Middle East & Africa Archives

North Africa’s 5G wave continues with Libya launch

by Harry Baldock | Jan 29, 2026

Libya’s second largest state-owned telco, Almadar Aljadid, has announced the launch of 5G in parts of the capital, Tripoli.

Syntys expands Qatar hyperscale footprint through Q Data acquisition

by Rob Chambers | Jan 21, 2026

Ooredoo Group and Syntys announced today that Syntys has acquired Q Data QFZ LLC, which operates hyperscale data centre facilities in Qatar serving leading cloud and AI customers, with 5MW live and 7.5MW under development.

Iran jams Starlink, enters fourth day of internet blackout

by Harry Baldock | Jan 12, 2026

News ‘Military grade’ signal jamming is reportedly being used to cripple the satellite...

Huawei betting big on telecoms’ Agentic AI revolution 

by Harry Baldock | Dec 19, 2025

The Chinese tech giant says AI agents will not only help telcos become more efficient, but...

World Communication Award Winners 2025

by Harry Baldock | Dec 10, 2025

World Communication Awards Total Telecom is thrilled to unveil the exceptional winners of the 2025...

Vodacom buys $2.1bn stake in Safaricom, gains majority control

by Harry Baldock | Dec 4, 2025

The shares, purchased from the Kenyan government and Vodacom’s parent company Vodafone, give it a 55% stake in the business

World Communication Awards 2025 shortlist announced

by Harry Baldock | Nov 25, 2025

The World Communication Awards has announced its 2025 shortlist, highlighting the telecom industry’s leading innovators.

STC, Mobily, and OneWeb NEOM among winners at inaugural Connected World KSA Awards

by Harry Baldock | Nov 18, 2025

Connected World KSA is proud to reveal the winners of its first-ever Connected World KSA Awards, presented today during the event at Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

Safaricom rebuffs govt calls to spin off mobile money platform M-Pesa

by Harry Baldock | Nov 13, 2025

“We do not want to list the financial services companies separately because we believe they are closely related to the value proposition we offer to our clients”

Vodacom taps Starlink for mobile backhaul across Africa

by Harry Baldock | Nov 12, 2025

Today, African mobile operator Vodacom has announced a new deal with SpaceX’s Starlink, aiming to use the latter’s satellite constellation to improve connectivity in rural Africa.

Ericsson’s 5G kit to connect Saudi Arabia’s railway system

by Harry Baldock | Oct 27, 2025

Ericsson and Saudi Railway Company (SAR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing rail operations through 5G technology.

From telco to techno: Why operators must embrace orchestration to stay relevant

by Harry Baldock | Oct 17, 2025

Viewpoint Article Enterprises today are pushing for simplicity, no multiple portals, fragmented...

Huawei released intelligent OTN solution to power the intelligent era

by Harry Baldock | Oct 16, 2025

Press Release Paris, France, October 15, 2025 – During the NetworkX 2025 Next-Generation Optical...

Taliban shuts down internet in Afghanistan to ‘prevent immorality’

by Harry Baldock | Sep 30, 2025

This week, the Taliba have imposed a nationwide internet blackout in Afghanistan, largely cutting off the country’s 42.65 million people from the outside world.

Angola Cables announces new CEO of TelCables Europe

by Harry Baldock | Sep 29, 2025

Chief Marketing Officer of Angola Cables set for new role as TelCables Europe CEO

MTN and Telkom once again eye the negotiating table

by Harry Baldock | Sep 5, 2025

This week, a report from Bloomberg suggests that MTN are once again considering making another takeover bid for rival telco Telkom.

Djibouti Telecom DAREs to expand subsea cable connectivity in East Africa

by Harry Baldock | Sep 2, 2025

This week, Djibouti’s incumbent telecoms operator Djibouti Telecom has announced plans to extend the reach of its DARE1 cable down Africa’s east coast.

South Africa looks to consolidate fibre networks of state-owned enterprises

by Harry Baldock | Aug 28, 2025

According to recent reports, South Africa is advancing efforts to coordinate and consolidate public fiber infrastructure across state-owned enterprises (SOEs), aiming to improve digital connectivity, reduce costs, and expand high-speed internet access to underserved areas.

Saudi’s center3 unveils plans for 1 Gigawatt of data centre capacity by 2030

by Harry Baldock | Aug 7, 2025

This week, STC subsidiary center3 has unveiled a plans to expand its data centre infrastructure to reach a total capacity of 1 Gigawatt by 2030.

Kenya launches early market talks for Horn of Africa fibre optic corridor

by Total Telecom Staff | Jul 11, 2025

The government has begun early market engagement for a high-capacity fibre optic cable along the Isiolo–Mandera corridor, part of the World Bank-backed HoAGDP, to boost cross-border digital connectivity and support regional socio-economic development with Ethiopia and Somalia by 2028.