VodafoneThree wins several awards at 2026 Mobile Industry Awards
UNITED KINGDOM 14:08

VodafoneThree wins several awards at 2026 Mobile Industry Awards

VodafoneThree has taken home several awards at the 2026 Mobile Industry awards - including Best Network for Consumers, Best Customer Service (Consumer), and Best Wholesale Service and Solutions Provider. 

Disney appoints new Disney Entertainment executives
GLOBAL 13:21

Disney appoints new Disney Entertainment executives

Disney has announced the appointment of Adam Smith as Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer for Disney Entertainment. In addition, Joe Earley will take on the newly-created position of President, Disney Entertainment Television Franchise and Content Strategy.

WindTre launches Call Your Country Plus plan for under 25s
ITALY 13:16

WindTre launches Call Your Country Plus plan for under 25s

Italian operator WindTre has launched a new plan in its Call Your Country plans for foreign nationals resident in Italy. The offer, dubbed Call Your Country Plus Under 25, is available in WindTre stores to new customers aged under 25. It comes with unlimited minutes to all national landline and mobile numbers, 100 minutes of calls to 53 countries plus 200GB of data at up to 5G speeds for EUR 9.99 a month.

MTN Ghana holds second DigiFest
GHANA 13:01

MTN Ghana holds second DigiFest

MTN Ghana has started the second edition of DigiFest, an initiative running until October to foster local digital innovation. It began with a three-day tech fair and will feature workshops, masterclasses and conferences uniting start-ups, tech firms and academia. According to chief digital officer Ibrahim Misto, the goal is to deepen ecosystem collaboration and deliver greater value to consumers and businesses.

Core42 and TII partner on sovereign cloud and AI security
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 12:51

Core42 and TII partner on sovereign cloud and AI security

G42 company Core42 has signed an agreement with the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), part of Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), to advance locally developed digital sovereignty and cybersecurity capabilities. The deal was signed at GISEC Global 2026. The collaboration combines Core42's sovereign cloud and AI capabilities with TII's cybersecurity research expertise.

Integra Tec fined USD 1.5 mln over Telefonica del Peru deal
PERU 12:47

Integra Tec fined USD 1.5 mln over Telefonica del Peru deal

Integra Tec International has been fined around PEN 5.5 million (USD 1.5 million) by Peru's competition authority for completing its acquisition of Telefonica del Peru without notifying regulators in advance. The National Institute for the Defence of Competition and Intellectual Property (Indecopi) said the deal exceeded the economic thresholds requiring notification and review.

Helios Towers launches ICT laboratory at Kalenga Secondary School
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 12:46

Helios Towers launches ICT laboratory at Kalenga Secondary School

Helios Towers has launched a TZS 30 million (EUR 9,875) ICT laboratory at Kalenga Secondary School in Iringa District Council to benefit 873 pupils and 43 teachers as part of the company's corporate social investment programme. The lab will improve pupils' digital skills, build technology literacy and better prepare them for an increasingly digital job market. The project was funded by Helios Towers Tanzania and implemented by Camara Education Tanzania in coordination with local education authorities. It eq

Vodafone Germany adds 13 FAST ​channels to GigaTV offering
GERMANY 12:36

Vodafone Germany adds 13 FAST ​channels to GigaTV offering

Vodafone Germany has added thirteen new free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels to its GigaTV offering. The channels include Spiegel TV Konflikte, ARD Plus Krimi, ARD Plus Lindenstrasse, ARD Plus Zoo, ZDF kocht!, 5-Minute Crafts and Scooore, among others.

GlobalLogic presents test automation kit for broadband CPE and FWA products
GLOBAL 12:25

GlobalLogic presents test automation kit for broadband CPE and FWA products

Hitachi's GlobalLogic introduced at the RDK Global Summit a testbed automation kit targeting evaluations of fixed broadband gateways and 5G FWA premises equipment. GlobalLogic's Test Automation Kit deploys agentic AI in a multi-agent framework to implement rules expressed in plain English as executable Python test scripts. TAK's AI agents draw on GlobalLogic's existing broadband automation technology, which is designed to apply established engineering practice in terms of reliability, security and repeatabi

De-Cix Frankfurt reaches record data throughput of over 20 Tbps on 17 September
GERMANY 12:22

De-Cix Frankfurt reaches record data throughput of over 20 Tbps on 17 September

De-Cix Frankfurt has achieved a new record data traffic of more than 20 Tbps data throughput, driven by viewers watching the Europa League matches on 17 September. It specified that 20.02 Tbps were transmitted for the first time during the football matches. Since the beginning of 2020, data traffic at DE-CIX Frankfurt has recorded growth of approximately 140 percent.

Emnify reshuffles top leadership team
GERMANY 12:18

Emnify reshuffles top leadership team

Berlin-based IoT connectivity provider Emnify has reshuffled its top leadership team. Current chief commercial officer Kenneth De Spiegeleire has been appointed chief executive officer. Founder and current CEO Frank Stoecker becomes executive chairman of the board, focusing on key investor and board relationships and the development of strategic partnerships. Lars Singbartl will step down as chairman and but remain on the board.

Comarch signs up to TM Forum's autonomous networks manifesto
GLOBAL 12:09

Comarch signs up to TM Forum's autonomous networks manifesto

Comarch Communications has added its name to TM Forum's Autonomous Networks Manifesto. The firm joins almost 100 operators and vendors to have already endorsed collaborative efforts to build self-managing network infrastructure with higher levels of autonomy, while transitioning to standardised approaches from legacy automation methods.

GLOBAL 12:07

Emtelle introduces Rapid Customer Connect deployment strategy

Fibre duct vendor Emtelle has announced the launch of its Rapid Customer Connect (RCC) deployment model. The RCC strategy helps fibre carriers accelerate time-to-connection by implementing pre-installed equipment that runs right up to the end property's boundary. As such, it removes many of the delays and challenges traditionally associated with last-mile deployment, Emtelle says.

ICELAND 12:05

Icelandic regulator sends WACC draft decision to ESA

Icelandic telecoms regulator Fjarskiptastofa said it has sent a draft decision regarding the assumptions and methodology to calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the year 2026 to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA). A preliminary draft decision went to national consultation from 13 July to 17 August and the watchdog received comments from Ljosleidarinn. Fjarskiptastofa believes that the comments do not require changes to its proposed conclusion on the WACC.

PANAMA 11:48

Mas Movil Panama activates Mas Starlink D2D service

Panamanian operator Mas Movil (+Movil) has officially launched the country's first satellite Direct-to-Device (D2D) service following an agreement reached earlier this year with Starlink. The satellite-to-mobile connectivity service, dubbed Mas Starlink, reaches areas not covered by traditional terrestrial networks, including remote communities, mountainous regions, maritime areas, tourist destinations and islands.

FINLAND 11:46

Ericsson and Erillisverkot demonstrate ISAC to detect unauthorised drone activity

Ericsson has announced a test of Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) with Finnish state-owned civil and critical communications operator Erillisverkot during a technology demonstration from 16-18 September in Helsinki, including a live trial at Vuosaari Harbour. The test showed that 5G networks can assist authorities with live detection of unauthorised drone activity. ISAC can add a sensing layer around ports, borders and other sensitive sites to strengthen national security and resilience as drones

FRANCE 11:23

Red by SFR brings TV app to smart TVs

Red by SFR, the low-cost brand from the French operator SFR, has launched its TV app for smart TVs. Already available for tablets and phones, the Red TV app now works also on Samsung, LG and Hisense TVs, as well as other TVs and media players using the Android TV/Google TV platform.

UNITED STATES 11:10

JD Power study finds narrowing gap in US customer satisfaction with live TV streaming over traditional providers

JD Power has released its 2026 US Television Service Provider Satisfaction Study, which shows a narrowing gap in satisfaction with live television streaming over traditional TV. The study found shows year-on-year improvements in satisfaction in all seven areas considered. These are value for price paid, consistent delivery of high-quality service, level of trust in provider; ease of doing business, personnel, digital tools, and resolving problems/complaints.

GLOBAL 10:37

Huawei introduces updated Stellar AI Network offering and NPO brand at Connect 2026

Huawei has taken the wraps off an upgraded Stellar AI Network campus and data centre offering at its Connect 2026 event, and also provided more details of its near-packaged optics (NPO) technology, introduced earlier in this month. Version 2.0 of the Stellar AI Network Solution fabric includes the newly launched SF9300 series switch containing Huawei's Ascend A5/A6 silicon system. The latest addition to Huawei's wider UnifiedBusGateway switching line-up delivers a two-layer plane architecture that negates t

EUROPE 10:28

AtNorth chief strategy, marketing & communications officer steps back into advisory role on health grounds

Data centre company AtNorth has announced that Fredrik Jansson will step back from his day-to-day operational executive role as chief strategy and marketing & communications officer for health reasons and become a senior advisor instead. In recognition of Jansson's contribution to the company and in support of the cause that has affected him, AtNorth will make a donation towards research into systemic sarcoidosis. CEO Eyjolfur Magnus Kristinsson said Jansson has been instrumental in the company's developmen

UNITED STATES 10:20

Dish, United Airlines team for live football coverage on aircraft

EchoStar has announced a partnership between Dish and United Airlines to provide the airline's passengers with live professional and college football direct to their Starlink-powered seatback screens for the 2026/27 season. The games will be available across nine live major sports TV networks, launching on over 200 Starlink-equipped United Airlines aircraft in September. The roll-out will be extended to around 700 mainline aircraft by February 2027.

MEXICO 10:19

Odata invests USD 630 mln in Mexico, Brazil cooling upgrade

Latin American data centre provider Odata, owned by Aligned Data Centers, announced plans to deploy its latest DeltaFlow liquid-cooling technology at its QR03 campus in Mexico and SP04 facility in Brazil, backed by combined investment of USD 630 million. Installation and testing of the first phase are under way at both sites.

INDONESIA 10:16

XLSmart advances 8,000 km Candle submarine cable with Batam landing

Indonesian operator XLSmart has announced that the Candle submarine cable system has reached an important construction stage with the deployment of the Golden Buoy in Batam. XLSmart is developing the Candle submarine cable system, an 8,000 km network connecting Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan.

UNITED KINGDOM 10:09

BBC signs 3-year FIA World Rally Championship broadcast deal

The BBC has signed a new 3-year broadcasting deal for live coverage of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in the UK. The new deal will include live coverage of every round of the global motorsport championship from 2027 to 2029, including the new rally Scotland event in Aberdeenshire. This coverage will be delivered as a partnership between BBC Scotland, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Cymru Wales. 

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