“Emerging markets have a strong incentive to work with the Chinese model developers. Avoid excessive reliance on individual ...

Taiwanese vendor Asus has reportedly shelved plans to develop new smartphones in 2026 as it pivots resources towards emerging “Physical AI” projects spanning smart glasses and robotics.

The Republic of Congo has announced plans to connect the country to a, so far unidentified, new undersea cable following a ...

Digital Realty, which describes itself as the largest global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation ...

Network International, a leading fintech company in the Middle East and Africa, has signed a strategic processing agreement with Saudi Sudanese Bank, one of Sudan’s prominent financial institutions.

Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and OMS Group announced on Monday that they have signed a contract with newly formed JV Intra-Asia Marine Networks (I-AM NW) to supply and install the Intra-Asia ...

Military-owned telco Viettel Group announced on Friday it has kicked off construction of Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip manufacturing plant to support the government’s ambition to develop a ...

Cyprus-based independent subsea infrastructure provider Datawave Networks said on Monday it has secured a deal with affiliates of investment firm Cerberus Capital Management to fund its long-planned ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral developmental investment bank, and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia’s national telecom operator, say they are partnering to improve ...

Uganda has begun restoring internet connectivity after imposing a nationwide blackout ahead of elections that saw 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni secure a seventh term in office. Reuters ...

In West Africa, meanwhile, Senegal plans to launch a second satellite, GAINDESAT-1B, in 2026. We reported on the launch of its predecessor GAINDESAT-1A, Senegal’s first satellite, in August 2024.

US company PayServices claimed it was contracted in late 2023 to digitise state-linked financial operations, including modernising the bank the Caisse Générale d’Épargne du Congo, rolling out ...