
A1 deploys Amdocs cloud platforms to streamline operations
Austrian operator A1 has deployed the Amdocs Charging and Amdocs Catalog on Microsoft Azure, and Amdocs Billing to upgrade its billing, cashing and catalogue cloud platforms and streamline business operations. The upgrade is part of a programme put in place by A1 to streamline business operators through cloud platforms.The new platform provides the basis to improve performance and lower operating costs.

A1 deploys Amdocs cloud platforms to streamline operations
Austrian operator A1 has deployed the Amdocs Charging and Amdocs Catalog on Microsoft Azure, and Amdocs Billing to upgrade its billing, cashing and catalogue cloud platforms and streamline business operations. The upgrade is part of a programme put in place by A1 to streamline business operators through cloud platforms.The new platform provides the basis to improve performance and lower operating costs.

Sunrise extends partnership with Amdocs to further develop CRM system
Swiss operator Sunrise has extended its partnership with Amdocs with the aim of further developing its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Interface. Amdocs said Sunrise will deploy its agentic operating system (aOS) to streamline operations across its contact centres and stores. The company will introduce AI analytics into its CRM system to enable call centre staff to work more efficiently, resolve issues faster and spend less time navigating systems, said Anna Maria Blengino, chief information officer

Sunrise extends partnership with Amdocs to further develop CRM system
Swiss operator Sunrise has extended its partnership with Amdocs with the aim of further developing its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Interface. Amdocs said Sunrise will deploy its agentic operating system (aOS) to streamline operations across its contact centres and stores. The company will introduce AI analytics into its CRM system to enable call centre staff to work more efficiently, resolve issues faster and spend less time navigating systems, said Anna Maria Blengino, chief information officer

Arista sales surpass USD 3 billion in Q2 as growth rate slows to 12%
Arista Networks surpassed a USD 3 billion quarterly turnover for the first time in the three months to June. Q2 revenues climbed 12.1 percent year-on-year to USD 3.03 billion, exceeding Arista's prior revenue estimate of around USD 2.8 billion. Growth was a little slower than the 35.1 percent expansion in sales achieved in Q1.

Arista sales surpass USD 3 billion in Q2 as growth rate slows to 12%

Liquid deploys Taara wireless light beams to expand enterprise data capacity in Lagos
Taara has expanded its partnership with Liquid Intelligent Technologies in Africa. The operator is using Taara's light-beam technology to deliver bandwidth directly from Africa Data Centres and other major Lagos facilities to enterprise clients. The technology offers a high-speed alternative in areas where physical fibre installation is costly, slow, or prone to frequent cuts that lead to multi-day outages.

Liquid deploys Taara wireless light beams to expand enterprise data capacity in Lagos

E& picks Ciena coherent optics to scale DWDM network
E& UAE is deploying Ciena's next-generation optical and software products to construct a high-capacity Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) network. The expanded network capacity is specifically designed to support the data-intensive connectivity demands of hyperscalers, neoscalers, and major data centre operators, Ciena said. To support the build-out, E& UAE is deploying Ciena's Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) alongside its Waveserver platform, powered by WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) 1.6Tbps cohere

E& picks Ciena coherent optics to scale DWDM network

Kazakhtelecom tests facial ID for smart home entry in Petropavlovsk
Kazakhstan national operator Kazakhtelecom has launched a pilot smart home project in the city of Petropavlovsk, using facial recognition at an apartment building. The 210 households can enter their building without the need for badges or other kinds of keys. The solution combines digital intercoms, video-surveillance and remote management on smartphones.

Kazakhtelecom tests facial ID for smart home entry in Petropavlovsk

Tele2 Estonia named best for customer service
Tele2 Estonia achieved a score of 95.80 percent for customer service, the best in the telecom market in a survey carried out by the company Dive. In Estonia, Tele2 was the telecom company with the best service for the sixth year in a row and this year also with the highest result in the entire Baltics, the company announced.

Tele2 Estonia named best for customer service

Polish telecom regulator UKE announces call for upgrade of online information portal
Polish telecommunications regulator UKE announced a contract call for the provision of maintenance and development services for the online portal 'Information Point for Telecommunications'. The contract covers system maintenance, migration, modernisation of the system's user database, the development of a new map portal for presenting infrastructure data, modernisation of API interfaces, as well as development of a PRL application used to search and view address data and related information on a map, both c

Polish telecom regulator UKE announces call for upgrade of online information portal

Bayobab adopts Telna eSim platform to expand roaming business in Africa
Telna, a global provider of managed eSIM connectivity, has partnered with MTN Digital Infrastructure, the parent company of Bayobab, to expand travel eSim services across multiple African markets. The collaboration integrates Telna's Connect platform with Bayobab's international IPX infrastructure. The combined system allows regional mobile network operators to rapidly launch branded travel eSim services through digital channels, addressing rising regional demand for seamless cross-border connectivity.

Bayobab adopts Telna eSim platform to expand roaming business in Africa

TVN claims lead in 20-54 age group in July
Warner Bro. Discovery announced that its Polish TV channel TVN led viewership in the 20 to 54 year-old age group in Poland in July. Its market share for the audience totaled 7.88 percent. TVP1 followed with 6.78 percent, and Polsat took a 6.35 percent share. The market share of the other channel from the TVN family, TVN7, was 4.07 percent, and TVP2 followed with 4.04 percent.

TVN claims lead in 20-54 age group in July

Viva Armenia opens orders for Samsung Galaxy Fold8 smartphones
Viva Armenia has started accepting orders for the Samsung Galaxy Fold8 smartphones. Up to AMD 100,000 discount is offered to customers buying the devices from 05 to 20 August. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 512GB costs AMD 589,900 in the pre-sale, compared to a standard price of AMD 639,900. The version with 256 GB memory is AMD 494,900, down from AMD 544,900. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra costs AMD 802,900 with 256 GB (standard rate AMD 852,900) or AMD 904,900 with 512 GB storage (standard price AMD 994,900
