MaxLinear introduces Carmel MxL81434 USB-to-UART connector
GLOBAL 09:17

MaxLinear introduces Carmel MxL81434 USB-to-UART connector

MaxLinear has debuted a new USB-to-UART serial connector, the Carmel MxL81434, for out-of-band console access and monitoring in data centre use cases. Carmel MxL81434 achieves 480 Mbps high-speed USB connectivity and supplies four 15 Mbps UART channels.

Cell C provides three months' free use of Canva Pro design service with 5 GB bundle
SOUTH AFRICA 09:15

Cell C provides three months' free use of Canva Pro design service with 5 GB bundle

Cell C has partnered with global visual communication platform Canva to provide accessible design technology and connectivity to local creators, job seekers and micro-entrepreneurs. In an introductory promotion, Cell C customers who purchase a 5 GB Anytime Data Bundle between 11 August and 13 October will receive three months of Canva Pro at no additional cost. This provides users with premium design, video editing and content creation tools to help them build personal brands, market small businesses or dev

Macquarie Cloud Services extends Azure datacentre deal with Microsoft
AUSTRALIA 09:14

Macquarie Cloud Services extends Azure datacentre deal with Microsoft

Macquarie Cloud Services has signed a new Microsoft Azure 'Datacentre Optimisation' agreement, confirming its role in helping customers migrate to Azure and upgrade their infrastructure. As part of the agreement it's expected to generate USD 278 million in Azure business over three years. 

Algar Telecom reduces net loss in Q2 with revenues up 1%
BRAZIL 09:07

Algar Telecom reduces net loss in Q2 with revenues up 1%

Brazilian regional operator Algar Telecom reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, posting a 5.9 percent reduction in net loss year-on-year to BRL 53.9 million, despite high financial expenses (BRL 133.5 million). Net revenue rose slightly, by 1.2 percent to BRL 732.0 million, while EBITDA reached BRL 308.8 million (+3%), pushing EBITDA margins to 42.2 percent.

Armenian telecom revenues up 6% in H1
ARMENIA 09:05

Armenian telecom revenues up 6% in H1

Armenian telecommunications and broadcasting revenues totaled AMD 87.401 billion in the first half of this year, reports Arka.am from a statement published by the State Statistics Committee. The market grew by 5.7 percent year-on-year. Income from telecommunications services totaled AMD 81.576 billion, up by 5.9 percent.

U Mobile taps OpenAI to embed AI across its operations
MALAYSIA 09:02

U Mobile taps OpenAI to embed AI across its operations

Malaysian operator U Mobile has signed a partnership deal with OpenAI to expand the use of AI across its business. The collaboration will cover areas including customer service, enterprise services, employee tools, software development, data analysis, network operations and cybersecurity. U Mobile will also have early access to OpenAI's latest AI models to explore and develop applications for its operations.

KDDI, Rakuten start Pixel 11 offers
JAPAN 09:00

KDDI, Rakuten start Pixel 11 offers

Japanese operator KDDI confirmed the new Google Pixel 11 smartphones will be available from 20 August in the country. Its au subscribers can receive six months free on a Google AI Pro subscription if they buy one of the Pixel 11 Pro models, and receive 20 percent cashback in Ponta points after that if they continue the subscription, reducing the effective monthly fee to JPY 1,980.

Digi Spain H1 revenue up 16% driven by net fibre adds to own network
SPAIN 09:00

Digi Spain H1 revenue up 16% driven by net fibre adds to own network

Romania's Digi Communications Group announced that revenues at its Digi Spain subsidiary were up 16 percent year-over-year in the first half of 2026 at EUR 515 million, reflecting strong recruitments to its proprietary fibre offer. Revenue over the period was up 8.1 percent in mobile and rose 21.4 percent in fibre. Total RGUs in Spain were 11.9 million at end-June, up 23 percent.

Sivers partners with SemiNex to design InP-based emitters for co-packaged optics
GLOBAL 08:49

Sivers partners with SemiNex to design InP-based emitters for co-packaged optics

Sivers Semiconductors has debuted a programme to deploy next-generation laser emitters driven by indium phosphide (InP) diodes, with the goal of enhancing co-packaged optical interconnects in AI-grade data centres. The initiative is in partnership with InP laser diode supplier SemiNex Corporation and is initially funded with around USD 3.4 million in investment.

Korean regulator delays decision on Apple, Google app store fines
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 08:48

Korean regulator delays decision on Apple, Google app store fines

The Korea Communications Commission has put off a final decision on penalties against Apple and Google for violating the telecoms law with their commissions on app store purchases by iOS and Android users. At its latest meeting 12 August the regulator heard arguments from the companies in its investigation, but said it would not decide on penalties for the violations until an unspecified later date. 

MDA Space opens control centre for MDA Chorus satellite operations
CANADA 08:44

MDA Space opens control centre for MDA Chorus satellite operations

MDA Space has opened the new MDA Chorus Control Centre in St-Bruno-de-Montarville in Quebec. This will be the operational hub for MDA Chorus satellite operations, ahead of the expected launch of the Earth observation constellation in late-2026. The satellite constellation will provide 700-km-wide imaging swath and sub-metre high-resolution spotlight images, regardless of weather conditions, day and night.

Superloop opens digital learning lab at girls' school in Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA 08:41

Superloop opens digital learning lab at girls' school in Sri Lanka

Superloop opened the Superloop Future Minds Lab at Anuruddha Balika Vidyalaya, a girls' school in Colombo city, Sri Lanka. The lab is designed to provide students from Grade 1 to 13 with practical training in digital literacy, information technology and STEM subjects.

NEW ZEALAND 08:38

Chorus announces new national precision timing service

Chorus, New Zealand fibre network operator, has announced the country's first wholesale network-based precision timing service, in partnership with Nokia. The new TimeSync service will help boot national resilience and support essential services, providing customers with access to highly accurate, reliable and secure timing. Using the Chorus nationwide fibre network, the new service will launch in phases from early-2027 - starting in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch. It will be offered as an add-on to

GERMANY 08:38

Freenet records 6% drop in adjusted EBITDA in H1 following deal with mobile network operator

German operator Freenet said adjusted EBITDA fell by 5.9 percent year on year in the first half of 2026 to EUR 242.2 million, impacted by a commercial agreement with a mobile network operator. Adjusted EBITDA in the mobile business plunged by 11.6 percent to EUR 186.2 million, while in the IPTV business, adjusted EBITDA climbed by 36.5 percent to EUR 18.5 million year-on-year in H1. Revenues went up by 24.7 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2026 to EUR 1.51 billion, driven in particular by the integ

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 08:35

LG Uplus adds AWS to public sector offering

LG Uplus has started selling Amazon Web Services' public cloud services to the public sector in South Korea. The company said its brokerage service for AWS IaaS, SaaS and cloud support was approved by the Digital Service Review Committee of the Ministry of Science and ICT and is now live on the Digital Service Support System. The new offering is expected to complement its own network and IT services, including internal experience with cloud and AI adoption, to make new digital services available for governm

GLOBAL 08:30

Celona's Orion platform aims to embed agentic AI-native orchestration into wireless enterprises

Celona is launching a network OS and fabric orchestrator that applies AI agents to enable converged wireless connectivity in the enterprise across satellite, private 5G, public cellular and Wi-Fi. Availability of the new Celona Orion platform is expected to start in Q4, with certain capabilities released subsequently. Celona Orion is powered by an agentic AI-native network operating system, Orchestrator AI, configured to unify all wireless access modes into a single orchestration fabric supervised by intell

UNITED KINGDOM 08:27

UK electricals retailer AO launches MVNO on Vodafone 5G network

UK electricals retailer AO has launched a new SIM-only mobile service called AO Mobile. The first plan, Ultimate 500GB, is available to AO Members for GBP 12 per month and non-members for GBP 18 per month - offering 500GB data, unlimited UK calls/texts and inclusive 15GB EU roaming, on a 30-day rolling contract. The retailer already sells SIM-free contract mobile phones. 

BAHRAIN 08:26

STC Pay Bahrain launches eKey 2.0 integration for faster registration

STC Pay Bahrain has integrated its customer onboarding with the national eKey 2.0 digital identity system, developed by Beyon Connect in partnership with the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA). The upgrade allows eligible users to verify their identity securely using government-backed digital identity and eKYC capabilities. Metin Zavrak, CEO of  STC Pay Bahrain, said that integrating the eKey 2.0 platform simplifies customer registration by reducing onboarding friction while elevating transaction sec

NETHERLANDS 08:24

NLziet revenues up 17% in 2025

The Dutch OTT TV service NLziet achieved 17 percent higher sales in 2025, at EUR 25.3 million, according to its recently filed annual report. Its operating profit improved 9.3 percent to EUR 1.85 million, as the revenue growth was enough to offset higher operating costs.

SAUDI ARABIA 08:21

Tencent Cloud powers Alsaif Gallery's enterprise AI transformation in Saudi Arabia

Tencent Cloud has partnered with Saudi retailer Alsaif Gallery to power its enterprise AI transformation, using advanced cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence services to optimise digital operations and elevate customer service. Leveraging Tencent Cloud's local data centre infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Alsaif Gallery has deployed its proprietary enterprise AI agent. The newly deployed AI agent enables efficiencies in both back-office operations and customer-facing touchpoints for Alsaif Gallery

AUSTRALIA 08:11

Meta removes over 750,000 under-age Instagram, Facebook accounts in Australia

Meta said it had removed access to over 750,000 accounts in Australia belonging to Facebook and Instagram users it believes are under the age of 16. The number dates from the end of June, just over six months after Australia's social media age restrictions came into force. It's increased from almost 550,000 accounts removed in the first month of the ban on under-16s using social media in the country. Meta said it expects the number to grow further as enforcement continues. 

UGANDA 08:11

MTN Uganda opens new service centre in Bwaise

MTN Uganda has opened a new service centre in Bwaise, located at Kigabo Mall adjacent to Luqman Petrol Station. To mark the launch, MTN staff collaborated with NileCom representatives and local community leaders to conduct a clean-up initiative at Bwaise Market. They engaged local motorcycle taxi operators through a campaign to connect daily transport workers with affordable connectivity services.

ALGERIA 08:01

Algerian government starts scheme to implement AI in public sector services

Algeria has finalised a joint inter-ministerial roadmap to deploy artificial intelligence across public services and reinforce its national technological sovereignty, ITWeb reported, citing the minister for higher education and scientific research, Kamel Baddari. The plan focuses on sovereign open source AI models, high-performance computing centres, localised data storage and strict security protocols for public sector systems. Baddari said Algeria aims to build a knowledge-based economy that ensures full

MALAYSIA 07:53

NXP breaks ground on Malaysia factory expansion, to add 500,000 square feet of production space

NXP Semiconductors has celebrated the groundbreaking of its new assembly and test (A&T) factory in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, an expansion of the company's existing A&T site. The facility is designed to boost NXP's global manufacturing footprint and increase supply capacity.

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