Toob secures new funding from Ares; appoints chairman and CFO
UNITED KINGDOM 14:36

Toob secures new funding from Ares; appoints chairman and CFO

UK fibre altnet Toob has secured follow-on investment from Ares Infrastructure Debt. This will provide a stronger financial position to support the company's long-term growth strategy, and follows an initial investment by Ares in Toob in 2023. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Toob is EBITDA positive, and on track to become cashflow positive. It has added over 20,000 customers so far in 2026 to reach a total of 140,000 customers, with the company's full-fibre network passing more than 30

WOW! launches Online Profile Sync for business internet customers
UNITED STATES 14:26

WOW! launches Online Profile Sync for business internet customers

WideOpenWest (WOW!), US fibre broadband and connectivity services provider, has launched a new solution for business internet customers called 'Online Profile Sync'. This gives businesses an easy way to manage and upgrade their online presence across over 80 online platforms simultaneously, from a single WOW!-branded portal. Online Profile Sync is powered by TransUnion Digital Business Profile. 

US mobile operators offer new iPhone 18, iPhone Duo smartphones
UNITED STATES 13:22

US mobile operators offer new iPhone 18, iPhone Duo smartphones

US mobile operators T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon have all confirmed plans to offer the new iPhone Duo, iPhone 18, Apple Watch and AirPod ranges. T-Mobile US is offering the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, iPhone Duo, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 5 and AirPods 5 on T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile. New and existing T-Mobile customers can get the iPhone 18 Pro on Us (up to USD 1,200 off) when trading in an eligible device or moving a line to Experience Beyond 2.0, Experience Beyond or Go5G Next. The

Lincolnshire plans satellite broadband trial with rural farms
UNITED KINGDOM 13:11

Lincolnshire plans satellite broadband trial with rural farms

Lincolnshire County Council in England has announced a new satellite broadband pilot to tackle broadband notspots across the region's farming/agricultural sector. The pilot project, developed with the Greater Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture, will involve the purchase and installation of Starlink equipment on rural farming businesses without fibre broadband across the council's County Farms estate. Farmers would then directly sign contracts with Starlink for satellite broadband packages.

NBI connects more premises across Limerick, Mayo counties
IRELAND 13:02

NBI connects more premises across Limerick, Mayo counties

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has made National Broadband Plan (NBP) fibre broadband connections available to more than 1,800 premises in Newcastle West and surrounding areas, in County Limerick. It is also working to make full-fibre broadband available to a further 800 premises in the county near Loghill. Overall, the NBP network is now available to more than 19,700 premises across County Limerick, with 6,960 connections made to date. 

Liberty Global backs Positron AI in USD 875 mln round
GLOBAL 13:01

Liberty Global backs Positron AI in USD 875 mln round

Liberty Global said its investment arm has backed Positron AI, a US-based startup specialising in hardware and software for memory-first AI inference systems. The investment is part of an oversubscribed USD 875 million funding round that values Positron at USD 5 billion and includes NEA, Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management, Andra Capital, SemiAnalysis Capital and Jim Clark as co-leaders.

ITV makes subtitles mandatory on all TV ads
UNITED KINGDOM 12:55

ITV makes subtitles mandatory on all TV ads

UK broadcaster ITV will make closed-caption subtitles mandatory on all ads across all of its channels and the ITVX streaming service by January 2027. ITV has around 200 advertiser partners, and the new obligations will apply to all ads, including those made by SMEs. ITV has created a new low-cost service for new-to-TV SME advertisers to help them add subtitles to their TV ads. 

Enghouse sales fall over 6% in fiscal Q3
GLOBAL 12:47

Enghouse sales fall over 6% in fiscal Q3

Canada's Enghouse Systems generated a CAD 117.6 million turnover in its third fiscal quarter to end-July. Revenues across the enterprise software and services-led business finished 6.4 percent lower year-on-year, but were up almost 3 percent sequentially from Q2, when Enghouse reported CAD 114.3 million. Net profits fell 10.5 percent year-on-year to CAD 15.4 million.

Virgin Media O2 owners seek cost savings of GBP 600 million - report
UNITED KINGDOM 12:45

Virgin Media O2 owners seek cost savings of GBP 600 million - report

Virgin Media O2's shareholders, Liberty Global and Telefonica, are looking for the heavily-indebted UK telecoms company to find another GBP 600 million in cost savings, reports the Financial Times. According to two unnamed sources familiar with the plans, the group would be expected to deliver these savings through a combination of cutting jobs and lowering capital/operating expenditure. 

Bannister steps down as CEO of Wom Chile
CHILE 12:38

Bannister steps down as CEO of Wom Chile

Chilean mobile operator Wom has announced that CEO Chris Bannister has stepped down from his role around 18 months after returning to the company. The industry veteran first led Wom for three years following its launch in 2015, subsequently leaving to help set up Wom Colombia. His second stint as CEO lasted for six months from October 2023 until the company decided to file for Chapter 11 and he returned as chief executive in February 2025.

US Exim Bank lends Africell USD 100 mln for investments in Angola
ANGOLA 12:29

US Exim Bank lends Africell USD 100 mln for investments in Angola

The US Export-Import Bank (Exim) has approved a USD 99.6 million direct loan for Africell to deploy American and European mobile network equipment across Angola. The financial support is expected to help advance American tech leadership in the region and establish secure pathways for future US and allied digital investments across sub-Saharan Africa, including the Lobito rail corridor connecting the African interior and Atlantic coast.

T-Mobile named best mobile network in Czechia by Opensignal in Q2
POLAND 12:24

T-Mobile named best mobile network in Czechia by Opensignal in Q2

Opensignal announced that T-Mobile Czech Republic's mobile network has been recognised as the best in the country in April to June of this year. The operator won in 13 out of 15 monitored criteria, with an absolute winner in eight, and was awarded for the highest download speed as well as the consistent quality of its network and coverage. T-Mobile won by a large margin in download speed - 72.3 Mbps,  a lead of 28 Mbps over second place. Downloads on the 5G network were 23 Mbps faster compared to the previo

POLAND 12:23

Plus plans major network expansion in cooperation with Cellnex and Towerlink

Polish operator Polkomtel, trading under the Plus brand, is launching a large-scale expansion and modernisation of its network as part of a strategic partnership between Plus and tower operators Cellnex and Towerlink. The operator claims that it will be the largest investment of its kind in the history of Polish telecommunications, resulting in improved service quality in both urban and rural areas.

SLOVAKIA 12:19

Orange Slovakia's 5G coverage exceeds 92% of population

Orange Slovakia has launched its 5G services in 29 more villages, reports Zive, making its 5G services available from 1,430 sites altogether, covering 92.1 percent of the country's population. O2 Slovakia leads for 5G coverage, reaching 99.77 percent of the population. Slovak Telekom follows at 99.1 percent and 4ka's 5G network coverage is 53.5 percent.

CZECH REPUBLIC 12:19

CRA, Czech public radio test nationwide population warning system

Czech operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) and the Czech public radio broadcaster CRo are testing a nationwide population warning system via DAB+ radio broadcasts, which can wake up even switched-off receivers. The public nationwide test of the new ASA (Automatic Safety Alert) technology is being implemented on the basis of a Memorandum of Cooperation and subsequent joint experimental research.The ASA system can interrupt regular radio broadcasting in the event of an emergency and warn of the emergency by d

CROATIA (HRVATSKA) 12:15

A1 extends contract with Eutelsat to use 16 degrees East hotspot

Austrian operator A1 has extended the agreement with Eutelsat to use its 16° East orbital broadcasting hotspot. Under the agreement, A1 Group will continue to leverage multiple transponders at Eutelsat's 16° East orbital position to distribute a broad portfolio of premium television channels and services to households across Croatia and in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Eutelsat's 16° East position reaches more than 80 million Direct-to-Home (DTH), cable and IPTV homes and carries over 600 television

GLOBAL 12:14

MediaTek TV SoCs to include Nagravision secure element for DRM

MediaTek is partnering with Kudelski Group's Nagravision to embed next-generation rights management for digital content (DRM) into connected TVs. Under the agreement, a secure DRM element developed by Nagravision will be included in all future TV system-on-chip (SoC) products marketed by MediaTek. This DRM solution was discussed by the two companies in 2025, and they are now ready to proceed with a formal collaboration that greatly expands the potential market for Nagravision's hardware-based security.

ITALY 11:43

Unidata revenue up 8% to EUR 54 mln in H1

Rome-based operator Unidata reported an 8 percent year-on-year rise in its revenues to EUR 53.6 million in the first half of 2026, thanks to growth in infrastructure (+17%) and services (+5%). Adjusted EBITDA was unchanged at EUR 13.7 million, with a margin of 25.6 percent compared to 27.7 percent a year earlier.

POLAND 11:15

Orange sponsors new series of 'The Voice of Poland'

Orange Poland will act as a partner of 'The Voice of Poland' TV show for the second year in turn. 'The Voice Comeback Stage Powered by Orange' is the title of the new series starting in September on TV channel TVP2. Orange Poland is the sponsor of the show, the founder of the main prize and the technological partner.

POLAND 11:07

Solorz family resolves disputes over Cyfrowy Polsat control

The management board of Polish company Cyfrowy Polsat announced that the company received a letter from Liechtenstein-registered TiVi Foundation, the entity controlling the company Cyfrowy Polsat, with a statement from the Solorz-Zak family. TiVi Foundation informed that Solorz, his children and foundations have reached a comprehensive and final settlement, pursuant to which all disputes between them have been resolved. 

GLOBAL 11:05

Infobip introduces mobile operator platform for launching business RCS

Cloud communications platform Infobip has introduced RCS BusinessOS, a turnkey operational solution designed to help mobile operators deploy, govern and monetise RCS (Rich Communication Services) for business customers. The platform enables carriers to build a scalable revenue stream without constructing an in-house commercial infrastructure. Built on a modular framework, RCS BusinessOS covers the full lifecycle through four integrated layers: technical enablement and device provisioning, network traffic go

UNITED STATES 11:03

STL secures US plenum certification for pre-terminated IBR fibre cables

Sterlite Technologies (STL) said it was awarded a US certification on pre-terminated assemblies from its Intermittently Bonded Ribbon (IBR) cabling portfolio, with fibre counts ranging from 48 to 576. The Optical Fiber Nonconductive Plenum designation is awarded by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to interior fibre cables suitable for plenum applications as their casing is made using a specialised fire-resistant material, and is also designed to prevent electromagnetic interference with other

OMAN 11:02

Oman sees surge in satellite internet connections, mobile base up 1% in year to July

Oman's mobile subscriptions reached 8.44 million at the end of July, marking a 1 percent year-on-year increase according to figures from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). Growth was driven by active postpaid subscriptions, which rose 6.8 percent to 1.33 million, while active prepaid lines fell 2.6 percent to 5.39 million, and IoT subscriptions expanded 9.3 percent to hit 1.72 million. In the fixed broadband segment, home and business fibre-optic connections grew 6.4 percent to 366,6

BRAZIL 11:00

Algar rolls out music streaming service, new tower model

Brazilian telecommunications provider Algar has launched Algar Musica, an ad-free audio streaming platform available to both existing subscribers and non-customers. Opening for eligible user activation on 14 September with a three-month free trial, the platform is offered as a standalone subscription or bundled with 55 GB mobile (BRL 59.90/month) and 600 Mbps fibre broadband (BRL 119.80/month) plans.

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