NCSC CISO Schouten moves to RDI as equipment director
NETHERLANDS 14:03

NCSC CISO Schouten moves to RDI as equipment director

Cynthia Schouten is the new head of the hardware unit at the Dutch digital infrastructure agency RDI from October. She is currently CISO at the Netherlands Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) and worked previously at the defense ministry, Cybersprint and KPN Consulting. In her new role Scouten will focus on issues including AI oversight and the implementation of the Cyber Resilience Act. 

Emitel wins smart street lighting contract from Warsaw Municipal Roads Authority
POLAND 14:00

Emitel wins smart street lighting contract from Warsaw Municipal Roads Authority

Polish operator Emitel said it tendered the winning bid to construct and implement smart street lighting management system in the capital city from the Warsaw Municipal Roads Authority. The deal is worth almost PLN 79 million and the contract runs for eight years with a possible extension for five more years.

STC Group offers Disney+ with some services in Saudi Arabia
SAUDI ARABIA 13:55

STC Group offers Disney+ with some services in Saudi Arabia

STC Group has partnered with Disney+ to integrate the streaming service with select STC offerings, including Baity broadband bundles and flexible subscription offers. Under the agreement, eligible STC home broadband subscribers on selected Baity plans can access Disney+ alongside other streaming services at no extra charge. Additionally, mobile and fixed customers can use a multi-service "pick and choose" model to bundle subscriptions for custom discounts.

Vistance confirms USD 5 per share payout on returns from Belden transaction
GLOBAL 13:50

Vistance confirms USD 5 per share payout on returns from Belden transaction

Vistance Networks has confirmed that a special cash distribution of USD 5 per share will be paid on 27 August. The payment sees additional capital flow to Vistance shareholders following its divestment of the former enterprise networking unit Ruckus Networks, bought by Belden on 01 July for around USD 1.85 billion.

Czech fixed internet market is highly fragmented and competitive - study
CZECH REPUBLIC 13:46

Czech fixed internet market is highly fragmented and competitive - study

Czech national telecommunication regulator CTU has published the results of a survey concerning use of retail fixed internet access services. In May, the Median agency carried out independent research for CTU using a representative sample of 1,535 respondents including residents, self-employed people and SMEs. The survey found that the Czech fixed internet market is highly fragmented and thus highly competitive, with up to 40 percent of customers using services from a wide range of smaller or regional provi

Proximus migrates to Bango DVM to expand SVOD bundled offers
BELGIUM 13:45

Proximus migrates to Bango DVM to expand SVOD bundled offers

Bango announced a new contract with Belgian operator Proximus to use its Digital Vending Machine for selling digital subscription bundles. Existing SVOD services bundled by Proximus have been migrated to the Bango DVM, alongside the introduction of new tiered subscription offerings.

Dazn extends Premier League rights in Spain, Portugal to 2031
SPAIN 13:41

Dazn extends Premier League rights in Spain, Portugal to 2031

Dazn said it has extended its exclusive broadcast rights to the English Premier League in Spain and Portugal until the end of the 2030-31 season. The agreement prolongs the current deal, which was due to expire in mid-2028, by three seasons.

BCE revenue up 1.5% in Q3, boosted by 4.3% service revenue growth
CANADA 13:40

BCE revenue up 1.5% in Q3, boosted by 4.3% service revenue growth

BCE has reported operating revenues of CAD 6.18 billion for the second quarter of 2026, up 1.5 percent from CAD 6.09 billion a year earlier. This was driven by service revenue growth of 4.3 percent to CAD 5.49 billion, offset partly by a 16.3 percent fall in product revenue to CAD 685 million. Net earnings were down 2.3 percent to CAD 629 million, from CAD 644 million in Q2 2025; with net earnings attributable to shareholders down 3.6 percent year-on-year to CAD 558 million, from CAD 679 million; and adjust

T-Mobile Poland gets Ookla Speedtest Awards for fastest mobile and fixed networks in H1
POLAND 13:38

T-Mobile Poland gets Ookla Speedtest Awards for fastest mobile and fixed networks in H1

T-Mobile Poland said it has received four Ookla Speedtest Awards for its mobile and fixed networks in the first half of this year. The rewards include for Best Mobile Network, Fastest Mobile Network, Most Reliable Mobile Network and Fastest Fixed Network awards.

Vodafone Czechia runs 'Back to School' special offers
CZECH REPUBLIC 13:33

Vodafone Czechia runs 'Back to School' special offers

Vodafone Czech Republic has launched its traditional 'Back to School' seasonal campaign and is offering Apple AirPods 4 headphones for CZK 1 for customers connecting to its Extra-series unlimited tariffs. The operator has also introduced packages including smartphones with an extra discount, a special tariff plan aimed at children, as well as accessories. The price of the smartphone starts from CZK 1,477, or CZK 444 monthly with its sLimit S Extra tariff. Students with a valid ISIC card can also get a smart

Amdocs announces new customer deployments with Lumen, Optimum
UNITED STATES 13:23

Amdocs announces new customer deployments with Lumen, Optimum

Amdocs has announced new customer deployments with Lumen Technologies and Optimum Communications. Lumen is extending its multi-cloud strategy with Amdocs, using the Amdocs aOS agentic operating system to upgrade its enterprise service orchestration and order management platform on AWS. The agreement sees Amdocs supply agentic AI-enabled migration capabilities to automate solution assessment, provide customised analysis and support migration planning. 

T-Mobile Poland revenues rise 2% in Q2
POLAND 13:21

T-Mobile Poland revenues rise 2% in Q2

T-Mobile Poland has reported revenues of PLN 1.91 billion in the second quarter of this year, up by 1.5 percent year-on-year. Services revenues grew by 3.2 percent driven by a growing B2C subscriber base. EBITDAaL totaled PLN 584 million, up by 12.1 percent. Positive dynamics within service revenues, the expansion of its postpaid customer base and continued momentum in broadband services allowed the company to achieve its highest quarterly growth in EBITDAaL since 2017.

AFRICA 13:13

EAAIF lends USD 33 mln to Eastcastle Infrastructure DRC and USD 50 mln to Liquid Intelligent

The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a private infrastructure development group company (PIDG), has announced an USD 82.8 million commitment to accelerate connectivity across Africa. It comprises a USD 32.8 million senior secured loan to Eastcastle Infrastructure DRC and a USD 50 million loan to Liquid Intelligent Technologies.

UNITED KINGDOM 13:12

Truespeed services launch on Freedom Fibre network in NW, West Midlands

Freedom Truespeed Group has announced the launch of Truespeed-branded full-fibre broadband services on the Freedom Fibre wholesale network across the NW of England and West Midlands. This marks the launch of Truespeed services in these regions for the first time, and completes the first phase of the integration with Freedom Fibre. The merger deal closed in May 2026, with the combined group operating across the NW, SW and East of England, and the Midlands.

UNITED KINGDOM 13:06

UK Culture Secretary will not intervene as CMA approves Paramount, WBD merger

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery by Paramount Skydance. This follows a Phase 1 investigation, with the CMA concluding that the deal will not result in a substantial lessening of competition (SLC) in the UK. As a result, the deal will not be referred for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation.

SINGAPORE 12:56

MyRepublic named fastest fixed ISP in Singapore

MyRepublic said it won the Ookla Speedtest Award for fastest fixed broadband in Singapore in the first half of 2026. It recorded a median download speed of 479.3 Mbps, and also took the top upload speed award, with a median result of 394.4 Mbps. Singtel meanwhile had the fastest mobile network, with a median download speed of 258 Mbps, ahead of M1 at 185.6 Mbps.

GLOBAL 12:55

Amdocs meets fiscal Q3 outlook with sales up almost 3 percent

Amdocs has reported revenues of USD 1.175 billion for its third fiscal quarter to 30 June, with sales up 2.7 percent as reported and 2.2 percent in current currency. The figure met the mid-point of Amdocs' USD 1.155-USD 1.195 billion outlook, and is inclusive of a record managed services contribution totalling USD 791 million, equating to 67 percent of group turnover. The GAAP diluted EPS of USD 0.59 fell short of Amdocs' USD 1.39-1.47 range, due to a restructuring charge of USD 0.91 per share.

ITALY 12:52

Italy industrial output declines 1% in June

Italy's industrial production fell by an unexpectedly steep 1.0 percent in June compared to the previous month, when it declined 0.3 percent, according to the latest data from national statistics agency Istat. Textile, clothing, leather and accessories industries (-7.1%) as well as other manufacturing industries, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (-3.6%) posted the largest falls, partly offset by a 4.5 percent annual rise in the manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products, ele

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 12:48

Megafon electronics subsidiary claims RUB 2 bln from M.Video for goods supplied

Electronics reseller Revo Charge Rus, a Megafon subsidiary, has submitted a claim to the Moscow Arbitration Court against the mobile and electronics retail chain M.Video for RUB 1.8 billion, reports Forbes.ru. The company is demanding payment from the retailer for goods supplied under a contract. The next court hearing is scheduled for 14 October. The case file does not yet contain any details, according to the report.

UNITED STATES 12:46

Optimum free cash flow turns negative in Q2 as revenues fall 6%

Optimum Communications reported negative free cash flow of USD 92 million for the second quarter, compared to a positive USD 28 million a year earlier amid a further decline in customers and revenues at the cable operator previously known as Altice USA. Revenue fell 5.8 percent year-on-year to USD 2.02 billion, and adjusted EBITDA dropped 2.2 percent to USD 786 million. Optimum recorded a net loss of USD 292 million, widening from a loss of USD 96 million a year earlier. 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 12:42

Megafon and Yota sales of foldable smartphones rise 55%

Sales of foldable smartphones grew by 55 percent year-on-year in Megafon retail branches and those of its subsidiary Yota, reports Rbc.ru, without specifying a time period. Sales of clamshell-style flip smartphones made up 62 percent of all unit sales of foldable smartphones. Sales of flip phones grew by 40 percent year-on-year whereas sales of smartphones that fold vertically jumped by 91 percent year-on-year.

GLOBAL 12:36

Tablet shipments down 10% to 36 mln units in Q2

Global shipments of tablet computers declined 9.9 percent year-on-year to 36 million units in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest figures from Omdia. The widely-expected downturn marked a break from the usual seasonal pattern owing to component supply-side pressures and a strategic shift by vendors toward premium devices.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 12:36

Du runs internship scheme for Emirati students in US

Du has welcomed UAE national students studying in the US to its Experience X internship programme run in collaboration with the Emirates Global Youth Council in the US. The inaugural four-week programme runs until 14 August and offers students hands-on experience within Du's core operations. Each participant is matched with a team aligned with their academic major, enabling them to apply classroom knowledge to real-world business challenges.

TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 12:33

TCRA reaches 800 digital clubs

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has stepped up its support for national science, mathematics, and ICT education initiatives, the Daily News reported. TCRA director general Peter Mwasalyanda said that the authority has established 800 digital clubs across the country and continues to sponsor Tanzania's participation in regional and global student math competitions in partnership with the Tanzania Mathematical Association. The announcement followed the return of six Tanzanian students

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