InternetNZ survey highlights unequal online experiences across nation
NEW ZEALAND 00:42

InternetNZ survey highlights unequal online experiences across nation

New research from InternetNZ indicates that online experiences in New Zealand vary significantly across different communities, with higher reported levels of harm and concern among Maori, Pacific peoples and people with disabilities. The findings come from Internet Insights 2025, an annual survey commissioned by InternetNZ as a measure of internet use and attitudes. The study, conducted by Verian between 25 November and 8 December 2025, surveyed 1,003 New Zealanders aged over 18, with a reported margin of e

PLDT, Smart open first joint store in Tacloban City
PHILIPPINES 3 MRT

PLDT, Smart open first joint store in Tacloban City

Philippines operator PLDT and its mobile unit Smart Communications have officially opened their first-ever co-located store in Marasbaras district in Tacloban City. The new store is already fully operational and will serve customers in Tacloban City and its surrounding areas.

PLDT offers free emergency calls for Filipinos in Middle East conflict areas
PHILIPPINES 3 MRT

PLDT offers free emergency calls for Filipinos in Middle East conflict areas

In light of the escalating conflict in the Middle East, PLDT Group chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan has announced that the PLDT Group will provide communication assistance to overseas Filipinos in affected areas. PLDT and Smart will offer free calls for Filipinos in countries affected by the conflict in the Middle East.

Beeline Uzbekistan offers free roaming in Middle East
UZBEKISTAN 3 MRT

Beeline Uzbekistan offers free roaming in Middle East

Beeline Uzbekistan, a subsidiary of the Veon Group, is offering customers roaming in the Middle East a free 1 GB mobile data bundle and 10 minutes of calls. The bundles are valid in the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Oman for 30 days.

MTS launches cybersecurity training course for customers
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 MRT

MTS launches cybersecurity training course for customers

Russian operator MTS has launched a free interactive training course on cybersecurity. The course is designed to improve digital literacy for customers, enabling them to understand and recognise tools used by fraudsters. The course includes twelve thematic blocks and is based on information collected by the service MTS Guard. 

Russian operators offer free roaming in Middle East
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 MRT

Russian operators offer free roaming in Middle East

Russian operator Megafon offers its customers roaming in the Middle East a 2 GB bundle and 30 minutes of calls free, as well as free calls to its support centre. The mobile operator T2 also introduced free data and voice services in the Middle East to support customers there during the military conflict. MTS is waiving commissions for money transfers over its payment system My MTS to the UAE.

Play offers eSim confirmation with photo of ID
POLAND 3 MRT

Play offers eSim confirmation with photo of ID

Polish operator Play, controlled by Iliad, has introduced a new authorisation option for customers buying eSIMs remotely. Prepaid customers purchasing eSIMs in this way can authenticate by sending a photo of their ID taken on their smartphone. This adds to the existing options over electronic banking or the service MyID.

Plus offers promo of Motorola smartphone, sells new Huawei smartwatches
POLAND 3 MRT

Plus offers promo of Motorola smartphone, sells new Huawei smartwatches

Polish operator Polkomtel, trading under the Plus brand, has introduced a promotion to customers buying the Motorola Edge 70 smartphone in its shops. Customers purchasing the model Edge 70 5G 12/512GB are able to buy it for PLN 3,499. They are also offered a PLN 700 cashback. The promotion is valid buying the smartphone until 31 March.

Beskid Media offers broadband at 8 Gbps
POLAND 3 MRT

Beskid Media offers broadband at 8 Gbps

Polish ISP Beskid Media, working in the Lesser Poland and Silesia regions, has introduced to its customers an opportunity to access broadband services at up to 8 Gbps speed. The service is available for a monthly rate of a broadband tariff at up to 1 Mbps speed for twelve months under the promotion. The monthly rate will amount to PLN 95 during the promotional period, it will grow to PLN 155 starting from the 13th month.

T-Mobile Poland and Plus offer free services to customers in Middle East
POLAND 3 MRT

T-Mobile Poland and Plus offer free services to customers in Middle East

T-Mobile Poland is offering a free 15 GB data package, as well as free calls and SMSs, to customers using its roaming services in the Middle East. The offer is valid in ten countries until 16 March. T-Mobile's prepaid subscribers are being offered a 100-day validity extension for their handset balances. Polkomtel, trading under the Plus brand, is offering a 15 GB mobile bundle to affected customers as well as 120 minutes of outgoing and incoming calls.

Vectra introduces Royal Offer broadband, TV and video package
POLAND 3 MRT

Vectra introduces Royal Offer broadband, TV and video package

Polish operator Vectra has announced the introduction of the Royal Offer package. It supplies fixed broadband at up to 300 Mbps, a pay TV service providing 73 television channels, as well as access to the video streaming platforms Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max or Canal+. The monthly subscription rate is PLN 89.99. The package is available to customers on fibre-optic networks who sign a 23-month contract.

Viva Armenia offers free roaming calls, SMS in the Middle East
ARMENIA 3 MRT

Viva Armenia offers free roaming calls, SMS in the Middle East

Operator Viva Armenia has introduced free outgoing and incoming calls and SMS for its subscribers using roaming services in the Middle East. The offer is valid temporarily during the conflict in the region. The states covered with the offer include Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

UNITED KINGDOM 3 MRT

Virgin Media O2 refunds cost of calls, texts from UK to Middle East

Virgin Media O2 is supporting customers affected by events in the Middle East by crediting back the cost of calls, data and text messages to and from the UK to the following countries - Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, Lebanon, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Palestine and Oman. This offer will be available from 28 February to 07 March, and will apply to O2 pay monthly, O2 PAYG and Virgin Media home phone customers. 

CANADA 3 MRT

Rogers launches new Legend Mastercard in Canada

Rogers Communications has announced the launch of the Rogers Red World Legend Mastercard by Rogers Bank and Mastercard. The card allows owners to earn a range of connectivity, dining and travel benefits - including 3 percent cashback value for Rogers customers when redeeming for Rogers products and services.

NIGERIA 3 MRT

Lebara launches operations in Nigeria

MVNO Lebara has formally launched its operations in Nigeria, the Guardian reported. CEO Teniola Stuffman said the company's entry followed two years of market study, driven by regulatory reforms, growing consumer demand and Nigeria's expanding digital economy. A soft launch was targeted at key stakeholders ahead of a full commercial rollout to consumers.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 3 MRT

KDDI to launch au PAY code payments in South Korea

KDDI and au Payment will enable overseas use of au PAY code payments from March 2026, starting in South Korea. The service will allow au PAY users who have completed identity verification via the app to make QR code payments at more than 300,000 merchants affiliated with South Korean payment provider paybooc, including convenience stores, cafes and duty-free outlets. Payments will be made using existing au PAY balances, with users able to view balances and transaction histories in both Japanese yen and loca

JAPAN 3 MRT

J:Com develops gen AI "Digital Human" for viewing recommendations

Japanese cable company J:Com has developed a conversational AI avatar designed to recommend television and streaming content through voice interaction, and will begin a customer monitor trial from 6-12 March 2026. The operator said the "Digital Human", a generative AI-powered avatar named Yui, has been built to analyse metadata from approximately 150,000 titles available on its J:Com Stream platform. Development began in August 2025, followed by internal testing, with the upcoming trial marking the first ex

BANGLADESH 3 MRT

Banglalink launches 'Power' social distribution platform for customers to sell mobile recharges

Bangladeshi operator Banglalink has introduced 'Banglalink Power', a social distribution platform designed to enable users to earn money by selling mobile recharges via their smartphones. It is designed to help users become self-retailers without needing upfront capital or technical expertise. The service is currently available in beta for Android users.

KAZAKHSTAN 2 MRT

Kazakh operators support customers in Middle East

Kazakh mobile operators have offered free mobile data traffic to their customers using roaming services in the Middle East. Beeline Kazakhstan has offered a 1 GB package and 30 minutes for outgoing calls to Kazakhstan, to local networks, as well as incoming calls for ten days. Altel has offered a 1 GB bundle, 10 minutes for outgoing calls and 10 SMSs for a week.

SLOVAKIA 2 MRT

Flexi TV to double price of basic package

Slovak pay-television service Flexi TV, owned by the company DSI Data, plans to double the monthly subscription rate of its basic package from April, reports Zive. The package supplies almost 30 Slovak and Czech TV channels and the price will go up to EUR 5.20 monthly from EUR 2.60.  The operator said that the hike is related to the expansion of the line-up and based on its contracts with broadcasters.

POLAND 2 MRT

T-Mobile Poland declares 2 mln Magenta Moments loyalty scheme users

T-Mobile Poland said that the user base of its loyalty programme Magenta Moments has reached the threshold of 2 million. More than 1,800 promotional offers of various sorts, and over 110 competitions, have been available to users of the programme since its launch in September 2023.

POLAND 2 MRT

Orange Poland runs top-up promotion, free month's 'Unlimited to Everybody' subscription

Orange Poland has introduced a new top-up promotion for prepaid subscribers. Customers are being offered a free 30 GB data bundle when they recharge their handset balance by PLN 15 or more. The promotion runs until 31 March.

POLAND 2 MRT

Play offers free data packs to customers in Middle East

Polish operator Play, controlled by Iliad, has introduced free mobile data roaming bundles to its customers based in the Near East. 15 GB packages valid for two weeks have been offered to customers. The packages have been activated by default, customers will be informed of them by SMSs.

POLAND 2 MRT

Orange Poland to raise rolling contract prices in April

Orange Poland has announced plans to raise prices from 01 April for B2C and B2B customers on subscription contracts without a tie-in period. The hike is based on the total increase in prices in the country of 3.6 percent in 2025, which has been announced by state statistics office GUS. Orange's subscription contracts include clauses enabling a price rise based on the official inflation rate declared by GUS. Customers unwilling to accept Orange's 3.6 percent rate hike have until 31 March to terminate their c

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