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Ooredoo Algeria sponsors inaugural Global Africa Tech 2026

Ooredoo Algeria has announced its sponsorship of the inaugural Global Africa Tech 2026 event from 28 to 30 March. It is organised by the ICT ministry and will bring together policymakers, telecom ...
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MTN appoints 5 new non-executive directors to group board, replaces South African chairman

MTN Group has announced the appointment of five new non-executive directors to its board, saying their collective and diverse expertise and experience will enhance the group as it works to extend ...
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Australian regulator mandates outage reporting by operators from June

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has introduced new rules requiring operators to publish registers of resolved network outages on their websites from 30 June 2026. Under ...
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Kenyan CA to revoke six Standard Media Group radio station licences over unpaid debt

The Communications and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal has cleared the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to revoke six broadcasting licences belonging to the Standard Media Group due to arrears ...
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MTS Belarus reports 50% increase in VoLTE calls in 2025

MTS Belarus said that the number of VoLTE calls on its network grew by 50 percent in 2025. As a result the share of voice traffic generated on the LTE network reached 30 percent. The VoLTE user base ...
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Lifecell passes 100,000 customers for convergent Lifeset tariffs

Ukrainian operator Lifecell said that the number of subscribers for its fixed-mobile convergent tariff line Lifeset has exceeded 100,000. The line was launched in 2025, after the merger of Lifecell, ...
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Vi to expand 5G service to 90 additional cities by May

Indian operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced plans to expand its 5G services to 90 additional cities by May this year. This expansion will increase the total coverage of Vi's 5G services from 43 ...
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Kcell expands Mobi Kino service with new content providers

Kazakhstan operator Kcell has refreshed its video service Mobi Kino with video content from Amediateka, HBO Max, Twigl and One FC. Customers could access already the online video services Plan B, ...
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Bouygues Telecom Business integrates Google Pixel smartphones into 5G hybrid and private network portfolio

French operator Bouygues Telecom announced that its B2B arm has partnered with Google Pixel to offer clients a range of smartphones that are fully compatible with 5G connectivity delivered via hybrid ...
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JazzCash registers 1 millionth merchant on Raast QR payment system

Veon has announced that its Pakistani subsidiary JazzCash has registered its 1 millionth merchant on the Raast QR payment system. Raast is Pakistan's national digital payment infrastructure ...
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Telekom Malaysia secures ISO certification for AI Management

Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) certification. The Malaysian operator also reports that this certification, achieved through its Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence (AI COE) ...
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JazzCash registers its 1 millionth merchant on Pakistan's Raast QR payment system

Veon has announced that its Pakistani subsidiary JazzCash has registered its 1 millionth merchant on the Raast QR payment system. Raast is Pakistan's national digital payment infrastructure ...