Iberia's debuts Starlink Wi-Fi service on Madrid-Sao Paulo flight
SPAIN 12:33

Iberia's debuts Starlink Wi-Fi service on Madrid-Sao Paulo flight

Iberia has launched its first aircraft equipped with SpaceX's Starlink high-speed satellite internet, offering free onboard Wi-Fi across all cabins. The aircraft operated its inaugural flight from Madrid to São Paulo, with Iberia announcing that it has become the first Spanish carrier to adopt Starlink's low Earth orbit technology following last year's agreement between parent group IAG and the satellite internet division of SpaceX.

Polish Development Bank BGK announces tender for mobile telephony services
POLAND 12:27

Polish Development Bank BGK announces tender for mobile telephony services

Polish National Development Bank BGK announced a tender for providing mobile telephony services across the country and abroad. The 48-month contract is worth aroound PLN 1.2 million, and the dealinde for submitting bids is 24 July.  The contractor will provide voice, data, SMS/MMS and other services, including SIMs and the implementation and support of a call recording system.

New ETSI committee aims to unlock greater network autonomy and intent-based controls
GLOBAL 12:25

New ETSI committee aims to unlock greater network autonomy and intent-based controls

ETSI has established a new technical committee to advance federated logic integrations to blend AI compute resource environments with connectivity systems. The Technical Committee on Federated Network, Edge, Cloud and AI Technologies will examine 3GPP-aligned specifications to drive progress toward autonomous network operations, intent-based control, and continuum-wide optimisation. An initial meeting of the committee will be convened at ESTI's HQ in Sophia Antipolis, France in early October.

Polish Social Insurance Fund announces tender for WAN services
POLAND 12:25

Polish Social Insurance Fund announces tender for WAN services

Polish Social Insurance Fund ZUS announced a tender for providing operator WAN service for its national information system. The estimated value of the 48-month contract is around PLN 15 million. The deadline for submitting bids is 16 July.

Vantage Towers loses chief commercial officer
GERMANY 12:24

Vantage Towers loses chief commercial officer

Sonia Hernandez, Chief Commercial Officer and member of the Executive Committee of Vantage Towers, will step down from the role at the end of June at her own request. Hernandez spent more than six years at Vantage Towers, playing a key role in preparing the company for its IPO in 2021 and building its commercial unit, Vantage said in a statement.

Orange Spain completes Madrid AI training project
SPAIN 12:02

Orange Spain completes Madrid AI training project

Orange Spain (MasOrange) said it has completed a digital training project run with the Community of Madrid and Infoca, with the participation of 19,356 local residents, more than double the initial target. The programme, focused mainly on unemployed people under 35, trained participants in areas of high job demand such as Artificial Intelligence, data analysis and business applications of 5G technology.

Italy business morale returns to growth in June, consumer confidence dips
ITALY 11:37

Italy business morale returns to growth in June, consumer confidence dips

Italy's consumer declined in June after recent rises but overall business morale returned to growth, according to the latest report from national statistics office Istat. Composite business confidence across the manufacturing, retail, construction and services sectors climbed to 95.2 in June from 94.2 the previous month led by retail trade sentiment (101.3 to 105.5) and construction (99.4 to 101.7).

LF Networking fires up OpenAN project to ease route to TM Forum-aligned autonomous networks
GLOBAL 11:07

LF Networking fires up OpenAN project to ease route to TM Forum-aligned autonomous networks

Linux Foundation's Networking division LFN has floated a candidate project pipeline aimed at maturing open source tools in support of TM Forum's Autonomous Networks (AN) roadmap. The OpenAN project advances several out-of-the-box software components, including Smart Link, Agile Build, and Deterministic Execute modules, as defined in an AN specification contributed by China Mobile and Huawei. An initial open-source release of OpenAN, based on the Apache 2.0 licence, has been introduced at the 2026 Shanghai M

Portugal's CP piloting Starlink on Alfa Pendular train
PORTUGAL 11:04

Portugal's CP piloting Starlink on Alfa Pendular train

Portuguese train company Comboios de Portugal (CP) is piloting Starlink satellite internet on one of its Alfa Pendular high-speed trains to enhance onboard Wi-Fi connectivity, reported Sapo. This initiative, announced by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing, involves integrating satellite antennas to supplement the existing system, which primarily uses national mobile networks.

STC Group sustainability report shows 5% reduction in energy intensity in 2025
MIDDLE EAST 10:42

STC Group sustainability report shows 5% reduction in energy intensity in 2025

STC Group has published its 2025 annual sustainability report on the Saudi operator's environmental action, human capital development, governance, and responsible business practices. The report shows a 4.96 percent reduction in energy intensity at the group level last year. In Saudi Arabia, STC recorded a 3.9 percent reduction in total Scope 1 and 2 energy emissions, alongside a 10.6 percent decrease in energy intensity.

Tecnotree postpones tender offer deadline for Resilience buyout amid regulatory delay
GLOBAL 10:39

Tecnotree postpones tender offer deadline for Resilience buyout amid regulatory delay

Tecnotree announced the public cash tender offer for all of its shares by Resilience Investment Holdings has been extended. The date of expiry has been shifted from 26 June to 15 July. The offer period began on 05 February, but has been extended at least twice, first to 03 June and then to 26 June. A previously existing barrier to completing the buyout by Resilience has been cleared, as regulatory approval has now been granted by Kuwait's competition authority. However, Tecnotree is still in the process of

Vodafone in talks with Iraq over national mobile license
IRAQ 10:37

Vodafone in talks with Iraq over national mobile license

Iraq's ministry of communications has held formal talks with representatives from Vodafone and a delegation from the British embassy on establishing a national mobile license, Iraqi Business reported. The strategic initiative is designed to deploy a state-owned 5G network and significantly modernize Iraq's telecommunications infrastructure. According to a ministry of communications statement, minister Hiam Al-Yasiri confirmed that the ministry is pressing ahead with efforts to improve mobile services across

MALDIVES 10:36

Dhiraagu adds Eeezap as partner to Elite Club

Maldivian operator Dhiraagu has welcomed Eeezap as an Elite Club Partner, expanding its lifestyle offerings with exclusive rewards for customers. Through this partnership, Elite Club members can enjoy discounts ranging from 5 percent to 15 percent on the platform. Eeezap unifies local businesses, independent contractors, and service providers on a single digital network, offering a wide array of on-demand services, including food and grocery delivery.

UNITED STATES 10:31

Consumer Cellular opens 100th retail store

Consumer Cellular, US mobile service provider for over 50s, has announced the opening of its 100th company-owned retail store, located in Salem, Oregon. The new stores comes as the company's retail channel delivers more than double the share of new customer acquisitions, as well as Consumer Cellular's highest customer retention rates. 

UNITED STATES 10:22

Calix to implement agentic workforce for Pennsylvania's VNET Fiber

Calix announced that US-based fibre carrier Velocity Network (VNET Fiber) is increasing its investment to deploy the new Calix Agent Workforce Cloud, running on its flagship AI-native broadband service platform Calix One. The Calix Agent Workforce Cloud enables agentic AI deployment based on live data from Calix One and third-party sources, supporting operating efficiencies and service continuity.

IRELAND 10:21

NBI completes main fibre network build in County Longford

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has completed the main National Broadband Plan (NBP) fibre network build in County Longford. Longford is the second county to reach this stage, following the completion of main infrastructure builds works in County Kilkenny. The State Intervention Area includes more than 9,000 rural premises across County Longford, with over 3,700 premises already connected to the NBI network.

SOUTH AFRICA 10:08

Datacentrix launches enterprise CPaaS platform for business communication

South African ICT systems integrator Datacentrix has launched its Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offering, helping organisations streamline and enhance multi-channel business messaging. Datacentrix's CPaaS platform enables organisations to consolidate their communication into a single, integrated environment. Supporting everything from simple notification services to sophisticated multi-channel engagement strategies, the platform delivers the scalability and flexibility needed for effective com

TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 10:06

Tanzania Community Networks, Innonet partner on TVWS for rural internet

Tanzania Community Networks Company has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean telecommunications firm Innonet. The partnership aims to accelerate the deployment of Television White Space (TVWS) connectivity solutions across East Africa, leveraging innovative wireless technologies to expand internet access in underserved and remote communities.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10:03

Data centre construction projects frozen in Russia

A total 38 earlier announced projects for the construction of data centres in Russia, worth RUB 168.6 billion, have been frozen as of June, reports Forbes.ru. The list compiled by TechExpo and researchers PKR includes mainly commercial data centres. These are effected by the high costs of borrowing and a shortage of power grid capacity in the Moscow region.  

COSTA RICA 09:59

Costa Rica's Kolbi halves 5G FWA price

The Kolbi brand of Costa Rica's state-owned operator ICE has launched a new promotion to encourage users to sign up to the 5G FWA service it offers via the network of the group's Racsa unit. Available since last year, the product uses the 3.5 GHz band to deliver download speeds of up to 200 Mbps via a self-installing router, allowing subscribers to simultaneously connect hundreds of devices via Wi-Fi without interruptions or speed losses.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 09:49

T2 opens loyalty programme to subs of other operators

Russian mobile operator T2, a subsidiary of the national operator Rostelecom, has modified its loyalty programme 'More'. The operator now allows customers of other operators to participate in the programme and to get bonuses. New offers from partners of T2 have also been added to the programme.

GUINEA 09:48

Guinea seeks Chinese partnerships for domestic smartphone assembly plants

Guinea is seeking Chinese investment to launch a local smartphone and digital device assembly industry to advance its digital sovereignty agenda, Ecofin reported. On 24 June, officials from Guinea's ICT ministry met with executives from Chinese infrastructure group China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) at the Summer Davos Forum in Dalian, China. The discussions focused on strategic partnerships in digital technologies and expanding the West African nation's audiovisual infrastructure.

EGYPT 09:45

Vodafone Egypt achieves ISO/IEC 27001 certification for information security

Vodafone Egypt has obtained company-wide ISO/IEC 27001 certification for its cybersecurity operations. This achievement positions it as one of the few telecommunications operators in the region to secure the internationally recognized information security standard across its entire cybersecurity function, Vodafone said.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 09:44

MTS starts offering QR payments in China

Russian operator MTS has expanded payments using its QR code system to China. This method is available through the My MTS app using a local QR code. Payments can be made from the customer's mobile balance or accounts with Russian banks. The minimum payment sum is RUB 100 and the maximum is RUB 700,000.

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