Orange Poland extends 50GB bonus for online top-ups
POLAND 12:52

Orange Poland extends 50GB bonus for online top-ups

Orange Poland has extended a promotion for prepaid customers offering a 50 GB bonus bundle, valid for 10 days, after an online top-up of at least PLN 30. The promotion is valid until 31 August. The top-up is possible on the My Orange app or the website.

Poland to run EU-funded digital education campaign
POLAND 12:51

Poland to run EU-funded digital education campaign

The Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs, in partnership with the National Institute of Telecommunications, will receive PLN 21 million in a subsidy  from European Funds for Digital Development to implement the "Connected by Technology" project. This project will disseminate knowledge about new technologies (including telecommunications) and their applications among all residents of Poland, regardless of age, education, or place of residence. 

Tecnotree posts sales up 15% in Q2, up 19% in constant currencies
GLOBAL 12:47

Tecnotree posts sales up 15% in Q2, up 19% in constant currencies

Tecnotree reported approximately EUR 19.9 million in revenue for the second quarter, an increase of 14.9 percent year-on-year. In constant currency terms, the growth rate reached 18.5 percent based on a EUR 20.5 million turnover.

Zain Bahrain's OneCX partners with Genesys for contact centre services
BAHRAIN 12:38

Zain Bahrain's OneCX partners with Genesys for contact centre services

Zain Bahrain has announced a partnership with cloud contact centre services provider Genesys through OneCX, Zain's customer experience portfolio designed to help organisations manage and enhance interactions on both digital and assisted channels. Through this partnership, OneCX will offer the Genesys Cloud platform, allowing organisations to modernise their contact centres via a single, integrated cloud-based system. Businesses will be able to manage customer interactions via voice call, email, live chat, W

TAAG Angola Airlines launches international mobile data service
ANGOLA 12:38

TAAG Angola Airlines launches international mobile data service

TAAG Angola Airlines has partnered with technology firm Kolet to offer passengers global connectivity across more than 190 countries. Travellers outside Angola can now purchase and set up a mobile data plan before their flight using the eSim service, bypassing the need for physical SIM card swaps and ensuring instant internet access upon arrival. Currently promoted via pre-flight emails and SMS, the service will soon be integrated directly into TAAG's booking and check-in platforms.

Yettel Serbia revenues grow after SBB takeover
SERBIA 12:34

Yettel Serbia revenues grow after SBB takeover

Yettel Serbia and its sister companies Cetin Serbia and SBB (Serbia Broadband) ended the full year 2025 with total revenue of EUR 604 million, up from EUR 561 million a year earlier. According to parent company E& PPF Telecom Group, EBITDA for the Serbian activities was EUR 188 million in 2025, up from EUR 171 million the previous year, while capex jumped to EUR 174 million from EUR 39 million. The acquisition of SBB was the primary growth engine, driving significant double-digit expansion in fixed-line sub

Poda offers AMC in open window in August
CZECH REPUBLIC 12:32

Poda offers AMC in open window in August

Czech operator Poda is offering customers the opportunity to watch the television channel AMC in an open window in August. Customers do not need to take any steps to activate the TV channel as it will appear in the line-up by default.

Zamtel and Pepsi run label peeling prize campaign
ZAMBIA 12:32

Zamtel and Pepsi run label peeling prize campaign

Zambian operator Zamtel and Varun Beverages Zambia are running the ZMK 10 million 'Zamtel na Pepsi: Peel. Scan. Win' campaign from 01 August to 30 November. The partners will reward over 800,000 customers with a variety of instant and weekly prizes. To enter the promotion, customers purchase participating 500 ml bottles of Pepsi, Mirinda or 7UP. They peel the promotional label and then either scan the QR code or dial star 9595 hash using a Zamtel number. They stand a chance to win airtime, shopping vouchers

Santander debuts travel eSIM service in Spain
SPAIN 12:30

Santander debuts travel eSIM service in Spain

Spanish bank Santander has followed rival financial services providers such as Revolut and N26 with the launch of a dedicated travel eSIM service for its customers, in partnership with international digital connectivity specialist Gigs. The Santander eSIM is available in 3 GB, 5 GB, 10 GB, 20 GB and 50 GB data packages and can be used in 160 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Turkey, Japan, Brazil and Thailand.

T-Mobile shareholders unconvinced on Deutsche Telekom merger proposal - report
UNITED STATES 12:23

T-Mobile shareholders unconvinced on Deutsche Telekom merger proposal - report

Shareholders in T-Mobile US are reportedly pushing back against a plan from Deutsche Telekom to merge with its US subsidiary. According to an unsourced report from Semafor, T-Mobile management told the controlling shareholder that some minority shareholders in the US operator, mainly institutional investors, were against the plan. They are also concerned about potential regulatory opposition from US authorities. 

Zain Jordan e-sports hub becomes partner of Mahara Academy
JORDAN 12:18

Zain Jordan e-sports hub becomes partner of Mahara Academy

Zain Jordan's hub Zain Esports Jo has become the strategic partner for the Mahara Esports Education and Development Academy, an initiative by JEG Esports. The academy recently celebrated the graduation of its inaugural class under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Omar bin Feisal, President of the Jordanian Esports Federation. The partnership aims to cultivate talent in Jordan's expanding gaming and electronic sport sectors.

SonicWall details Glasswing involvement
GLOBAL 12:09

SonicWall details Glasswing involvement

SonicWall has confirmed its participation in Anthropic's Project Glasswing initiative. SonicWall's team will incorporate the restricted-access AI language model Claude Mythos 5 into its defensive security posture, and will report back on its experience to assist future releases intended for broader cybersecurity consumption. Through the initiative, SonicWall expects to evaluate possible implications for discovering cyber flaws and reviewing faulty code, including across its own software, with potential to f

GLOBAL 12:08

Adtran attracts increased cloud and enterprise activity to grow Q2 sales year-on-year

Adtran is selling increased volumes of its optical networking equipment to cloud providers and enterprise clients, achieving 47 percent growth in these categories in Q2. The figure significantly exceeded Adtran's overall revenue expansion of 6.1 percent to USD 281.1 million, increased from USD 265.1 million in Q2 of last year.

CHILE 12:01

Entel Q2 revenues up 8% on postpay surge in Chile and Peru

Chilean operator Entel reported an 8.0 percent year-on-year rise in revenues to CLP 780.5 billion in the second quarter of 2026, driven by strong growth in its mobile postpay segments in both Chile and Peru, coupled with fibre expansion in Chile. A 7.1 percent increase in revenues in its domestic market to CLP 498.6 billion was complemented by a similar 7.9 percent rise in Peru to CLP 309.9 billion.

ICELAND 11:49

Siminn buys back 2 mln own shares in week starting 27 July

Icelandic operator Siminn has provided information about the progress of the share buyback scheme declared to Nasdaq Iceland on 15 May 2026. The plan is valid for eighteen months or until the 2027 AGM and the maximum sum that Siminn will repurchase is ISK 500 million. In the week starting 27 July, the operator bought 2.11 million of its own shares at a purchase price of ISK 26.91 million.

ICELAND 11:26

Nova repurchases 18 mln shares under buyback plan

Icelandic operator Nova has published details of the progress of the share buyback plan that it declared to the stock exchange on 29 June 2026. In the week starting 27 July 2026, the operator bought back 1.47 million of its own shares for ISK 5.60 million. Nova has now purchased a total of 17.77 million of its own shares, or 0.52 percent of its total share capital.

ITALY 11:20

Italian retail sales dip 0.1% in June, online up 28% YoY

Italy's retail sales fell 0.1 percent in value and volume in June compared to May, according to the latest preliminary data from national statistics office Istat. Shoes, leather goods and travel items declined 1.2 percent while thelargest increases were recorded in electric household appliances, audio-video equipment (+14.2%) and computers and telecommunications equipment (+12.6%).

SAUDI ARABIA 11:08

Salam obtains Tier 2 managed security operations centre service licence from National Cybersecurity Authority

Saudi operator, Etihad Salam Telecom Company (Salam) has announced that it received a five-year license from the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA), authorising the company to provide Tier 2 Managed Security Operations Center (MSOC) services.

KUWAIT 11:02

Zain takes part in Injaz Kuwait internship fair

Zain Kuwait says it has participated in Injaz Kuwait's annual Internship Fair, offering university students and new graduates a first-hand look at telecom and technology careers, as well as the company's training programmes. Injaz is a non-profit organisation fostering youth education and training in workforce readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Zain's booth attracted attendees interested in gaining early workplace experience and presented the Zain Future University Network (FUN) Programme,

GLOBAL 10:53

SK Hynix and Sandisk unveil high-bandwidth flash memory specification

SK Hynix and Sandisk have officially unveiled an open flash storage specification poised to realise bandwidth advances already seen in the dynamic RAM memory segment. The partners are preparing to publish the inaugural spec for a standardised flash storage protocol dubbed High Bandwidth Flash (HBF). The standard will be presented this week at the Future of Memory and Storage event in Santa Clara from 04 to 06 August.

ZIMBABWE 10:44

POTRAZ data protection officer licence fees attract criticism

A government policy requiring every organisation that handles personal data to secure annual licences from the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has sparked a widespread backlash from analysts and industry leaders, Bulawayo24 reported. Critics warn that the mandatory compliance fees could place severe financial strain on a wide range of institutions including businesses, churches, schools and non-profit organisations, with the ultimate cost passed down to consumers thro

NETHERLANDS 10:29

Netherlands digital agency plans 6G research demo in September

The digital infrastructure agency in the Netherlands, RDI is organising a 6G event 23 September in Amersfoort to show off the national 6G test bed and various 6G field labs around the country. Available to follow also online, the meeting is part of 'Digitalisation Week' and is organised in cooperation with the Do IoT Fieldlab in Delft and research institute TNO. 

ZIMBABWE 10:28

EcoCash launches Diaspora Wallet at UK Zimfest

EcoCash has launched its Diaspora Wallet at Zimfest in Nottingham, UK, on 25 July. The service allows Zimbabweans living abroad to directly pay for goods and services back home. Users can top up their digital wallets using international Visa and Mastercard debit or credit cards. For the initial rollout, customers based in the UK and South Africa can also fund their accounts via Sasai Money Transfer.

HUNGARY 10:17

Yettel and Cetin Hungary grow FY revenue to EUR 666 mln

Yettel Hungary and Cetin Hungary ended 2025 with revenue of EUR 666 million, a slight increase from the EUR 654 million registered a year earlier. According to parent company E& PPF Telecom Group, EBITDA in Hungary increased in the same period from EUR 144 million to EUR 169 million, while capex rose from EUR 39 million to EUR 48 million. Total assets were worth EUR 731 million.

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