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Ghana splits 5G licences between Telecel, MTN after JV falters

Ghana awarded 5G spectrum licences to Telecel Group and MTN's local unit, ending the exclusive wholesale-network model previously used for the country's 5G rollout, Bloomberg reported.

Attackers Target Rejetto HFS Flaw That Enables Admin Session Forgery and RCE

A critical security flaw impacting Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) is witnessing active exploitation attempts, according to VulnCheck.

GSMA Elects new board members

GSMA names 26-Member Board to serve from January 2027 through December 2028 5 October 2026, London: The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning 1 January 2027 through 31 December 2028.

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Single mother faces removal from UK over eVisa and admin errors

A malfunctioning electronic visa status and administrative errors on the part of the Home Office have left a single mother and her son facing removal from the UK, despite her proactive efforts to legally secure a new visa

Norwegian AI firm appeals to block Google gigacenter

Local councillors welcome the prospect of becoming one of the world’s largest centres for AI computing, but a spurned rival thinks they cheated and still got a bad deal

Delivering Insights and Autonomy for Telco CX - White Paper

AI is creating unprecedented new capabilities in customer experience for CSPs. But realising the full benefits of AI powered insights and autonomy means acting strategically, not making isolated deployments.

NAO to investigate what went wrong in Capita’s civil service pension takeover

The transfer of the Civil Service Pension Scheme to a new administrator has been a disaster, but why?

Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan

Known as Rey, the suspect is reportedly helping the FBI identify and locate other members of the extortion group.

MTN Eswatini Partners With Lubane SACCO to Expand Access to Devices

MTN Eswatini has partnered with Lubane SACCO to launch a device loan scheme aimed at making smartphones and mobile connectivity more accessible to cooperative members…

The Agentic AI Super Cycle

AI is the biggest revolution of our lives, and it will grow exponentially into the 2030s.

Extreme Environments Push Chips To Their Breaking Point

Orbital data centers, defense systems, quantum computing, particle physics, and advanced manufacturing are raising the bar for simulation, test, and lab tools.

AWS drops NDAs with governments and pledges $1B to data center communities

AWS chief Matt Garman says Amazon will stop using NDAs with government agencies and spend over $1 billion in communities that host its data centers.

New NetScaler Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks Can Knock SAML Deployments Offline

Citrix has released security updates for a high-severity security flaw in NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway that has been exploited as part of targeted zero-day attacks.

Buyer missed one option and got 1% of the cable they needed

Silly supplier ended up short-changing themselves

It's time to rethink what we mean by a legacy datacentre

Rather than viewing older datacentres as obsolete legacy assets, smart operators are unlocking commercial value by upgrading existing sites for AI and higher density

Cisco highlights how secure networking can strengthen enterprise cyber resilience

Leading by example, Cisco IT’s Wi-Fi 7 deployment shows how enterprises can use Wi-Fi 7.

Citrix ships emergency NetScaler fix as new SAML zero-day hits patched appliances

Citrix has patched CVE-2026-88779, a NetScaler flaw exploited days after admins updated for two earlier zero-days. Researchers suspect code execution.

Medusa subsea cable to reach Jordan through NaiTel's Coral Bridge link

Medusa will connect to Jordan by integrating with NaiTel's Coral Bridge cable and taking colocation space at Aqaba Digital Hub.

UNDP and GSMA partner to support African-led AI and African-language services

The UN Development Programme and the GSMA will work together to give African AI developers access to compute, talent networks and routes to scale.

Gartner: Process mining and task mining insight

Gartner analysts explain when enterprises should focus on process mining and when they should use task mining

Inseego completes purchase of Nokia's fixed wireless access device business

Inseego has closed its deal for Nokia's FWA customer premises equipment unit, a move it expects to roughly double its revenue.

GSMA partners with UNDP to boost Africa’s AI ecosystem

The GSMA signed a strategic partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday that aims to strengthen and accelerate Africa’s AI ecosystem, including deployment of African-language AI.

Fortinet warns of FortiMail zero-day under attack, with some patches still pending

A critical FortiMail flaw, CVE-2026-104286, lets unauthenticated attackers write files to appliances. Fixes for several branches are not yet out.

UK regulator says nexfibre's Netomnia takeover would likely harm fibre competition

The CMA's interim report finds nexfibre's purchase of Netomnia owner Substantial Group would likely reduce wholesale fibre competition.