1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (232+ words) Omantel announced on Monday it has partnered with Chinese LEO satellite operator GalaxySpace to explore ways to cooperate in next-gen satellite connectivity in Oman, to potentially include direct-to-device (D2D) satellite technologies. Under the framework agreement, Omantel and GalaxySpace said they will…...

15+ hour, 20+ min ago   (292+ words) India is set to see the launch of locally designed smartphones from three companies within the next 10-14 months, as the government pushes manufacturers to develop original devices rather than copy existing products. India's ICT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told The Economic…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (252+ words) The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) has announced the award of radio spectrum frequency blocks to operators Viettel and Claro Dominicana after a recent public tender. Viettel obtained 240MHz in the 700MHz, 2.3GHz and 3.6GHz bands, while Claro Dominicana acquired 20MHz in the 700MHz band. The…...

4+ day, 23+ min ago   (263+ words) Ciena announced on Thursday that Indonesia’s ION Network (a.k.a. Parsaoran Global Datatrans) is deploying its WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) on its new ION Cable System 1 (ICS1) that will connect Jakarta with Singapore. The 2,000-km ICS1 system will run on Ciena’s 6500 platform powered by WL6e coherent…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (178+ words) Papua New Guinea’s state-owned telecoms network wholesaler PNG DataCo has reportedly signed a five-year deal with Digicel PNG to provide it with more bandwidth and stronger support for its network. According to a report in The National on Wednesday, Digicel…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (184+ words) Kazakh telco Transtelecom (TTC) said on Tuesday it’s currently installing Starlink connectivity on trains operated by Passenger Transportation JSC, a subsidiary of national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ). TTC said the project – which is being implemented in stages – will…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (334+ words) Nigeria has announced what it calls a National Digital Cloud Policy aimed at attracting US$750 million in private investment within 24 months and positioning Nigeria as a major cloud computing and data-hosting hub for West Africa and the wider African market....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (188+ words) According to a number of local press reports, Kazakhstan expects to launch the first facility at Data Centre Valley, a large data centre campus in the country’s northeast, in the summer of 2027. The first 50 MW facility is reportedly under construction…...

6+ day, 23+ min ago   (144+ words) Robi Axiata drops Airtel youth brand, renames it 'Cirkle' Developing Telecoms Bangladesh telco Robi Axiata officially retired the Airtel name – which has served as its youth brand for the past ten years – on Monday with the launch of a new…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (199+ words) Airtel Africa and Starlink have launched their satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the operator claiming the country's deployment is the first commercial launch of Elon Musk's satellite connectivity service. Compatible smartphones will be able to connect…...