Following the news that India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has frozen the AGR dues of operator Vodafone Idea and allowed staggered repayments spread over 16 years until 2041, the company is now looking ahead with some ambitious investment plans.
Philippines-based operator PLDT has invested PHP1.215 billion (US$20.5 million) in its data analytics unit Kayana, doubling down on efforts to unlock new growth engines across the wider group.
Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata said on Wednesday it has integrated GovPay – the government’s digital payment platform for government services – into its eZ Cash mobile money service, enabling users to pay for government services at eZ Cash retail outlets.
Ethio Telecom said on Wednesday it has held talks with telecoms provider and ISP Somaliland Cable (Somcable) in hopes of forging a strategic cross-border digital and telecoms partnership.
Tencent Cloud is reportedly planning to expand its data centre footprint in the Middle East in a bid to grow its cloud business outside of China.
Artificial intelligence technology company AfricAI says it has signed a multi-year exclusive distribution and deployment agreement with Micropolis Robotics, granting AfricAI sole and exclusive rights to commercialise, deploy, and scale Micropolis’s advanced robotics platforms across Africa.
Oman has launched a national programme to develop and assemble a CubeSat satellite, marking what is described as a step towards building domestic capabilities in satellite manufacturing and space technologies.
Data centre and fibre solutions company Digital Edge has announced a US$4.5 billion investment to build CGK Campus, one of Indonesia's largest AI-ready hyperscale data centre campuses, in the GIIC Industrial Estate in Bekasi, in the province of West Java, located on the eastern border of Jakarta.
Technology company Cassava Technologies and intelligent network platform company AXON Networks have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop, deploy and manage what is described as Africa’s first end-to-end operator-as-a-service (OaaS) platform.
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a feasibility study grant to support SubConnex’s proposed SCNX3 subsea cable system, linking India and Singapore.