Digi Spain sells more shares from over-allotment option
SPAIN 07:43

Digi Spain sells more shares from over-allotment option

Digi Spain has raised another EUR 13.6 million in its initial public offering of shares. The company said underwriter Barclays exercised part of the over-allotment option, selling another 2.43 million shares at the offering price of EUR 5.60 per share. This was part of the post-listing stabilisation period, which ended on 14 August.

UCC opens applications for FM broadcasting frequencies in eight districts
UGANDA 07:43

UCC opens applications for FM broadcasting frequencies in eight districts

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has invited applications for eight FM broadcasting frequencies in underserved areas, specifically one each in Maracha, Gulu, Kitgum, Abim, Kaabong, Kotido, Hoima and Kisoro. The initiative aims to improve radio coverage, foster local content, and support socio-economic development. Applicants must demonstrate technical, financial and operational capacity under Section 36 of the Uganda Communications Act and Regulation 16 of the Licensing Regulations.

Tanzanian ICT minister presents connectivity report to parliamentary infrastructure committee
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 07:40

Tanzanian ICT minister presents connectivity report to parliamentary infrastructure committee

More than 8.5 million Tanzanians in 1,400 villages now have access to mobile and internet services following the government's completion of 758 communication towers, the Daily News reported. The TZS 126 billion project, funded by TZS 55 billion from the World Bank and TZS 71 billion from the Universal Communications Service Access Fund (UCSAF), was overseen by the ICT ministry. ICT minister Angellah Kairuki presented an implementation report to the parliamentary standing committee on infrastructure and said

Omantel Group H1 net profit surges 74%
OMAN 07:25

Omantel Group H1 net profit surges 74%

Omantel has reported a 73.5 percent year-over-year increase in H1 2026 group net profit to OMR 292.8 million from OMR 168.8 million. The earnings were buoyed by strong EBITDA and OMR 159 million in investment gains from Zain Group's Zain Ventures portfolio. Net profit attributable to Omantel shareholders rose 60.1 percent to OMR 58.6 million from OMR 36.6 million.

OpenAI expands ChatGPT advertising to Europe
EUROPE 07:25

OpenAI expands ChatGPT advertising to Europe

OpenAI will start rolling out advertising in ChatGPT in Europe in August, according to an email sent to users. Ads will appear only in the free and Go versions of the AI service, while Plus, Pro and Enterprise subscribers will not see any advertising. 

Bayobab appoints Alkhatib as general manager of customer success
AFRICA 07:02

Bayobab appoints Alkhatib as general manager of customer success

MTN Digital Infrastructure, the parent company of Bayobab, appointed Nour Alkhatib as general manager of customer success, effective 1 September. Alkhatib brings extensive African and Middle Eastern telecommunications experience spanning marketing, commercial strategy, category management, and customer experience. Throughout her career at MTN Group, MENA, and Southern and Eastern Africa market operations, she has held senior leadership roles driving strong brand, commercial, and customer success outcomes, M

KDDI, Docomo and Rakuten Mobile set to launch arrows Alpha2
JAPAN 07:00

KDDI, Docomo and Rakuten Mobile set to launch arrows Alpha2

KDDI, NTT Docomo and Rakuten Mobile are set to launch FCNT's arrows Alpha2 smartphone in Japan on 27 August, with the operators offering different purchase incentives for the rugged handset. KDDI will sell the Alpha2 through its au Flex Style SIM-free smartphone brand from 27 August, offering customers up to JPY 10,000 in incentives through two launch campaigns. Customers who pre-register and purchase can receive a JPY 5,000 Amazon gift card, while a separate campaign offers the first 20,000 eligible purcha

Viva Armenia revenues top AMD 15.5 bln in Q2
ARMENIA 07:00

Viva Armenia revenues top AMD 15.5 bln in Q2

Operating revenues from mobile services at the operator Viva Armenia totaled AMD 15.569 billion in the second quarter of this year. That included AMD 8.838 billion from data services, according to a company statement. Operating revenues from fixed services totaled AMD 585.722 million. OIBDA reached AMD 8.488 billion, and capital expenditure amounted to AMD 976.688 million. 

Wirepas tops 12 million smart electricity meters connected in India
INDIA 06:59

Wirepas tops 12 million smart electricity meters connected in India

Wirepas reports it has crossed 12 million smart electricity meters connected in India. The company claims to hold a 20 percent share of the country's smart meter connectivity market. Wirepas connected its first million meters in India in December 2023. The figure increased to 5 million in early 2025 and surpassed 10 million by the end of 2025.

ER-Telecom revenues up 10% in H1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 06:58

ER-Telecom revenues up 10% in H1

​Revenues at Russia's ER-Telecom Holding totaled RUB 50.07 billion in the first half of this year, after growing by 10 percent year-on-year from RUB 51.01 billion. Consumer services contributed RUB 25.53 billion, up by 16 percent, and B2B revenues totaled RUB 30.54 billion, up by 5 percent. OIBDA rose 16 percent to RUB 27.97 billion, and the OIBDA margin grew by 3 percentage points to 50 percent. The net profit was RUB 4.06 billion, up from RUB 119 million in January to June in 2025.

Echostar's Ergen agrees takeover of MVNO MobileX - report
UNITED STATES 06:37

Echostar's Ergen agrees takeover of MVNO MobileX - report

Echostar chairman Charlie Ergen has reached a deal to acquire a controlling stake in MVNO MobileX through the special purpose acquisition company CONX, the Wall Street Journal reported. People familiar with the matter said the takeover values MobileX at about USD 200 million. The acquisition reportedly also gives MobileX's network provider Verizon a small stake, by converting a loan into equity. 

JCR reaffirms Turk Telekom's ratings with stable outlook
TURKEY 06:36

JCR reaffirms Turk Telekom's ratings with stable outlook

JCR Eurasia Rating (JCR) has completed its annual review of Turk Telekom and maintained the company in the investment-grade category. JCR confirmed Turk Telekom's long-term national issuer credit rating at 'AAA (tr)' and its short-term national issuer credit rating at 'J1+ (tr)', both with stable outlook.

VIETNAM 06:30

TTA and Viettel launch Korea-Vietnam 5G-Advanced, 6G business cooperation

South Korea's Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) has held a technology and business exchange with Vietnam's Viettel Group aimed at supporting Korean network equipment and solutions companies seeking to enter the Vietnamese market. The two-day event brought together TTA, the 6G Forum, GSMA and Korean companies including LIG Acuver, SOLiD, UCAST and Wizcore, alongside executives from Viettel's technology, AI and high-tech businesses. 

PAKISTAN 06:27

Zong launches Z-Wallet for digital financial services with Zindigi

Pakistani operator Zong has partnered with Zindigi, powered by JS Bank, to launch the Z-Wallet platform on the local market. The Z-Wallet service is designed to bring regulated digital financial services directly into the My Zong app through an embedded-finance model powered by Zindigi's Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) infrastructure. Customers can now access essential banking services within an app they already use, without the need to download or switch to a separate banking application, Zong said.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:22

KT Cloud to highlight AI infrastructure at annual summit

KT Cloud will hold its annual kt cloud summit 2026 in Seoul on 15 September, bringing together corporate and public-sector customers and partners to discuss AI data centres, cloud, AI technologies and deployment cases. The event will be held under the theme "AX for your business", with kt cloud focusing on technologies and practical experience intended to help customers implement AI transformation more quickly.

ITALY 06:14

TIM to increase monthly rates for more TIMvision offers

Telecom Italia (TIM) has detailed a number of price rises on its website for existing customers subscribing to pay-TV offers within the TIMvision portfolio. The increases will be implemented between the end of September and 01 October. They will range from EUR 0.50 to EUR 4 per month depending on the offer, with running promotions remaining in place. The decision was attributed to "economic needs arising from the change in market conditions for offers that include TV content", in line with TIM's earlier ann

JAPAN 06:11

NTT Docomo to launch Google Pixel 11 range and Pixel Watch 5

NTT Docomo will launch the Google Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, Pixel 11 Pro Fold and Google Pixel Watch 5 in Japan on 20 August, with pre-orders for the smartphones having opened on 13 August. The smartphones are designed around Google's Gemini Intelligence, while the Pixel 11 Pro models feature up to 120x zoom. The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is around 1mm thinner and 10% lighter than its predecessor, with Docomo also highlighting a new hinge and increased device strength.

GLOBAL 06:03

Liquid cooling to reach 53% of AI chip deployments in 2026 - TrendForce

Liquid cooling is expected to become increasingly standard in high-end AI infrastructure, with penetration among AI chips forecast to rise from about 33 percent in 2025 to 53 percent in 2026 and approach 60 percent in 2027, according to Taiwan-based analysts TrendForce. The increase is being driven by AI chips from Nvidia, AMD and Google, with individual chip thermal design power (TDP) now exceeding 1kW and rack-scale AI systems consuming hundreds of kilowatts.

JAPAN 05:52

NEC begins selling business automation AI agent through Microsoft Marketplace

NEC has begun selling its NEC cotomi Agent business automation AI agent through Microsoft Marketplace, giving companies using Microsoft infrastructure a new route to deploy the service. The service went on sale in Japan in August at JPY 15,000 per user per month, excluding tax and a separate dedicated tenant fee. NEC plans to expand availability to international markets.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 05:49

Alibaba Cloud opens third data centre in South Korea

Alibaba Cloud has opened its third data centre in South Korea, expanding its local cloud infrastructure and increasing the availability of its AI services in the Korean region. The company entered the South Korean market in 2016, opened its first local data centre in 2022 and added a second last year. With three data centres now operating in the country, Alibaba Cloud has increased its service-level agreement (SLA) for the Korean region from 99.95 percent to 99.99 percent. The company said the additional si

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 05:47

LG Uplus to provide live TV service in new Mercedes-Benz vehicles

LG Uplus will provide its Live TV+ service in Mercedes-Benz Korea's new S-Class vehicles under a partnership that makes the operator an official software vendor to the carmaker. The service provides access to 28 live channels covering news, golf, music, entertainment and children's programming. LG Uplus said users will not need to log in or complete a separate authentication process to access the channels.

JAPAN 05:45

NTT Docomo Business launches closed AI agent environment with ExaWizards

NTT Docomo Business has launched a closed AI agent environment with ExaWizards that allows companies to use sensitive business data within dedicated infrastructure. The service is available as a private cloud or on-premises deployment. Customers can access dedicated environments through closed networks to use AI agents with data including engineering drawings, technical documents, contract information and customer data.

NEW ZEALAND 05:42

Spark appoints Vince Hawksworth as chair

Spark New Zealand has appointed non-executive director Vince Hawksworth as chair of its board, succeeding Justine Smyth. Smyth will remain chair until the conclusion of the board meeting on 5 November 2026. Hawksworth will take over as chair and lead the company's FY26 annual general meeting on 6 November. Hawksworth joined the Spark board in October 2025 after more than 18 years in chief executive roles at regulated utility and infrastructure businesses in New Zealand and Australia. He was most recently ch

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 05:40

Hanwha Systems and Schiebel begin development of airborne 5G comms UAV

South Korea's Hanwha Systems has begun developing an airborne communications unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with 5G connectivity in partnership with Austrian UAV manufacturer Schiebel, expanding their existing cooperation from naval applications into ground operations and the global UAV market. The companies held a project kickoff meeting in Seoul on 18 August, following an exclusive MoU signed in Austria in May.

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