GoFibre connects more premises across North East Scotland
UNITED KINGDOM 11:03

GoFibre connects more premises across North East Scotland

Scottish fibre altnet GoFibre is continuing its network roll-out across Angus, Perth & Kinross, and Aberdeenshire. GoFibre's next ready for service (RFS) premises will be in Montrose, Bankfoot, Dunkeld, Portlethen, Newtonhill, Coupar Angus and Alyth. This comes after it connected the first premises in Edzell, Longforgan and Inverbervie to its North East Scotland network.

STC Bahrain joins forces with Iron Mountain to offer enterprise digital services
BAHRAIN 11:02

STC Bahrain joins forces with Iron Mountain to offer enterprise digital services

STC Bahrain has announced a partnership with global information management company Iron Mountain to enhance its enterprise digital products portfolio, beginning with document digitisation. The collaboration combines STC Bahrain's infrastructure and local market leadership with Iron Mountain's expertise to deliver services that improve information governance, strengthen data security, minimise operational risks and streamline access to business-critical information.

Safaricom shareholders approve KES 80 bln dividend
KENYA 10:55

Safaricom shareholders approve KES 80 bln dividend

Kenyan operator Safaricom shareholders have approved a KES 80.13 billion dividend for the financial year ended March 2026, the largest payout in its history, after improved earnings and clear signs that its Ethiopian business is approaching profitability. The approval was granted at the company's eighteenth annual general meeting, where shareholders backed a final dividend of KES 1.15 per share. This brings the total dividend for the year to KES 2.00 per share, which includes an interim dividend of KES 0.85

Grain Connect offers GBP 100 bill credit during August
UNITED KINGDOM 10:54

Grain Connect offers GBP 100 bill credit during August

UK fibre altnet Grain Connect is offering new broadband customers bill credit of up to GBP 100 during August. The offer is available with select full-fibre broadband packages, with the credit applied to a customer's account once they have paid their first bill.  Once customers have used up their credit, payments will return to their usual amount based on their chosen plan. 

BBC appoints new Regional Director for South Asia
SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA 10:47

BBC appoints new Regional Director for South Asia

The BBC has appointed Harsha Subramaniam as Regional Director for South Asia, with responsibility for editorial content and business operations across the region. This will include overseeing multiple language services operated by the BBC World Service in South Asia. He will lead a regional leadership team combining editorial managers and operational departments such as finance, HR and business operations.

EnSilica joins EU R&D project to mature IRIS2 user terminal
EUROPE 10:40

EnSilica joins EU R&D project to mature IRIS2 user terminal

EnSilica has confirmed its involvement in an EU-funded satcom R&D consortium tasked with designing a compact 5G-NTN user terminal. The 5G-Antenna project is led by Silicon Austria Labs, operator of electronics and software-specialised research hubs in Graz and Linz, Austria. The user terminal would support access to the EU's planned multi-orbit satellite internet constellation, IRIS2, ahead of the envisaged deployment in 2027. 

Saudi CST releases AI adoption guide
SAUDI ARABIA 10:34

Saudi CST releases AI adoption guide

Saudi Arabia's Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) has released an awareness guide for artificial intelligence adoption at technology companies. It aims to foster responsible AI integration, promote emerging digital technologies and drive innovative business models. The publication is aimed at executive leaders, strategy directors and product managers and covers topics including internal business processes, customer-facing applications and autonomous AI agents.

Telecel provides IT laboratory for University of Ghana
GHANA 10:17

Telecel provides IT laboratory for University of Ghana

Telecel Ghana has commissioned and handed over a 42-unit computer laboratory to the University of Ghana as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives and in response to a request from the institution. The facility has high-performance workstations, an 86-inch interactive touchscreen display and dedicated high-speed internet connectivity. This builds on a partnership established in 2010 under which Telecel has provided leased lines and tertiary connectivity, and plans are under way to expand net

Iliad's Free swaps provider of inclusive parent control
FRANCE 10:08

Iliad's Free swaps provider of inclusive parent control

French operator Free, part of the Iliad group, is set to discontinue McAfee's 'Safe Family' parental control service, reports Univers Freebox citing a communication campaign sent to existing Freebox subscribers. The service was introduced in March 2023 as an inclusive add-on available on request through Free's online customer portal. From 01 September, the operator will replace this option with an alternative offered through the Surfie app, developed by parental control specialist PureSight.

Italy's Feder Mobile debuts sub-EUR 5 plan with 120 GB
ITALY 10:05

Italy's Feder Mobile debuts sub-EUR 5 plan with 120 GB

Italian MVNO Feder Mobile has launched a new summer-themed prepay offer with 120 GB of mobile data for under EUR 5 a month. The plan, dubbed Summer 120 Giga, also includes unlimited calls to all numbers and 50 SMS for EUR 4.99 a month, plus a EUR 9.90 fee for the SIM card and delivery, discounted from EUR 19.90, as well as a second SIM card for free.

TDS Telecom offers free NFL Network access for TV customers
UNITED STATES 10:04

TDS Telecom offers free NFL Network access for TV customers

TDS Telecom is offering TV customers a free preview of NFL Network during August. This will give them a whole month of NFL league and player news, training camp coverage, analysis and live pre-season games ahead of the start of the 2026 season. The free preview will include live coverage of 19 pre-season games. NFL Network is available on channel 271 on TDS TV+, and select traditional TDS TV systems across the US.

Enea adds FoxIO's fingerprinting tools to enhance data packet inspections
GLOBAL 10:03

Enea adds FoxIO's fingerprinting tools to enhance data packet inspections

Telecoms and security software vendor Enea has announced a partnership to utilise FoxIO's network fingerprint technology. Under the deal, FoxIO fingerprinting tools JA4 and JA4+ will be integrated with Enea's Qosmos ixEngine, a next-generation deep packet inspection (DPI) tool that outputs detailed traffic insights into cybersecurity and networking platforms. Enea aims to close the gap between packet visibility and encrypted network environments, while providing customers with an additional option for gathe

GLOBAL 10:00

Utiq picks former Virtual Minds executive for product officer vacancy

Max Baum has been named chief product officer at Belgian company Utiq, creators of a telecoms-driven infrastructure for leveraging end-user signals in marketing. Baum joins Utiq from Virtual Minds, a ProSiebenSat.1-owned adtech developer specialised in omnichannel, programmatic advertising, latterly as vice president for product and data from 2022 until May this year. Baum was chief product officer for Virtual Minds subsidiary The Adex from 2018 and 2022, and served as Adex's chief operating officer from 20

UNITED STATES 09:58

DirecTV signs NFL distribution deal with EverPass Media

DirecTV has signed a multi-year deal with EverPass Media, rights holder for the NFL's out-of-market package, to distribute NFL Sunday Ticket to commercial venues such as restaurants and bars across the US via satellite and streaming. Starting with the 2026 season, DirecTV for Business will act as a sales, marketing and commercial distribution for EverPass for NFL Sunday Tickets, with and without NFL RedZone.

ICELAND 09:48

Siminn announces comprehensive subscription prices hikes in September

Icelandic operator Siminn has announced price increases for a good many of its services from 01 September. For example, its 5 GB mobile phone subscription goes up by ISK 50 per month to ISK 2,600, its access line fee rises by ISK 150 per month to ISK 4,500 and its unlimited broadband service climbs by ISK 200 to ISK 9,100. The service fee for a 2.5 Gbps router goes up by ISK 100 to ISK 1,600.

PHILIPPINES 09:39

Globe, PLDT, Converge plan USD 500 million undersea fiber optic network deployment

Globe Telecom, PLDT, and Converge ICT have proposed the deployment of a nationwide undersea fibre optic network to expand connectivity across the Philippines, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Overall investments in the preoject are expected to reach USD 500 million (PHP 30.63 billion).

ITALY 09:39

TIM to invest over EUR 500 mln on climate transition plan

Telecom Italia (TIM) has announced plans to invest more than EUR 500 million on a Climate Transition Plan intended to reduce the group's environmental impact and meet rising demand for digital services. The plan outlines emissions reduction targets through 2030, 2040 and 2050, covering key sources including the supply chain, which accounts for over 90 percent of its carbon footprint. The investment, estimated at around EUR 550 million, is already included in TIM's industrial roadmap.

ISRAEL 09:29

Yes and Labour Union agree collective bargaining extension

Bezeq Israel announced that its mobile subsidiary, Yes, its labour union, and the National Labour Federation have officially signed an agreement to extend and update their collective bargaining agreement, concluding at the end of 2026 alongside supplementary agreements.

UNITED STATES 09:24

AT&T signs master services agreement with Azio AI to supply 500 MW data centre build in Texas

AT&T has clinched a master services agreement (MSA) to supply enterprise fibre connectivity to a 500 MW AI data centre campus under development by Azio AI Holdings in Texas. The agreement establishes a consistent framework for provisioning AT&T's enterprise-grade fibre network during the initial phase of development.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 09:23

M:tel net profit improves 47% in H1

Telecom operator m:tel said it has reaffirmed its dominant position in Bosnia and Herzegovina's telecommunications sector, after posting strong financial growth for the first half of 2026 driven by robust service revenue. Between January and June, the company generated a net profit of BAM 43 million, a 47.71 percent jump compared to the same period in 2025. Total revenue rose by 7.73 percent to BAM 271.31 million. Core service offerings served as the primary growth driver, accounting for BAM 19.14 million o

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 09:21

Telphin says call analytics lead double-digit growth in H1

Russian VoIP operator and cloud services provider Telphin said that demand for its call analytics services grew by 52 percent year-on-year in the number of connections in the first half of this year. The market for cloud communications solutions increased by 46 percent, and sales of the PBX service Telphin.Office grew by 44 percent. Sales of mobile communications solutions for business increased by 44 percent, and SMS solutions growth reached 33 percent.

GREECE 09:18

Vodafone Greece to offer free mobile services to customers in fire-affected areas

Vodafone Greece has announced it will provide free mobile services to subscribers impacted by the recent fires in Agia Paraskevi, Agios Nektarios, Alepochori, Vilia, Kryo Pigadi, Porto Germeno, and Psatha. Until 16 August, individual and business contract and prepaid users in these locations will automatically receive 1,500 minutes for calls to national fixed and mobile numbers, as well as 20 GB for mobile data traffic.

POLAND 09:13

Orange Poland offers new battery option with refurbished phones

Orange Poland has introduced a new option to customers buying refurbished smartphones on its platform refurbished.orange.pl. Customers are able to choose the device either with an old battery, or with a new replacement.

BRAZIL 09:11

Telefonica Brasil approves full absorption of subsidiary FiBrasil

Telefonica Brasil announced that its extraordinary shareholders' meeting approved the internal merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary FiBrasil, acquired last November. As of 01 August 2026, FiBrasil has been formally dissolved, with Telefonica Brasil assuming all of its assets, liabilities, rights, and obligations. This structural consolidation will not involve capital increases, the issuance of new stock, or any shift in Telefonica Brasil's equity distribution, the company added.

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