Power from gas (about 23.6%) and the grid (about 18%) made up most of the rest. Renewable energy contributed only 0.05%. In fact energy can take up nearly 40% of telecom operating costs in Nigeria but ...

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and Japan’s KDDI have partnered to launch a new mobile service targeting ...

Pixxel, a company that builds and operates advanced imaging satellites, and artificial intelligence technology company Sarvam – have announced a strategic partnership to develop and build India’s ...

The EllaLink submarine cable system and Mauritania have announced the successful landing of a new subsea cable in Nouadhibou, giving the country a second direct, diverse and secure connection to ...

Space solutions company SES has announced that it will provide service on its high-capacity medium-Earth orbit (MEO) ...

The deal with Onatel comes two months after rival telco Lumitel Burundi signed a US$10 million deal with the government in March under the PAFEN framework to provide 4G coverage in rural areas. The ...

Satellite operator Speedcast's Brazilian operation, SC CapRock, says it has developed and implemented a hybrid solution for mining company Mineração Taboca to provide more resilient connectivity for ...

Algerian telco Djezzy has signed a strategic partnership deal with startup accelerator Algeria Venture and tech startup Taubyte to launch a full-stack AI development workspace for startups, developers ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said on Thursday that it will take several months to fully restore services for its Middle East (UAE) Region (ME-CENTRAL-1) after its data centres in the UAE and Bahrain ...

India’s Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has cut operator Vodafone Idea's adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues by nearly 27%. Late last week a DoT-appointed committee finalised the total AGR amount ...

Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda and Rwanda agreed on Thursday to move forward with a plan to launch a regional satellite to boost connectivity in East Africa’s northern corridor. William Kabogo Gitau, ...

The continuing drive to use smart data analytics to improve network performance has again been in the news, this time thanks ...