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

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

Currys partners with THG Commerce for TikTok Shop launch
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.

Virgin Media O2 extends naming agreement for The O2 until 2038
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

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

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

GFiber migrates voice services to Alianza's cloud platform
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.

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

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

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

Rionegro named Nokia Spain chief
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's NTL adds Skylo satellite connectivity for IoT
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.

NIGER 09:33

Niger connects to Algerian fibre route to reduce digital isolation

Niger has officially launched a cross-border fibre-optic link with Algeria, providing the landlocked nation with another international network route to diversify its digital infrastructure, Ecofin reported. It connects northern Niger through the Agadez-Assamaka corridor, advancing bilateral telecom cooperation and forming part of the Trans-Saharan Fiber Optic Backbone linking North Africa to the Sahel.

BRAZIL 09:29

Nokia lands Brazil research network upgrade deal

RNP, Brazil's national research and education network, has selected Nokia and Q13 to modernise its Rede Ipê service. The upgrade will create a secure, automated IP network for more than four million users, supporting AI-enabled research, scientific collaboration and digital innovation across the country, said the partners.

FRANCE 09:19

Orange Business expands portfolio of SecNumCloud-certified offers

Orange Business announced that its cloud portfolio can now provide greater choice to customers requiring SecNumCloud-recognised infrastructure. Cloud Avenue SecNum Dynamic has successfully completed the qualification process overseen by French IT security agency ANSSI, representing a second complementary environment alongside the Cloud Avenue platform offering that earned SecNumCloud certification in July 2015. Within this newly qualified IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) environment, customers can also be

GLOBAL 09:15

Vivo to begin EU pre-orders for X500 series on 27 October

Vivo has announced the forthcoming global launch of its X500 Series smartphone line-up, introducing the X500 Pro Max, X500 Pro and vanilla X500 models to succeed its earlier X300 range. A launch event scheduled on 27 October signals the start of Vivo's EU rollout and pre-orders, with wider availability planned from 05 November.

IRAQ 09:10

Iraqi government signs data centre MoU with Huawei

The Iraqi communications ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei to build modern enterprise data centres nationwide, Iraqi News Agency reported. The agreement between Huawei and state-owned General Company for Communications and Informatics aims to strengthen sovereign cloud hosting, boost service quality and expand international tech cooperation.

MEXICO 09:08

Megacable ups fibre speed to 5 Gbps, debuts Wi-Fi 7

Mexican triple-play operator Megacable announced the launch of its first broadband plans at symmetric (download and upload) speeds of 2 Gbps and 5 Gbps for residential and business users. The Mega-branded offers come with Wi-Fi 7 technology and are initially available in parts of Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City.

SOUTH AFRICA 09:03

USAASA welcomes ministerial approval of USAF manual

The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) welcomes the formal approval of the Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) Manual by the ICT minister Solly Malatsi after a collaborative review by the department of communications and digital technologies and the agency. The manual establishes a strategic and administrative governance framework for USAF-supported funding interventions.

EGYPT 08:49

EG-IX reaches 1.22 EB traffic in first 9 months vs 480 PB in FY 2025

AMS-IX said the Egypt Internet Exchange (EG-IX) that it launched in April 2022 with Telecom Egypt achieved peak traffic of 945 Gbps by the third quarter of this year, up from 338 Gbps in 2025 and 89 Gbps in 2023. In the first nine months of 2026, EG-IX handled 1.22 EB of traffic, which was over two-and-a-half times the 480 PB recorded during the whole of 2025. By Q3, EG-IX connected nineteen networks measured by ASNs, nearly five times the four networks present at launch in 2022. Active ports more than quad

EUROPE 08:49

Bechtle partners Secunet Security Networks to protect IT infrastructure

German IT services provider Bechtle has signed a partnership agreement with cybersecurity firm Secunet Security Networks to provide solutions to protect IT infrastructure. Under the partnership, Secunet provides the sovereign security platform while Bechtle is responsible for operations, and makes the platform available to customers across Europe.

SWITZERLAND 08:47

Swisscom introduces Kids Security app

Swisscom has introduced the Kids Security app for iOS and Android, offered for CHF 2.45 until the end of the year. From January 2027, the app will cost CHF 4.90 per month. The app monitors the content watched by children and their screen time, and provides statistics on use and optional geolocation for parents and guardians. It can be used for an unlimited number of children and devices, but its use requires a blue Mobile or Kids Mobile subscription with Swisscom. On additional devices, for example a parent

EUROPE 08:44

Berec report finds EU telco consolidation unlikely to boost investment

Consolidation on the EU telecom market is not likely to lead to more network investment, innovation or competition, according to a report from Berec, the assembly of EU telecom regulators. Berec said EU regulations are not holding back mergers between telecom operators, neither within countries or across borders, despite the calls by some telecom operators to relax merger controls. Based on the cases it examined, M&A is not guaranteed to yield the extra capital efficiency claimed, nor result in better price

CHILE 08:38

Chile's Subtel and OnLab to promote industrial use of 5G and 6G

Chile's telecommunications regulator Subtel and technology group OnLab have signed a two-year collaboration agreement to accelerate the industrial adoption of 5G, 5.5G and future 6G networks via real-world pilot projects. The deal, announced at the Summit País Digital 2026 event with support from state development agency Corfo, seeks to turn Chile's existing advances in fibre, satellite links and 5G coverage into testbeds for next-generation connectivity in key economic sectors.

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