Vodacom South Africa and SmartOps Fleet target ride-hailing sector with new services package
SOUTH AFRICA 09:54

Vodacom South Africa and SmartOps Fleet target ride-hailing sector with new services package

Vodacom South Africa and SmartOps Fleet have teamed up to support the ride-hailing sector. They will offer a combination of vehicle purchase and financing services, along with connectivity, fleet management and fintech options. The companies target adding up to 55,000 vehicles over the next nine to twelve months, of which two-thirds electric vehicles. With most cars used by two drivers, that means over 100,000 new entrants.

A2P vendor Kudosity to offer Netnumber intelligence and routing
ASIA 09:40

A2P vendor Kudosity to offer Netnumber intelligence and routing

Netnumber has agreed to work with the Australian messaging vendor Kudosity. Kudosity will offer Netnumber's phone number intelligence, intelligent routing, and anti-fraud capabilities alongside its own enterprise messaging services. The Kudosity platform handles orchestration of enterprise SMS as well as rich-messaging channels including RCS and WhatsApp. Netnumber indicated the alliance would initially target multiple APAC markets, with room to scale up the partnership globally.

Play reports increase in summer roaming
POLAND 09:40

Play reports increase in summer roaming

Polish operator Play, controlled by Iliad, said that 2.31 million of its customers used roaming services in August, up by 4.5 percent year-on-year. The peak in usage was registered in August. In June to August, 84.7 percent of SIMs using roaming services from Play were registered in the EU.

SFR and Red by SFR increase prices of 5G Box plans
FRANCE 09:38

SFR and Red by SFR increase prices of 5G Box plans

French operator SFR and its no-frills sister brand Red by SFR have both increased the monthly rates of their respective 5G Box plans. For Red by SFR, the price adjustment reverses a recent drop to EUR 24.99, resulting in a EUR 1 increase to EUR 25.99. In the case of SFR's two 5G Box plans, the monthly rates fell substantially in July and, despite the latest increases, remain below their pre-July levels.

SB Telecom enters UAE market
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 09:35

SB Telecom enters UAE market

SB Telecom FZCO, an international telecommunications provider specialising in connectivity and infrastructure trading, has expanded to the UAE. Operating from Dubai Digital Park, it will leverage the UAE as a strategic hub to deepen its Middle East reach and connect with its established European partner network. Marking a shift beyond wholesale equipment trading, SB Telecom's expanded portfolio delivers high-scale wholesale connectivity including international data, voice, roaming, IoT, IPX, and data centre

Chile unveils National Digital Plan 2026-2036
CHILE 09:28

Chile unveils National Digital Plan 2026-2036

Chile's telecommunications regulator Subtel has presented the main elements of its National Digital Plan 2026–2036, a roadmap designed to steer investment, phase out 3G networks and lay the groundwork for future 6G systems. The strategy aims to establish the country as Latin America's leading digital hub, with projected spending of USD 2 billion in telecommunications by 2030 and up to USD 160 billion in data centres and cloud services by 2050.

Veon signs 10-year contract with Amdocs
GLOBAL 09:27

Veon signs 10-year contract with Amdocs

Veon Group and Amdocs announced a 10-year contract to support Veon's telecom operations around the world. Under the agreement, Amdocs will run and continuously modernise Veon's core technology operations, helping to accelerate its strategy as a digital operator and provide long-term cost predictability across its IT operations in Eurasia. Amdocs will utilise certain QazCode intellectual property rights, leveraging the Veon subsidiary's technology expertise, which will be integrated into Amdocs aOS, an agent

O2 Czechia plans cuts in CO2 emissions
CZECH REPUBLIC 09:24

O2 Czechia plans cuts in CO2 emissions

O2 Czech Republic has introduced its decarbonisation strategy, outlining how the company intends to reduce its carbon footprint over the next five years. Two primary goals for 2030 include reducing emissions from its own operations and purchased energy by 42 percent  compared to 2024 levels, as well as a 10 percent reduction in selected supplier emissions compared to 2024 levels. 

FCC fines 2 MVNOs USD 10 mln for Lifeline violations
UNITED STATES 09:21

FCC fines 2 MVNOs USD 10 mln for Lifeline violations

The Federal Communications Commission announced over USD 10 million in fines against two providers that filed false claims under the publicly funded Lifeline programme for universal phone and internet services in the US. The companies AirVoice Wireless and TAG Mobility were fined respectively USD 2.7 million and USD 7.5 million for enrolling and claiming hundreds of duplicate subscribers, among other rule violations. The two MVNOs share the same owner, HTH Communications. 

Telecom Business Market Insights 2026-Q2
NETHERLANDS 09:20

Telecom Business Market Insights 2026-Q2

In the Telecom Business Market Insight report Telecompaper analyses the Dutch business telecoms market, focusing on quantitative data up to Q2 2026. It offers a transparent and objective overview of the business market, through detailed insights into retail revenues and customer numbers. These are split into different types of telecom services.

Airtel Malawi gives 5G routers to national women's football team for reaching WAFCON finals
MALAWI 09:18

Airtel Malawi gives 5G routers to national women's football team for reaching WAFCON finals

Airtel Malawi has rewarded members of the Malawi Women's National Football Team, called the Scorchers, with 5G routers and a year-long data subscription following their performance at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Airtel Malawi's head of public relations Steven Kapoloma praised the squad's progression to the final during their maiden appearance at the continental tournament. A total of 50 routers will be distributed to players, technical personnel and officials who traveled wit

Ziggo ESPN ad found misleading by advertising code commission
NETHERLANDS 09:14

Ziggo ESPN ad found misleading by advertising code commission

Ziggo's TV commercial claiming ESPN "standard in every package, for everyone" is misleading, the advertising code commission in the Netherlands, the RCC, has ruled. This follows a complaint from a Ziggo customer still using an older cable plan, on which the ESPN offer is not valid.

GLOBAL 09:06

Cisco adds agentic firepower to Webex suite

Cisco is expanding agentic collaboration capabilities in Webex. The vendor is launching an updated Webex suite featuring proactive, multi-step agents, including AIs managed by Anthropic's Claude model for deeper analysis, strategic recommendations and coordinated actions. Webex will also support OpenAI's agentic offering, Dots, initially via a Model Context Protocol integration and later natively from the platform. The MCP version allows Webex content to be imported into OpenAI agents.

GREECE 09:01

Exatel tests emergency communication system under in EU project in Slovakia and Greece

Polish operator Exatel announced that it conducted preliminary tests for the SAT2Rescue system in Greece. This satellite communication solution for emergency services was developed for the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT), a non-governmental volunteer rescue organisation.The tests involved measuring the satellite bandwidth required for applications used by the HRT and training system users. These activities serve as a precursor to full-scale demonstrations scheduled for next year, which will feature a comprehensi

SOUTH AFRICA 08:59

Aweh Mobile launches in South Africa offering shared family account

The South African telecoms market has a new entrant called Aweh Mobile that targets the modern household and trend towards shared mobile services, MyBroadband reported. The service lets customers manage multiple SIMs through a single account and dashboard/ Users can share voice service, SMS and data among their SIMs, monitor usage, receive balance alerts and use automatic top-up functions. Robust parental controls are incorporated into the platform, as younger South Africans increasingly rely on mobile devi

SPAIN 08:56

Digi Spain facing nearly EUR 2 mln in SIM swap fines

Digi Spain has lodged a series of appeals to the country's Audiencia Nacional court in an attempt avoid having to pay up to EUR 2 million in data protection fines, reports news outlet El Confidencial. In September alone, the operator has unsuccessfully appealed seven cases, resulting in total fines of EUR 620,000, said the report, adding that Digi may lodge further appeals to the Supreme Court.

FRANCE 08:45

Orange France launches 'Home Cinema' TV box with optional Dolby Atmos FlexConnect speakers

Orange France has started offering its new 'Home Cinema' set-top box as part of the top-tier 'Max' fixed broadband package. The launch of the TV box follows a collaboration with equipment maker Sagemcom and audio system specialist Bang & Olufsen. In what the company says is a world first for a telecom operator, Orange is giving customers the option to add immersive speakers supporting Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, designed for effortless wireless set-up and dynamic audio balancing, among other benefits.

GERMANY 08:40

Devolo introduces Wi-Fi 7 BE9300 router

German communications device manufacturer Devolo has introduced its new Wi-Fi 7 BE9300 router. The device supports fibre-optic connections and mesh Wi-Fi when purchased in two or three-unit packs. Its tri-band technology delivers speeds up to 9,300 Mbps. It supports the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands with channel widths of up to 320 MHz.

NETHERLANDS 08:35

KLM to roll out free Wi-Fi from Starlink on intercontinental flights from mid-2027

KLM announced plans to offer free Wi-Fi on intercontinental flights from mid-2027, in all classes. The Dutch airline is rolling out the service with Starlink, following an agreement signed with its parent company Air France. 

AUSTRIA 08:29

A1 reshuffles top management as deputy CEO and enterprise CCO leaves after 10 years

Austrian operator A1 announced the restructuring of its top management team. Current consumer CCO Natascha Kantauer-Gansch will take over responsibilities for the enterprise business and, subject to supervisory board approval, the role of deputy CEO, effective from 01 February 2027. Christian Schubert, currently director of strategy & value proposition in the consumer division, will succeed Kantauer-Gansch as consumer CCO. Martin Resel, who has served as enterprise CCO since 2016 and as deputy CEO of A1 Aus

SPAIN 08:27

Vodafone Spain blocks 3 bln malicious connections in six months

Vodafone Spain said its Secure Net residential security service blocked more than 3 billion malicious connections between April and September, double the number recorded in the same period a year earlier. The operator attributed the surge largely to the growing use of residential proxies, a technique that makes traffic appear to originate from ordinary homes rather than from servers or data centres.

ESWATINI 08:23

MTN Eswatini launches satellite backup for businesses internet service

MTN Eswatini has launched MTN Hybrid Direct Internet Access (DIA) to help protect businesses against common network disruptions like fibre cuts, power outages, and infrastructure development projects. MTN Eswatini technical operations manager Lwazi Hlophe said that while local last-mile connections and core infrastructure are highly robust, commercial enterprises frequently suffer downtime due to failures along upstream terrestrial routes. MTN Hybrid DIA combines MTN's existing terrestrial network, comprisi

KAZAKHSTAN 08:21

Kazakhstan plans 186 MW of new data centre capacity in 2027

Kazakhstan plans to commission data centres with a total capacity of 186 MW in 2027, the deputy prime minister and minister of AI and digital development Zhaslan Madiyev said at a government meeting reported by Trend. Another 109 MW of data centre capacity is planned to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2028, Madiyev said. 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 08:19

Megafon demonstrates highest 5G speeds within Moscow ring

Russian operator Megafon demonstrates the highest 5G speeds among Russian mobile operators in downtown Moscow, within the Sadovoye-Koltso ring, according to a study from the agency TelecomDaily. The average download speed reaches 124 Mbps on the Megafon network, and uploads stand at 59.9 Mbps. Downloads exceed the next competitor by 17 percent, and uploads by 66 percent.

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