ITV makes subtitles mandatory on all TV ads
UNITED KINGDOM 12:55

ITV makes subtitles mandatory on all TV ads

UK broadcaster ITV will make closed-caption subtitles mandatory on all ads across all of its channels and the ITVX streaming service by January 2027. ITV has around 200 advertiser partners, and the new obligations will apply to all ads, including those made by SMEs. ITV has created a new low-cost service for new-to-TV SME advertisers to help them add subtitles to their TV ads. 

Enghouse sales fall over 6% in fiscal Q3
GLOBAL 12:47

Enghouse sales fall over 6% in fiscal Q3

Canada's Enghouse Systems generated a CAD 117.6 million turnover in its third fiscal quarter to end-July. Revenues across the enterprise software and services-led business finished 6.4 percent lower year-on-year, but were up almost 3 percent sequentially from Q2, when Enghouse reported CAD 114.3 million. Net profits fell 10.5 percent year-on-year to CAD 15.4 million.

Virgin Media O2 owners seek cost savings of GBP 600 million - report
UNITED KINGDOM 12:45

Virgin Media O2 owners seek cost savings of GBP 600 million - report

Virgin Media O2's shareholders, Liberty Global and Telefonica, are looking for the heavily-indebted UK telecoms company to find another GBP 600 million in cost savings, reports the Financial Times. According to two unnamed sources familiar with the plans, the group would be expected to deliver these savings through a combination of cutting jobs and lowering capital/operating expenditure. 

Bannister steps down as CEO of Wom Chile
CHILE 12:38

Bannister steps down as CEO of Wom Chile

Chilean mobile operator Wom has announced that CEO Chris Bannister has stepped down from his role around 18 months after returning to the company. The industry veteran first led Wom for three years following its launch in 2015, subsequently leaving to help set up Wom Colombia. His second stint as CEO lasted for six months from October 2023 until the company decided to file for Chapter 11 and he returned as chief executive in February 2025.

US Exim Bank lends Africell USD 100 mln for investments in Angola
ANGOLA 12:29

US Exim Bank lends Africell USD 100 mln for investments in Angola

The US Export-Import Bank (Exim) has approved a USD 99.6 million direct loan for Africell to deploy American and European mobile network equipment across Angola. The financial support is expected to help advance American tech leadership in the region and establish secure pathways for future US and allied digital investments across sub-Saharan Africa, including the Lobito rail corridor connecting the African interior and Atlantic coast.

T-Mobile named best mobile network in Czechia by Opensignal in Q2
POLAND 12:24

T-Mobile named best mobile network in Czechia by Opensignal in Q2

Opensignal announced that T-Mobile Czech Republic's mobile network has been recognised as the best in the country in April to June of this year. The operator won in 13 out of 15 monitored criteria, with an absolute winner in eight, and was awarded for the highest download speed as well as the consistent quality of its network and coverage. T-Mobile won by a large margin in download speed - 72.3 Mbps,  a lead of 28 Mbps over second place. Downloads on the 5G network were 23 Mbps faster compared to the previo

Plus plans major network expansion in cooperation with Cellnex and Towerlink
POLAND 12:23

Plus plans major network expansion in cooperation with Cellnex and Towerlink

Polish operator Polkomtel, trading under the Plus brand, is launching a large-scale expansion and modernisation of its network as part of a strategic partnership between Plus and tower operators Cellnex and Towerlink. The operator claims that it will be the largest investment of its kind in the history of Polish telecommunications, resulting in improved service quality in both urban and rural areas.

CRA, Czech public radio test nationwide population warning system
CZECH REPUBLIC 12:19

CRA, Czech public radio test nationwide population warning system

Czech operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) and the Czech public radio broadcaster CRo are testing a nationwide population warning system via DAB+ radio broadcasts, which can wake up even switched-off receivers. The public nationwide test of the new ASA (Automatic Safety Alert) technology is being implemented on the basis of a Memorandum of Cooperation and subsequent joint experimental research.The ASA system can interrupt regular radio broadcasting in the event of an emergency and warn of the emergency by d

Orange Slovakia's 5G coverage exceeds 92% of population
SLOVAKIA 12:19

Orange Slovakia's 5G coverage exceeds 92% of population

Orange Slovakia has launched its 5G services in 29 more villages, reports Zive, making its 5G services available from 1,430 sites altogether, covering 92.1 percent of the country's population. O2 Slovakia leads for 5G coverage, reaching 99.77 percent of the population. Slovak Telekom follows at 99.1 percent and 4ka's 5G network coverage is 53.5 percent.

A1 extends contract with Eutelsat to use 16 degrees East hotspot
CROATIA (HRVATSKA) 12:15

A1 extends contract with Eutelsat to use 16 degrees East hotspot

Austrian operator A1 has extended the agreement with Eutelsat to use its 16° East orbital broadcasting hotspot. Under the agreement, A1 Group will continue to leverage multiple transponders at Eutelsat's 16° East orbital position to distribute a broad portfolio of premium television channels and services to households across Croatia and in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Eutelsat's 16° East position reaches more than 80 million Direct-to-Home (DTH), cable and IPTV homes and carries over 600 television

MediaTek TV SoCs to include Nagravision secure element for DRM
GLOBAL 12:14

MediaTek TV SoCs to include Nagravision secure element for DRM

MediaTek is partnering with Kudelski Group's Nagravision to embed next-generation rights management for digital content (DRM) into connected TVs. Under the agreement, a secure DRM element developed by Nagravision will be included in all future TV system-on-chip (SoC) products marketed by MediaTek. This DRM solution was discussed by the two companies in 2025, and they are now ready to proceed with a formal collaboration that greatly expands the potential market for Nagravision's hardware-based security.

Unidata revenue up 8% to EUR 54 mln in H1
ITALY 11:43

Unidata revenue up 8% to EUR 54 mln in H1

Rome-based operator Unidata reported an 8 percent year-on-year rise in its revenues to EUR 53.6 million in the first half of 2026, thanks to growth in infrastructure (+17%) and services (+5%). Adjusted EBITDA was unchanged at EUR 13.7 million, with a margin of 25.6 percent compared to 27.7 percent a year earlier.

POLAND 11:15

Orange sponsors new series of 'The Voice of Poland'

Orange Poland will act as a partner of 'The Voice of Poland' TV show for the second year in turn. 'The Voice Comeback Stage Powered by Orange' is the title of the new series starting in September on TV channel TVP2. Orange Poland is the sponsor of the show, the founder of the main prize and the technological partner.

POLAND 11:07

Solorz family resolves disputes over Cyfrowy Polsat control

The management board of Polish company Cyfrowy Polsat announced that the company received a letter from Liechtenstein-registered TiVi Foundation, the entity controlling the company Cyfrowy Polsat, with a statement from the Solorz-Zak family. TiVi Foundation informed that Solorz, his children and foundations have reached a comprehensive and final settlement, pursuant to which all disputes between them have been resolved. 

GLOBAL 11:05

Infobip introduces mobile operator platform for launching business RCS

Cloud communications platform Infobip has introduced RCS BusinessOS, a turnkey operational solution designed to help mobile operators deploy, govern and monetise RCS (Rich Communication Services) for business customers. The platform enables carriers to build a scalable revenue stream without constructing an in-house commercial infrastructure. Built on a modular framework, RCS BusinessOS covers the full lifecycle through four integrated layers: technical enablement and device provisioning, network traffic go

UNITED STATES 11:03

STL secures US plenum certification for pre-terminated IBR fibre cables

Sterlite Technologies (STL) said it was awarded a US certification on pre-terminated assemblies from its Intermittently Bonded Ribbon (IBR) cabling portfolio, with fibre counts ranging from 48 to 576. The Optical Fiber Nonconductive Plenum designation is awarded by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to interior fibre cables suitable for plenum applications as their casing is made using a specialised fire-resistant material, and is also designed to prevent electromagnetic interference with other

OMAN 11:02

Oman sees surge in satellite internet connections, mobile base up 1% in year to July

Oman's mobile subscriptions reached 8.44 million at the end of July, marking a 1 percent year-on-year increase according to figures from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). Growth was driven by active postpaid subscriptions, which rose 6.8 percent to 1.33 million, while active prepaid lines fell 2.6 percent to 5.39 million, and IoT subscriptions expanded 9.3 percent to hit 1.72 million. In the fixed broadband segment, home and business fibre-optic connections grew 6.4 percent to 366,6

BRAZIL 11:00

Algar rolls out music streaming service, new tower model

Brazilian telecommunications provider Algar has launched Algar Musica, an ad-free audio streaming platform available to both existing subscribers and non-customers. Opening for eligible user activation on 14 September with a three-month free trial, the platform is offered as a standalone subscription or bundled with 55 GB mobile (BRL 59.90/month) and 600 Mbps fibre broadband (BRL 119.80/month) plans.

UNITED STATES 10:49

Syniverse adds US distribution deal tailored to public sector IPX deployments

Syniverse has clinched a distribution deal with Carahsoft Technology to generate US sales of its IPX platform to government and public sector clients. Virginia-headquartered Carahsoft will serve as Syniverse's appointed public sector distributor, with a remit to deliver its IPX Network and other connectivity solutions through resellers and its government procurement tenders, including contracts under the fifth tranche of Nasa's Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement tender, the second tranche of the US A

CAMEROON 10:33

Camtel mulls infrastructure sharing with Socadel for cost-effective network expansion

Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) said it's exploring an infrastructure-sharing partnership with national power utility Socadel to cut network deployment costs and expand service coverage. Following a meeting held in Douala, Camtel CEO Judith Yah Sunday and Socadel CEO Oumarou Hamandjoda committed to technical collaboration designed to optimize resource efficiency and improve service delivery.

GLOBAL 10:32

RingCentral debuts ChatGPT plug-in and MCP connectors for enhanced LLM prompts

RingCentral, the unified communications vendor, has launched a plug-in enabling large language model access to its voice, SMS, and chat data streams. The ChatGPT plug-in enables Model Context Protocol (MCP)-driven links into Claude AI services, enhancing prompts by RingCentral clients to retrieve context around customer intent, wish lists, and purchase behaviours. Trust in AI activity is supported through a range of governance and identity-aware access controls.

PORTUGAL 10:27

Pay-TV growth in Portugal slows down in Q2

Portugal ended the second quarter of 2026 with 4.7 million pay-TV subscribers, registering a 0.3 percent year-on-year increase, while quarter-on-quarter numbers fell 0.2 percent. Data published by the National Communications Authority (Anacom) reveal that fibre-optic technology accounted for 71.9 percent of all connections, for a total of 3.4 million (+5.5% year-on-year). Cable TV followed with 21.8 percent of connections, ahead of satellite (5.5%) and ADSL (0.8%).

NAMIBIA 10:26

MTC invests NAD 3 mln to upgrade infrastructure across 3 schools

Namibian operator MTC, through its flagship Rural Schools Project, officially handed over NAD 3.2 million worth of newly constructed classroom blocks and renovated facilities to three rural schools in the Erongo region. The handover event marks the completion of infrastructure developments designed to improve learning environments in marginalized communities. MTC's chief brand, marketing, communications, and sustainability officer, Tim Ekandjo said that MTC's partnership with the MVA Fund has delivered 61 c

BRAZIL 10:25

Brazil's Globo restructures operations and leadership

Brazilian broadcasting group Globo has unveiled a new corporate structure to accelerate digital expansion, deepen tech and AI integration, and centre operations around the Brazilian consumer. The reorganization introduces an integrated Consumer and Marketing division, merges TV Globo with Globo Studios, consolidates Distribution and Rights under Fernando Ramos, and transfers corporate governance, legal, and compliance functions to the holding company. The operational shift is accompanied by major executive

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