UK media groups establish new AI publishing rights coalition
UNITED KINGDOM 26 FEB

UK media groups establish new AI publishing rights coalition

A group of UK media companies have established a new coalition called 'Standards for Publisher Usage Rights' (Spur). The group aims to protect original journalism from AI systems, which have been scraping, copying and reusing their reporting, archives and content without common standards to support payment or licensing/approval. The founding members of Spur are the BBC, Financial Times, The Guardian, Sky News and Telegraph Media Group.

Quebecor adds 311,000 mobile, 7,500 broadband subscribers in 2025
CANADA 26 FEB

Quebecor adds 311,000 mobile, 7,500 broadband subscribers in 2025

Canadian telecoms and media group Quebecor has reported adjusted EBITDA of CAD 2.39 billion for 2025, up 1.1 percent or CAD 25.7 million from 2024; with recorded free cash flow up 27.3 percent or CAD 305.4 million year-on-year to CAD 1.43 billion. Adjusted EBITDA for the telecoms division was up 2 percent or CAD 47.8 million, with telecoms revenue up 0.3 percent or CAD 12.4 million in 2025 - including a 6.7 percent or CAD 112.2 million jump in mobile phone services revenue. Net income attributable to shareh

Onecom exclusively offers 128GB Samsung Galaxy S26 Enterprise Edition
UNITED KINGDOM 26 FEB

Onecom exclusively offers 128GB Samsung Galaxy S26 Enterprise Edition

Onecom, UK business communications group, has announced an exclusive agreement with Samsung to offer the new 128GB Samsung Galaxy S26 Enterprise Edition to customers for a limited 2-week pre-order period. Onecom becomes the only UK provider to offer this model to customers immediately following launch on 25 February. Onecom customers can get the smartphone as a one-off purchase or on a 36-month tariff contract with unlimited data, calls and texts for GBP 37.50 per month. Pre-orders are now available online

O2 Germany campaign aims to address network quality prejudices
GERMANY 26 FEB

O2 Germany campaign aims to address network quality prejudices

Telefonica Germany is launching the next phase of an advertising campaign to address public misconceptions about the quality of its mobile network. The campaign uses the motto 'The network that's better than you think' and has been created to close the gap between the perception and actual quality of the O2 mobile network. 

Orange to exhibit connectivity innovation at MWC
FRANCE 26 FEB

Orange to exhibit connectivity innovation at MWC

Orange will be present at this year's Mobile World Congress with a fully redesigned stand, where it will present several demonstrations around the themes of augmented networks and connectivity-enabled applications. The programme aims to showcase how the group's core expertise can underpin new services, in line with the recently unveiled 'Trust the Future' strategic plan. In particular, Orange will highlight the transformation of its networks through a platform-driven approach, supported by softwarisation, a

AI-RAN Alliance to demonstrate intelligence in every RAN layer
JAPAN 26 FEB

AI-RAN Alliance to demonstrate intelligence in every RAN layer

The AI-RAN Alliance will present almost three dozen demonstrations at Mobile World Congress, bringing its pitch to embed AI in every layer of mobile sites closer to fruition. The presentation will cover every flavour of AI-RAN, including AI for RAN applications that optimise performance, AI-on-RAN to deploy AI workloads directly from mobile infrastructure, and end-to-end AI-and-RAN orchestration that places workloads on shared compute based on cost and performance targets. Attendees will also get a glimpse

Shentel targets positive cash flow in 2027 as fibre build nears completion
UNITED STATES 26 FEB

Shentel targets positive cash flow in 2027 as fibre build nears completion

US regional operator Shentel reported revenue up 9.1 percent to USD 357.9 million, supported by expansion of its FTTH footprint and acquisition of Horizon in 2024. Adjusted EBITDA grew 26.0 percent to USD 119.1 million, while the net loss from continuing operations widened to USD 32.9 million compared to USD 28.4 million in 2024. A debt refinancing and securitisation at the end of 2025 should lead to USD 10 million less interest expense this year and support completion of its Glo Fiber build by the end of 2

Magenta Telekom posts small increase in revenue, EBITDA in 2025
AUSTRIA 26 FEB

Magenta Telekom posts small increase in revenue, EBITDA in 2025

Magenta Telekom said revenues increased only slightly year-on-year in 2025, by 0.9 percent, to reach a total EUR 1.50 billion. EBITDA AL grew by 1.6 percent to EUR 555 million during the period. The Austrian operator, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, invested EUR 317 million last year, up 17 percent compared with 2024, to expand infrastructure networks.

Gilat demonstrates 5G NTN connectivity over GEO satellite
GLOBAL 26 FEB

Gilat demonstrates 5G NTN connectivity over GEO satellite

Gilat Satellite Networks announced the successful demonstration of 3GPP-compliant 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity over a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite. The demonstration validated the delivery of high-performance standardized 5G NTN services over existing GEO satellite infrastructure, representing a significant step toward seamless terrestrial–non-terrestrial network integration. The demonstration confirmed key 5G NTN capabilities required for GEO operation, including 5G NTN VSAT a

Nar and AzTU agree areas for cooperation
AZERBAIJAN 26 FEB

Nar and AzTU agree areas for cooperation

Azerbaijan operator Azerfon, trading under the Nar brand, has agreed key areas of cooperation with its partner Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) aimed at developing skilled professionals. During a meeting attended by Nar CEO Ozgur Genc and AzTU rector Vilayat Valiyev, the importance of the partnership, ongoing for over 10 years for students' future careers was emphasised. Following the meeting, Genc visited the Nar laboratory established at the university for students. Equipped with mobile communicatio

Kyivstar launches geolocation portal for business big data analytics
UKRAINE 26 FEB

Kyivstar launches geolocation portal for business big data analytics

Ukrainian operator Kyivstar, a subsidiary of the Veon Group, has launched its new online analytics tool for businesses. Its platform Geoportal is based on aggregated network data showing people flows to help provide assistance for businesses when choosing new business sites. The platform is able to analyse areas of various size, with multiple filters to reach a target audience.

Telecom Egypt revenue rises 31% in 2025
EGYPT 26 FEB

Telecom Egypt revenue rises 31% in 2025

Telecom Egypt said its revenue increased 31 percent to EGP 106.7 million in 2025, led by a 46 percent jump in data revenue, 30 percent increase in international incoming calls revenue, and 31 percent increase in cable projects. The customer base increased across mobile, fixed broadband, and fixed voice by 10 percent, 8 percent and 7 percent, respectively. EBITDA witnessed a 46 percent increase, reaching EGP 47.5 billion, and recording a 45 percent margin.

LATVIA 26 FEB

LMT Group leads EU defence project on post-quantum cryptography for military

Latvia's LMT Group has joined the European Defence Fund (EDF)-supported research project ORQESTRA, as the lead consortium member. Bringing together European research institutions and technology companies, the project aims to develop a new generation of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) or encryption and digital signature solutions to protect military and civilian infrastructure and communications against the growing threats posed by quantum computing. The total budget of the project is EUR 9.4 million, and it

MIDDLE EAST 26 FEB

Space42 revenue falls 8% in 2025

Space42 said its revenues decreased by 8 percent to USD 577 million for the full year of 2025, reflecting the transition underway in Smart Solutions alongside continued investment in the company's transformation. Full year results include one-off impairment charges of USD 129 million relating to pre-merger Smart Solutions. Excluding one-off items, Space42 delivered a normalised EBITDA of USD 224 million, down 19 percent and generating a margin of 39 percent. Reported EBITDA declined by 72 percent to USD 90

ISRAEL 26 FEB

Arad Group hits 1 mln LoRaWAN smart meters deployed in Israel

Arad Group, a global provider of smart water metering, has reached over one million active LoRaWAN-based smart water meters and sensors deployed across Israel. Deployed in less than three years, Arad's LoRaWAN network now covers dozens of cities, including Tel Aviv, Haifa, Ashdod, Modi'in and Nesher. Initially rolled out for smart water metering, the network is designed to support a wide range of massive IoT and smart city applications, including smart parking, energy efficiency optimization, air-quality mo

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 26 FEB

Rostelecom offers doctor consultations on Max

Russian national operator Rostelecom, in cooperation with its subsidiaries RT Doktis and RT MIS and with regional ministries of health, has expanded functions of its chat-bot on the messaging app Max. As a result, residents of 24 regions across the country can access consultations with physicians over the messenger.

UKRAINE 26 FEB

Kyivstar to disconnect 3G networks in Kharkiv

Ukrainian operator Kyivstar will disconnect its 3G network at numerous sites in four regions on 26 February, the company announced. The released spectrum resources will be allocated to LTE services. 3G services will be disconnected in four sites in the Rivne region, one site in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, at six sites in the Mikolayiv region, and in seven sites in the Kharkiv region, including the city of Kharkiv.

ITALY 26 FEB

Italy consumer confidence up again in February, business morale dips

Italy's consumer confidence climbed again in February to the highest level in four months but overall business morale dipped slightly, according to the latest report from national statistics office Istat. Composite business confidence across the manufacturing, retail, construction and services sectors fell to 97.4 in February from 97.7 the previous month due to falls in manufacturing and market services, partly offset by a rise in retail trade sentiment to 105.1 from 102.5.

NETHERLANDS 26 FEB

Ad Alliance to handle sales for Samsung TV Plus in Netherlands

Samsung has signed a contract with RTL's Ad Alliance to handle advertising sales for its TV Plus platform in the Netherlands. This expands the FAST ad inventory for RTL's customers on Samsung's smart TV platform. 

GLOBAL 26 FEB

Vistance FY results show USD 325 mln net profit from continuing operations

Vistance Networks has reported a USD 324.3 million GAAP profit from continuing operations for FY 2025, reflecting strong returns from its remaining Ruckus and Aurora Networks subsidiaries, after exiting the Connectivity and Cable Solutions, Outdoor Wireless Networks, and Distributed Antenna Systems segments. Full-year sales in the enterprise-led Ruckus unit jumped 27.9 percent to USD 698.8 million, with adjusted EBITDA up more than four times to USD 127.5 million.

AUSTRIA 26 FEB

A1 helps Erste Group deploy commercial quantum encryption solution

Erste Group has worked with A1 and technology provider zerothird to become the first banking group in Europe to test the commercial use of entanglement-based quantum encryption for critical financial infrastructure. A pilot project in Vienna successfully integrated a commercial quantum security solution into the bank's existing fibre network - establishing a quantum-secure connection between Vienna and Frankfurt financial centres.

NETHERLANDS 26 FEB

Glasnet offers 10% discount on annual contract paid in advance

Dutch fibre operator Glasnet started offering customers a 10 percent discount if they pay a year's subscription fees in advance. The company said this type of subscription was in demand among customers. 

CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE 26 FEB

SES and Africa Mobile Network connect nearly 6 mln in rural DRC

SES and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have expanded connectivity infrastructure in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They now support more than 1,100 base stations and have increased population coverage by 27 percent, bringing mobile network access within reach for more people, many in rural communities. AMN successfully installed another 292 new mobile network base stations nationwide using capacity provided by SES, supplying critical telecommunication services to more than 5.8 million people. The sit

BELGIUM 26 FEB

Proximus loses court appeal against mandatory compensation for service disruptions

The Constitutional Court in Belgium has rejected a case brought by Proximus against a law requiring telecom operators to compensate customers for long service disruptions. The court found that the law, in effect since May 2024, does not violate EU laws nor can it be considered disproportionate. 

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