DIDWW provides local voice services for Vocal Agent AI
GLOBAL 10:53

DIDWW provides local voice services for Vocal Agent AI

Global telecoms operator DIDWW has announced a partnership with Vocal Agent AI, company building AI voice agents for SMBs in Europe. DIDWW's voice network is supporting Vocal Agent AI's multi-lingual voice AI, providing phone numbers to answer and place calls. Vocal Agent AI operates in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, the Netherlands, Moldova and Romania; and also has a US subsidiary called LyrAI. 

GlobalConnect appoints VP for Nordic public sector business from Telia Sweden
SCANDINAVIA 10:52

GlobalConnect appoints VP for Nordic public sector business from Telia Sweden

GlobalConnect has announced the appointment of Rickhard Broman as VP for its Nordic public sector business with effect from 04 November, succeeding Thomas Arne Hansen, who became VP for customer portfolio management on 01 October. Broman will report to Anna Granoe, EVP for B2B, and will join B2B management. He joins GlobalConnect from Telia Sweden where he was lead public sector sales director.  He has more than 25 years of experience in the telecoms sector.

Apograph extends cybersecurity partnership with SonicWall
UNITED KINGDOM 10:44

Apograph extends cybersecurity partnership with SonicWall

Apograph, UK managed security services provider, has reaffirmed Sonicwall as its preferred cybersecurity partner following a multi-year review of alternative vendors. Sonicwall will provide support for its core managed security offering, including next-generation firewalls; with Apograph impressed by the flexibility of Sonicwall's offering and accessibility of its support team. 

Cosp Bareiro named interim head of Paraguay's ICT ministry
PARAGUAY 10:42

Cosp Bareiro named interim head of Paraguay's ICT ministry

Paraguay's new president Pedro Alliana has appointed Juan Pablo Cosp Bareiro as interim Minister of Information and Communication Technologies, replacing Gustavo Villate Samaniego. The appointment is part of a wider reshuffle of the government after Alliana assumed the presidency on 06 November.

Xfinity launches new Holiday Mode to pause home WiFi
UNITED STATES 10:36

Xfinity launches new Holiday Mode to pause home WiFi

Comcast's Xfinity brand is adding a new feature to the Xfinity app called Holiday Mode, which allows customers to pause WiFi on one or more devices with a single tap. The launch is supported by a new ad campaign encouraging families to put down their screens and be present for important moments as the holiday season approaches. The ad campaign features actor and comedian John C Reilly as the Ghost of Christmas Very-Recent Past, and launches across TV, online video and social. 

Flexi offers 6 months free in new fibre areas
SLOVAKIA 10:30

Flexi offers 6 months free in new fibre areas

Slovak operator DSI Data, providing fixed services under the Flexi brand, introduced a promotion offering internet and television free of charge for an initial six-month trial period. This offer is primarily available in areas where the operator is launching a new fibre-optic network, Zive.sk reported. If customers decide to continue after this period, they will pay only half the standard price for the next 12 months.

Airtel says Zambia needs 10 mln smartphones over 5 years to support economic growth
ZAMBIA 10:29

Airtel says Zambia needs 10 mln smartphones over 5 years to support economic growth

Airtel says Zambia needs 10 million smartphones over the next five years to fulfil the government's Grow Zambia Agenda. At a meeting with ICT minister Felix Chipota Mutati, Airtel executives outlined how expanded digital connectivity, device accessibility, and mobile financial services form the backbone of the country's broader development goals. Airtel Zambia MD Hussam Baday said smartphone access must be recognised as a fundamental component of national infrastructure, much like roads and electricity.

Starlink offers half-price internet service for 3 months in Poland
POLAND 10:28

Starlink offers half-price internet service for 3 months in Poland

Starlink has launched a promotion for its satellite Internet services in Poland, reports Telepolis.pl. New customers can access the service at half the standard price for the first three months. The promotion applies to five plans available in Starlink's Polish offering. For home Internet, there are three options to choose from. The most affordable one, with a download speed limit of up to 100 Mbps, is now priced at PLN 67.50 per month (reduced from PLN 135). The 200 Mbps package has been discounted from PL

Hungarian report flags growing dominance of international ad platforms in media market
HUNGARY 10:24

Hungarian report flags growing dominance of international ad platforms in media market

The National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) released its fifth Media Market Report, revealing that global tech platforms now capture nearly two-thirds of Hungary's online advertising market, with Alphabet and Meta generating over ten times the ad revenue of top domestic media outlets. The report notes high digital engagement, 80 percent of Hungarians using social media, exceeding the EU average. There was also a 60 percent three-year surge in streaming, bringing subscriptions to nearly half o

Brazil commits BRL 46 mln to AI research project at national data centres
BRAZIL 10:22

Brazil commits BRL 46 mln to AI research project at national data centres

The Brazilian government, via the funds Funttel and Finep, is investing BRL 46.3 million in Prisma, an AI-powered national platform developed by state research institute CPQD to optimise and secure data centre operations. Over a 36-month period, the project will deploy localised mini data centres across Brazil to process data closer to users, improving performance in critical sectors like healthcare, defence, and telecommunications. By leveraging AI to distribute computing workloads dynamically and incorpor

Sagemcom, Bell Canada offer AIM 2.0 smart metering solution
CANADA 10:21

Sagemcom, Bell Canada offer AIM 2.0 smart metering solution

Sagemcom has partnered with Bell Canada and Utilismart to launch an end-to-end Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AIM) Solution for utility customers in Canada. This combines Sagemcom's Siconia AMI 2.0 platform, cellular connectivity from Bell Canada, and software from Utilismart which turns smart meter data into actionable grid intelligence. The solution is hosted in Canada, and delivered as a SaaS solution hosted on Tier 1 infrastructure in the Toronto area. 

BeIN Sports France to air ATP Tour tennis tournaments from 2028
FRANCE 10:20

BeIN Sports France to air ATP Tour tennis tournaments from 2028

BeIN Sports announced a multi-year distribution agreement in France for the exclusive rights to all nine 'ATP World Tour Masters 1000' tournaments from 2028. The deal covers the men's fixtures and also includes the ATP 500 and Nitto ATP Finals events, marking a return of these tournaments to BeIN Sports' French content line-up.

QATAR 10:19

Vodafone Qatar and AGIBOT sign MoU to explore robotics for local market

Vodafone Qatar and AGIBOT entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore and deploy embodied artificial intelligence and robotics solutions across Qatar's public, enterprise, and educational sectors. Under the partnership, the two organizations will evaluate how Vodafone Qatar's digital connectivity and network infrastructure can support the integration and scaling of AGIBOT's intelligent robotics platforms within the local market.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 10:19

Telesites and Sitios Latam consider Latin America tower tie-up

Latin American tower operator Sitios Latinoamerica said its board has resolved to submit to its shareholder a proposal to merge with Mexico's Telesites to consolidate the companies' tower operations across the region under one corporate structure. In a short statement sent to Mexican markets regulator BMV, Sitios Latam said the proposal would require approval from an extraordinary shareholders' meeting and relevant regulatory permits.

POLAND 10:17

Orange Poland to research quantum entanglement with levelQuantum

Orange Poland, in cooperation with with the Polish company levelQuantum, is developing a cybersecurity system that utilises quantum entanglement for the distribution of cryptographic keys across fibre-optic networks. LevelQuantum contributes expertise in quantum optics, while Orange Poland provides experience in system integration and testing, as well as the infrastructure required for trials.

ZAMBIA 10:06

Airtel Zambia and NAPSA explore mobile money integration for informal pensions

Zambia's National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) is exploring a partnership with Airtel Zambia to leverage mobile money for collecting pension contributions. The initiative aims to extend pension services to workers in the informal sector, who account for nearly two-thirds of the country's total workforce. The proposal was discussed during a 5 November meeting between NAPSA CEO Muyangwa Muyangwa and Airtel Zambia managing director Hussam Baday. Both institutions agreed to establish a joint working committ

POLAND 10:02

PSO adds over 40,000 households to fibre footprint in October

Polish wholesale operator Polski Swiatlowod Otwarty (PSO) announced that it extended its fibre network coverage to over 17,600 more households at 107 locations in October. Most of the new homes passed were in Warsaw (2,058), Poznan (1,070) and Krakow (861). It also upgraded almost 22,000 addresses on its hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) network to the FTTH standard, and over 860 more households at 17 sites were covered by fibre using public subsidies, raising the total coverage of its fibre-optic network by over

SAUDI ARABIA 10:02

CrowdStrike deploys sovereign cloud infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

CrowdStrike announced the launch of its sovereign cloud deployment in Saudi Arabia, bringing the CrowdStrike Falcon platform directly to the country. The deployment enables government entities, critical national infrastructure, and commercial enterprises to consolidate their cybersecurity operations on the Falcon platform, merging in-country data residency with global threat intelligence and AI-powered protection.

GLOBAL 09:55

OIF launches seven new projects following Q4 committees meeting

The Open Internetworking Forum (OIF) has unveiled seven technical projects assigned at its recent Technical and Market Awareness &Education (M&AE) committees meeting. The quarterly committee meeting was held on this occasion in Bangkok, Thailand and featured delegates from over 200 OIF members, including 40 or so first-time attendees. OIF said the unusually high volume of new projects selected in Q4 reflected expedited development cycles in today's technology landscape, coupled with demand for interoperable

FRANCE 09:52

Globalstar's C-3 mobile satellite constellation authorised in France

Globalstar said that its third-generation mobile satellite constellation, C-3 MSS, has secured authorisation for international operations in France. This brings the number of markets where the fleet has received regulatory clearance to over 20, including a recent approval from Germany, spanning four continents and a combined population of more than 1 billion people. The green light in France covers a twenty-year authorisation from the ministry in charge of digital sovereignty, as well as an authorisation fr

ITALY 09:51

Sky Italia gifts EUR 100 voucher to Wifi subs for Black Friday

Sky Italia has launched a Black Friday-themed promotion to persuade existing TV subscribers to sign up to its 'Sky Wifi' fixed broadband service. Under the offer, which runs until the end of November, customers who activate a Sky Wifi plan will receive a free EUR 100 Amazon voucher as well as lower monthly payments.

OMAN 09:46

Ooredoo Oman adds ChatConnect AI option in refresh of postpaid plans

Ooredoo Oman launched upgraded O Plus postpaid plans featuring ChatConnect, an AI assistant app included at no extra cost on the O Plus 16 tier and above. Under the new offering, customers receive 2,000 ChatConnect credits each month to access more than five leading AI models, including GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.8 Flash, and Grok 4.6, through a single interface. By unifying these tools within one platform, ChatConnect enables users to chat, translate languages, search the web, analyze images a

UNITED STATES 09:46

MOREnet selects 1Finity to provide open optical networking equipment

1Finity said it has been picked to supply network infrastructure upgrades at the Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet), using its Ultra Optical System range of optical networking products. MOREnet recently launched a request for proposal (RFP) to overhaul its optical infrastructure and inject more capacity. One requirement for the contract necessitated supplying an open optical architecture to facilitate growing bandwidth demand among MORENet members and emerging use cases in the AI era. This ap

ISRAEL 09:39

Pelephone signs binding deal to acquire Wecom Mobile

Bezeq's mobile operator Pelephone Communications has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Wecom Mobile. This confirms a MoU signed in July with the sellers Clear Holdings Communications and Marathon Telecom to buy Wecom for up to ILS 265 million. Closing of the transaction remains subject to customary regulatory conditions, including approvals from the Antitrust Commissioner and the ministry of communications, along with necessary adjustments to both companies' mobile licenses. The deal is also conti

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