T2 launches Lina AI assistant to handle incoming calls
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 16:35

T2 launches Lina AI assistant to handle incoming calls

Russian mobile operator T2, a subsidiary of Rostelecom, introduced a new voice assistant called Lina. The assistant is based on a generative language model capable of handling incoming calls, regardless of their subject matter. Unlike traditional script-based bots, Lina does not rely on pre-written phrases; instead, it engages in a natural, meaningful dialogue with the caller. When a subscriber is busy, unavailable, or offline, Lina steps in to take the call and can grasp the context of a conversation, ask

Yandex restores access to over 97% of data in Yandex Cloud
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 16:29

Yandex restores access to over 97% of data in Yandex Cloud

Russian internet company Yandex said that, following attacks on its data centres by the Ukrainian military, Yandex engineers have successfully restored access to 97.16 percent of client data within the Yandex Cloud platform. The remaining 2.84 percent cannot be recovered due to critical hardware damage and the absence of client-side backups on the platform.

Lithuanian telecom market expands 6% in Q3
LITHUANIA 16:29

Lithuanian telecom market expands 6% in Q3

Lithuania's telecommunications market continued to grow in the third quarter of this year, reaching total revenue of EUR 246.9 million, an increase of 5.9 percent year-on-year, according to figures from the sector regulator RRT. The largest share of the sector's revenue, EUR 163.7 million or 66.3 percent, came from data connectivity, while the total volume of data transmitted over mobile networks reached 621.06 PB, an increase of 22.8 percent.

Russia submits filing to ITU for Rassvet-4 constellation of 374 satellites
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 16:25

Russia submits filing to ITU for Rassvet-4 constellation of 374 satellites

Russia has submitted applications to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the registration of the Rassvet-4 satellite network, which entails the deployment of 374 satellites in space, reports TVP.info. This is part of a system intended to compete with Starlink and serve primarily military purposes.

Telia Lithuania blocks over 8 mln scam calls this year
LITHUANIA 16:23

Telia Lithuania blocks over 8 mln scam calls this year

Telia Lithuania announced that, since the beginning of this year, 8.27 million calls in which scammers used alternate phone numbers have been blocked on its network. Although several spikes in scammer activity were recorded throughout the year, the overall trend shows a significant decline in such calls.

KPN to work with PowerHive on energy procurement
NETHERLANDS 16:19

KPN to work with PowerHive on energy procurement

Dutch telecom operator KPN has started with PowerHive to help optimise its energy procurement. The dynamic procurement platform helps predict needs, transition to sustainable sources and set up flexible power contracts for organisations with high energy needs. KPN maintains control over its energy operations while benefiting from improved procurement through long-term contracts such as PPAs, futures, direct purchases on the wholesale market and flexible solutions. The open platform means various energy sour

Comba to supply remote radios for Vietnamese operator's 5G expansion
VIETNAM 16:10

Comba to supply remote radios for Vietnamese operator's 5G expansion

Comba Telecom Systems announced it has been chosen by an unnamed Vietnamese 5G operator to supply remote radio units (RRUs) for low-band coverage. The client will procure Comba's 4T4R model configured for 700 and 900 MHz bands. The rollout is aligned with an accelerated scale-out of Vietnamese 5G coverage following the award of multiple of 700 and 900 MHz licences by the Ministry of Information and Communications. Additional low band capacity is intended to help operators meet a national deadline for reachi

Netskope names channel senior VP to drive partner activity following Catalyst launch
GLOBAL 16:06

Netskope names channel senior VP to drive partner activity following Catalyst launch

Netskope has named Carrie Francey as senior vice president for global channel sales. Francey has almost 30 years of sales and channel partnership expertise during tenures with enterprise software and IT vendors HPE, Oracle, Microsoft, ServiceNow, and ZenDesk. Her appointment is expected to strengthen Netskope's partner-led market activity, bolstering outreach initiatives such as the new Catalyst programme to promote adoption of its SASE and AI security portfolio.

Partner Communications Q3 revenue up 6%
ISRAEL 16:04

Partner Communications Q3 revenue up 6%

Israeli operator Partner Communications reported a 6 percent year-on-year rise in third-quarter revenue to ILS 829 million, up from ILS 784 million in Q3 2025. Net profit rose by about 12 percent to ILS 101 million, while operating profit climbed 12 percent to ILS 148 million. Adjusted EBITDA reached ILS 350 million, up 6 percent from ILS 331 million, with the margin holding steady at 42 percent.

Iraq commissions GBI's North Express Route
IRAQ 16:02

Iraq commissions GBI's North Express Route

Iraqi communications minister Mustafa Jabar Sanad has commissioned the North Express Route of Qatari connectivity provider Gulf Bridge International (GBI) from the company's network operations centre in Doha. The East-West international capacity route runs through Iraq. The North Express Route provides a new path for international capacity between East and West, operated from Doha using Qatari expertise. It enhances route diversity and network resilience across the region, reinforces Qatar's position as a r

Google debuts specialised tensor accelerators for AI inference
GLOBAL 16:00

Google debuts specialised tensor accelerators for AI inference

Google is expanding its range of tensor processor units with two new models, the TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max, enabling AI acceleration in specialised inference cases. The 8i Max is designed to execute AI software with extended context windows and compute density per rack. The product combines a pair of low-latency inference accelerators, namely Google's existing TPU 8i, into a single package. Google's architecture is intended to address memory bottlenecks that could impact AI agents with exceptional context requ

Germany's Novanetz buys stake in Yplay to expand fibre connections
GERMANY 15:57

Germany's Novanetz buys stake in Yplay to expand fibre connections

German regional fibre-optic provider Novanetz announced it has bought a stake in regional operator Yplay to accelerate the expansion of high-speed connections. The companies plan to significantly accelerate the expansion of fibre-optic networks across various regions in Hesse, leveraging synergies in network infrastructure, and further advance the marketing of fibre lines. They each operate in different parts of Germany with similar business models.

EUROPE 15:57

Digital Resilience Built on Quicksand: Why Europe Needs to Anchor Cyber Defense in Digital Sovereignty

Deserted checkouts, paralysed supply chains, and locked storefronts: when cyberattacks recently struck major supermarket chains in Europe, it became obvious how fragile the critical arteries of our daily economy are. Far from being an IT glitch, incidents like these are strong reminders of the new reality of hybrid threats. We need to protect ourselves against them in multiple dimensions. 

FRANCE 15:56

Orange France gives access to AI chatbots in new app for non-subscribers, launches EUR 10/month super-app tier for own customers

Orange France said it will launch a selection of free services for non-subscribers who download a new app dubbed 'IAs Decouverte' (AIs Discovery). The app will combine access to different chatbots, including Claude, Gemini, Mistral and ChatGPT, subject to daily usage limits. Alongside this development, Orange also announced the introduction on 19 November of new super-apps dedicated to its Orange and Sosh customers. These replace the current 'Orange et moi' and 'MySosh' apps, while giving users the option t

GLOBAL 15:49

Anthropic starts IPO roadshow, targets trillion-dollar market cap

Anthropic launched the roadshow for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). It expects to offer 825 million shares of class A common stock at a price between USD 70.00 and USD 78.00 per share. That means at the midpoint of the expected price range, it would raise more than USD 61 billion. A concurrent share sale to key partners increases the direct proceeds to Anthropic to some USD 85 billion. 

UNITED STATES 15:36

Schurz broadband companies standardise on Cisco 8712 platform

Schurz Broadband Group (SBG), US fibre broadband provider and subsidiary of Schurz Communications, will upgrade its enterprise network infrastructure on the next-generation Cisco 8000 Series routing platform. Four Schurz operating companies will standardise on the Cisco 8712 platform and interconnect using new shared PoPs - Orbitel Communications in Arizona; NKTelco in Ohio; Long Lines in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota; and Antietam Broadband in Maryland. 

UNITED KINGDOM 14:58

Cellhire makes new appointments to IoT team

Cellhire, York, UK-based wholesale mobile and IoT connectivity provider operating in the UK, France and US, has made two new appointments to strengthen its IoT team - Matthew Worrall as Business Development Executive, and Josh Corcoran as IoT Account Manager. Duncan Griffiths, Head of IoT Sales for Cellhire, said the appointments would help the group support rising demand for IoT connectivity in the UK and overseas. 

UNITED KINGDOM 14:44

Virgin Media O2 rolls out new AI-enabled Smart Search TV feature

Virgin Media O2 is launching a new AI-enabled content discovery feature called Smart Search for Virgin TV 360 and Stream customers. This new feature allows TV customers to search for programmes using everyday language and by activating voice search on their remote control. They can also search by genre, actor/actress or key details. 

SPAIN 14:34

Orange Spain launches B2B continuity service

Orange Empresas, the B2B arm of Orange Spain, has introduced a business continuity and resilience offering designed to prevent incidents, keep critical processes running and restore essential services quickly after disruption. The company said the service offers more than conventional backup or network redundancy by combining prevention, communications resilience, contingency mechanisms and rapid recovery capabilities.

NETHERLANDS 14:04

VodafoneZiggo revenue growth in Q3 helped by cosmetic effects

VodafoneZiggo reported encouraging results over the third quarter. Customer growth continued, both in postpaid and broadband. However, the revenue growth is not coming from services, but other areas such as hardware and vouchers, where there is little profit margin. Services revenue fell 0.9 percent, despite price increases, more expensive new services and the brand expansion. The financial turnaround is not yet there, with not much time left ahead of the planned stock market listing of Ziggo Group in Q2 20

AFRICA 13:24

IHS Towers Q3 revenue rises 21%

IHS Towers has reported revenue from continuing operations of USD 490.5 million for the third quarter ended September 2026, representing a 21.4 percent increase year-on-year. The result excludes USD 17.6 million from its Latin American segment, which is presented under discontinued operations. Top-line growth was achieved despite a 3.5 percent inorganic revenue headwind resulting from the disposal of its operations in Rwanda.

UNITED STATES 13:17

Skydance to launch Paramount+, HBO Max bundle in early 2027

Skydance will launch a new streaming subscription in early 2027 bringing together Paramount+ and HBO Max, the company announced at its first quarterly report since completing the takeover of Warner Bros Discovery. The single bundle will provide subscribers with "even greater value", the company said, without providing further details on the price or content. More details will be provided in the coming months.

GLOBAL 13:02

Arelion picks Connectbase platform for global off-net access quote pricing

Connectbase has announced that Arelion has moved its global off-net access quoting onto The Connected World Platform. Using the Buyer Cloud, Arelion now sources and prices last-mile access from more than 130 suppliers in Europe, North America and beyond through a single, automated workflow. This gives its wholesale and enterprise customers faster and more accurate quotes wherever they need to connect, according to Connectbase.

GLOBAL 12:47

Vodafone and Skylo switch on satellite NB-IoT integration following successful trials

Vodafone and Skylo have begun offering a hybrid narrowband IoT service enabled by the latter's satellite NTN network. The commercial launch follows trials with select clients in the UK, Spain, Italy, and Canada. Vodafone's satellite NB-IoT expansion is anchored in an integration between its existing IoT connectivity core and Skylo's NTN equivalent. This setup allows eligible IoT endpoints to pivot between ground and space-delivered services seamlessly, without the need to apply an additional Sim card or bes

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