
Jazz's Garaj powers launch of Raqami Islamic Digital Bank on local cloud infrastructure
Pakistani operator JazzWorld's cloud services and cybersecurity brand Garaj has powered the launch of Raqami Islamic Digital Bank, Pakistan's first fully Islamic digital retail bank to operate entirely on domestic cloud infrastructure. Designed as a cloud-native institution, Raqami Islamic Digital Bank has deployed its complete technology stack – including core banking, digital channels, and fully operational Production (PR) and Disaster Recovery (DR) environments – on Garaj's enterprise-grade cloud platfor

Jazz's Garaj powers launch of Raqami Islamic Digital Bank on local cloud infrastructure
Pakistani operator JazzWorld's cloud services and cybersecurity brand Garaj has powered the launch of Raqami Islamic Digital Bank, Pakistan's first fully Islamic digital retail bank to operate entirely on domestic cloud infrastructure. Designed as a cloud-native institution, Raqami Islamic Digital Bank has deployed its complete technology stack – including core banking, digital channels, and fully operational Production (PR) and Disaster Recovery (DR) environments – on Garaj's enterprise-grade cloud platfor

Eviden deploys satellite communications spectrum monitoring system for Greece's EETT
Eviden, an Atos Group unit, has deployed a satellite communications spectrum monitoring system (SEFD) for Greek telecoms regulator EETT (Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission). EETT had selected Eviden's SkyMon service for the establishment of a Satellite Monitoring Station dubbed 'Eos', dedicated to monitoring the frequency spectrum used in satellite communications.

Eviden deploys satellite communications spectrum monitoring system for Greece's EETT
Eviden, an Atos Group unit, has deployed a satellite communications spectrum monitoring system (SEFD) for Greek telecoms regulator EETT (Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission). EETT had selected Eviden's SkyMon service for the establishment of a Satellite Monitoring Station dubbed 'Eos', dedicated to monitoring the frequency spectrum used in satellite communications.

Econet Wireless shareholders approve ZSE exit and InfraCo restructuring
Minority shareholders of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, both institutional and retail, have voted overwhelmingly to approve the group's voluntary delisting from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). All resolutions received more than 95 percent support at an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Harare, NewsDay reported.

Econet Wireless shareholders approve ZSE exit and InfraCo restructuring

Starlink resumes new orders for business plan in Nigerian cities
Starlink has reopened new client orders in Nigeria's major cities, including Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt where it previously stopped accepting new orders. However, the resumption comes only on its higher-priced business tier. Starlink for Business has a subscription cost of NGN 150,000 per month, plus hardware at up to NGN 2.4 million. The website states that "due to high demand in areas, only priority plans are available in your area". Starlink for Business provides typical download speeds of 100–350 M

Starlink resumes new orders for business plan in Nigerian cities

MTN Internet Bus to train 2,000 Ugandans in digital skills
MTN Uganda's philanthropic arm, the MTN Foundation, in partnership with Maendeleo Foundation, is expanding its mobile digital training initiative to reach 2,000 participants across ten communities in the 2025/26 programme. The MTN Internet Bus, a computer-equipped mobile classroom, will visit six districts in March and April, hosting ten-day training camps in Kampala, Kiryandongo, Rwampara, Bushenyi, Adjumani and Amuru. Since 2022, the Foundation has trained more than 5,933 people in 44 communities.

MTN Internet Bus to train 2,000 Ugandans in digital skills

Rostelecom Group's revenues up, net profit down in Q4
Revenues of the Rostelecom Group totaled RUB 270.5 bilion in the fourth quarter of 2025, up by 16 percent year-on-year. OIBDA at the Russian operator grew by 19 percent to RUB 95.3 billion, and the margin reached 35.2 percent, up by 0.9 percentage points. The net profit was RUB 0.2 billion, down from RUB 4.7 billion in October to December 2024.

Rostelecom Group's revenues up, net profit down in Q4

Beeline Kyrgyzstan drops SIM delivery service in favour of eSim
Beeline Kyrgyzstan said that it plans to stop offering the SIM delivery service from 09 March. The option is still available for B2C customers on the website of the operator. The operator invites customers to activate eSIMs instead, an option available directly on the operator's mobile app.

Beeline Kyrgyzstan drops SIM delivery service in favour of eSim

Orange Maroc launches Yo Max 5G plans with OTT services
Orange Maroc introduced the new Yo Max 5G mobile plans, offering customers a choice of six mobile data plans priced between MAD 99 and MAD 649 per month. They come with 25 GB up to 160 GB of data or unlimited data, as well as an increasing number of OTT services to choose from, such as OSN+, Viu, Blacknut or Anghami, and a data roaming allowance starting from the 80 GB plan for MAD 299. Subscribers can manage their plan via the Maxit app.

Orange Maroc launches Yo Max 5G plans with OTT services

T-Mobile Poland starts orders for Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphones
T-Mobile Poland has started pre-sales of the Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphones in its shops. Customers also can the Galaxy Buds4.The smartphones start at a promotional price of PLN 4,499 for the S26, rising to PLN 5,399 from 11 March. The S26+ starts at PLN 5,599, and the S26 Ultra is available for PLN 6,499, including a special PLN 900 discount on the 512 GB version (PLN 7,399 from 11 March). The 16 GB/1 TB model is available for PLN 7,399 promotional price and will increase to PLN 8,699 later.

T-Mobile Poland starts orders for Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphones

Truecaller partners with AnyMind Group to expand ad sales in MENA and Southeast Asia
Truecaller announced a direct sales reseller partnership with AnyMind Group, a Business-Process-as-a-Service company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation. The collaboration is aimed at accelerating the growth of Truecaller's direct advertising business across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Southeast Asia (SEA) regions. Under this partnership, AnyMind Group will serve as the exclusive intermediary for Truecaller's advertising inventory across Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Isra

Truecaller partners with AnyMind Group to expand ad sales in MENA and Southeast Asia
Bell, McKenna Institute announce cybersecurity skills partnership
Bell Canada is investing CAD 1 million in the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick to support development of the next-generation of Canadian cybersecurity professionals. This creates a new partnership between the McKenna Institute and the Bell Cyber national cybersecurity platform, with Bell acting a scaling partner investing in skills development, education and workforce development.