Ooredoo announced its latest spinoff on Thursday with the launch of Al Abraj, a new standalone company that will independently operate and manage Ooredoo Qatar’s passive tower infrastructure assets in the country.
Indian telco Vodafone Idea (Vi) announced on Thursday it has launched silent mobile verification (SMV) capabilities for users of Meta’s WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, which promises to make it simpler and more secure to use them.
AIS Business and Microsoft Thailand launched their “AI Ready for SMEs” initiative on Thursday, which – as the name implies – offers AI solutions for Thailand’s SME sector to encourage adoption of the technology.
IQSTEL, a global connectivity, AI and digital services company, has announced a binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire a 51% controlling interest in Ghana-headquartered Ultranet Telecom Group.
The Government of Maharashtra in Western India has signed a letter of intent (a preliminary, non-binding agreement similar to a memorandum of understanding or MoU) with hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk for a data centre deal potentially worth 2 trillion rupees (about US$21 billion).
Huawei announced on Wednesday that MTN Zambia has commercially deployed the vendor’s five-band LampSite indoor 5G solution in the Mulungushi International Conference Center in Lusaka.
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) said on Wednesday it has secured IDR8.8 trillion (around US$500 million) in additional financing for its Jakarta data centre campus, to include its upcoming STT Jakarta 3 facility.
Orange announced on Wednesday that the France-to-Tunisia route of the Medusa Submarine Cable System – dubbed “ViaTunisia” – is now operational, establishing a new digital link between Europe and North Africa.
Internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX says it has upgraded connectivity between its locations in Mexico and Dallas in preparation for what it says will be the unprecedented six-billion-strong audience anticipated for the FIFA World Cup this summer.
Proof perhaps that AI and satcoms can have practical applications in everyday situations comes from Mexico where Google and Fester, a building material company, which have together launched a platform in Mexico that uses AI to help support efforts to make cities cooler.