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October 2, 2026

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ICEYE and Nokia partner to launch secure and sovereign satellite communications for governments and defense customers

ICEYE, the European leader in sovereign intelligence from space, and Nokia, a global leader in connectivity infrastructure, today announced a partnership to develop secure, sovereign and high-performance broadband low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications systems for governments, supporting missions from defense and border security to emergency services and disaster response...

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Eutelsat expands resilient LEO connectivity across Portugal in partnership with MEO, Portugal’s leading telecommunications operator

The agreement builds on a longstanding infrastructure partnership, with MEO hosting Eutelsat’s ground station infrastructure for several years, supporting first its GEO fleet and now the OneWeb LEO constellation...

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Huawei unveils upgraded Stellar AI network to power the agentic world with secure, intelligent connectivity

With stand-out features such as efficient computing production, lossless delivery, and superfast application, this future-ready solution unleashes computing productivity while safeguarding services in the AI era...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU advances global efforts to combat fraudulent communications New standards developed by ITU-T Study Group 11 (Protocols, testing and combating counterfeiting) provide a set of tools to resolve this problem with digital public-key certificates to authenticate calling-line...

•	CST issues GameMode Report for Q2 2026 The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) has released the Q2 2026 report for the “GameMode” initiative, which compares the quality and performance of telecommunications service providers in Saudi...

Middle East

•	UAE ranks first in Mena and 6th globally in AI readiness The UAE ranks first in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) and sixth globally on the new AI-Human Skills Synergy Index featured in Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2026...

•	Qatar drives strong digital growth with nearly US$49.4 million in startup revenues The latest data underscores a thriving digital ecosystem driven by key integrated initiatives including the TASMU Accelerator, the Digital Incubation Center, the Scale Now Program, and SME GO DIGITAL...

•	OPSWAT, Redington team up to deliver critical infrastructure cybersecurity The partnership combines OPSWAT’s CIP portfolio with Redington’s on-the-ground sales, technical, warehousing, logistics and financing capabilities, said statement from the company...

South Asia

•	Jazz leads video experience across Pakistan’s major cities Jazz led all operators in video experience across 12 of the 20 cities assessed in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) Mobile Network Experience Benchmarking Report for the second quarter of 2026, while...

•	Edotco Bangladesh announces scheme to repurpose old telecom batteries Digital infrastructure services provider Edotco Bangladesh, has partnered with Tiger New Energy, a pioneer in sustainable transportation, to give used telecom batteries a second life by repurposing them into Instant Power...

3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy

•	BSNL to install 1,857 indigenous 4G sites across Northeast BSNL will install 1,857 indigenous 4G sites across Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh under its 4G Saturation and Phase 9.2 projects, with 5G rollout planned after network stabilisation...

•	DNB speeds up 5G growth The development comes alongside the award of the full 100MHz in the 3.3GHz to 3.4GHz band and the conversion of DNB’s entire 240MHz spectrum holding into a Spectrum Assignment, effective Oct 1...

•	BT launches 'AI from BT' to help UK businesses adopt AI The move reflects BT's ambition to help businesses unlock the benefits of AI, while overcoming the complexity, uncertainty and security concerns that continue to hold many organisations back...

Global Telecom Update

•	APTelecom joins USTDA-backed Stavian Digital Park study in Vietnam APTelecom said that it is joining real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed new hyperscale data centre campus in Vietnam...

•	América Móvil opens Colombian network to an MVNO for first time América Móvil's Colombian unit Claro has opened its mobile network to Móvil Éxito, the telecom brand of retailer Grupo Éxito, making its first move as host to a mobile virtual network operator...

North Africa

•	Egypt: EBank partners with IBM to advance enterprise data transformation The Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank) collaborated with IBM to develop a bank-wide data governance and integration foundation using IBM Cloud Pak for Data and IBM watsonx...

Satellite & Hybrid Networks

•	GomSpace launches GOMX-5 to demo next-gen satellite communications technologies GomSpace announced the upcoming launch of GOMX-5, an ESA-supported 8U CubeSat technology demonstration mission designed to validate advanced satellite communications technologies, operational concepts and mission procedures...

•	EllaLink launches Caribbean Gateway initiative EllaLink, the operator of the first high-capacity fibre optic submarine cable directly connecting Latin America to Europe, has announced the official launch of the EllaLink Caribbean Gateway (ECG) initiative...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Marquee TV partners English National Ballet for global streaming Marquee TV has entered a global streaming partnership with English National Ballet that will see the arts streaming service invest in filming two new works from the company’s Rhythm Riot triple bill...

•	BT TV brings live TV, streaming and sport together for BT customers BT announced BT TV, which will be available from 15 October, with a clear purpose: to make entertainment and sport simpler for customers...

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