Gilat secures over USD 10 mln more SkyEdge IV orders from satellite operator
GLOBAL 13:20

Gilat secures over USD 10 mln more SkyEdge IV orders from satellite operator

Gilat Satellite Networks said it has secured over USD 10 million in orders from a leading satellite operator for its multi-orbit SkyEdge IV platform. Delivery of the systems is scheduled over the next twelve months. Ron Levin, president of Gilat Commercial Division, said these orders reaffirm the value of the SkyEdge IV platform and the confidence customers place in Gilat's technology, noting that long-term customer relationships reflect its ability to deliver products that help operators enhance their netw

Eutelsat renews multi-year capacity agreement with Telediffusion d'Algerie on Eutelsat 7 West A
ALGERIA 13:11

Eutelsat renews multi-year capacity agreement with Telediffusion d'Algerie on Eutelsat 7 West A

Eutelsat has renewed its partnership with Telediffusion d'Algerie (TDA), Algeria's national broadcasting network operator, to ensure the continued distribution of the country's television channels across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). TDA will retain satellite capacity at the premier 7/8 degrees West orbital position on the Eutelsat 7 West A satellite. This position reaches an estimated 70 million households.

Registered Mexican lines reach nearly 92 mln at start of September - CRT
MEXICO 12:56

Registered Mexican lines reach nearly 92 mln at start of September - CRT

Mexico's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) said 91.85 million of the country's mobile lines had been successfully registered at the start of October, equivalent to 76.5 percent of the total. In the latest phase of the mandatory registration process launched earlier this year, over 9.85 million prepaid lines ending in 3 were linked to an individual or business by 04 October, around 87 percent of the estimated total.

Telecel Ghana sets December target for commercial 5G network roll-out
GHANA 12:53

Telecel Ghana sets December target for commercial 5G network roll-out

Telecel Ghana is scheduled to activate its commercial 5G network by December, following the government's decision to directly award the operator spectrum and an independent network licence, Bloomberg reported. Telecel CEO Moh Damush announced that the company plans to launch commercial 5G services in December on its proprietary network.

Orange eyes African market expansion with potential Telecel Ghana acquisition - report
GHANA 12:51

Orange eyes African market expansion with potential Telecel Ghana acquisition - report

Orange is reportedly in talks to acquire Telecel Group's 70 percent stake in Telecel Ghana, Entrevue reported. If finalised, the transaction would grant the French telecom group a strategic foothold in an English-speaking West African market where it currently lacks an operated presence. The remaining 30 percent stake is held by the Ghanaian government. While neither company has officially announced a definitive agreement or disclosed potential financial terms, negotiations are anticipated to conclude by th

Du achieves record 5G+ indoor speeds at Mall of the Emirates
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 12:41

Du achieves record 5G+ indoor speeds at Mall of the Emirates

UAE-based operator Du has deployed advanced 5G-Advanced (5G+) indoor connectivity at Majid Al Futtaim's Mall of the Emirates in collaboration with Huawei. Using over 150 strategically positioned antennas, it delivered consistent speeds exceeding 3.5 Gbps across every floor. The infrastructure uses three-band carrier aggregation with 300 MHz bandwidth altogether on a single antenna, combining 200 MHz on the N78 band with 100 MHz on the N41 band.

Ooredoo's OFN signs dark fibre transit agreement iQ Networks for Iraq
IRAQ 12:25

Ooredoo's OFN signs dark fibre transit agreement iQ Networks for Iraq

Ooredoo Group's international connectivity arm OFN and Iraqi fibre-optic infrastructure provider iQ Networks have signed an agreement for the purchase of multiple dark fibre pairs to secure transit connectivity across Iraq. Combined with OFN's separate Fibre in Gulf (FIG) landing arrangement with the Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company (ITPC), this partnership supports the development of an integrated subsea and terrestrial corridor linking Asia, the Gulf and Iraq towards Turkiye and Europe.

Sercomm launches RDK development kit based on existing TV STB
GLOBAL 12:16

Sercomm launches RDK development kit based on existing TV STB

Sercomm has announced plans to launch a reference architecture for TV software based on the open-source RDK framework. The reference architecture benefits from Sercomm's continued partnership with Broadcom, and is based on the existing Sercomm commercial set-top box platform RDK Video Accelerator. Equipped with Broadcom's BCM74116 system-on-chip (SoC), the device acts a 4K streaming receiver equipped with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 antennas.

Digi Spain adds 5 more countries to roaming offer
SPAIN 12:09

Digi Spain adds 5 more countries to roaming offer

After substantially reducing its existing roaming rates over the course of the year, Digi Spain announced on its website that its near 8 million-plus mobile subscribers can now access data in five more non-EU countries. The new data roaming countries added this month are the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Uzbekistan, the Central African Republic and Mauritania.

Syn parent company Asar holds 5% of shares after buyback
ICELAND 12:08

Syn parent company Asar holds 5% of shares after buyback

Icelandic operator Syn's new parent company, Asar, said it has purchased 1.40 million of its own shares in line with the buyback programme announced to Nasdaq Iceland 17 September 2026. This raises its treasury share holding to 120.07 million shares, which represents 5.00 percent of its issued shares.

GSMA identifies AI-ready networks and digital trust as India's next connectivity priorities
INDIA 11:41

GSMA identifies AI-ready networks and digital trust as India's next connectivity priorities

The GSMA has called on India to translate the scale of its mobile connectivity into greater economic value, with AI-ready networks, enterprise digitalisation, digital trust and interoperable standards identified as key priorities. The recommendations were set out in three reports released at India Mobile Congress 2026. India currently has around 1.2 billion active mobile connections and almost 450 million 5G connections. The GSMA believes that India's next phase of digital growth will depend on upgrading it

Very Mobile gives away 10 smartphones a day
ITALY 11:39

Very Mobile gives away 10 smartphones a day

Very Mobile, the low-cost brand of Italian operator WindTre, has announced a competition whereby all new and existing prepay and postpay customers can instantly win 10 Xiaomi smartphones a day. The 'Smartphone Days' promo allows subscribers to take part once a day to win one of the 300 Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G devices up for grabs.

GLOBAL 11:32

Always Connected partners iBasis to deploy eSIM pre-paid data packages

US vendor iBasis has announced that its Travel eSIM Platform has been procured by pan-European mobile pre-paid data provider Always Connected. The client is leveraging Travel eSIM to expand its range of downloadable eSIM data packages, bringing support for devices such as Mi-Fi routers, tablets, internet sticks, security cameras and GPS trackers. The platform incorporates a customisable, turnkey online store and remote eSIM provisioning aligned with the 3GPP's SGP.22 standard.

GLOBAL 11:25

Spotify to expand audiobook service to over 180 countries by year-end

Spotify has announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair that it will expand the availability of its audiobook service from 72 countries currently to more than 180 by the end of 2026. It said 750 million people worldwide will soon be able to stream or purchase over 350,000 book titles. The expansion includes new catalogues in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Polish, bringing the number of languages to more than 120.

UNITED KINGDOM 11:22

Currys partners with THG Commerce for TikTok Shop launch

UK tech and electricals retailer Currys has launched on TikTok Shop, offering customers a new way to discover and buy technology. The TikTok Shop will feature a curated range of products, which can be purchased without leaving the app. Currys will also work with content creators to promote products to new audiences, and hosting TikTok Live shopping events.

UNITED KINGDOM 11:10

Virgin Media O2 extends naming agreement for The O2 until 2038

Virgin Media O2 has signed a multi-million pound agreement with AEG to extend the naming rights partnership for The O2 venue in London for a further ten years until 2038. This is the biggest ever naming rights renewal agreement in the UK, coming ahead of The O2's 20th anniversary in 2027. The new agreement allows Virgin Media O2 to increase the number of tickets available to show through Priority Tickets by 50 percent. The group's mobile and broadband customers will also get Priority access to emerging tale

GLOBAL 10:52

Digital Realty closes CHF 510 mln Swss bond offering and prices EUR 1 bln notes

Digital Realty has announced that subsidiary Digital Constellation has closed an offering of CHF 510 million in Swiss bonds. The company has also published pricing for EUR 1 billion in guaranteed notes due 2036. The Swiss bonds comprise CHF 225 million of 1.6803 percent bonds due 2029, CHF 185 million of 2.0600 percent bonds due 2032 and CHF 100 million of 2.4150 percent bonds due 2036. Interest is payable annually from 06 October. The net proceeds from the Swiss bonds will go towards financing new and/or e

MALTA 10:47

Go Malta launches device-to-device eSIM transfer via new entitlement platform

Maltese operator Go has launched a device-to-device eSIM transfer service for local consumers. The service is designed to allow customers to move their existing mobile service to a new compatible phone directly through the device, without a store visit, replacement SIM, QR code or manual provisioning.

UNITED STATES 10:29

GFiber migrates voice services to Alianza's cloud platform

US operator GFiber has shifted its infrastructure for voice calls to Alianza's cloud-based communications platform, Alianza One. The platform is now supporting the GFiber Phone package, which is available in most of GFiber's service footprint. Alianza's fully managed platform is intended to displace legacy voice systems with a more flexible cloud-driven approach that spares the need for repeated hardware refresh cycles.

UNITED STATES 10:20

TP-Link faces legal action in four US states over alleged China links

US state attorney generals representing Florida, Iowa, Nebraska and Montana have launched a co-ordinated legal action against TP-Link Systems over alleged efforts to deceive buyers about the supply chain for its consumer routers. Since separating from its former Chinese parent company TP-Link Technologies, TP-Link Systems has always argued it is operationally independent and sources devices for sale in the US from a production base in Vietnam.

FRANCE 10:18

Discovery and ID channels arrive on Bouygues Telecom's Bbox TV platform

French operator Bouygues Telecom has expanded its Bbox TV offering with two additional channels from Warner Bros Discovery, now part of Skydance. Discovery and ID have joined sister brand Warner TV in the line-up available to all the operator's IPTV customers at no extra cost. Overall, more than 180 channels are available on the Bbox platform as part of Bouygues' entry-level TV tier.

EUROPE 10:11

Waystream Q3 revenue rises 38% as Tellus Fiber acquisition boosts optical transceiver sales

Waystream said revenue in the third quarter to 30 September climbed by 38 percent year on year to SEK 41.79 million from SEK 30.29 million. CEO Fredrik Lundberg said the strategy of increasing sales to operators, a broader customer offering and complementary acquisitions, is starting to pay off. The integration of Tellus Fiber since the acquisition on 04 May is progressing according to plan and contributed to sales of Waystream's optical transceivers doubling during Q3.

SPAIN 10:02

Rionegro named Nokia Spain chief

Nokia has announced appointment of Fernando Rionegro as country manager for Spain, replacing Ignacio Gallego, who will retain his commercial role at the company. Rionegro has been tasked with representing Nokia in the country, boosting business and strengthening collaboration with customers, technology partners, public administrations and universities.

BRAZIL 09:46

Brazil's NTL adds Skylo satellite connectivity for IoT

Brazilian IoT provider NLT Telecom and Flolive have teamed up to launch an integrated satellite connectivity service for the Brazilian market. The offering uses Skylo's non-terrestrial network (NTN) technology and will be available to NLT customers in cities, remote areas and locations beyond the reach of conventional mobile networks.

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