NTT Data to acquire CareYell home care platform from Sompo Care
JAPAN 01:13

NTT Data to acquire CareYell home care platform from Sompo Care

NTT Data will acquire the CareYell home care support application and the CareYell PRO system from Sompo Care, with the business transfer scheduled for April 2026. The operator said it will take over provision of the services and expand its digital transformation activities in the care sector by linking CareYell with its existing senior-focused communication service, Voista. CareYell is designed to enable elderly users, family members and care and medical professionals to share daily health conditions and ca

Zayo appoints Chris Ranalli as Enterprise CRO in commercial restructure
UNITED STATES 00:59

Zayo appoints Chris Ranalli as Enterprise CRO in commercial restructure

Zayo has appointed Chris Ranalli as chief revenue officer for Enterprise as part of a revised commercial leadership structure aimed at expanding its enterprise business. The Denver-based communications infrastructure provider said the change separates leadership accountability between its enterprise and digital infrastructure segments. Under the new model, Ranalli will oversee all enterprise industry verticals and the company's indirect channel organisation.

TPG waives call and roaming charges for customers affected by Middle East war
AUSTRALIA 00:52

TPG waives call and roaming charges for customers affected by Middle East war

TPG Telecom has introduced temporary support measures for customers seeking to contact family and friends in the Middle East following recent events in the region. From 8:00am AEDT on 3 March, Vodafone postpaid mobile customers are able to make free standard international voice calls from Australia to selected destinations in the Middle East. Customers located in those destinations can also make standard voice calls back to Australia at no charge. The calls will not be deducted from included plan minutes an

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.

Bell to upgrade contact centres for federal Canadian govt
CANADA 3 MRT

Bell to upgrade contact centres for federal Canadian govt

Bell Canada has signed a contact centre upgrade contract with the Canadian federal government. Bell will provide a solution powered by the AI-enabled Genesys Cloud experience orchestration platform to upgrade contact centres serving the public across key federal departments - including the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA); Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC); and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The solution will provide a resilient, secure platform hosted in Canada, reflecting th

Imagine signs network access agreement with Eir
IRELAND 3 MRT

Imagine signs network access agreement with Eir

Irish broadband provider Imagine Communications has signed an agreement to use the Open Eir network, reports RTE News. The 3-year, multi-million-euro deal gives Imagine access to the Eir fibre network, mobile network and over 170 PoPs. The two companies will also co-operate on mobile broadband services, with a trial now live delivering 5G services to over 4,000 home broadband devices using Eir's mobile network.

Vodafone Spain outlines Andalusian govt Wi-Fi and AI collaboration
SPAIN 3 MRT

Vodafone Spain outlines Andalusian govt Wi-Fi and AI collaboration

Vodafone Spain and the Andalusian regional government (Junta de Andalucia) have appeared at MWC to showcase the progress of their strategic collaboration to digitalise public services, marking a year since launching Europe's largest free public Wi-Fi network, Andalucía Vuela. The partners have continued to collaborate in the areas of Wi-Fi connectivity and IoT services for citizens and public employees, the transformation of Vuela Points to promote digital inclusion in rural areas, improving communications

Time dotCom's profit jumps nearly 11% in 2025, lifts dividend payout cap to 75%
MALAYSIA 3 MRT

Time dotCom's profit jumps nearly 11% in 2025, lifts dividend payout cap to 75%

Malaysian operator Time dotCom posted revenue of MYR 1.79 billion in 2025, which represents an increase of 6.1 percent year-on-year. Revenue growth was mainly boosted by increased demand for Time's data and connectivity offerings, with Retail and Enterprise continuing to be the primary contributors. Profit after tax jumped 10.8 percent year-on-year to MYR 427.1 million.

VodafoneZiggo employees vote against new labour agreement
NETHERLANDS 3 MRT

VodafoneZiggo employees vote against new labour agreement

Staff at Dutch operator VodafoneZiggo have rejected a new collective labour agreement negotiated by the union De Unie with the company. The union said it was ready to re-open negotiations, while VodafoneZiggo said it would take time to reconsider its position.

Lightstorm, Arrcus to deliver AI-optimized networking across APAC
ASIA 3 MRT

Lightstorm, Arrcus to deliver AI-optimized networking across APAC

Arrcus has signed a partnership deal with Lightstorm to deliver purpose-built networking services for distributed AI inference and training workloads. Designed for AI cloud providers, enterprises, and infrastructure operators, the partnership combines Arrcus' intelligent routing capabilities with Lightstorm's Polarin NaaS platform to deliver automated, policy-driven connectivity optimized for AI workloads across geographically distributed data centres.

ZTE presents Nubia NEO, Redmagic handsets at MWC, updates on AI strategy
CHINA 3 MRT

ZTE presents Nubia NEO, Redmagic handsets at MWC, updates on AI strategy

ZTE is presenting new product launches and AI integrations at Barcelona Mobile World Congress 2026. The Chinese vendor said its exhibition covers the entire AI value chain, presenting a framework for full-fledged digital intelligence alongside eight next-generation innovations, including GigaMIMO for future 6G networks, Air Max AI stacks, 200G-grade PON equipment, a Wi-Fi 8 mesh product, and the agentic AI studio ZTE Co-Sight. Products debuting at MWC include mobile handsets in the gaming-focused Nubia NEO

Accenture to acquire Ookla for USD 1.2 billion
GLOBAL 3 MRT

Accenture to acquire Ookla for USD 1.2 billion

Accenture is expanding in the network benchmarking business with a takeover of Ookla and its related platforms Speedtest, DownDetector, RootMetrics and Ekahau. The acquisition is expected to help it reach new customer groups interested in network quality, beyond the telecom operators served by Accenture's existing unit Umlaut. The takeover of Ookla from publisher Ziff Davis will cost USD 1.2 billion cash. 

MIDDLE EAST 3 MRT

ITU Partner2Connect scheme receives over USD 2 bln pledges from Mobily and Ooredoo

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has declared new industry pledges to its Partner2Connect Digital Coalition that boost total commitments to the internet access scheme beyond USD 82 billion​. The pledges announced at MWC 2026 by ITU secretary-general Doreen Bogdan-Martin include USD 1.72 billion from Mobily to invest in data centres, submarine cables and 5G and next-generation network infrastructure, and a USD 500 million investment in submarine and terrestrial optical fibre infrastructure by

SPAIN 3 MRT

Pennington joins Zegona as non-executive director

UK-based Zegona Communications, owner of Vodafone Spain, has announced the appointment of Tim Pennington as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately. He will also join the Audit Committee upon appointment and will take over as its chair after the end of this financial year.

EUROPE 3 MRT

'We need scale, pro-technology regulation and more speed' - Murtra

Telefonica's executive chairman Marc Murtra has again stressed the need for the European Union (EU) to promote the consolidation of the telco sector to boost its strategic and technological sovereignty in an intervention at MWC26 in Barcelona. "We need larger companies, with more resources, more risk capacity, better coverage and the ability to make deeper technological investments," he said.

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.

ECUADOR 3 MRT

Xtrim taps Qvantel to upgrade cloud-based BSS in Ecuador

Finland-based Qvantel announced a contract to modernise the business support systems (BSS) of Ecuadorian operator Xtrim across television, fibre broadband and telecoms services. The project will implement Qvantel's cloud-based digital BSS, deployed on Amazon Web Services, and include the migration of all Xtrim customer accounts to the new platform.

UNITED KINGDOM 3 MRT

TalkTalk Group agrees new GBP 115 million funding facilities

TalkTalk Group has agreed new funding facilities of GBP 115 million from its existing shareholder and lender group. The funds will be used to strengthen its working capital position, support development of its product and customer service capabilities, and invest in fibre network infrastructure.

EUROPE 3 MRT

EU backs telco digital sovereignty project with EUR 75 mln for edge infrastructure

Telefonica and the European Commission announced the launch of EURO-3C, a EUR 75 million project to build a pan-European sovereign infrastructure combining telecommunications, edge computing, cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities. Unveiled at Mobile World Congress, the initiative aims to accelerate Europe's digital and industrial transformation through a federated, open and secure model. 

INDONESIA 3 MRT

IOH launches Security Command Centre powered by Cisco in Jakarta

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has officially launched its Security Command Center (SCC) in Jakarta. The SCC is powered by Cisco's unified security platform Splunk's threat detection and machine analytics, and the local and global expertise of Cisco Customer Experience Services.

EGYPT 3 MRT

E& Egypt provides laboratories for Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport

E& Egypt had signed an agreement with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) to establish wired and wireless telecommunication laboratories covering every mobile network standard (2G, 4G, and 5G), to support academic studies with labour market needs in the ICT sector. The company will provide AASTMT's four branches in Cairo, Alexandria and South Valley with the required equipment for establishing and operating the laboratories. This will ensure access to educational and train

ITALY 3 MRT

Tessellis acccepts Canarbino offer for Tiscali Italia's B2C business

Sardinia-based operator Tessellis (formerly Gruppo Tiscali) said its board of directors has accepted a binding offer from energy group Canarbino for the B2C business unit of Tiscali Italia, including the brands Tiscali and Linkem. The transaction takes the form of a lease payment of EUR 330,000 for the first 12 months and EUR 200,000 for an additional three months if renewed. The enterprise value of the business amounts to EUR 27 million on a cash and debt-free basis, with a potential premium of up to EUR 1

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 3 MRT

SKT expands AI partnerships and outlines 'Sovereign AI' strategy at MWC

SK Telecom (SKT) said it is using Mobile World Congress 2026 to deepen discussions with international operators on AI infrastructure, foundation models and next-generation networks, as chief executive Jung Jaihun set out the company's 'AI Native' direction. On 2 March, SKT hosted an AIDC conference under the theme 'Redesigning Telco Infra for the Next Phase of AI', attended by executives from operators and technology groups including Singtel, e& and NTT.

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