T2 launches 5G in Moscow and St Petersburg Metros, Megafon covers train stations
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 14:35

T2 launches 5G in Moscow and St Petersburg Metros, Megafon covers train stations

Russian mobile operator T2, a subsidiary of the national operator Rostelecom, said that it has started providing 5G services in the main stations of the Moscow Metro and St Petersburg Metro. 5G services from the operator are available in 172 stations of Moscow Metro (62% of all Moscow Metro stations) and in 24 stations of the St Peterburg Metro (34%). The maximum speed reaches 635 Mbps.

OVHcloud ordered to block pirated content in French court challenge
FRANCE 14:34

OVHcloud ordered to block pirated content in French court challenge

A Paris court has sided with a group of rights holders by ordering OVHcloud to block Tekfullfilmizle and Fullhdfilmizlesene in France, reports UniversFreebox. The two sites, hosted on OVHcloud infrastructure, were found to provide illegal access to copyrighted movies and TV series, based on analysis carried out by French anti-piracy association ALPA. The group, which includes Columbia Pictures, Disney, Netflix and Universal, successfully obtained an injunction against OVHcloud, which the court recognised as

Turbo Cloud launches pay-as-you-go WAF service
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 14:33

Turbo Cloud launches pay-as-you-go WAF service

Russian cloud services provider Turbo Cloud, a subsidiary of Rostelecom-Data Centre, expanded its information security lineup with a new Web Application Firewall (WAF) service. The solution monitors incoming traffic to detect suspicious activity and threats, while also blocking malicious requests and preventing unauthorised data access attempts. The WAF service can be activated via the cloud platform's user dashboard, where users can also manage the service and monitor resources. This approach allows users

Play Business Solutions achieves top-tier status under Broadcom partner programme
POLAND 14:31

Play Business Solutions achieves top-tier status under Broadcom partner programme

Polish operator Play, controlled by Iliad, has achieved Pinnacle-level status as a VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) within the Broadcom Advantage Partner Programme, reaching the highest tier of Broadcom's global partner ecosystem. Currently, only three cloud service providers in Poland hold this prestigious distinction, the company reports.

MeetKai takes sovereign AI built on Nvidia to Veon markets
UKRAINE 14:18

MeetKai takes sovereign AI built on Nvidia to Veon markets

The AI company MeetKai announced a six-country rollout of its sovereign AI stack, built on Nvidia AI infrastructure. The AI platform and locally trained models will run on Nvidia accelerated computing working with Veon and its telecom operators in Ukraine, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Bangladesh, beginning with Ukrainian operator Kyivstar. MeetKai Brasil will work with Serpro.

Slovak Telekom updates fibre internet prices and speeds
SLOVAKIA 14:16

Slovak Telekom updates fibre internet prices and speeds

Slovak Telekom is raising prices for its fixed broadband services over fibre from 30 September, reports ZIve. The operator will completely revamp its broadand lineup for B2C customers, introducing higher speeds across all plans and a new speed tier. The existing OptikNet Start, Ideal, Extra, and Max plans will be replaced by new OptikNet S, M, L, and XL variants. The cheapest plan sees the biggest price hike: the current OptikNet Start plan offers 80/30 Mbps for EUR 13.21 per month, while the new OptikNet S

UKE to serve as digital services coordinator in Poland
POLAND 14:14

UKE to serve as digital services coordinator in Poland

The President of Poland has signed an amendment to the Act on the provision of telecommunications services and certain other acts that establishes the national framework for the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in the country. Under the new regulations, the the national telecommunications regulator UKE will serve as the Digital Services Coordinator in Poland and will be granted the powers necessary to carry out tasks arising from the DSA regulation.

Kcell lauches VoLTE when roaming
KAZAKHSTAN 14:13

Kcell lauches VoLTE when roaming

Kazakhstan mobile operator Kcell said that it has started providing VoLTE services when roaming. The services are available on Turk Telekom and Georgian operator Magticom's networks. Kcell had announced the implementation of VoLTE technology earlier this June, making the voice service available for customers using services under its Kcell and Activ brands.

Global Switch announces high-density Nvidia Blackwell deployment in Paris data centre
FRANCE 13:45

Global Switch announces high-density Nvidia Blackwell deployment in Paris data centre

Data centre operator Global Switch announced that its facilities in Paris have been selected to host one of the largest Nvidia Blackwell deployments in Europe. AI and high-performance computing customers will gain access to a next-generation architecture delivering a five-times inference performance improvement on previous models, said the company, highlighting that the deployment will be predominantly liquid-cooled.

Plus deploys, upgrades 364 base stations in September
POLAND 13:45

Plus deploys, upgrades 364 base stations in September

Polish operator Polkomtel, trading under the Plus brand, said that it deployed 233 new base stations across the country since the beginning of September, and 131 base stations have been modernised. The operator expands its network on the 2,100 MHz and 2,600 MHz bands, as well as on 3,600 MHz and 700 MHz bands. The Plus 5G network covers in total 77 percent of the country's population.

Disney+, Netflix to introduce subscriptions with ads in Poland
POLAND 13:43

Disney+, Netflix to introduce subscriptions with ads in Poland

Disney+ plans to introduce a Standard plan including advertising in Poland. The new plan will join the existing ad-free Standard and Premium plans. The price of the new plan is not yet known.

Liberty Global shortlists 3 bidders for Wyre stake sale - report
BELGIUM 13:37

Liberty Global shortlists 3 bidders for Wyre stake sale - report

Liberty Global has shortlisted three candidates to proceed to the next round of bidding for a stake in its Belgian network joint venture Wyre, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg. They are the French infrastructure investment funds Ardian and InfraVia Capital Partners and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The companies all declined to comment. 

GERMANY 13:06

Wedotv starts two new FAST channels on MagentaTV with Programmatic TV ad booking

Wedotv said it has started two new FAST channels on MagentaTV with programmatic television advertisement booking through Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI). The streaming channel operator has launched DAI for new channels wedotv Sports and wedotv True Stories on MagentaTV as well as for the existing wedotv Movies channel. This will enable advertisers to book advertising slots programmatically and deliver targeted adverts.

NETHERLANDS 13:00

Ziggo completes upgrade to Docsis 4.0

Dutch cable operator VodafoneZiggo announced it has completed the roll-out of Docsis 4.0 on its network, claiming a first in Europe. Its CTO Thomas Helbo will be presenting the upgrade with the company's vendors at the SCTE TechExpo in Atlanta. The upgrade means the around 7 million homes and businesses on the coax network can receive speeds up to 8 Gbps in future.

SPAIN 12:41

Spanish mobile users port over 491K lines in July

A total of 491,629 mobile numbers were ported in Spain in July 2026, up 1.4 percent year on year, according to the latest mobile sector data from the CNMC that complements the regulator's fixed segment update. The month saw the total number of active mobile (voice, internet) lines increase by almost 1 million year on year to 63.61 million, with M2M lines more than doubling to 57.67 million.

FINLAND 12:35

Elisa Industriq to combine manufacturing and critical infrastructure operating models

Elisa said it will overhaul its international software business Elisa Industriq's operating model to fit its strategy of faster profitable growth. This will affect every country where Elisa Industriq operates and the company will address relevant personnel impact in accordance with local practices during 2026. The overhaul includes efficiency measures as a single operating model is formed from two business areas, namely manufacturing and critical infrastructure. The changes should allow scalable. profitable

SPAIN 12:05

Spanish fixed broadband lines top 20 mln, over 90% on FTTH

The total number of fixed broadband lines in Spain passed the milestone of 20.0 million for the first time in July 2026, up from 19.2 million a year earlier and equivalent to 40.3 lines per 100 inhabitants. Fibre to the home (FTTH) connections drove the growth, rising over 1 million year on year and around 64,800 sequentially to reach 18.3 million, over 91 percent of the fixed broadband total.

NORTH AMERICA 12:04

Teleste debuts Luminato 4x4 module for distributing OTT in cable, IPTV systems

Teleste is launching a receiver module for its Luminato 4x4 digital headend product, enabling distribution of OTT streaming services via cable TV or IPTV infrastructure. Available from Q4, the receiver supports live adaptive bitrate (ABR) streams powered by the MPEG-DASH protocol, including DRM content protected by the Widevine platform. Teleste's product allows operators to bring live OTT streams to traditional TV channel line-ups, expanding options for existing customers and adding new locations to TV del

GUINEA 12:03

Guinean ARPT introduces measures to improve telecom services

Guinean authorities have introduced new measures to improve telecom and internet service quality nationwide following persistent consumer dissatisfaction, Ecofin reported, citing the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ARPT). This follows a meeting with internet service providers (ISPs), which is the first in an ongoing series of industry consultations aimed at raising service standards.

BANGLADESH 12:00

Veon, Banglalink convene global investors in NY to advance Invest in Bangladesh Now initiative

Veon and its Bangladeshi subsidiary Banglalink hosted the inaugural investor symposium for the 'Invest in Bangladesh Now!' initiative in New York City. Held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week, the closed-door roundtable targeted mobilizing USD 1 billion in total foreign direct investment into Bangladesh's digital economy.

QATAR 11:52

Meeza awards QAR 500 mln turnkey data centre contract to Qatar's Elegancia C&I

Estithmar Holding said its subsidiary Elegancia Contracting and Industries has secured a turnkey contract exceeding QAR 500 million for Meeza's newest data centre. It will be delivered in two construction phases and will bolsters Meeza's position as a regional digital infrastructure leader at Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) while deepening Estithmar Holding's footprint in mission-critical tech infrastructure. Elegancia C&I will manage the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, from site preparation and civil

ZAMBIA 11:45

Airtel Zambia launches nationwide drive to plant 500 trees at schools

Airtel Zambia has strengthened its environmental sustainability efforts by launching a nationwide campaign to plant 500 trees at schools in all ten provinces. MD Hussam Baday said this is a step in building long-term climate resilience and leaving a lasting ecological legacy for future generations. He noted that severe droughts, unpredictable rainfall and extreme temperatures demonstrate the growing impact of climate change in Zambia.

BELGIUM 11:42

Seniors, disabled rights groups file complaint against Belgian state over digital-only essential services

A group of NGOs has filed a complaint against the Belgian state over making essential public and private services accessible offline. Age Platform Europe, the European Disability Forum and the International Federation for Human Rights submitted the collective complaint against Belgium to the European Committee of Social Rights, with the support of Belgium's equal opportunities board Unia and the Service for Combating Poverty, Precarity and Social Exclusion. They are concerned that some vulnerable groups may

AFRICA 11:41

Vodacom names former UN undersecretary-general Songwe as chair of philanthropic foundation

Vodacom Group, serving over 243 million customers in Africa, has consolidated its philanthropic efforts under the name Vodacom Foundation. Coinciding with the launch, the foundation announced a new seven-member board chaired by renowned economist and former United Nations undersecretary-general Vera Songwe to support its strategy to benefit 50 million lives by 2030. The board brings expertise in public policy, technology, governance and sustainability to guide the foundation's focus on scalable, digitally e

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