Vodafone Spain handed EUR 1.8 mln fine over GDPR breaches
SPAIN 07:37

Vodafone Spain handed EUR 1.8 mln fine over GDPR breaches

Spain's data protection authority (AEPD) has fined Vodafone Spain (Zegona) a total of EUR 1.8 million for two separate GDPR breaches involving insecure telephone customer-service procedures and a 2023 cyberattack on its Super WiFi platform. According to sources cited by Cinco Dias, the operator has already paid the fines but is appealing both sanctions to the Audiencia Nacional on the grounds that both incidents were caused by third-party suppliers rather than direct company failings.

ReelShort expands to Indonesia with Vidio launch
INDONESIA 07:35

ReelShort expands to Indonesia with Vidio launch

Indonesia's leading SVOD platform Vidio is adding content from ReelShort, expanding its range of short-form videos. From 01 September, thousands of ReelShort episodes will be available on Vidio via the Short Drama tab and can be accessed by Vidio subscribers on the TV Extra, Platinum, Platinum Extra, and Ultimate packages. As part of the initial rollout, more than 200 titles will be fully dubbed in Indonesian, while the partnership will also see a "sizable" slate of short drama series co-produced with Indon

Vodafone Germany discounts Mobil S, M and XS plans for fixed internet customers in September
GERMANY 07:32

Vodafone Germany discounts Mobil S, M and XS plans for fixed internet customers in September

Vodafone Germany has announced a promotion from 01 September for existing fixed internet customers signing up for a new  Mobil S, M or XS plan. Through the promotion, called Danke-Deal, or Thank You Deal, the Mobil S and M tariffs are being discounted by 50 percent for 24 months. 

Cellfie opens new shop in Batumi
GEORGIA 07:25

Cellfie opens new shop in Batumi

Georgian operator Cellfie has opened its new shop and service centre in the city of Batumi. The new branch is based at Chavchavadze Street. The branch will serve customers Monday through Friday, as well as on weekends. At the branch, customers can receive information and consultation on Cellfie's products and offers, as well as activate the services they need on-site.

Vodafone Germany starts offering Fritz!Box 6690 Pro for EUR 10 monthly
GERMANY 07:22

Vodafone Germany starts offering Fritz!Box 6690 Pro for EUR 10 monthly

Vodafone Germany said it will start to market the new Fritz!Box 6690 Pro from 27 August. Customers can rent the new router for EUR 9.99 per month in combination with a GigaZuhause home broadband plan. The 6690 router is equipped with Wi-Fi 7 technology, including the 6 GHz frequency band, and supports the Docsis 3.1 cable standard.

Uganda and Rwanda complete cross-border fibre link
RWANDA 07:13

Uganda and Rwanda complete cross-border fibre link

Uganda and Rwanda have completed the physical interconnection of their national fibre-optic networks at the Mirama Hills border point, establishing the technical foundation for enhanced cross-border broadband, PML Daily reported. The milestone was announced during a meeting of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects cluster in Kampala, which brought together delegation officials from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan.

MIS secures major Humain contract worth over 30% of annual revenue
SAUDI ARABIA 07:11

MIS secures major Humain contract worth over 30% of annual revenue

Saudi Arabia's Al Moammar Information Systems Company (MIS) has signed a five-year contract with PIF-backed Humain for data centre hosting services. The deal is valued at over 30 percent of MIS's 2025 revenue, according to a bourse statement. MIS reported full-year 2025 revenue of approximately SAR 1.27 billion, placing 30 percent of its topline at around SAR 381.7 million. The company noted that the financial impact will be reflected in its financial statements from Q3 2026 through Q3 2031.

MTN secures Nigerian approval for IHS Towers takeover
NIGERIA 07:09

MTN secures Nigerian approval for IHS Towers takeover

MTN Group has secured conditional approval from Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to acquire the remaining stake in IHS Towers. The clearance marks a key regulatory milestone in finalizing its USD 6.2 billion takeover of the tower company. Under the terms of the agreement, MTN must gradually sell down up to 30 percent of its stake in IHS's Nigerian operations to local investors at market prices.

Mundo awarded CLP 8 bln Aysen last mile fibre project
CHILE 07:02

Mundo awarded CLP 8 bln Aysen last mile fibre project

Chile's communications regulator regulator Subtel announced that Mundo Telecomunicaciones, formerly Mundo Pacifico, has been awarded a CLP 7.68 billion contract to deploy a last-mile fibre optic network in the southern Aysén region, a project designed to substantially reduce the area's digital divide. The announcement was made at a ceremony led by Romina Garrido, undersecretary of telecommunications, and Marcelo Santana, regional governor of Aysén.

Vivo partners with local firm STI to open Algeria smartphone plant
ALGERIA 06:55

Vivo partners with local firm STI to open Algeria smartphone plant

Chinese smartphone maker Viv, in partnership with local firm Smart Technologie Innovation (STI), has inaugurated a 7,000-square-metre assembly plant in Oran, Algeria, Algerian Press Service reported. The firm launched with a daily output of 2,000 smartphones and 200 workers, with plans to scale production to 6,000 units daily and create up to 1,800 direct and indirect jobs. To meet Algeria's demand of nearly seven million devices annually in North Africa's top smartphone market, Vivo and STI have agreed to

Huawei and HP sign global patent cross-licensing agreement
GLOBAL 06:51

Huawei and HP sign global patent cross-licensing agreement

Huawei and HP have signed a multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement covering certain Huawei Wi-Fi patents, according to an announcement issued by the companies. The agreement provides HP with licences to certain Huawei Wi-Fi patents, while the cross-licensing arrangement also gives Huawei access to patent rights held by HP. The companies did not disclose financial or other commercial terms.

Zoom revenues up 5% in July quarter to USD 1.3 billion
GLOBAL 06:51

Zoom revenues up 5% in July quarter to USD 1.3 billion

Zoom Communications reported revenues of USD 1.277 billion for its fiscal second quarter to July, up 4.9 percent year over year. Growth was slightly less than the 5.5 percent annual rate in the previous quarter but at the high end of Zoom's guidance. For fiscal Q3, the videoconferencing company forecast around 4 percent growth, to revenues of USD 1.275-1.280 billion. 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 06:47

Datec PNG launches sovereign cloud and AI data centre

Papua New Guinea ICT provider Datec PNG has launched Kumul Cloud Infinity, a sovereign cloud and AI data centre developed in partnership with Telikom PNG and CloudSigma. The facility was officially inaugurated in Port Moresby by PNG minister for state enterprises William Duma. According to the National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea (NBC), citing company sources, the facility is designed to provide in-country cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data hosting and enterprise application ser

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 06:40

Telikom PNG and Vodafone PNG agree to share network infrastructure

Papua New Guinea operators Telikom Limited and Vodafone Papua New Guinea have signed a colocation and network-sharing agreement covering existing and future telecommunications infrastructure. The agreement will allow the two operators to share towers, fibre and other network infrastructure. Implementation will take place in phases, with technical teams from both companies assessing sites and infrastructure to determine how they can be shared.

AUSTRALIA 06:30

DXN signs AUD 12.2 mln contract for 2MW AI HPC modular data centre

Australian modular data centre specialist DXN has signed a binding AUD 12.2 million contract with an unnamed AI compute operator to design, manufacture, deliver, install and commission a 2MW high-performance computing modular data centre. The project will combine purpose-built DXN AI modules into a single high-density data hall with upgrades to existing infrastructure at the customer's site. The turnkey facility will incorporate power, cooling, fire detection and suppression, security and building managemen

ITALY 06:30

Iliad Italia introduces Top 230 plan with 230GB for under EUR 10

Iliad Italia has announced the launch of a new intermediate plan with 230 GB of data for EUR 9.99 a month. The offer, dubbed Top 230, replaces the Iliad Giga 200 plan and is initially available until 29 October. It joins the operator's Top 30 Mondo and Giga 150 plans, with 300 GB and 150 GB of 5G data for EUR 12.99 and EUR 7.99 a month respectively.

AUSTRALIA 06:20

Australia's Senate backs stronger enforcement of under-16 social media ban

An Australian Senate committee has recommended passage of legislation that would expand the eSafety Commissioner's powers to compel information and documents from social media platforms and third parties, while doubling maximum civil penalties for breaches of the country's social media minimum age requirements. The Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee said the proposed powers would allow the eSafety Commissioner to obtain documents as well as information, and issue notices to any pers

JAPAN 06:05

NTT Data expands Litron AI platform for enterprise-wide agents

NTT Data has expanded its Litron integrated AI platform with three new services designed to support the development, sharing and operation of AI agents across enterprise business processes. Litron Builder allows business and IT users to build AI agents using natural language, a graphical interface or programme code. Litron Library provides a platform for sharing and reusing agents developed by NTT Data, customers and partners, while Litron Buddy uses information including schedules, meeting data and work hi

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:02

Naver Cloud to deploy direct-to-chip liquid cooling at Samsong data centre

LG CNS is working with Naver Cloud to deploy direct-to-chip liquid cooling at its Samsong data centre in South Korea, targeting higher-density AI computing and GPU workloads. The cooling infrastructure is being developed to support Naver Cloud's operation of Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin GPUs. LG CNS said the Samsong facility has a total power capacity of 80 MW and is intended to support AI infrastructure and services.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:00

LG Uplus develops global framework for fixed access network automation

LG Uplus has led the development of an assessment framework for measuring the level of autonomous network capability in fixed access network fault management, providing a common basis for operators to evaluate their automation capabilities. The assessment framework was developed through TM Forum and has been formally approved through the organisation's procedures. LG Uplus said it is expected to be used as a basis for autonomous network level certification in fixed access networks.

JAPAN 05:58

KDDI launches 5G standalone service for Povo customers

KDDI, Okinawa Cellular Telephone and KDDI Digital Life have launched 5G standalone (5G SA) services for customers on the Voice + Data plan of KDDI's online-only povo2.0 brand, extending 5G SA availability across KDDI's au, UQ mobile and povo brands. The service uses 5G-specific core network facilities and base stations and is designed to provide high-speed, high-capacity connectivity without being affected by congestion on the 4G LTE network. KDDI said its 5G SA service covers more than 90 percent of its su

JAPAN 05:57

BBIX and OEC add Oita data centre to OCX Compute Fabric

SoftBank's internet exchange subsidiary BBIX and OEC have added an OCF (OCX Compute Fabric) connection point at OEC's Oita Data Center, extending the regionally distributed cloud service to Oita Prefecture. OCF is jointly provided by BBIX and IDC Frontier, using BBIX and BBSakura Networks' OCX (Open Connectivity eXchange) cloud-based network service to distribute cloud infrastructure across regional data centres.

JAPAN 05:55

NTT West and FSAS offer on-premises platform for tsuzumi 2 LLM

NTT West and FSAS Technologies have completed testing of an on-premises generative AI platform combining FSAS Technologies' Private AI Platform on Primergy with NTT's Japanese-developed large language model tsuzumi 2. The companies said the solution is designed for organisations including government agencies, research institutions, financial institutions and manufacturers that require strict control over sensitive information. It allows data, the AI model and the underlying AI infrastructure to be managed a

NEW ZEALAND 05:51

Spark expands Mushroom Group partnership for live music access

New Zealand operator Spark has entered a new long-term partnership with Mushroom Group to provide customers with access to exclusive live music experiences and concert pre-sales in New Zealand. Under the partnership, Spark customers will have access to selected presale ticket opportunities and experiences including artist meet-and-greets, VIP hospitality, front-row access and backstage opportunities. Spark said recent presale opportunities have included priority access to tickets for the Foo Fighters' upcom

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