Crnogorski Telekom appoints supervisory board
MONTENEGRO 09:55

Crnogorski Telekom appoints supervisory board

Montenegro's Crnogorski Telekom held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in Podgorica, where they decided to switch from a single-board to a two-board management system. This change aims to improve corporate governance and align with modern European standards. A new statute was adopted, and the company's operations will now comply with the new Law on Companies. As a result of this new model, the previous board of directors was dissolved, and a new supervisory board was appointed for the next tw

Escribano steps down as chairman of Spain's Indra
SPAIN 08:36

Escribano steps down as chairman of Spain's Indra

Spain's state-backed ICT and defence group Indra has announced the resignation of chairman Angel Escribano shortly after his own company Escribano Mechanical and Engineering (EM&E) withdrew from a potential acquisition by Indra due to a conflict of interest. In a letter to the board, Escribano said he was stepping down as he would not allow his continued presence to interfere with the stability of the company.

Canal+ Group appoints former Orange director Tingry as chief data and AI officer
GLOBAL 08:17

Canal+ Group appoints former Orange director Tingry as chief data and AI officer

Canal+ Group has announced the appointment of Anne-Laure Tingry as chief data and AI officer, leading the group's activities in these areas across all markets. Tingry joins the executive committee, reporting directly to Canal+ Group CEO Maxime Saada. Over more than two decades, her career was spent at Orange in several senior roles, most recently as executive director of the Smart Mobility Services business line at Orange Business. She became managing director of Orange Store in France at the start of 2016.

Denise Wong appointed commissioner of Singapore's data protection regulator
SINGAPORE 05:33

Denise Wong appointed commissioner of Singapore's data protection regulator

Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has appointed Denise Wong as commissioner of the Personal Data Protection Commission, with effect from 1 April 2026. Wong will continue in her existing role as assistant chief executive of the Data Innovation and Protection Group at IMDA while taking on the additional responsibilities. As commissioner, she will oversee the regulator's strategic direction, lead regulatory and enforcement decisions, and advise the government on data protection issues. 

Orex Sai announces new chief operating officer
JAPAN 05:22

Orex Sai announces new chief operating officer

Orex Sai, the Open RAN joint venture established by NTT Docomo and NEC, announced that Kenichi Takai has been appointed as representative director and chief operating officer (COO), effective April 1, 2026. Under the new management structure, the company said it will "further strengthen its management foundation and continue to enhance its business operations." He replaces Yoshihiro Shiraishi.

Lightera names new CEO
GLOBAL 1 APR

Lightera names new CEO

Fibre cabling, materials and connectivity specialist Lightera has appointed Holly Hulse as chief executive officer, with Hulse's predecessor Foad Shaikhzadeh remaining involved with the company as board chairman. Hulse's promotion from her previous remit as corporate vice president and chief operations officer comes as Lightera marks the first anniversary of its rebrand integrating multiple legacy brands under the Furukawa Electric Group, namely OFS, Furukawa Electric LatAM, and Furukawa Electric Fiber.

Losito named IBM Italia general manager
ITALY 1 APR

Losito named IBM Italia general manager

IBM Italia has announced the appointment of Nico Losito as its new general manager, replacing Alessandro La Volpe, who has decided to leave the company to pursue new professional challenges. In a short statement, the company thanked La Volpe for his contributions and years of service, adding that Losito will take up the role on 01 April.

South African competition watchdog monitors Canal Plus after merger
SOUTH AFRICA 1 APR

South African competition watchdog monitors Canal Plus after merger

The South African Competition Commission says it is monitoring French media group Canal Plus following its 2025 acquisition of MultiChoice, to ensure compliance with merger conditions including a moratorium on layoffs, Business Times reported. While Canal Plus faces scrutiny over cost-cutting measures such as demanding supplier discounts and initiating voluntary severances, officials clarified that voluntary packages do not violate the agreed conditions. Watchdog spokesperson Siya Makunga said the condition

Cinia appoints data centre services business director from Atea
FINLAND 1 APR

Cinia appoints data centre services business director from Atea

Cinia has announced the appointment of Marko Ollanketo as business director for data centre services and a member of management from 01 April. He has extensive experience in the IT industry, especially in data centre and hybrid environments and technologies. Ollanketo joins Cinia from Atea, where he was responsible for data centre and capacity services business, including sales and development.

T-Mobile Poland appoints new CTO board member
POLAND 1 APR

T-Mobile Poland appoints new CTO board member

T-Mobile Poland appointed Jovan Cetkovic a new member of the management board responsible for technology and innovations. Cetkovic earlier worked as Executive Programme Lead at T-Mobile's parent company Deutsche Telekom, where he was responsible for streamlining operational activities and developing technologies across European markets. Before that he served as CTO at sister company Crnogorski Telekom and held management positions at Telekom Romania. Cetkovic will be accountable directly to CEO Andreas Maie

Stack Infrastructure makes 3 appointments at Americas division
UNITED STATES 1 APR

Stack Infrastructure makes 3 appointments at Americas division

Stack Infrastructure has announced new executive appointments at Stack Americas and the expansion of its management. Addam Friedl has been appointed as chief technology officer (CTO) at Stack Americas, succeeding Mike Casey, who moves to the role of chief operating officer (CCO) there. Kevin Hughes has been promoted to the newly created role of chief external affairs officer for Stack Americas. According to LinkedIn, Friedl has spent the past ten years as principal at kW Mission Critical Engineering.

Measat appoints Loke as CTO
MALAYSIA 1 APR

Measat appoints Loke as CTO

Malaysian satellite operator Measat has appointed John Loke as its CTO. In this new position, Loke will lead the company's innovation roadmap and long-term growth.

UNITED KINGDOM 1 APR

Gigaclear names CCO to lead network activation push

UK operator Gigaclear has hired Jon Hurry as Chief Commercial Officer with immediate effect. He brings over 25 years of experience in telecoms and infrastructure, including senior leadership roles at BT, Openreach and most recently as Chief Commercial Officer at G.Network. He has a strong track record in driving growth and leading large-scale commercial transformation, the company said.

JAPAN 1 APR

KDDI restates Q3 results following investigation into improper transactions

KDDI has restated its third-quarter financial results for the year ending March 2026 after an investigation into improper transactions at two subsidiaries identified fictitious circular trading in an advertising business, leading to historical corrections and a downgrade to full-year guidance. The operator reported restated third-quarter revenue of JPY 4.47 trillion (up 3.8% YoY), with operating profit of JPY 856.7 billion (up 1.1%) and net profit attributable to owners of the parent of JPY 545.5 billion (u

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 1 APR

KT appoints Park Yoon-young as chief executive at AGM

Korea Telecom (KT) has appointed Park Yoon-young as its new chief executive following approval at its 44th annual general meeting held in Seoul on 31 March. Park, an ICT specialist who joined the company in 1992, has held a range of senior roles including head of the enterprise business division, head of future business development, and director of its convergence research institute. During his tenure leading the enterprise division, he oversaw expansion in business-to-business operations, which the company

UNITED STATES 31 MRT

Uniti Fiber hires enterprise sales lead from Comcast

Uniti Fiber has hired Heather Orrico as president of Enterprise Sales. She comes from Comcast, where she spent 13 years and was most recently VP for its Texas region. With more than 20 years in telecommunications, Orrico brings experience across engineering, operations, and sales, including work with competitive carriers, incumbent providers, and multiple system operators.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 31 MRT

Core42 appoints former Microsoft executive Tawfik as chief business officer

Core42, a UAE-based AI infrastructure provider, announced the appointment of Sherif Tawfik as chief business officer (CBO). In his new role, Tawfik will lead Core42's global commercial organization, with end-to-end responsibility for all global revenue-generating functions, including global sales and marketing, business development, partnerships, and both professional and managed services. His mandate includes expanding Core42's global commercial reach and accelerating adoption of its sovereign AI cloud and

NETHERLANDS 31 MRT

Dutch score well on digital skills adoption, above EU averages

Almost nine in ten small businesses in the Netherlands have a basic level of digital intensity, among the highest in the EU according to new statistics from the Dutch agency CBS and Eurostat. The latest benchmark of the EU's Digital Decade targets shows almost 89 percent of companies with 10-250 employees meet the basis digital adoption measure, just under the EU's official target of 90 percent by 2030. Only Finland and Denmark do better. 

JORDAN 31 MRT

Orange Jordan organises health and safety training programme

Orange Jordan organised an occupational health and safety (OHS) training programme as part of its framework to foster a secure and healthy workplace environment. Led by the human resources unit - health, safety and environment department, the programme was attended by 180 participants, including technicians, engineers, supervisors, support teams, and others from across the country, for a series of theoretical and practical sessions.

AFRICA 31 MRT

NuRAN Wireless files for Nasdaq listing, names strategic advisors

NuRAN Wireless announced it has submitted an application to list its common shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market and also appointed Navindran Naidoo, former network executive of MTN Group and current board member of NuRAN, and Gerard Lokossou, former executive at Orange and MTN, as strategic advisors to the company.

GLOBAL 31 MRT

ST Engineering names new CEO of iDirect subsidiary

Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering has appointed Sridhar Kuppanna to lead satellite communications subsidiary iDirect as the division's CEO. Kuppanna succeeds the outgoing iDirect lead Don Claussen. He previously served iDirect as chief technology officer, taking oversight of technical advances spanning 5G non-terrestrial networks, multi-orbit connectivity, AI-driven network automation, and cloud-native architectures. Kuppanna will be tasked with advancing iDirect's current strategic priorities, includ

EUROPE 31 MRT

OneLayer to expand European footprint with new EMEA sales director

US-based private cellular asset management specialist OneLayer said it is expanding its European footprint, having recently appointed a new sales director for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Sander Teunissen takes up the role to help scale OneLayer's regional presence, through customer additions and supporting them to integrate private LTE/5G into critical operational technology (OT) and zero-trust security workflows. Teunissen was previously head of sales at Dutch enterprise networking and SASE vendor

SOUTH AFRICA 31 MRT

Infobip South Africa appoints Potgieter as country manager

Global cloud communications platform Infobip has appointed Lauren Potgieter as country manager for South Africa in a strategic move aimed at accelerating growth and strengthening its position in the local digital transformation and customer experience (CX) market. Potgieter brings more than 26 years' experience spanning business process management, CX and global operations.

ZAMBIA 31 MRT

Liquid Intelligent appoints Nakazwe as new CEO for Zambia

Liquid Intelligent Technologies announced the appointment of Leah Nakazwe Kooma as CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zambia, effective 1 April. Nakazwe has over two decades of experience across the telecommunications, financial services, and media sectors. Nakazwe began her career at Barclays Bank before joining Celtel, where she worked across multiple African markets. She joined the founding team of Vodafone Zambia in 2016, playing a key role in launching the country's first 4G network as chief sales

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Background

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The week in telecoms: Italy brings back PTT, US bans foreign routers and social media on trial

23 MRT 00:38

The week in telecoms: OFC and Nvidia events drive data centre networking talk, Orange debuts full French office stack

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The week in telecoms: Pakistan ready for 5G, Google exits FTTH market and Canal Plus works on pay-TV turnaround

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