Suriname market leader Telesur has completed an overhaul of its BSS/OSS systems, upgrading to the latest version of Cerillion’s suite.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched what it calls the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) platform, an integrated digital platform that establishes a transparent and standardised framework for assessing the digital connectivity readiness of properties.

Orange Money, the e-wallet owned by Orange Jordan, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with ADSTRA, a Jordanian technology company that specialises in developing artificial intelligence solutions for combating financial crimes.

Algeria’s Monetary and Banking Council said last week that it had decided to authorise Djezzy Payment Services, a subsidiary of operator Djezzy, which had an estimated 18.1 million subscribers at the end of June 2026, to become a Payment Service Provider (PSP).

Russia has struck the headquarters of Ukrainian operator Kyivstar as part of a wider series of attacks on data centres and communications infrastructure across the country.

Papua New Guinea’s state-owned telecoms network wholesaler PNG DataCo revealed on Sunday that recent service disruptions over the past month were due to separate incidents involving power supply problems, vandalism and subsea cable faults.

Malaysian multidisciplinary real estate firm Quill Group of Companies and China Mobile International have signed an MoU to explore cooperation opportunities in green data centres and AI digital infrastructure in Malaysia.

Ciena said on Monday it’s working with Indian data centre company CtrlS to upgrade five metro networks connecting nine of its data centres to support growing bandwidth requirements driven by AI and cloud services.

Humanitarian charity Save the Children and Vodafone Foundation, the philanthropic arm of multinational telecommunications company Vodafone, have formed a new global humanitarian partnership.

PLDT’s wireless arm Smart Communications launched a new one-stop AI workspace service on Thursday that it says will give users in the Philippines easier access to multiple advanced AI models and tools.

Saudi Arabia-based satellite operator Arabsat announced on Thursday it has signed an agreement with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) to manufacture a new satellite, ARABSAT-50.

Thailand launched a new national strategy on Thursday to boost its semiconductor sector – which currently focuses mainly on assembly and packaging – into a fully integrated domestic chipset ecosystem by 2050.

A meeting of regional intergovernmental organisation the East African Community (EAC), along with East African trade bloc the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and Eastern African countries implementing World Bank-supported digital transformation programmes has convened in Nairobi.

Cybastion, a US company that delivers digital and infrastructure solutions in Africa, has signed an agreement with Liberia’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to develop women's technology and business innovation hubs with child care centres across the country.

NuRAN Wireless revealed on Tuesday that telecoms infrastructure service provider Infratel has launched a pilot at a rural NuRAN site in Nigeria to evaluate Starlink’s LEO satellite service as a potential backhaul solution.

State-owned Uzbektelecom (a.k.a. Uztelecom) commissioned two new data centres in Bukhara and Kokand on Tuesday to boost cloud services, AI resources and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offerings in Uzbekistan.

Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, has announced a partnership with Malaysian fintech and digital bank Boost to support the fintech’s digital transformation and innovation initiatives across Malaysia and Indonesia.

Satellite communications giant Amazon Leo has announced a new agreement through which it says it will expand internet connectivity across Uzbekistan with the help of satellite communication service company UZ-SAT.

Malaysian 5G operator U Mobile and ZTE said on Tuesday they have completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) of a portable 5G site powered entirely by green energy that promises a faster, more sustainable approach to connecting remote and underserved areas.

Singapore-based AI cloud firm Aolani said on Monday it has signed a deal with Nvidia to collaborate on expanding 'AI factory' infrastructure across Southeast Asia, starting with Malaysia and the Philippines.

Telkom Indonesia signed an MoU with China Unicom Indonesia Operations on Monday to explore ways to collaborate on digital infrastructure, connectivity, and technology solutions for the Indonesian market.

Pakistan data network provider Zong has partnered with local company ISP Environmental Solutions (ISPES) to launch PecoDrop, described as first-of-their-kind smart waste management stations.

Vodacom Tanzania and Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) have partnered to equip more than 26,000 retailers nationwide with business, financial and digital skills, in a move aimed at improving their efficiency, profitability and resilience.

Submer, a full-stack AI and HPC infrastructure provider, and technology company Intel have announced a collaboration covering artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, high-performance computing (HPC) and next-generation data centre solutions across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.

Satellite communications company Eutelsat says it has successfully completed its first rail connectivity trial in Poland aboard a long-distance train, demonstrating its OneWeb LEO connectivity capabilities on a live rail network.

Reliance Jio and T-Mobile US have claimed the world’s first 5G Standalone roaming connection between their respective networks in India and the US.

Australian submarine cable development firm Subco announced plans on Tuesday to build three new subsea cables by 2029 to support demand for AI data centres in Asia-Pacific, one of which will bring more international bandwidth to Indonesia.

The GSMA and the Partnership for Digital Access in Africa (PDAA) launched a new roadmap on Monday that seeks to narrow Africa’s mobile internet usage gap and connect 1 billion people by 2030.

Mozambique’s communications regulatory authority INCM says it is responding to concerns expressed by consumers on social media and elsewhere regarding the rapid exhaustion of mobile data packages.

Space solutions company SES and JioStar, South Asia’s largest media conglomerate, have announced a new multi-year deal. It comes only weeks after the inauguration of a new SES office in Chennai in southern India.

The Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) cable system consortium has selected high-speed connectivity specialist Ciena to upgrade one of the key routes in the system that links Western Europe, West Africa and South Africa.