Ontix deploys O2 4G, 5G small cells across Flintshire
UNITED KINGDOM 12:31

Ontix deploys O2 4G, 5G small cells across Flintshire

Ontix, connectivity infrastructure provider, has installed new 4G and 5G small cell sites in Flintshire, North Wales, for Virgin Media O2. They have been deployed at various locations across the county, including the Deeside Industrial Park, and will provide more reliable mobile connectivity and faster data speeds for O2 customers in the region. The roll-out was supported by Flintshire County Council, which allowed Ontix to install the equipment on its streetlighting columns. The deployment supports O2's wi

Oura Ring becomes US team official wearable at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics and LA28
UNITED STATES 12:27

Oura Ring becomes US team official wearable at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics and LA28

Oura has announced that its smart ring is the Official Wearable of Team USA and the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games, making it the exclusive provider in the category of continuous health and fitness tracking devices. It will support US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for the 2026 and 2028 Games and provide them with an Oura Ring to help manage their athletic performance, recovery and well-being. Oura will support NBCUniversal's multi-platform coverage of the games in Milano Cortina 2026 and during LA28.

Movistar Spain debuts Smart Wi-Fi 7 router
SPAIN 12:19

Movistar Spain debuts Smart Wi-Fi 7 router

Movistar Spain (Telefonica) has begun accepting pre-orders on its website for the company's new Wi-Fi 7 router ahead of the imminent official launch of its 10 Gbps fibre broadband service. The device, branded with Movistar's logo, delivers faster wireless speeds (2.5x compared to the previous Wi-Fi 6 router), broader coverage and lower latency (2.5 ms) via ten internal antennas, a 10GE LAN port, an SC/APC optical port compatible with GPON networks, three gigabit Ethernet ports and dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 G

Bede partners with Ottu to advance enterprise payments in Kuwait
KUWAIT 12:14

Bede partners with Ottu to advance enterprise payments in Kuwait

Bede Kuwait, a subsidiary of Zain Group, has partnered with Ottu, a payment orchestration platform operating across the Middle East and North Africa, to support businesses in Kuwait move to more unified payment operations. This collaboration is expected to support the increased adoption of digital wallets issued by Bede and other providers. The integration enables the distribution of Bede's wallet and payment gateway services across Ottu's enterprise merchant network in Kuwait, including businesses in retai

ElevenLabs banks USD 500 mln series D funding at USD 11 billion valuation
GLOBAL 12:12

ElevenLabs banks USD 500 mln series D funding at USD 11 billion valuation

Voice and audio AI specialist ElevenLabs has tapped interest from existing and new backers to raise USD 500 million in series D funding. The investment round was led by Sequoia Capital, whose partner Andrew Reed is joining ElevenLabs' board of directors. It values ElevenLabs at approximately USD 11 billion, more than tripling the valuation from twelve months previously, as investors signalled support for the US-domiciled company's ambitious growth model.

DNA blocks 9 mln fraud attempts in 2025
FINLAND 12:00

DNA blocks 9 mln fraud attempts in 2025

Telenor's Finnish arm, DNA, said it blocked more than 8.5 million fraud attempts in 2025, made up for 4.2 million scam calls and almost 4.4 million fraudulent SMS. Ilkka Tuominen, head of fraud prevention at DNA, warned customers to be particularly vigilant of swindle attempts that use seasonal topics such as the tax refund period, sales promotions or events such as St Valentine's Day as the basis for their messages or calls.

Nova announces COO's departure
ICELAND 11:45

Nova announces COO's departure

Icelandic operator Nova said that chief operating officer (COO) Renata Bloendal has tendered her resignation. She joined the company in 2023 and held roles in strategy, business development and services since then. Bloendal will provide support during the transitional period but Nova did not mention any successor. CEO Syvlia Kristin Olafsdottir wished Bloendal well in her future career.

Mediacom confirms founder's son as new CEO
UNITED STATES 11:31

Mediacom confirms founder's son as new CEO

US operator Mediacom Communications has confirmed Giuseppe Commisso as its new chairman and CEO. He took over as interim CEO already following the recent death of his father, Rocco Commisso, Mediacom's founder and previous chair and CEO. The son has spent nearly 20 years working at Mediacom already, and is also president of the Italian football club ACF Fiorentina.

Astro Malaysia announces promotional pricing for One Packs
MALAYSIA 11:29

Astro Malaysia announces promotional pricing for One Packs

Malaysian separator Astro has launched a promotion for Astro One pack subscribers. Until 30 April, the Astro One Sports Pack will be available at MYR 69.99 per month (down from the recommended retail price of MYR 99.99) and will include a complimentary Kids Pack worth MYR 9.90.

Edam-Volendam fibre network to complete roll-out this summer
NETHERLANDS 11:24

Edam-Volendam fibre network to complete roll-out this summer

The local fibre operator Glasvezel Edam-Volendam announced it is near to 12,500 homes passed, with around 10,000 activated customers. That means only a few hundred premises still need to be covered with FTTP, and the network roll-out should be completed this summer. After that, cable operator Ziggo can start shutting down its coax network in the Dutch city. 

Cablenet launches 5G Unlimited Plans in Cyprus
CYPRUS 11:20

Cablenet launches 5G Unlimited Plans in Cyprus

Cyprus operator Cablenet has introduced its 5G Unlimited tariff plan offering on the local market. These new plans offer unlimited data, minutes and SMS, with no speed throttling and no download limits, Cablenet said.

Unitel enhances 5G coverage in Bengo and Namibe province
ANGOLA 11:11

Unitel enhances 5G coverage in Bengo and Namibe province

Angolan operator Unitel continued to boost its voice and data network in January, with a particular focus on enhancing 5G coverage. This expansion brings improved communication and high-speed internet to the Funda commune in the Icolo e Bengo province, and the Moçamedes municipality in Namibe province.

FRANCE 11:10

Orange retains lead in French 5G site activations during January

French operator Orange continued to outpace its three main rivals in 5G site activations, with a net increase of 432 sites during the month of January according to spectrum agency ANFR. Over the same period, Bouygues Telecom and SFR expanded their 5G footprint with 212 and 159 additional sites respectively, while Iliad subsidiary Free Mobile recorded the smallest increment among competitors (+83). Accounting for overlapping deployments, the overall number of 5G sites emitting a signal in mainland France was

NETHERLANDS 11:08

Young households more focused on internet costs, less loyal to providers

Young people in the Netherlands are more concerned about the cost of internet services and less loyal to their ISP compared to older consumers over 35. Telecompaper's research shows that Odido is relatively more popular with the younger broadband customers.

INDONESIA 11:06

Indosat's AI protection system blocks 2 billion spam, scam attempts

Indonesian operator Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has announced that, six months after its launch, its Anti-Spam and Anti-Scam feature has detected more than 2 billion risky calls, messages, and links associated with spam and scam activities. The service is powered by AI and is developed with IOH's technology partner Tanla on its AI-native platform called 'Wisely AI'.

AUSTRALIA 11:01

eSafety puts Roblox on notice over online child grooming concerns

Australia's eSafety notified Roblox last week of its intention to directly test the platform's implementation and effectiveness of the nine safety commitments it made to Australia's online safety regulator last year, amid growing concerns, including from the Australian government, about online child grooming and sexual exploitation. In September last year, Roblox made nine specific commitments to support compliance with its obligation to keep Australians – particularly children – safer under the Online Safe

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10:54

Turbo Cloud expands cloud PaaS services portfolio

Russian national operator Rostelecom announced that its company Turbo Cloud has expanded its cloud PaaS services portfolio. The platform Tarantool and the Managed Message Broker on the basis of Apache Kafka are available now to customers on the cloud platform in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok. 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10:53

Moscow runs out of power for new data centres

​Power supplies for data centres are exhausted in Moscow, reports Vedomosti citing multiple industry sources. Suppliers are refusing any new contracts to connect data centres as the available power resources are already used or reserved for new data centres planned to come online in the period 2026 to 2028. As a result, businesses are forced to look for sites to build data centres in other regions.

NORTH AMERICA 10:50

Subex clinches North American order for FraudZap fraud detection suite

​Subex has clinched a contract with an unnamed North American AI and data ingestion specialist that mainly deals with telco end clients. The customer has confirmed its intention to procure and distribute Subex's FraudZap platform. FraudZap helps tackle handset and service fraud incidents, where the criminal acquires a genuine customer's details to purchase a new phone, service plan, or enterprise communications device from their carrier.

MEXICO 10:34

Mexico sets up working group to guarantee 2026 World Cup connectivity

Mexico's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) has set up a working group with the country's main mobile operators and several public and private entities to ensure network connectivity during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Mexico, the United States and Canada. The initiative aims to meet connectivity demand from residents and the estimated 5.5 million visitors expected across the host cities of Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey in June and July.

UZBEKISTAN 10:25

Beeline and Uzcard launch contactless mobile payment service

Beeline Uzbekistan announced that its subsidiary Beelab, in partnership with Uzbekistan's national payment system Uzcard, has launched the Uzcard Pay contactless payment service, making NFC payments available for Uzcard cards via Android smartphones for the first time. The service uses tokenisation to provide an additional level of security and reduce the risk of fraud.

BULGARIA 10:24

Infinera to power Neterra's EUR 12 million backbone network upgrade in Bulgaria

Neterra has launched a large-scale modernization of its Bulgarian backbone network, using Infinera technology. Neterra plans to invest EUR 12 million in the project. Neterra's Bulgarian network uses DWDM technology. While the current system supports up to 200 Gigabits per channel, the new equipment is expected to boost this capacity to 800 Gigabits (and even 1.2 Terabits) per channel.

GLOBAL 10:23

SentinelOne brings data security posture tools to AI Security Platform

SentinelOne has announced new data governance features in its AI-equipped cybersecurity suite, tailored to threat detection and prevention in enterprise AI deployments. Following the software update, customers using SentinelOne's AI Security Platform will have access to Data Security Posture Management, supporting compliance with data privacy objectives and regulations, while preventing costly breaches. This function builds on SentinelOne's existing posture management tools for cloud infrastructure and AI s

QATAR 10:22

Qatar updates national frequency allocation plan

Qatar's Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) announced the issuance of an updated version of the Qatar National Frequency Allocation Plan (QNFAP). This update is based on the results of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 and the outcomes of the public consultation conducted by CRA with the participation of various stakeholders and concerned entities at the local, regional, and international levels.

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Background

01:54

The week in telecoms: hyperscalers vie for capex crown, Telenor and Vodafone profit from smaller footprints

2 FEB 00:45

The week in telecoms: Verizon sparks fears of US price war, Apple beats Samsung in Q4, Telekom ramps up fibre marketing

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