Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

March 24, 2025 — Investors and lenders are developing innovative financing structures to meet the unprecedented capital demands of the data center industry, according to financial experts speaking Feb. Little, explored how capital markets are adapting to finance an industry transformation requiring billions in new investment.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

State-owned Ethio Telecom revealed on Thursday that it has initiated strategic discussions with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance its digital transformation initiatives, amid reports that the telco also pushed back the deadline of its planned 10% share sale to mid-February.

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JANUARY 20, 2025

Thats the promise of the recently announced alliance between operator Bharti Airtel, one of Indias largest service providers, and Bajaj Finance, the countrys largest private-sector non-banking financial company. A strategic partnership to create one of Indias largest digital platforms for financial services.

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APRIL 28, 2025

Operator Ethio Telecom, in partnership with Siinqee Bank, an Ethiopian provider of banking and microfinance services, has launched a new range of mobile financial services and smartphone financing solutions.

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Telecom Talk

APRIL 8, 2025

Jio Finance Limited launches a fully digital Loan Against Securities (LAS) service via the JioFinance app, offering instant loans up to Rs 1 crore against shares and mutual funds.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 1, 2025

Private investment: Progress and remaining challenges To reach the current 75% coverage rate , European operators have invested close to €120 billion in FTTH deployment, with 57% of this capital originating from alternative operators—primarily funded through private financing. Nevertheless, significant gaps remain.

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Telecom Talk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has released its enhanced Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework (SLFF) as part of its

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Telecom Talk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Bharti Airtel's Airtel Finance has launched a new fixed deposit marketplace offering up to 9.1 percent interest per annum. Integrated with the Airtel Thanks App, this service allows investments starting from Rs 1,000 without the need for a new bank account.

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Telecom Talk

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Meta Platforms is in discussions for a USD 35 billion financing package led by Apollo Global Management to fund AI data centers.

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 19, 2025

Bharti Airtel, one of India’s largest telecom service providers, and Bajaj Finance, India’s largest private-sector Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), have

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Telecom Talk

MARCH 13, 2025

State Bank of India (SBI) is setting up a Center of Excellence to enhance project financing for AI, fintech, e-commerce, and renewable energy.

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Telecom Talk

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Ooredoo Group announces a record QAR 2 billion financing deal to expand its data center and AI business in the MENA region.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The centres creation is partially financed by a grant from the Spanish Space Agency and includes AST SpaceMobile and the University of Mlaga as its key initial partners.

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Developing Telecoms

MARCH 10, 2025

Vietnamese telco VNPT announced on Sunday that its digital services unit, VNPT-Media, has signed a partnership deal with Visa to develop advanced digital payment solutions and boost financial inclusion for consumers and SMBs in Vietnam.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 19, 2025

As AI continues to shape industries such as energy, retail, transportation, and finance, Huaweis focus on collaboration will help deliver tailored solutions that meet the evolving needs of these sectors. Huawei will continue to work with a wider range of partners to expand its industrial solutions portfolio.

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Total Telecom

APRIL 29, 2025

. – ends – Notes to Editors About Cerillion plc Founded in 1999, Cerillion (AIM: CER) is a leading provider of billing, charging and customer management systems delivering its solutions across a broad range of industries including the telecommunications, finance and utilities sectors. 80 customer installations across c.

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APRIL 3, 2025

Theres good news potentially for African data centre development with the announcement from Raxio Group, a sub-Saharan African data centre platform, that it has signed an agreement for US$100 million in financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 6, 2025

In Africa, Huawei Mobile Money helped an operator expand its business scope from mobile payment to mobile finance. In 2024, the operator’s revenue from mobile finance exceeded US$900 million. In addition, certain operators have re-energized their end-to-end NPS journey with digital twins and AI.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The National Communications Authority of Somalia (NCA) partnered with the International Finance Corporation to prepare new regulations for submarine cable landings aimed at bolstering Somalia’s connectivity sector.

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HCL Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has unveiled an enhanced Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework (SLFF), reinforcing its commitment to achieving carbon-neutral operations by 2030. This update introduces more rigorous targets aimed at aligning financing strategies with impactful sustainability goals.

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Telecom Talk

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Vodafone Idea faces a setback in securing a long-term loan as Power Finance Corp and Rural Electrification Corp have rejected its proposal.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

PalmPay has announced the launch of its USSD code, a service that offers Nigerians an additional way to manage their finances without the need for internet connectivity.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

North Korea’s Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau is reportedly conducting inspections of the country’s electronic payments network to update equipment and stabilize operations in a drive to boost confidence in the country's transition to digital finance.

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 18, 2024

EdgePoint Towers, part of EdgePoint Infrastructure, the ASEAN-based independent telecommunications infrastructure company, has announced the completed deployment of its Outdoor Common Antenna System (CAS) at The Exchange TRX, a 70-acre development by Ministry of Finance Malaysia in the heart of Kuala Lumpur for international finance and business.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Smartphone financing company M-KOPA hailed reaching the milestone of providing over five million customers with loans in Africa totalling US$1.5 billion.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Instead of giving up when ECFiber failed to secure private financing, the organization turned to its own residents, raising $7 million from nearly 500 local investors to start construction.   Fairlawn decided to finance the network itself, which cost $10.1 million for the outside plant and some small data centers.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved a $400 million loan for Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL), marking a significant step toward its acquisition of Telenor Group’s operations in Pakistan.

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RCR Wireless

JANUARY 16, 2025

U Mobile received approval from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission last November to operate as the countrys second 5G provider Malaysian operator U Mobile has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with local bank CIMB Bank Berhad (CIMB) with the aim of extending financing support for its upcoming 5G network rollout.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Argentina’s telecoms regulator Enacom has approved extra financing to finish a project undertaken by Argentinian state-owned telecommunications company Arsat to increase the capacity of its fibre optic network.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Those are some of the topics addressed by EIB Finance in Africa 2024 , a new report from the European Investment Bank. Fintech company rollout is accelerating in Africa? And will it be sustained?

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Outgoing FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is calling for a quick spectrum auction to finance the removal and replacement of Chinese telecoms equipment. The issue has been thrust back into the spotlight following the Salt Typhoon revelations that found Beijing-linked threat groups had compromised US telecoms networks.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets, and tech giant Microsoft have signed a strategic agreement to identify and enhance investment opportunities in digital transformation across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Developing Telecoms

APRIL 10, 2025

Axian Telecom is set to receive a financing package of US$100 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB Global) to help expand its mobile broadband infrastructure across Madagascar and Tanzania.

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Telecom Talk

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reportedly declined Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) request for fresh lending, said the bank’s Managing Director and

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Developing Telecoms

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Ukraine’s telecoms industry is about to receive a boost thanks to The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, with support from the European Commission (EC) and the government of France.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

20, 2024 – A draft of an order up for consideration at the Federal Communications Commission’s December meeting would loosen some financing rules for its broadband subsidy programs. The agency has been extending a waiver applying RDOF financing rules to CAF II auction participants since 2020. WASHINGTON, Nov.

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