Kenyan court nullifies transfer of Safaricom stake to Vodacom Group
KENYA 09:09

Kenyan court nullifies transfer of Safaricom stake to Vodacom Group

Kenya's High Court has nullified the government's sale of its 15 percent stake in Safaricom to Vodacom Group, declaring the transaction unconstitutional and ordering the shares restored to state ownership. A three-judge bench ruled that the equity transfer violated constitutional provisions and statutory frameworks, criticising state authorities for failing to conduct meaningful public participation. The bench determined that material information regarding the structure and long-term implications of the tra

UK utility regulators failing to support financially vulnerable consumers
UNITED KINGDOM 09:05

UK utility regulators failing to support financially vulnerable consumers

UK Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published a new report showing that broadband, energy and water regulators are failing to fully support vulnerable customers struggling to pay their utility bills. The report focuses on the significant problem of debt, and expresses concern that regulators do not have a comprehensive view of consumer debt across broadband, energy and water. 

Techone retains lead among best-performing MSPs in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS 09:04

Techone retains lead among best-performing MSPs in Netherlands

Techone has retained the top spot in the managed service provider report from Aeternus over the 20 best-performing MSPs in the Netherlands. The company realised annual growth of 37.3 percent in gross profit and 36 percent in EBITDA over the period 2021-2024. It also had the highest EBITDA per FTE in the report, at EUR 61,000. 

Vodafone Spain cuts network energy use by nearly 8% YoY
SPAIN 09:00

Vodafone Spain cuts network energy use by nearly 8% YoY

Vodafone Spain (Zegona) said it reduced energy consumption per unit of network data by 7.7 percent to 34.9 kilowatt-hours per terabyte in the 2025-2026 period, according to its Sustainability Report. The improvement, achieved despite a 14.6 percent annual increase in mobile and fixed data traffic, followed infrastructure upgrades and the introduction of a number of energy-saving features.

Telenor Denmark offers DKK 10,000 to top 5 classes in this year's netiquette competition
DENMARK 08:58

Telenor Denmark offers DKK 10,000 to top 5 classes in this year's netiquette competition

Telenor Denmark is offering DKK 10,000 to five classes in a school digital literacy competition aimed at pupils from years 4 to 6. For the tenth consecutive year, schools can download the operator's free 'Digitalpaent' netiquette education programme, tackling issues such as unsolicited image sharing, misunderstood chat messages, and conflicts that begin on the screen and continue in the schoolyard. Pupils are encouraged to devise their own manifesto for good online conduct for a chance to win the prize mone

NOS extends rights to national speed skating events
NETHERLANDS 08:57

NOS extends rights to national speed skating events

Dutch public broadcaster NOS announced an agreement with the national skating federation to extend its coverage of all major speed skating events for the next four years. The broadcasts will include national championships for long-track, short-track and marathon skating, including coverage on TV, internet, social media and radio. The deal with the KNSB also covers qualifiers for World Cups and Olympics, with the NOS already holding the national rights to the 2030 games. 

Ofcom secures telecare customer commitments from BT
UNITED KINGDOM 08:53

Ofcom secures telecare customer commitments from BT

UK regulator Ofcom has secured commitments from BT to improve protections for vulnerable telecare customers as they migrate to digital lines. This comes after Ofcom's monitoring programme identified concerns with an outbound calling campaign within the company's wider IP migration programme. Areas where processes were not sufficiently robust and could have put telecare customers at risk include the potential for customer care agent error when checking customers' telecare status ahead of line migration; dela

NTT achieves 2 Tbps wireless connection over 100m in latest OAM-MIMO research
JAPAN 08:50

NTT achieves 2 Tbps wireless connection over 100m in latest OAM-MIMO research

NTT said it has achieved a 2 Tbps wireless connection over 100m using the frequency band 100-300 GHz in an outdoor field test. Its latest research will be presented at an IEEE conference in September as an alternative to optical links. The Japanese operator sees applications for connecting distributed computing systems in data centres and other buildings, as well as 6G mobile backhaul and temporary relay lines for mobile networks.

VideoLabs buys Ericsson CDN/cloud IP assets for undisclosed sum
GLOBAL 08:34

VideoLabs buys Ericsson CDN/cloud IP assets for undisclosed sum

Licensing firm VideoLabs revealed it has bought hundreds of technology assets from Ericsson's intellectual property portfolio. The deal covers 332 assets from 89 Ericsson patent families, comprising innovations related to virtualised, cloud-native telco infrastructure powered by software-driven network functions.

Veon and Beeline sign payments cooperation memorandum with National Bank of Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN 08:33

Veon and Beeline sign payments cooperation memorandum with National Bank of Kazakhstan

Veon announced that Vepon Digital Financial Group and the operator Beeline Kazakhstan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the National Bank of Kazakhstan to explore the development of digital payment services in the country. The memorandum establishes an initial five-year framework for cooperation, including exploring how Veon's digital services could connect with Kazakhstan's national payment and digital financial infrastructure. The aim is to make payments and money transfers more convenient and

German industry groups call on EU to focus on fair competition for fibre network build
EUROPE 08:31

German industry groups call on EU to focus on fair competition for fibre network build

German industry groups VATM, Breko and Anga are calling on the European Commission to focus on fair competition in the European digital policy. Europe must boost its competitiveness, strengthen its technological sovereignty, and accelerate progress in digitalisation, the association said ahead of the State of the Union address of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Swedish digital ID wallet supplier forum takes place on 19 October
SWEDEN 08:26

Swedish digital ID wallet supplier forum takes place on 19 October

Swedish digital governance agency Digg and telecoms regulator PTS are holding a digital identity wallet supplier forum on 19 October. Anyone involved in digital identification, digital services or products that might use the digital ID wallet are invited to the presentation of the wallet's development and how it works, and receive information about testing options, electronic signatures and certification. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss their needs and difficulties with e

NEW ZEALAND 08:01

Infratil increases FY EBITDA guidance on CDC Data Centres expansion

New Zealand group Infratil has increased its earnings guidance for FY27 thanks to strong growth at its data centre business CDC. The company now expects annual operational EBITDAF of NZD 1.32-1.42 billion, up by NZF 20 million from its previous forecast and equal to annual growth of around 23 percent. At an investor day, the company also reiterated its targets for its telecom business One New Zealand. 

GLOBAL 07:59

Telness Tech changes name to Valdyr

Telness Tech, the company that developed Seamless OS, said it has changed its name to Valdyr. It said it is positioning Seamless OS as the AI-native execution layer for telecom operators  The OS supports operators in the US, Europe and beyond. Recent additions include Telia and Truecaller.

FINLAND 07:45

InCoax wins EUR 70,000 repeat order for Fiber Access Extension from Fibernet

InCoax Networks has announced a repeat order from Fibernet worth approximately EUR 70,000 for InCoax Fiber Access Extension after the operator contracted the product for over 150 apartment buildings earlier this year. Fiber Access Extension lets operators bring fibre to the building and reuse existing indoor coaxial infrastructure to connect individual flats. This can reduce the need for new internal cabling and shorten installation time. The model also suits Finland's seasonal fibre construction pattern, w

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 07:41

SK Telecom becomes F5 distributed cloud partner in Korea

SK Telecom announced a new partnership with F5 to become a Value Added Reseller and Managed Service Provider partner. As a result it will offer the cloud security products from the US-based company to its business customers in Korea. SKT said the F5 offering will respond to growing adoption of multi-cloud environments and AI applications along with increased security and regulatory demands. 

ITALY 07:39

Gamberoni named Anthropic country manager for Italy

US artificial intelligence company Anthropic has announced the appointment of Mattia Gamberoni as Country Manager for Italy, tasked with supporting businesses, startups and researchers to implement the company's Claude models. The appointment comes a few months after Anthropic opened an office in Milan, its sixth in Europe after London, Dublin, Zurich, Paris and Munich.

ITALY 07:15

Italy's Enel launches Enel Mobile MVNO on Fastweb network

Italian energy giant Enel has become the latest utility to enter the telecommunications market with the launch of an MVNO called Enel Mobile. The operator will use the Fastweb (Fastweb + Vodafone) network at top 5G speeds of 2 Gbps (download) and 200 Mbps (upload). It will also give existing energy customers who meet certain conditions free access to the launch prepay plan.

GLOBAL 06:54

Meta updates social media subscription offers with new One, professional plans

Meta is launching new subscription plans bundling its WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook 'Plus' offers with additional AI features and capacity. The Meta One plans come in two tiers: Core for USD 7.99 per month and Premium for USD 19.99 per month. Additional plans are also launching for professional users with extra AI tools.

UNITED STATES 06:49

AT&T offers free access to LifeMD's virtual healthcare platform

AT&T has reached an agreement with LifeMD to offer its customers free access to the latter's virtual healthcare and pharmacy platform. More than 100 million AT&T wireless and fibre customers could eventually receive waived membership fees, valued at USD 228 a year, while paying for visits, prescriptions and other services they use.

UNITED STATES 06:42

Amazon stacks 5 streaming services in single bundle for USD 30 per month

Amazon announced a new bundle of five streaming services available on its Prime Video platform in the US. The package with AMC+, BritBox, MGM+, PBS Masterpiece and Starz costs USD 29.99 per month, equal to savings of almost 39 percent compared to subscribing to each service individually. This is the first time it has ever offered five services in a single bundle. 

AUSTRALIA 06:33

Anthropic signs lease for new Australian data centre

Anthropic has signed its first Australian data centre lease, the ABC reported. The long-term contract is at the planned Western Downs Digital Park in Queensland, which is expected to be the largest data centre complex in the country when completed. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli revealed the contract, saying it was a direct result of his recent trade mission to the US, where he met with the company.

GLOBAL 06:19

Microsoft increases quarterly dividend 8%

Microsoft announced its board approved an 8 percent increase in its quarterly dividend, to USD 0.98 per share. The increase is slightly less than the 10 percent in previous years, as the company also ramps up spending on data centre infrastructure for its AI and cloud services.

BANGLADESH 05:31

Robi Axiata launches 'AI Space' to provide direct access to global AI models via MyRobi App

Bangladeshi operator Robi Axiata has introduced the 'Robi AI Space' platform on its My Robi app. Robi says its AI Space platform will serve as an all-in-one AI hub for users in Bangladesh. Developed in collaboration with AI platform Every AI, Robi AI Space aggregates major global AI models under a single ecosystem. Customers can access ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and DeepSeek via a single premium subscription or by purchasing specialized AI bundle packs.

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Vodafone Spain cuts network energy use by nearly 8% YoY

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