Ooredoo Kuwait advances AI network strategy with NWDAF deployment
KUWAIT 13:24

Ooredoo Kuwait advances AI network strategy with NWDAF deployment

Ooredoo Kuwait deployed the 3GPP-standardized Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) across its 5G Core. By leveraging AI and machine learning to analyze real-time network, service, and user data, NWDAF enables proactive network management, rapid anomaly detection, and optimized service quality, the operator said. 

Zain Jordan upgrades Ericsson BSS on Red Hat for postpaid offers
JORDAN 13:23

Zain Jordan upgrades Ericsson BSS on Red Hat for postpaid offers

Ericsson and Zain Jordan announced the next phase of the upgrade of Zain's Business Support Systems (BSS), to cover also postpaid subscribers. Ericsson will deploy cloud-native Ericsson Billing on Red Hat OpenShift within Zain's private cloud. The agreement introduces the Ericsson Telco DataOps Platform to deliver real-time data streaming, proactive customer experience management, and network optimization for AI-driven autonomous operations. To accelerate time-to-market for new offers, the scope also incorp

Radcom confirms 33% Q2 sales slump due to customer delays
GLOBAL 11:50

Radcom confirms 33% Q2 sales slump due to customer delays

Radcom has reported a 33.4 percent decline in second quarter sales to USD 11.8 million. The firm scaled back its FY revenue target in July to account for anticipated weakness in Q2 attributed to customer postponements. In its Q2 statements, Radcom confirmed that prolonged purchasing and deployment timeframes had impacted its revenue base. Some customers are holding off on infrastructure builds required to implement its service assurance products due to elevated pricing for certain components, Radcom added. 

De-Cix signs up Eletronet to boost Brazil interconnection footprint
BRAZIL 09:23

De-Cix signs up Eletronet to boost Brazil interconnection footprint

Marking its first year in Brazil, global internet exchange (IX) operator De-Cix has partnered with Eletronet as a new reseller. Eletronet operates 18,000 km of fibre-optic lines and 170 edge data centres across 18 states in Brazil, with plans to expand to 26,000 km and 255 sites across 23 states. Joining the De-Cix R3 Partner Program as a Standard Reseller, Eletronet will offer its clients —including ISPs, carriers, and enterprise clients — direct access to De-Cix's cloud connectivity, peering, and remote i

Google plans 3 new subsea cables linking US and South America via the Caribbean
CARIBBEAN 09:05

Google plans 3 new subsea cables linking US and South America via the Caribbean

Google announced plans to build three new submarine cable links spanning South and Central America and the Caribbean. Together with existing subsea routes, the new cables will link Google Cloud locations under a scheme called Americas Connect.

Converge deploys international, domestic connectivity infrastructure for Virtual Staffing Solutions
PHILIPPINES 08:26

Converge deploys international, domestic connectivity infrastructure for Virtual Staffing Solutions

Converge Global Business, the corporate and enterprise arm of Philippines operator Converge ICT, has signed a partnership deal with Virtual Staffing Solutions (VSS) to provide international and domestic connectivity for the company's expanding global operations. Under the terms of the agreement, Ormoc City-based Virtual Staffing Solutions will leverage Converge's fibre network to establish secure connections across its local and international offices.

Keppel secures Singapore FBO licence for Kruger Cable System
SINGAPORE 04:57

Keppel secures Singapore FBO licence for Kruger Cable System

Keppel has announced that its Connectivity Division's subsidiary Keppel Kruger Holdings (KKH) has been granted a facilities-based operator (FBO) licence by the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore. The FBO licence will allow KKH to own, operate and maintain telecommunications infrastructure in Singapore and to provide telecommunications services in connection with the Kruger Cable System.

Vodafone tests Multi-Band Multi-Beam radio link antenna technology on live network in Istanbul
TURKEY 11 AUG

Vodafone tests Multi-Band Multi-Beam radio link antenna technology on live network in Istanbul

Vodafone Turkiye reports it has successfully tested a new-generation Radio Link technology on its live network that allows multiple connections to be managed through a single antenna. Vodafone tested its Multi-Band Multi-Beam (MB2) Radio Link Antenna service on its live network in Istanbul. The technology is designed to make better use of existing network infrastructure and help meet growing connectivity demands.

NGMN outlines agentic AI roadmap towards Level 4 autonomy in mobile networks
GLOBAL 11 AUG

NGMN outlines agentic AI roadmap towards Level 4 autonomy in mobile networks

The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has published its current view on pathways to agentic AI adoption in cellular infrastructures. NGMN's third-phase Network Automation and Autonomy paper provides a reference framework to assist with the selection of network components capable of driving agentic AI-based automation. The analysis aims to benchmark available open-source ecosystems for agentic deployment along with relevant technology standards, and also examines key factors in achieving safe,

Cetin selects Radcom for AI-driven assurance across mobile network in Slovakia
SLOVAKIA 11 AUG

Cetin selects Radcom for AI-driven assurance across mobile network in Slovakia

Radcom announced that Slovak wholesale operator Cetin has selected Radcom under a multi-year contract to deploy an end-to-end service assurance solution across its mobile network, spanning the radio access network (RAN) to the core. Radcom will replace the legacy assurance provider and deliver an AI-driven next-generation solution, promising superior customer experiences based on service-level agreements and a unified data analytics foundation for Cetin's transition to a cloud-native network.

SonicWall completes Gen8 virtual firewall launch
GLOBAL 11 AUG

SonicWall completes Gen8 virtual firewall launch

SonicWall has confirmed the commercial launch of additional virtual firewalls in its latest-generation Gen8 series. The announcement marks the launch of NS version S, M and L variants alongside the SonicOS 8.2.2 networking operating system and version 4.3 of the Network Security manager.

Zhone seals North American distribution partnerships
NORTH AMERICA 11 AUG

Zhone seals North American distribution partnerships

Zhone has entered a strategic pact with North American distributors Alliance Corp and Tessco Technologies to strengthen product availability and implementation of its broadband access offering. The partners will band together to create an end-to-end offering targeting carrier rollouts of next-generation broadband technology, spanning procurement, deployment and maintenance support.

GLOBAL 11 AUG

Over 100 operators worldwide complete 3G shutdown - study

More than 100 mobile operators around the world have now completed 3G network shutdowns to free up spectrum for 4G and 5G services, according to a new study by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). The report identifies 313 operators across 89 countries and territories that have either completed, planned or are in the process of switching off their 2G and 3G networks, driven by the need to upgrade infrastructure, boost capacity and reduce energy consumption.

UNITED KINGDOM 11 AUG

Cornerstone, TIP announce mobile infrastructure site partnership

Cornerstone, UK mobile infrastructure provider, and Telecom Infrastructure Partners (TIP) have agreed a new long-term partnership to support telecoms site management across the UK. The Strategic Portfolio Agreement creates a streamlined renewal framework for TIP-managed sites, simplifying processes and boosting operational efficiency. The partners will created a shared portfolio of telecoms sites operating under the framework, and adopt a consistent approach to telecoms site renewals.

MEXICO 11 AUG

Mexico deactivates 1.7 million mobile lines in Q2

The requirement to register mobile lines to prevent them from being used anonymously resulted in the disconnection of 1.7 million in the second quarter of 2026, according to CRT data cited by El Financiero. Total mobile users came to 157.1 million lines at the end of June, up 0.8 percent year on year but down 2.9 percent sequentially and 4.9 million since December. The greatest impact was felt by the prepaid segment, which has fallen 6.3 million accesses since January.

SPAIN 11 AUG

MasOrange mulls keeping Huawei or adding Nokia and Samsung as network suppliers - report

MasOrange, the telecommunications group created following the merger between Orange Spain and Masmovil, is reconsidering its mobile network supplier strategy, opening the door to retaining Huawei or bringing in Nokia or Samsung as additional vendors, according to unnamed sources cited by Expansion. The shift casts doubt on a July 2024 agreement that had planned to phase out Chinese equipment and transition the network entirely to Sweden's Ericsson by 2029.

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 11 AUG

Unifi, Syrian Telecom and Cyta sign Ugarit 2 submarine cable deal

Unifi Communications, the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE) and the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) signed a construction and maintenance agreement for Ugarit 2. This is the first major international infrastructure deal executed under Syria's new economic framework. The repeaterless submarine cable system with 24 fibre pairs spans 240 km between Pentaskhinos, Cyprus and Tartous, Syria. Marine route surveys are in progress, targeting a Ready for Service (RFS) date of early 2028, subjec

SINGAPORE 11 AUG

Google and Meta trans-Pacific Echo cable lands in Singapore

Google and Meta's Echo subsea cable has landed in Singapore, confirmed Meta's director of network investments in the APAC region Nico Roehrich in a blog post. The landing adds Singapore to a route designed to connect the country and Jakarta with Eureka (California) via a cable landing station in Guam.

GLOBAL 11 AUG

Kepler picks Rocket Lab for dedicated satellite launch in 2028

Kepler Communications awarded a launch contract to Rocket Lab to deploy new low Earth orbit satellites. The dedicated Neutron mission from the Rocket Lab site in Virginia will take place no earlier than 2028, deploying multiple satellites to expand Kepler's constellation with additional optical connectivity, on-orbit compute, and hosted payload capacity.  

GLOBAL 11 AUG

Mavenir appoints ex-Nokia software specialist to lead neocloud diversification, forward deployment

Mavenir has hired the former Nokia product manager Jitin Bhandari as executive vice president for forward deployment engineering. Bhandari will also lead on Mavenir's platform entry in the neocloud segment, selling software tools and cloud-native expertise to operators of GPU-specialised data infrastructure. The forward deployment brief involves establishing a dedicated practice to forge strong developer ties with Mavenir's core telecoms client base as well as growth activity with neocloud operators.

PAKISTAN 11 AUG

Pakistani watchdog cuts eSIM charges, allows 10 free eSIM transfers

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has reduced the charges for issuing eSIMs by domestic mobile operators. The maximum charge for issuing an eSIM or converting a physical SIM into an eSIM will be PKR 1,500 across Pakistan, down from PKR 2,000.

ETHIOPIA 10 AUG

Ethio Telecom charts network progress under ZTE contract

Ethio Telecom and ZTE are advancing a large-scale network modernization programme to expand high-speed mobile connectivity and accelerate Ethiopia's digital transformation. Following an agreement concluded at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamru met with a ZTE delegation led by executive vice president and COO Xie Junshi to review implementation across ZTE's footprint in the country. To date, work has been completed across 879 sites, including 462 radio access network (R

FRANCE 10 AUG

Iliad's Free boosts capacity on Nine's IXP platform with 400G upgrade

Nine, a France-based Internet Exchange Point (IXP) with a European presence, has shared details of a capacity upgrade for one of the members of its growing peering community, which currently counts 149 organisations. According to a social media post, French operator Free is now connected via a 400 Gbps port at a PoP in the Paris region, located at the Telehouse TH2 Leon Frot data centre. This is up from 100 Gbps previously.

INDIA 10 AUG

Tech Mahindra, I-Hub QTF to jointly develop trapped-ion quantum computing capabilities in India

Tech Mahindra has signed a partnership deal with I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (I-HUB QTF), a technology hub hosted by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, to support the development of India's indigenous trapped-ion quantum computing capabilities. I-HUB QTF is developing a full stack 20 qubit quantum computer based on trapped-ion platform.

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