The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral developmental investment bank, and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia’s national telecom operator, say they are partnering to improve ...

Uganda has begun restoring internet connectivity after imposing a nationwide blackout ahead of elections that saw 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni secure a seventh term in office. Reuters ...

In West Africa, meanwhile, Senegal plans to launch a second satellite, GAINDESAT-1B, in 2026. We reported on the launch of its predecessor GAINDESAT-1A, Senegal’s first satellite, in August 2024.

US company PayServices claimed it was contracted in late 2023 to digitise state-linked financial operations, including modernising the bank the Caisse Générale d’Épargne du Congo, rolling out ...

Airtel Nigeria already has a stake in the D2D space via its parent company Airtel Africa, which signed a deal with SpaceX last month to launch Starlink’s Direct to Cell (D2C) LEO satellite service ...

China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak, a.k.a. Zong 4G) says it has signed an MoU with ZTE and its authorised local distributor Siccotel to deliver affordable 5G smartphones to Pakistan ahead of an anticipated ...

Globe Telecom announced on Friday it has signed an MOU to partner with LEO satellite operator Starlink to resell its Direct ...

Claro Peru has reached a milestone in its 5G rollout, with the network now available in nearly 100 districts across the country since launching a month ago. The operator said in a statement, its 5G ...

The telco is offering Starlink’s D2C service free of charge to all of its 15.5 million 4G smartphone users via their regular 4G subscription plans. At 3 million registrations, that means over 19% of ...

Under an agreement signed between BSNL and the Indian Defense Forces, the Indian Navy will use Viasat’s Ka-band satellite systems alongside its existing L-band infrastructure to deliver enhanced, ...

The country’s Association of Communications and Technology (ACT) says it wants over-the-top (OTT) services, such as Netflix, WhatsApp and YouTube, to contribute to network infrastructure costs in ...

The Data Centre Dynamics website says that, according to the companies, the contract will increase operational flexibility ...