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JANUARY 1, 2025

Operator MTN Uganda says it has secured UGX370 billion (about US$100 million) in committed debt financing from five local banks.

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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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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

million ) financing deal to help fund its plan to accelerate its data centre business and establish itself as an AI infrastructure heavyweight in the MENA region. Qatar-based Ooredoo Group announced on Tuesday it has signed a QAR 2 billion (US$549.4

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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. Vodafone says that it expects to commercially launch direct-to-device satellite connectivity services in parts of Europe later this year.

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Developing Telecoms

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 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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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

News The deal includes the creation of a “Korea-customised” AI model based on OpeAI’s GPT-4o South Korean telco Korea Telecom (KT) and Microsoft have announced a five-year, multibillion-dollar partnership to drive AI innovation across the country. billion CMA questions Vodafone–Three merger after second probe

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APRIL 29, 2025

London, 29 th April 2025 Cerillion (AIM: CER), a leading provider of composable BSS/OSS solutions to the telecoms industry, announced today the launch of Cerillion 25.1, The Company has a global customer base, with c. 80 customer installations across c. 45 countries and customers include Liberty Global, Virgin Media, KDDI and Proximus.

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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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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 22, 2024

Ethio Telecom partnered with financial powerhouse Visa to launch the first Visa digital wallet in Ethiopia, a move the operator claimed modernises remittance and bolster its fintech business.

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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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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These steps aim to give TalkTalk more time to organize its finances by extending the repayment deadlines for its Revolving Credit Facilities (RCF) and Senior Secured Notes (SSN), initially due in November 2024 and February 2025, respectively.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Building on concepts discussed in its Synadia Guest Blog which explores the technical underpinnings of NATS, this blog examines how Vitrifis platform transforms telecoms workflows, highlighting how advanced automation enables agility, resilience, and scalability in an increasingly complex industry landscape.

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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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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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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 5, 2025

agentic solution, a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) agents for telecommunication providers that will operate across the critical functions of finance, network, customer service and content life cycle management. Press Release The EY organization today announced the launch of EY Telecom.ai Telecom.ai EY Telecom.ai

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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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Developing Telecoms

MARCH 26, 2025

Ethio Telecom has announced a meeting with financial giant Mastercard to explore how the two companies can leverage technology to upgrade digital financial services.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Nick has spent more than 16 years operating at board level, holding leadership positions across global businesses in telecoms, infrastructure, and technology. Before joining Vodafone, Nick held senior global finance positions at Miller Freeman Worldwide Plc as Group CFO and at Federal Express Corporation for 10 years.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

If accepted, the deal could significantly reduce TIM’s debt burden and provide the company with the financial flexibility to invest in its core operations and future growth.

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Developing Telecoms

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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Developing Telecoms

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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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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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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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 10, 2024

News The move is the largest direct foreign investment in Ukraine since the war began This week, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have confirmed they will jointly invest $435 million into Ukraine’s newest converged telco.

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Lifecycle

MARCH 26, 2025

Our CEO, Liz Parry, recently sat down with Laura Perrott from TM Forum to share insights on Lifecycle Softwares journey, career growth, and the evolving telecom landscape. From her transition from finance to tech leadership, to fostering a culture of innovation. Watch the full video.

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Developing Telecoms

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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Developing Telecoms

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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Total Telecom

JANUARY 6, 2025

The capital, which includes both equity and debt financing, will fuel the company’s next phase of growth as it works to meet the increasing demand for cloud and AI services across the region.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

News The deal extends Bell’s fibre reach across North America, targeting millions of new connections Bell Canada Enterprises, Canada’s largest telecom company, is making its first move into the US fibre market.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Deloitte cited serious concerns over the telecom company’s financial controls. The new agreement will push the debt maturities out to September 2027, giving the company more time to square up its finances.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Prior to BT, she was Global Chief Information Officer & CEO, Cloud and Security Business at Bharti Airtel Limited, where she led digital transformation initiatives for one of the largest global telecom companies. About Equinix Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world’s digital infrastructure company.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This was “primarily due to lower revenue, higher specific costs and higher net finance expenses,” the company explained. The UK incumbent reported a 3% decline in revenue, primarily driven by issues in non-UK operations and a competitive retail environment. Reported profit before tax sits at £1 billion, down 10%.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Keep up to date with the latest international telecoms news by subscribing to the Total Telecom daily newsletter. These solutions will equip organizations with the state-of-the-art infrastructure, operational features, and developer tools they need to accelerate digitalization at scale,” he continued.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

As part of the railway deployment plan for HS2, mobile and broadband providers would be offered access to spare capacity in the 2,000km of fibre cabling and 80 telecoms masts being constructed alongside the railway, which will connect London and Birmingham.

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