
Rostelecom announces tender for fibre network construction
Russian national operator Rostelecom announced a tender for building fibre-optic networks, reports Comnews.ru. Announced on the national electronic procurement platform, the project covers work in several regions with a total value over RUB 3.8 billion. The deadline for submitting applications is 18 February.

Rostelecom announces tender for fibre network construction
Russian national operator Rostelecom announced a tender for building fibre-optic networks, reports Comnews.ru. Announced on the national electronic procurement platform, the project covers work in several regions with a total value over RUB 3.8 billion. The deadline for submitting applications is 18 February.

Telia Estonia works on major expansion of fibre network
Telia Estonia announced a major project for the deployment of its fibre-optic network to around 136,000 households. Set to run until the end of 2032, this is the largest ever such investment in the country, Telia said. The roll-out should reach full scale in 2027, when more than 20,000 households will be covered annually. The operator plans to take the total coverage to around 575,000 households in 2032.

Telia Estonia works on major expansion of fibre network
Telia Estonia announced a major project for the deployment of its fibre-optic network to around 136,000 households. Set to run until the end of 2032, this is the largest ever such investment in the country, Telia said. The roll-out should reach full scale in 2027, when more than 20,000 households will be covered annually. The operator plans to take the total coverage to around 575,000 households in 2032.

Turkmenistan to build 3 new international fibre links
The Turkmenistan Ministry of Communications announced plans to increase the number of international fibre-optic links for the country to eleven. Three new cross-border lines are planned to be built by 2028.

Turkmenistan to build 3 new international fibre links

AST SpaceMobile prices USD 1 bln in senior convertible notes to fund growth objectives
AST SpaceMobile is lining up a private note offering consisting 2.25 percent convertible senior notes with an aggregate principal of USD 1 billion. A USD 150 million over-allotment option is planned for initial note purchasers to buy further convertibles. The first batch of subscriptions is expected to be settled on 17 February. The conversion rate will exchange around 8.6 common shares for USD 1,000 principal held in notes, equating to roughly USD 116.30 per Class A common share, a premium of roughly 20 pe

AST SpaceMobile prices USD 1 bln in senior convertible notes to fund growth objectives

Brazil sees 20% increase in foreign investment in telecom sector in 2025
Foreign investment in Brazil's telecommunications sector surged by 20.4 percent in 2025, reaching USD 7.44 billion (BRL 39.1 billion), up from USD 6.17 billion (BRL 32.4 billion) in 2024. These investments were earmarked mostly for connectivity, network expansion, and modernising telecommunications services, according to a government statement. The investment helped expand 5G coverage from 352 municipalities in December 2023 to over 1,300 cities this year, while high-capacity infrastructure has been rolled

Brazil sees 20% increase in foreign investment in telecom sector in 2025

Beeline Russia provides connected cameras for delivery pick-up points
Russian operator Beeline said that its Big Data & AI unit has improved its offer of cloud video surveillance services at delivery pick-up points. A daily subscription now starts from RUB 43, and activation begins from RUB 1,270. Marketplaces Ozon, Wildberries and Yandex Market use the cloud service from Beeline.

Beeline Russia provides connected cameras for delivery pick-up points

Deutsche Telekom upgrades Constantia Flexibles network to SD-WAN
Deutsche Telekom has set up a new network to connect the sites of Constantia Flexibles, a global manufacturer of flexible packaging, replacing the MPLS infrastructure with a SD-WAN and internet connections. The new network provides redundant internet and networking based on HPE Aruba equipment and the Secure Service Edge (SSE) concept.

Deutsche Telekom upgrades Constantia Flexibles network to SD-WAN

Kazakhstan telecom market grows 10% in 2025
Kazakhstan's telecom market was worth KZT 1.475 trillion in 2025, an increase of 10 percent from the year before, according to figures from the national statistics agency reported by Profit.kz. It said internet service revenues grew by 21 percent to KZT 877.7 billion, and mobile service revenues increased by 7 percent to KZT 224.5 billion, while revenues from fixed local telephony services dropped by 8 percent to KZT 26.7 billion.

Kazakhstan telecom market grows 10% in 2025

Brazil regulator launches TV 3.0 public consultation on RF coordination
Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has launched a crucial public consultation to pave the way for TV 3.0, Brazil's next generation of free-to-air television. This initiative focuses on updating technical and operational requirements for radio frequency spectrum use to accommodate the new technology. Key aspects of the consultation include defining technical parameters for stations, interference protection, and guidelines for efficient frequency use, ensuring a smooth transition to TV 3.0 w

Brazil regulator launches TV 3.0 public consultation on RF coordination
Humax launches new Aura EZ 4K TV recorder with Freely in UK
Humax has announced the launch of the Aura EZ 4K TV recorder with Freely in the UK, available to pre-order from authorised Humax retailers from 12 February with a recommended retail price of GBP 249. The plug-and-play device has a 2TB hard drive to store up to 1,000 hours of recordings; and has a dedicated button to access the Freely streaming platform (with over 60 live TV channels and 75,000 hours of on-demand content) on existing TVs through Wi-Fi.
Humax launches new Aura EZ 4K TV recorder with Freely in UK
Wildanet unable to complete Project Gigabit contracts in Cornwall
UK fibre altnet Wildanet has withdrawn from completing two UK government-funded Project Gigabit contracts in southwest and central Cornwall. It has covered around 13,200 premises under these contract so far, but says it will be unable to connect the remaining 7,700 contracted premises. BDUK is now working to agree contracts with alternative suppliers to connect the remaining premises.