Vectra sponsors gymnastics competition in Gdynia
POLAND 07:10

Vectra sponsors gymnastics competition in Gdynia

Polish operator Vectra acted as a strategic sponsor of the gymnastics competition Gdynia Rhythmic Stars & Baltic Junior Cup. The operator was the sponsor of the competition for the fifth year in turn. The competition took place on 09 May.

Brazil mobile market adds over 2 mln lines in March
BRAZIL 07:08

Brazil mobile market adds over 2 mln lines in March

Brazil reached 273.5 million mobile lines in March, up from 271.3 million the previous month, equal to a 102.6 percent penetration rate, according to figures published by Anatel. 4G technology accounted for 64.9 percent of total lines, ahead of 5G (22.1%), 2G (6.7%) and 3G (5.3%). Vivo holds the largest market share at 37.9 percent, followed by Claro (33.2%) and TIM Brasil (22.7%).

Yoin offers new customers discount 'for life'
BELGIUM 07:07

Yoin offers new customers discount 'for life'

Belgian MVNO Yoin introduced a new offer of a "discount for life", valid until 22 May for new customers. This reduces the price of its 25 GB monthly plan to EUR 6 from EUR 9, and the 40 and 60 GB plans are cut by EUR 4, to respectively EUR 9 and EUR 11 per month. The offer is not valid for the smallest bundle with 5 GB for EUR 8 per month. 

Globe updates prepaid loan services and offers internet upgrades amid rising costs
PHILIPPINES 07:05

Globe updates prepaid loan services and offers internet upgrades amid rising costs

Philippines operator Globe Telecom has introduced enhancements to its prepaid loan services and announced broadband upgrades aimed at supporting customers facing rising living and energy costs. The operator said it has updated its load and promo loan services for Globe Prepaid and TM users, enabling customers to borrow credit for calls, texts and data and repay at a later stage. The service includes both small-value emergency offers and higher-value options such as bundled promos, accessible via mobile app,

KPN offers monthly data add-ons
NETHERLANDS 07:02

KPN offers monthly data add-ons

KPN has introduced new data add-ons, for customers with limited monthly plans. The 'Datapakkers' come with a choice of 5, 10 or 20 GB, for respectively EUR 2.25, EUR 4.50 and EUR 8.75 per month. They can be added month to month, with no minimum contract required. Customers who also take fixed broadband from KPN receive the data volume. 

Kazakhstan signs cooperation memorandum on new data centre plan
KAZAKHSTAN 06:58

Kazakhstan signs cooperation memorandum on new data centre plan

The Kazakhstan Minsitry of AI and Digital Development has signed a cooperation memoradum with a consortium, including companies Dornan Engineering Group and Ample Solutions Hong Kong (Turner Company), reports Profit.kz. The parties plan to cooperate building a data centre having up to 200 MW capacity. The data centre is expected to correspond to either Tier-3 or Tier-4 level. A size of the investment has been evaluated at USD 1.5 billion to 3 billion.

Brazil completes Infovias 03 and 04 fibre cables in Amazon region
BRAZIL 06:57

Brazil completes Infovias 03 and 04 fibre cables in Amazon region

Brazil has completed the construction of the Infovias 03 and 04 fibre-optic cables of the Norte Conectado Program, a project aimed at bringing internet connectivity to the Amazon region, according to Anatel. Infovia 03 spans almost 780 km, connecting several municipalities in Para and benefiting over 1.6 million people, including schools, universities, health units, and the judiciary. Infovia 04 covers over 600 km, linking communities in Roraima and Amazonas, serving more than 500,000 people and numerous in

Play deploys 155 base stations in year to date
POLAND 06:56

Play deploys 155 base stations in year to date

Polish operator Play, controlled by Iliad, has already deployed 155 new base stations since the beginning of this year. That includes 34 new base stations in April. New base stations were launched in Szczecin, Torun, Gliwice, Czestochow, Gdansk, Krakow, Wroclaw, Warsaw and other sites in April. The operator owned 13,330 base stations in total at the end of April. 

Akamai wins USD 1.8 bln contract from top AI model provider
GLOBAL 06:55

Akamai wins USD 1.8 bln contract from top AI model provider

Akamai announced that a "leading frontier model provider" has committed to take USD 1.8 billion in cloud infrastructure services from the company over seven years. While the customer was not disclosed, Bloomberg reported separately that it is likely to be Anthropic. Demand from the AI sector helped Akamai reported first-quarter revenues up 6 percent year-on-year to EUR 1.07 billion. 

Over 1 in 10 Spanish users lodge fixed broadband complaint in Q4
ITALY 06:54

Over 1 in 10 Spanish users lodge fixed broadband complaint in Q4

Fixed broadband issues resulted in more than one in ten Spanish users filing a complaint in the final quarter of 2025, according to the latest household survey conducted by communications and markets regulator CNMC. The findings show that 10.2 percent of Spanish households submitted a complaint about their fixed broadband service in the October to December period, followed by 6.1 percent about their electricity service, 5.6 percent about mobile telephony and 5.2 percent regarding gas.

Gorilla Technology plans 200 MW AI data centre campus in Thailand
THAILAND 06:51

Gorilla Technology plans 200 MW AI data centre campus in Thailand

Gorilla Technology Group has announced plans to develop a 200 MW AI data centre campus in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, as part of its expansion of AI infrastructure in Southeast Asia. The company said the site, covering approximately 40 acres, is intended to support both domestic and regional demand for AI compute capacity from governments, enterprises, hyperscalers and developers. The campus is designed to deliver around 150 MW of IT load and will comprise six high-density data halls, including five 30 MW

SM+ Data Centers and partners mark topping-out milestone for Jakarta facility
INDONESIA 06:47

SM+ Data Centers and partners mark topping-out milestone for Jakarta facility

SM+ Data Centers, alongside Korea Investment Real Asset Management and LG Sinar Mas, has completed the topping-out of the SMX01 data centre in Jakarta, signalling progress towards its planned service launch in the fourth quarter of 2026. The facility, located in Jakarta's central business district, is being developed as an AI-ready, carrier-neutral data centre designed to support cloud, enterprise and artificial intelligence workloads. The project forms part of a broader effort to expand digital infrastruct

FRANCE 06:46

Orange retains lead in French 5G site activations during April

French operator Orange once again recorded the largest monthly net increase in active 5G sites across mainland France, adding 368 during April, net of overlapping deployments across 2.1 GHz (+226), 700 MHz (+155) and 3.5 GHz (+134) frequencies. According to spectrum agency ANFR, Bouygues Telecom achieved the second‑largest monthly gain (+283), ahead of SFR (+153) and Free Mobile (+46).

AFRICA 06:45

Vodacom Group FY revenue rises 10%

Vodacom Group said its revenue grew 10.1 percent year-on-year to ZAR 167.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2026. In normalised currency, revenue rose by 12.2 percent. Service revenue grew 10.6 percent to ZAR 133.6 billion, or 12.9 percent on a normalised basis, in line with the African operator's double-digit medium term target. This result was supported by strong performances in Egypt, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Lesotho, alongside resilience in South Africa and Mozambique,

JAPAN 06:40

KDDI completes AI uplink optimisation field trial with Ericsson

KDDI has completed a field trial of AI-driven uplink optimisation on its commercial network in collaboration with Ericsson, demonstrating performance improvements across both 4G and 5G networks. The trial, conducted in the first quarter of 2026, covered approximately 1,500 5G cells and 1,300 4G cells across multiple bands. It used Ericsson's Uplink Interference Optimizer rApp running on the Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform, alongside a third-party rApp developed by Japan-based FYRA.

JAPAN 06:30

NTT Docomo to introduce deferred payment option for d Card users

NTT Docomo has announced it will introduce a new payment option, "Skip Payment", for its d Card credit card from 18 May. The feature allows users to change the payment month for purchases originally made as a single-payment transaction. Cardholders can defer payment by up to six months from the original billing date, with the total amount, including a fee calculated on a 12 percent annualised rate, payable in a lump sum in the selected month.

NEW ZEALAND 06:23

NZ operators call for outcomes-based, technology-neutral rural connectivity policy

A mixed-technology approach to rural connectivity is likely to deliver more cost-effective and resilient outcomes than fibre-only deployment, according to a report commissioned by New Zealand's telecommunications operators. The report, prepared by Flint Global and commissioned by Spark New Zealand, One New Zealand, 2degrees, Fortysouth and Connexa, said that while New Zealand has achieved high levels of broadband coverage, including fibre availability to around 87 percent of households and businesses, the r

UNITED STATES 06:23

Apple agrees chip manufacturing deal with Intel - report

Apple reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to manufacture some of the chips that power Apple devices, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The companies have been in talks for over a year on the deal, which will help Apple increase its supply chain in the US. It's not yet clear which products Intel will make. 

AUSTRALIA 06:04

Vocus appoints former Zayo executive Nikos Katinakis as CTO

Australian operator Vocus has appointed Nikos Katinakis as chief technology officer, with the appointment taking effect from 1 July 2026. Katinakis will oversee network operations, security, customer operations and workplace health and safety across the operator. Vocus said he will also lead the development and scaling of its subsea, inter-capital and metropolitan fibre networks, as well as automation initiatives across network operations.

JAPAN 06:02

Rakuten Symphony and ABS partner on maritime cybersecurity initiatives

Rakuten Symphony and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have signed an MoU to collaborate on maritime cybersecurity and digital resilience initiatives for the shipping industry. The agreement will be led through Rakuten Maritime, Rakuten Symphony's maritime cybersecurity business, and will focus on cybersecurity, digital transformation and skills development across maritime operations. According to the companies, the partnership comes as the shipping and shipbuilding sectors face increasing cyber risks l

JAPAN 06:00

SoftBank launches battery business to support AI data centre infrastructure

SoftBank has launched a battery business in Japan aimed at supporting the growing power demands of AI infrastructure and large-scale data centres. The operator said it plans to establish an end-to-end battery operation covering development and manufacturing of battery cells and battery energy storage systems (BESS). Production facilities will be developed around the AI data centre project being built on the former Sharp factory site in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. The operator is targeting annual revenue o

GLOBAL 05:58

Korea expands international cooperation on AI and quantum standards

The Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) of South Korea has held a multilateral workshop with organisations from Japan, the UK and the European Union (EU) focused on international cooperation in digital technology standards, including AI and quantum communications. The two-day event took place in Tokyo on and involved 10 organisations, including Japan's Telecommunications Technology Committee (TTC), the Quantum STrategic industry Alliance for Revolution (Q-STAR), the UK Department for Science, In

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 05:56

LG Uplus expands remote home service processing to more than 60,000 a month

LG Uplus said it is now processing more than 60,000 home service activations and after-sales support requests each month without in-person visits, as it expands remote service options across device returns, self-installation and selected maintenance requests. The operator said non-visit processing now accounts for 54 percent of all device returns and service modification activations, reflecting a broader shift away from the traditional model in which home service managers scheduled and completed visits at c

GLOBAL 05:55

Sony outlines AI and entertainment growth strategy in corporate update

Sony Group has outlined plans to expand its entertainment and semiconductor businesses through increased use of AI, growth in anime distribution and a new image sensor partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The company presented its Corporate Strategy 2026 update alongside its FY2025 earnings briefing, with president and chief executive officer Hiroki Totoki outlining priorities for the final year of Sony's current mid-range business plan.

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