform.

Kazakhtelecom names AI infrastructure new strategic priority
KAZAKHSTAN 15:55

Kazakhtelecom names AI infrastructure new strategic priority

Kazakhstan national operator Kazakhtelecom announced a new strategic focus, on the development of AI infrastructure. The company is planning to develop an ecosystem enabling state institutions, businesses and international tech companies to place, train and scale IT systems with Kazakhtelecom as a one-stop-shop provider for digital infrastructure.

Ooredoo Maldives introduces unlimited night data for Ramadan from MVR 50
MALDIVES 15:53

Ooredoo Maldives introduces unlimited night data for Ramadan from MVR 50

Ooredoo Maldives is offering unlimited night-time data on certain mobile plans during Ramadan between 21:00 hrs and 01:00 hrs for customers who purchase eligible packs through the Ooredoo SuperApp. Packages begin at MVR 50 and eligibility applies to daily, monthly and bundled plans, including Ooredoo Data, All-in-One and Aachaa Dhan Dhan packs.

Wind River announces partnerships, demos with AMD, Verizon at MWC
GLOBAL 15:52

Wind River announces partnerships, demos with AMD, Verizon at MWC

Wind River has announced a partnership with AMD at Mobile World Congress (MWC) to provide industry's first commercially available platform combining Open RAN functions and AI-enabled radio access network (AI-RAN) workloads on shared hardware. The platform combines the Wind River Cloud Platform and AMD EPYC CPUs to provide operators with a production-ready solution capable of hosting virtualised RAN functions and AI inference alongside each other on the same distributed platform.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 15:51

MTS reports high demand for Samsung Galaxy S26

Russian operator MTS announced that demand for the Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphones is 31 percent higher than the previous  model in 2025 during pre-sales at its shops. Orders for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra smartphone formed around 75 percent of all bookings in the first 24 hours.

MALDIVES 15:48

Dhiraagu offers 30 minutes of free calls to UAE and Saudi Arabia during Middle East crisis

Maldivian operator Dhiraagu has enabled 30 minutes of free international calls to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia to help customers stay connected with their families and loved ones as the situation in the Middle East escalates. The offer can be by dialling star 225 hash. These free minutes can be activated until 02 March and will be valid for seven days.

NETHERLANDS 15:47

Eurofiber adds 5G RedCap to private 5G range

Eurofiber announced it's adding 5G RedCap to its private 5G networks offering. Developed with Nokia, the RedCap support will provide new applications for business IoT processes over the private networks.

GLOBAL 15:45

SES expects stable FY revenue and EBITDA after negative organic growth in 2025

Satellite operator SES is guiding for stable organic performance in both revenue and EBITDA for the whole of 2026. In 2025, combined like-for-like revenues across SES and Intelsat decreased by 1.6 percent year-on-year to EUR 3.51 billion, while adjusted EBITDA fell by 12.1 percent to EUR 1.53 billion. Capex amounted to EUR 700 million annually and should now remain broadly unchanged in 2026 including spend on the meoSphere programme and Europe's Iris2 project, compared with the previous forecast of approxim

UNITED KINGDOM 15:40

Openreach to use Sainsbury's Smart Charge EV charging network

Openreach has announced an agreement with Sainsbury's Smart Charge EV charging network to give its engineers access to ultra-rapid charging hubs at 80 locations across the UK. Openreach has over 6,000 electric vans and has installed more than 3,500 home chargers for engineers. The deal with Smart Charge will provide access to reliable kW chargers - with easy tap-to-pay pricing, 24/7 support and Nectar points on all charges.

TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 15:38

Vodacom Tanzania offers hosted digital services to SMEs

Vodacom Tanzania is stepping up its efforts to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with practical and affordable digital services. Director of business Nguvu Kamando said his company's research has found that many SMEs are forced to incur high costs in hiring IT personnel and investing in servers and data centres. Vodacom Tanzania has introduced hosted digital services that eliminate the need for businesses to purchase expensive hardware or establish in-house data centres, enabling SMEs to acc

NETHERLANDS 15:37

Dutch AI model GPT-NL ready to start practical tests

The Dutch-language AI model GPT-NL is ready for testing. Following the development phase a small group of launch customers are starting testing in the field for their own work processes. 

GLOBAL 15:33

Nordic Semiconductor unveils new products at MWC

Nordic Semiconductor, provider of low-power wireless connectivity solutions, has announced new ultra-low-power cellular IoT product launches at MWC 2026. The next-generation products feature Cat 1 bis, satellite NTN, advanced LTE-M/NB-IoT with edge AI, and future support for 5G eRedCap. 

NETHERLANDS 15:32

Dutch govt plans 'House of Cyber' in The Hague

The Dutch government announced plans to create a 'House of Cyber', pooling expertise and resources in cybersecurity to improve national protection. Expected to be fully formed over a number of years, the aim is to accelerate information sharing in the public sector.

OMAN 15:29

Vodafone Oman migrates IT infrastructure to Red Hat cloud platform

Red Hat has announced that Vodafone Oman is standardising its IT infrastructure on Red Hat's cloud-native platform. The operator's modernisation strategy is based on open source technologies that provide flexibility, long-term architectural control and the ability to integrate services in different cloud environments. By unifying its disparate layers into a consistent open source platform delivered by Red Hat OpenShift, Vodafone Oman cuts the total cost of ownership (TCO). It maximises hardware efficiency a

EUROPE 15:21

XGN, X1 launch commercial 5G Broadcast rugged smartphone at MWC

XGN Global, operating in Ireland and the US, and X1 Mobile (US) have announced the launch of the first commercial 5G broadcast rugged smartphone at MWC in Barcelona. The device is able to receive 5G Broadcast TV signals and has been developed specifically for first responder solutions.

ITALY 15:21

CK Hutchison to partner with Satellite Connect Europe on D2D rollout

Satellite Connect Europe, the Luxembourg-based "SatCo" joint venture between AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone, has confirmed a deal with CK Hutchison to explore the rollout of direct-to-device (D2D) satellite mobile broadband in its European markets. In a statement, Satellite Connect Europe said CK Hutchison has committed to deploy D2D services in five markets - Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Sweden – with testing due to begin in Austria (under the Drei brand) and Italy (WindTre) this coming summer.

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