This year marks 150 years since Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone — the single moment that gave rise to the Bell Telephone Company and, eventually, modern AT&T. John Stankey, Chairman and CEO of AT&T, reflected on the milestone by noting that what began with a single copper wire has become the nation's largest converged network... read more

ZTE Corporation and Grameenphone Ltd, Bangladesh's largest telecommunications operator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at MWC Barcelona 2026 to deepen collaboration on Large Language Model and Agentic AI technologies, with the goal of building highly autonomous networks and accelerating Bangladesh's digital transformation. Under the... read more

The SAMENA Telecommunications Council participated in two high-profile engagements at MWC Barcelona 2026, advancing its agenda on AI-WLAN integration, regional digital development, and inclusive AI deployment. At the World WLAN Application Alliance Forum, the Council presented its work on how WLAN has evolved from a complementary technology into... read more

Omantel has announced its full-year 2025 financial results, reporting consolidated revenue of OMR 3.41 billion, up 11.4% year-on-year, EBITDA of OMR 1.16 billion, up 10.6%, and net profit attributable to shareholders of OMR 88.4 million, up 63.1%. Earnings per share rose to 0.118 Baisas from 0.071 Baisas in the prior year. Performance was driven... read more

Pakistan’s 5G Spectrum Auction: Unlocking the Next Phase of Growth in the Digital Economy Pakistan has taken a decisive step toward its digital future with the successful allocation of 480 MHz of 5G spectrum in a timely auction worth US$507 million. Most mobile networks in Pakistan currently operate on 4G infrastructure, and 5G rollout has faced... read more

Huawei and MTN Group signed a 2026 Strategic Memorandum of Understanding at MWC Barcelona 2026, deepening their partnership across AI-driven network evolution, digital inclusion, home broadband, data monetization, digital infrastructure, and ESG initiatives, with Autonomous Network Level 4 as a shared evolution target. The partnership aims to... read more

Turkcell and ZTE Corporation/Netaş have signed a collaboration agreement in the field of Fixed Wireless Access, integrating ZTE/Netaş's next-generation 5G and Wi-Fi 7 FWA solution into the Turkcell 5G Superbox ecosystem. The solution delivers Gigabit-level data speeds over 5G infrastructure, offering higher capacity, wider coverage, and... read more

Eutelsat has announced the closing of its €1.5 billion senior notes offering on March 5, 2026, marking the final milestone in a comprehensive approximately €5 billion equity and debt financing strategy designed to support the Group's long-term LEO satellite deployment while accelerating debt reduction. The financing plan was executed in four... read more