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September 29, 2025

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Digital Diplomacy in Action: Georgia’s Reforms and Global Vision Spotlighted at GSR-25

Ekaterine Imedadze, Commissioner at the Georgian National Communications Commission (ComCom), Chair of EaPeReg, and Board Member of the ITU Digital Regulation Network (DRN), actively contributed to the Global Symposium for Regulators 2025 (GSR-25) in Riyadh, convened by the ITU and graciously hosted by the Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

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5G-A's five key pathways to fuel success in the mobile AI era

With mobile AI creating ever-higher requirements for networks, Huawei's wireless solutions will deepen the integration of 5G-A and AI in all bands, all coverage, all scenarios, all digitalization, and all intelligence,...

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ZTE co-hosts the 3rd 2025 China-ASEAN Engineers Capacity Building Program to bridge global tech frontiers

ZTE Corporation, a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, successfully co-hosted the 3rd 2025 China-ASEAN Engineers Capacity Building Program in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province...

Recent Developments

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Cisco announces sovereign critical infrastructure portfolio

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Omantel and Publicis Groupe Middle East unveil Oman’s first AI-powered AdTech ecosystem

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Omantel named “Most Honored Company” by Extel in Global Investor Relations Rankings

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stc pay Bahrain wins Fintech Telecommunications Award at Middle East Technology Excellence Awards 2025

Policy and Regulation

•	UNDP and RIPE NCC sign MoU to strengthen digital cooperation for sustainable development The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UNDP Headquarters in New York alongside the UN...

•	Digital Diplomacy in Action: Georgia’s Reforms and Global Vision Spotlighted at GSR-25 Ekaterine Imedadze, Commissioner at the Georgian National Communications Commission (ComCom), Chair of EaPeReg, and Board Member of the ITU Digital Regulation Network (DRN), actively contributed to the Global Symposium for...

Middle East

•	Zain Bahrain launches flagship startup accelerator “Zain Great Idea” Zain Bahrain, a leading telecom and technology innovator, has officially launched its flagship startup accelerator programme, Zain Great Idea (ZGI), in Bahrain...

•	Batelco by Beyon joins hands with Bahrain Chamber to empower SMEs Batelco by Beyon and the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry have signed an agreement to strengthen collaboration in support of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and enable their success within the kingdom’s...

•	du activates emergency calling on 5G smartwatches in UAE The move eliminates the need to have a phone nearby, allowing users to dial 999 and other emergency numbers straight from their wrist...

South Asia

•	Citadel Pathfinder and P@SHA partner to send Pakistani startups to Davos 2026 The initiative underscores Pakistan’s ambition to position its startups and entrepreneurs on the global stage, driving innovation, competitiveness, and visibility for the country’s digital economy...

•	BTCL to introduce triple-play, quad-play services in Bangladesh Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) is set to introduce triple-play and quad-play services in the country for the first time...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Disney+ to add live ESPN linear channels in South Africa South African customers to Disney+ will gain access to ESPN And ESPN 2 Africa linear channels from 1 October...

•	Mixed reality and smart glasses fuel AR/VR growth worldwide Worldwide shipments of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets combined with display-less smart glasses are expected to grow 39.2 per cent in 2025, with volumes reaching 14.3 million units, according to new data from...

North Africa

•	Morocco explores AI collaboration with OpenAI to advance national innovation agenda The meeting highlighted the importance of developing an AI ecosystem tailored to Morocco’s cultural and societal context, ensuring that emerging technologies align with local values while driving innovation across...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Kyivstar is updating the network in six regions from November 25 From November 25, 2025, Kyivstar will begin transferring 2100MHz frequencies from legacy 3G to 4G in a number of regions to increase the speed and stability of mobile Internet and prepare the network for the implementation...

•	O2 customers first in line for 5G boost at AO Arena O2 customers are benefitting from a major mobile connectivity upgrade at the AO Arena, after the operator has worked with Boldyn Networks to improve 5G connectivity at the venue...

Satellite & Internet

•	China launches 11th batch of internet satellites to boost global network China launched a group of internet satellites into orbit early on Saturday night, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the mission contractor...

•	Seacom reveals plans for AI-ready ‘Seacom 2.0’ subsea cable Subsea cable provider Seacom revealed on Thursday it will build a new subsea cable system, Seacom 2.0, that will provide AI-level capacity across the Indian Ocean Basin, Middle East, Mediterranean, and Southern Europe...

Global Telecom Update

•	Vietnam prepares to bring mobile money service out of pilot mode Vietnam’s mobile money service is reportedly set for a major upgrade from pilot mode to full-fledged service that, among other things, will see transaction caps raised to ten times the current amount...

•	Zayo, Equinix launch AI infrastructure blueprint For the first time, neocloud and AI providers have a framework that clarifies the roles of high-capacity networks, interconnection hubs, training and inference data centers, and provides a clear model for connecting them...

•	Pure Storage’s enterprise data cloud unifies data to give businesses greater control of their AI initiatives Enhancements to the Pure Storage Platform ensure data is accessible wherever it’s needed with workload coverage expansion into the cloud...

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