Botswana and Nigeria are in the data centre news after recent announcements signalling plans to develop facilities in both countries powered, in part, by renewable energy.
Operator e& UAE says it has enabled a technology called Reduced Capability (RedCap) on its 5G standalone (5GSA) network, activating a smartwatch as the first live RedCap use case in the UAE.
IT infrastructure and data centre solutions company ByteBridge, has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in the past week, one targeting the Middle East with Naizak Global Engineering Systems, a Saudi-based engineering and technology solutions provider, the other addressing the Asia-Pacific market with FuriosaAI, an AI semiconductor company.
Telecom Egypt has appointed Tamer El Mahdi (pictured) as its new CEO and managing director, succeeding Mohamed Nasr.
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has finally cleared Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited’s (PTCL) acquisition of rival Telenor Pakistan and Orion Towers, subject to a series of stringent conditions.
Guinea Mobile, a Peruvian MVNE, running on operator Claro Peru’s network and powering seven digital brands, has selected SaaS specialist Totogi’s cloud-native multi-tenant BSS platform to support the next phase of its growth.
A previously little-known company called X8 Cloud Infrastructure has announced plans to build an artificial intelligence and cloud services data centre complex in Paraguay, leveraging hydroelectric power.
The government of Mauritania has indicated that it intends to develop a national space programme focused on nanosatellites to strengthen sovereign capabilities and support overall economic development.
Airtel Business, part of global communications solutions provider Bharti Airtel Limited, has entered into a strategic partnership with precise-positioning-technology company Swift Navigation to launch India’s first AI/ML-powered, cloud-based location service.
The Taliban has intensified its internet crackdown, triggering a nationwide connectivity blackout across Afghanistan.