NTT revenue rises 8.7% as global solutions profit falls sharply
NTT reported an 8.7 percent increase in revenue to JPY 7.36 trillion for the six months to 30 September, but operating profit fell 12.2 percent to JPY 830.1 billion. A sharp fall in Global Solutions segment profit outweighed marginal gains in its Integrated ICT and Regional Communications segments.
NTT revenue rises 8.7% as global solutions profit falls sharply
NTT reported an 8.7 percent increase in revenue to JPY 7.36 trillion for the six months to 30 September, but operating profit fell 12.2 percent to JPY 830.1 billion. A sharp fall in Global Solutions segment profit outweighed marginal gains in its Integrated ICT and Regional Communications segments.
SK Telecom swings to net profit in Q3 as operating income surges 1,041%
SK Telecom (SKT) reported a sharp recovery in third-quarter earnings, with operating profit rising 1,041.3 percent YoY to KRW 552.3 billion (USD 411.4 million) and net profit returning to positive territory at KRW 411.8 billion, compared with a loss of KRW 166.7 billion a year earlier. Revenue increased 13.1 percent to KRW 4.497 trillion, supported by growth in the mobile and fixed-line telecommunications businesses and expansion in AI-related activities. Operating profit has remained in the KRW 500 billion
SK Telecom swings to net profit in Q3 as operating income surges 1,041%
SK Telecom (SKT) reported a sharp recovery in third-quarter earnings, with operating profit rising 1,041.3 percent YoY to KRW 552.3 billion (USD 411.4 million) and net profit returning to positive territory at KRW 411.8 billion, compared with a loss of KRW 166.7 billion a year earlier. Revenue increased 13.1 percent to KRW 4.497 trillion, supported by growth in the mobile and fixed-line telecommunications businesses and expansion in AI-related activities. Operating profit has remained in the KRW 500 billion
Padtec introduces high-density DWDM transponder
Brazilian fibre-optic equipment manufacturer Padtec has launched the TMQ800G-NC, a 1RU DWDM transponder offering up to 3.2 Tbps total capacity across four independent line interfaces (operating at 400G, 600G, or 800G). Designed for high-density networks and AI/hyperscale data centres, the compact unit utilises OSFP pluggables for optimised thermal performance, supports OpenROADM standards for interoperability, and features redundant power supplies to enable cost-effective, scalable growth without proportion
Padtec introduces high-density DWDM transponder
Airtel Nigeria adds real-time local network status, updates to customer app
Airtel Nigeria has introduced the Open Network feature on the My Airtel App, making it the first market across Airtel Africa's fourteen operations to offer subscribers real-time insights into network coverage, signal strength, and performance. The Open Network feature uses visual icons to display 4G and 5G sites, ongoing upgrades, and upcoming sites within a 500-metre radius of a customer's location. A simple button on the app also allows customers to report network performance issues directly to Airtel.
Airtel Nigeria adds real-time local network status, updates to customer app
Apple, Amazon face fresh Spain probe for breach of 2023 antitrust ruling
Spain's markets and competition regulator CNMC has opened new sanctioning proceedings against Apple and Amazon on grounds of failure to comply with a 2023 order to halt anti-competitive practices, for which they were fined a total of EUR 194 million. The watchdog said both firms did not remove the clauses restricting the presence of other sellers of Apple products and the advertising of rival brands on the e-commerce platform in Spain until May 2025.
Apple, Amazon face fresh Spain probe for breach of 2023 antitrust ruling
CRA updates Qatar domain policies to boost digital security, steamline registration
Qatar's Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has launched updated policies for the Qatar Domains Registry, effective 22 October, alongside a new registry system. The updated framework is designed to enhance the security and reliability of Qatar's national domains (.qa and .قطر), streamlines registration and management procedures, and offers greater clarity and flexibility for individuals, businesses, and government entities, the CRA said.
CRA updates Qatar domain policies to boost digital security, steamline registration
Amdocs warns for lower FY earnings on T-Mobile contract dispute
Amdocs expects lower financial results in its fiscal year started in October due to a dispute with T-Mobile US over their contract terms. In its Q4 report, the company said both and it T-Mobile had asserted material breaches in their contract, under which Amdocs provides software and services to the US operator. This may lead to the termination of the contract and arbitration over damages.
Amdocs warns for lower FY earnings on T-Mobile contract dispute
VodafoneThree announces research partnership with NYU Wireless
VodafoneThree's business unit, Vodafone Business, has announced a partnership with NYU Wireless, research centre at New York University's (NYU) School of Engineering, to collaborate on mobile network research. Vodafone Business becomes an industrial affiliate of NYU Wireless, combining the latter's expertise in wireless communications, cyber security and AI with Vodafone's real-world mobile network experience.
VodafoneThree announces research partnership with NYU Wireless
Global internet users up to 6.3 bln, quarter still unconnected - ITU
An estimated 6.3 billion people, or 76 percent of the world's population, are using the internet in 2026, up from a revised 6.1 billion, or 74 percent, in 2025, according to the ITU's latest Facts and Figures report. Despite the increase, about 2 billion people remain offline, leaving a quarter of humanity without access to digital services, said the UN agency.
Global internet users up to 6.3 bln, quarter still unconnected - ITU
N Ireland has large urban-rural mobile network performance - Streetwave
New research from Streetwave shows a large urban-rural mobile network performance divide in Northern Ireland, with 45 percent of rural measured locations missing Basic Performance, the level required for calls over data and everyday web tasks such as e-mail. This compared to 19 percent of locations in urban areas mussing the Basic Performance level. Good Performance (for streaming video and making video calls) was measured in only 39 percent of rural locations, compared to 66 percent of rural ones.
N Ireland has large urban-rural mobile network performance - Streetwave
Vodafone Portugal and Google Cloud launch AI-driven cybersecurity service
Vodafone Portugal has launched Managed Detection & Response (MDR), a managed cybersecurity service combining Google SecOps' Gemini AI technology with round-the-clock expert monitoring from the Vodafone Business Security Operations Centre. Developed under the Vodafone Group's 10-year strategic alliance with Google, MDR integrates data across more than 300 platforms, including cloud, network, and identity systems, to analyse complex telemetry, rapidly detect advanced threats, and provide automated and expert-
