MTS disconnects 3G network in Moscow region
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 14:32

MTS disconnects 3G network in Moscow region

Russian operator MTS said that it will start the gradual disconnection of its 3G network in the Moscow region in February. The 3G network working on the 900 MHz band will be switched off so the released frequency resources can be allocated to LTE services. The change is expected to help expand 4G coverage, especially indoors. 

MTN launches school fees campaign in Uganda
UGANDA 14:30

MTN launches school fees campaign in Uganda

MTN Mobile Money Uganda has kicked off the 2026 edition of its Win School Fees with MoMo campaign with a public launch at Old Taxi Park, marking the third consecutive year of the initiative that has transformed how Ugandan families approach school fees payments. In 2025, the campaign counted over 70 winners across the country, distributing more than UGX 150 million in school fees. Beyond the monetary prizes, the campaign also provided scholastic materials to thousands of students throughout the year.

Elisa Estonia revenues slightly lower in 2025
ESTONIA 14:28

Elisa Estonia revenues slightly lower in 2025

Revenues at Elisa Estonia totaled EUR 222 million in 2025, down by 0.5 percent year-on-year amid increased security challenges, especially in Q4. The company said it nevertheless demonstrated growth in the second half of 2025. The mobile subscriber base numbered 692,000 at year-end, its fixed internet customers totaled 167,500, and the pay-TV subscriber base amounted to 151,300. The 5G network covers 97 percent of the population, and 18,000 additional households were covered with the fibre-optic network in

Kyivstar secondary offering priced at discount
UKRAINE 14:24

Kyivstar secondary offering priced at discount

Kyivstar announced the pricing of the public offering of 12.1 million shares held by Veon, its principal shareholder, and 400,000 shares held by certain other selling shareholders. The secondary offering was priced at USD 10.50 per share, a small discount to the recent trading level of the stock.

Go Telecom wins SAR 43 mln contract from health ministry
SAUDI ARABIA 14:22

Go Telecom wins SAR 43 mln contract from health ministry

Saudi operator Etihad Atheeb Telecom, trading as Go Telecom, announced that it has been awarded a SAR 43 million project with the ministry of health to develop and establish the electronic health record system used in the ministry's medical transport vehicles. The company said in a bourse statement that the financial impact will be determined later after the requirements and procedures for signing the contract are completed.

Cohere joins Texas university's 6G research programme
UNITED STATES 14:18

Cohere joins Texas university's 6G research programme

Cohere Technologies, developer of cellular waveform modulation technology including the candidate OTFS waveform for 6G NTN/ISAC applications, announced it is joining a 6G research initiative hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. The company will contribute to the 6G@UT initiative's R&D efforts, focusing on 6G cellular advances, machine learning and wireless sensing. Dr Jeff Andrews, an engineering faculty member who also serves as 6G@UT's director, said collaborating with Cohere was a boost for its b

T-Mobile offers highest post-paid mobile customer satisfaction - JD Power
UNITED STATES 14:15

T-Mobile offers highest post-paid mobile customer satisfaction - JD Power

The latest 2026 US Wireless Carrier Satisfaction Study from JD Power puts T-Mobile at the top of the network operator's post-paid segment, with a score of 631 out of 1,000 points. This compares to a segment average score of 603 points. In the MVNO post-paid segment, Consumer Cellular is top with a score of 721 points; followed by Google Fi Wireless in 2nd place with 685 points. 

Namibia to start 2G and 3G network shutdowns in 2026
NAMIBIA 14:14

Namibia to start 2G and 3G network shutdowns in 2026

Telecom operators are expected to begin a gradual, phased shutdown of 2G and 3G networks in 2026, according to the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN). This is part of a broader strategy to transition toward 4G, 5G and satellite technologies to deliver broadband services amid accelerated digital transformation. The regulator referred to the high costs of maintaining legacy networks.

EE dominates latest Opensignal mobile network experience report
UNITED KINGDOM 14:05

EE dominates latest Opensignal mobile network experience report

EE has topped the latest mobile network experience report for the UK from Opensignal, winning 11 out of 15 awards. EE won the Reliability Experience and the Consistent Quality awards outright, with scores of 915 points and 78.6 percent respectively. EE also won both overall speed awards outright - measuring 53.2 Mbps for Download Speed Experience and 10.4 Mbps for Upload Speed Experience.

MTN MoMo Zambia launches affordable money transfers to EU, UK and Canada
ZAMBIA 14:04

MTN MoMo Zambia launches affordable money transfers to EU, UK and Canada

MTN Mobile Money Zambia has introduced a new service for sending money directly from MoMo wallets to international bank accounts in the EU, UK and Canada in an affordable way. Customers can transfer funds for a little as ZMW 5, compared with a typical minimum of USD 30 per transaction. This positions MTN as the first mobile network operator in Zambia to provide direct wallet-to-bank international transfers beyond South Africa and India.

Airtel Money Zambia launches Village Banking for financial collectives
ZAMBIA 13:57

Airtel Money Zambia launches Village Banking for financial collectives

Airtel Money Zambia has introduced Airtel Money Village Banking to modernise how village banking groups, cooperatives and savings collectives manage their funds. The service is accessible via the star 115 hash menu under Option 7 for savings and investment. It offers a secure, transparent and efficient way for groups to handle deposits, withdrawals, and member contributions directly through Airtel Money.

Charter Communications revenue down 2.3% to USD 13.6 billion in Q4
UNITED STATES 13:57

Charter Communications revenue down 2.3% to USD 13.6 billion in Q4

Charter Communications, operator of the Spectrum telecoms brand, has reported revenue  of USD 13.6 billion for Q4 2025, down 2.3 percent year-on-year on lower residential video and political ad revenues. Full-year revenue was USD 54.8 billion, down 0.6 percent from 2024. Net income was USD 1.3 billion for Q4 and USD 5 billion for the full-year 2025. Adjusted EBITDA fell 1.2 percent year-on-year to USD 5.7 billion in Q4, but was up 0.6 percent for the year to USD 22.7 billion. Total capex for the year reache

GERMANY 13:52

T-Systems opens new Industrial AI Cloud centre in Munich

T-Systems will open a the new Industrial AI Cloud Innovation Center in Munich on 04 February, to develop solution for the digital transformation of companies business processes. The company will use the space to develop concepts for robotics, quantum computing, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) applications. potentially translating new ideas into practice. This approach aligns with the strategy of T-Systems focusing on AI and Cloud solutions for industry applications.

GERMANY 13:46

Penta Infra expands presence in Germany with Munich data centre acquisition

Penta Infra is expanding its presence in Germany through the acquisition of a data centre in Munich. The colocation provider, backed by Photon Capital and the cooperative of pension investors PGGM, said it will expand the facility's IT capacity to 20 MW in response to demand for high-density colocation with liquid cooling for companies deploying AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) workloads.

UNITED KINGDOM 13:41

Vodafone UK promotes family plans with new marketing campaign

Vodafone UK has announced a new UK wide marketing campaign called 'First Term', refreshing the Vodafone Together offering to show how families can always stay connected. Vodafone Together offers benefits to families taking multiple mobile plans, with unlimited 5G plans available from GBP 16 per month. 

GLOBAL 13:37

Silicom contains Q4 net losses as sales growth accelerates to 17%

Silicom has reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of USD 2.5 million, reduced from USD 6.1 million one year earlier. Improved profitability in Q4 capped off a better-than-projected growth rate for FY25 as a whole, with FY sales up 7 percent to USD 61.9 million, and Q4 turnover up 17 percent to USD 16.9 million. Quarterly revenue growth outpaced Silicom's 5.4 percent uplift in Q3 and were on trend with its target to restore double-figure growth levels throughout 2026.

GLOBAL 13:21

Global space sector closes 54 M&A deals in 2025 - report

New figures from Novaspace's Space Economy Report estimate that the industry closed 54 mergers and acquisitions in 2025, hinting at a wider trend of New Space consolidation, vertical integration and portfolio streamlining. Another sixteen pending M&A deals were counted in the report and the total market value hit USD 236 billion in 2025. It is forecast to rise almost 37 percent cumulatively by 2034 to about USD 323 billion. The wider space economy was valued at USD 626.4 billion in 2025, and will record ave

UNITED STATES 13:17

Verizon targets 'volume-based' growth in 2026 with forecast for flat wireless service revenue, higher earnings

Verizon reported a strong finish to 2025, adding more new phone customers in the fourth quarter than the rest of the year combined. The US operator also laid out an ambitious growth plan for the new year, saying it targets 2-3x higher phone customer net additions but flat wireless service revenues as it works out a more volume-based growth strategy. A reduction in capital expenditure and slightly adjusted earnings will support a modest increase in free cash flow still in 2026. 

UNITED STATES 13:14

US CTA backs FCC 6 GHz order enabling wider Wi-Fi access

The US Consumer Technology Association has welcomed the FCC's decision to expand Wi-Fi rights and other unlicensed wireless technologies in the sought-after 6 GHz frequency range. A statement from the association's CEO and executive chair, Gary Shapiro, thanked FCC chairman Brendan Carr for the decision, calling it "pro-innovation".

POLAND 12:43

T-Mobile Poland adds channel TV Zero

T-Mobile Poland said that it has added the channel Zero TV to its pay TV lineup. The channel will be available for subscribers of the Magenta TV service from the operator from 01 February. It will be offered to subscribers of pay TV packages, starting from the package S, without any additional payment.

CHILE 12:42

Entel lifts Q4 revenue 12% amid higher handset sales, EBITDA rises 9%

Entel has reported a 12.2 percent year-on-year rise in fourth quarter revenue to CLP 837.09 billion. In Chile, revenue was supported by higher handset income and fixed service revenue, whereas Peruvian sales were driven by higher service revenue and exchange rate effects, as well as handset sales. EBITDA at Entel in Q4 was 9.4 percent higher at CLP 226.83 billion and the margin narrowed to 27.0 percent form 27.8 percent.

DENMARK 11:51

Norlys goes ahead with Sinal's Ewii customer takeover on 02 February after fulfilling conditions

Danish operator Norlys said its Sinal open access fibre operator will to ahead with taking over energy group Ewii's network in the Triangle Region on 02 February, expanding Sinal's coverage beyond 1 million addresses. Ewii is handing over 135,000 premises to Sinal under the deal, which gained clearance on condition that Norlys' customer business stopped serving seven antenna associations in the region. Five of those associations have agreed to assume responsibility for TV and broadband supply to their membe

UNITED KINGDOM 11:50

Digital inclusion support could help UK switch off DTT system in 2030s - study

The UK could fully transition to internet-delivered TVs in the 2030s if the governments sets a clear timetables and funds targeted support for those most at risk of digital exclusion, according to new research prepared for Sky. The 'Stream On: The Future of UK TV" report, prepared by Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates, shows that most UK viewers have already made the switch - with 94 percent of UK adults having home internet access and 92 percent using a VoD service.

SLOVAKIA 11:48

O2 Slovakia launches Connect second Sim service to share data bundle with other devices

O2 Slovakia introduced the new data sharing service Connect for customers on unlimited mobile plans. They will be able to share data, SMS and voice bundles on multiple devices. The operator is also reducing the price of the service that allows clients to have one number on both their smartphone and smartwatch, so the monthly fee for eSIMs in smartwatches drops to EUR 4 from EUR 5.

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