The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has re-elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin (pictured) as secretary-general for a second four-year term, giving her 164 of the 173 votes cast by member states at its Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha, Qatar.
Telefónica reported a net profit of €1.33 billion from continuing operations in the first nine months of 2026, up 21.6% year on year, as stronger earnings and cash generation prompted the Spanish telecoms group to raise its full-year financial targets.
Networks consume a lot of energy, and it’s easy to view this as an ever-growing expense for operators. However, the huge footprint of networks, their connection to the grid, and innovations in site power have seen virtual power plants (VPPs) emerge as a huge opportunity for operators to not only reduce their energy costs, but also to gain revenue through a new approach to managing network energy.
Stc Bahrain announced on Wednesday it has partnered with the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) to deploy what they say is the country’s first commercial private 5G network.
Vodafone Qatar and Iraq’s state-owned Informatics and Telecom Public Company (ITPC) have signed a joint cooperation agreement to establish a framework for collaborating on telecoms and digital infrastructure.
A potential solution to the problem of ensuring the wide affordability of satcoms services – or at least satellite-enabled Wi-Fi services – has been announced by UAE-based spacetech company Space42 in South Africa.
The adoption of private networks by industry has continued, this time in Bahrain, with the introduction of what is described as Bahrain’s first commercial private 5G network.
The adoption of private networks by industry has continued, this time in Bahrain, with the introduction of what is described as Bahrain’s first commercial private 5G network.
Proparco, a French development finance institution, is investing €600,000 (about US$$670,000) into Cashi, a fintech company developing digital payment solutions to expand access to financial services across overlooked markets in Africa.
Regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) says it has embarked on a process to make additional high-demand spectrum available for assignment to the providers of mobile communication services.