Econet Wireless shareholders approve ZSE exit and InfraCo restructuring
ZIMBABWE 16:35

Econet Wireless shareholders approve ZSE exit and InfraCo restructuring

Minority shareholders of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, both institutional and retail, have voted overwhelmingly to approve the group's voluntary delisting from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). All resolutions received more than 95 percent support at an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Harare, NewsDay reported.

Starlink resumes new orders for business plan in Nigerian cities
NIGERIA 16:29

Starlink resumes new orders for business plan in Nigerian cities

Starlink has reopened new client orders in Nigeria's major cities, including Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt where it previously stopped accepting new orders. However, the resumption comes only on its higher-priced business tier. Starlink for Business has a subscription cost of NGN 150,000 per month, plus hardware at up to NGN 2.4 million. The website states that "due to high demand in areas, only priority plans are available in your area". Starlink for Business provides typical download speeds of 100–350 M

MTN Internet Bus to train 2,000 Ugandans in digital skills
UGANDA 16:23

MTN Internet Bus to train 2,000 Ugandans in digital skills

MTN Uganda's philanthropic arm, the MTN Foundation, in partnership with Maendeleo Foundation, is expanding its mobile digital training initiative to reach 2,000 participants across ten communities in the 2025/26 programme. The MTN Internet Bus, a computer-equipped mobile classroom, will visit six districts in March and April, hosting ten-day training camps in Kampala, Kiryandongo, Rwampara, Bushenyi, Adjumani and Amuru. Since 2022, the Foundation has trained more than 5,933 people in 44 communities.

Rostelecom Group's revenues up, net profit down in Q4
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 16:22

Rostelecom Group's revenues up, net profit down in Q4

Revenues of the Rostelecom Group totaled RUB 270.5 bilion in the fourth quarter of 2025, up by 16 percent year-on-year. OIBDA at the Russian operator grew by 19 percent to RUB 95.3 billion, and the margin reached 35.2 percent, up by 0.9 percentage points. The net profit was RUB 0.2 billion, down from RUB 4.7 billion in October to December 2024. 

A1 Belarus opens revamped shop in Zhlobin
BELARUS 16:19

A1 Belarus opens revamped shop in Zhlobin

A1 Belarus has opened its revamped shop and service centre in the town of Zhlobin, in the commercial centre Euroopt. The shop has been expanded significantly and offers smartphones, tablets, PCs and household appliances for sale, alongside mobile and fixed services from the operator.

CRA sells Jested transmitter to Liberec region
CZECH REPUBLIC 16:18

CRA sells Jested transmitter to Liberec region

Czech operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) said that that it has sold the Jested transmitter and the hotel Horsky to the administration of the Liberec region for CZK 181 million. The building housing the transmitter is recognised as a historical monument.

Beeline Kyrgyzstan drops SIM delivery service in favour of eSim
KYRGYZSTAN 16:17

Beeline Kyrgyzstan drops SIM delivery service in favour of eSim

Beeline Kyrgyzstan said that it plans to stop offering the SIM delivery service from 09 March. The option is still available for B2C customers on the website of the operator. The operator invites customers to activate eSIMs instead, an option available directly on the operator's mobile app.

Orange Maroc launches Yo Max 5G plans with OTT services
MOROCCO 16:16

Orange Maroc launches Yo Max 5G plans with OTT services

Orange Maroc introduced the new Yo Max 5G mobile plans, offering customers a choice of six mobile data plans priced between MAD 99 and MAD 649 per month. They come with 25 GB up to 160 GB of data or unlimited data, as well as an increasing number of OTT services to choose from, such as OSN+, Viu, Blacknut or Anghami, and a data roaming allowance starting from the 80 GB plan for MAD 299. Subscribers can manage their plan via the Maxit app.

T-Mobile Poland starts orders for Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphones
POLAND 16:08

T-Mobile Poland starts orders for Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphones

T-Mobile Poland has started pre-sales of the Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphones in its shops. Customers also can the Galaxy Buds4.The smartphones start at a promotional price of PLN 4,499 for the S26, rising to PLN 5,399 from 11 March. The S26+ starts at PLN 5,599, and the S26 Ultra is available for PLN 6,499, including a special PLN 900 discount on the 512 GB version (PLN 7,399 from 11 March). The 16 GB/1 TB model is available for PLN 7,399 promotional price and will increase to PLN 8,699 later.

Truecaller partners with AnyMind Group to expand ad sales in MENA and Southeast Asia
MIDDLE EAST 16:05

Truecaller partners with AnyMind Group to expand ad sales in MENA and Southeast Asia

Truecaller announced a direct sales reseller partnership with AnyMind Group, a Business-Process-as-a-Service company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation. The collaboration is aimed at accelerating the growth of Truecaller's direct advertising business across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Southeast Asia (SEA) regions. Under this partnership, AnyMind Group will serve as the exclusive intermediary for Truecaller's advertising inventory across Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Isra

NLdigital publishes guide to NIS2 implementation in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS 16:03

NLdigital publishes guide to NIS2 implementation in Netherlands

The Dutch ICT industry association NLdigital has launched a practical guide for organisations working on compliance with the new Cybersecurity law which implements the EU's NIS2 directive in the Netherlands. Groups both directly and indirectly affected by the legislation can find step-by-step guides to assist in meeting their legal obligations. The new law is expected to take effect in the second quarter of this year.

Bell, McKenna Institute announce cybersecurity skills partnership
CANADA 16:03

Bell, McKenna Institute announce cybersecurity skills partnership

Bell Canada is investing CAD 1 million in the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick to support development of the next-generation of Canadian cybersecurity professionals. This creates a new partnership between the McKenna Institute and the Bell Cyber national cybersecurity platform, with Bell acting a scaling partner investing in skills development, education and workforce development. 

NETHERLANDS 15:55

Online.nl to raise prices in April for broadband, TV

Dutch ISP Online.nl, part of the Canal Plus group, is increasing prices for broadband and TV customers from April. Customers on the KPN DSL or fibre networks will pay EUR 0.50 more each month, while prices on the Delta Fiber network go up by EUR 1 per month. As a result prices vary from EUR 49 per month for 30 Mbps DSL to EUR 79 for 500 Mbps over Delta Fiber.

UNITED STATES 15:54

Duos Technologies appoints new CEO, plans new Nvidia GPU cluster

Florida-based Duos Technologies Group has signed an agreement with Hydra Host for deployment of a high-density Nvidia GPU cluster for a major global technology customer. This supports  a wider GPU-as-a-Service partnership that is expected to generate revenue of around USD 176 million over three years, including around USD 25 million of colocation revenue.

NETHERLANDS 15:50

Budget Thuis to raise prices in March

Dutch provider Budget Thuis is increasing prices for existing broadband, TV and fixed telephony customers by 3.3 percent from March. The annual price hike is based on the inflation rate reported by the statistics agency CBS. 

ESTONIA 15:47

Telia Estonia to discontinue customer service mobile app

Telia Estonia said that it plans to close its customer service mobile application Telia Minu from 15 April. The app has few users, as the majority of customer prefer the online self-service system, which offers signifiantly more functions. The app Telia Minu often simply routes customers to the web portal in many cases. The operator will continue supporting and developing Telia TV app. 

ETHIOPIA 15:46

Gebeya launches Dala AI tools on M-Pesa in Ethiopia

M-Pesa Ethiopia has partnered with Gebeya, an AI-powered creator platform, to launch the Dala AI Bundle, a new subscription product that allows Ethiopians to access AI creation tools through the mobile money platform. Gebeya users can pay for the AI tools using their M-Pesa wallet, removing the need for credit cards and making artificial intelligence accessible to anyone with a mobile phone.

UNITED STATES 15:43

T-Mobile, Eastex, BTel join USTelecom association

USTelecom, The Broadband Association, has added three new association community members - T-Mobile, Eastex Telephone Cooperative (Henderson, Texas) and BTel (Brazoria, Texas). USTelecom president and CEO Johnathan Spalter said the new members bring "decades of experience in leadership, investment and innovation". 

SOUTH AFRICA 15:43

Honor brings Magic 8 Pro to South Africa

Honor announced the launch of its Magic 8 Pro smartphone in South Africa. Available in local stores on 01 March the device is priced at ZAR 27,999.

GLOBAL 15:42

Zenlynx picks MaxLinear's Sierra radio SoC for indoor O-RU unit

Zenlynx has selected MaxLinear's Sierra single-chip RF system-on-chip (SoC) to power its upcoming indoor open radio unit (O-RU) product. The MaxLinear SoC is an eight-port model designed to reduce signal complexity and power usage. Zenlynx's RRU4401S is pitched as a next-generation O-RU suited to indoor 4G and 5G coverage in space-constrained environments with evolving capacity requirements. The device will be marketed to neutral-host deployments and other enterprise and venue use cases.

LITHUANIA 15:40

Lithuania plans broadband deregulation in 24 municipalities

Lithuanian telecommunications regulator RRT has decided to reduce regulation in the wholesale fixed internet market on fibre-optic networks. This follows a market analysis indicating that competition is sufficient in 24 municipalities across the country. Nevertheless, the regulation will remain in place in the majority of the country's area, in 36 municipalities. 

GLOBAL 15:38

Mplify brings joint demo of agentic AI, NaaS and APIs with Colt, Orange at MWC

The Mplify alliance (formerly MEF) has unveiled details of a joint initiative that will be showcased at this year's Mobile World Congress, with a live presentation at the Open Gateway Demo Partner Pod. Mplify members Colt and Orange are part of the initiative, alongside Google Cloud, the GSMA Open Gateway, and two mobility experts, Denso and Tata Elxsi. Under the banner of 'Agentic Connected Experience', the project aims to demonstrate how AI-driven agents can gain visibility into conditions impacting the c

EUROPE 15:38

Radarxense Contributes to 6G JCAS Development at Mobile World Congress Barcelona

Radarxense, a specialist in energy-efficient radar-based traffic monitoring solutions, will participate in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona as part of its involvement in the FNS 6G Consortium. The company plays an active role in supporting the development of future 6G Joint Communication and Sensing (JCAS) applications by providing high-accuracy ground truth measurement data for validation purposes.

UKRAINE 15:37

Kyivstar acquires ISP Shtorm

Ukrainian operator Kyivstar, a subsidiary of the Veon Group, said that its has acquired the regional ISP Shtorm. The ISP provides services in the Kirovograd region. Its services are available in the city of Kropivnitskiy, in the town of Oleksandriya, as well as in 132 surrounding sites. The subscriber base of the ISP totals more than 50,000, Shtorm owns PON, FTTB and Wimax networks.

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