MegaFon Tajikistan has switched on 60 new 4G base stations across the country as part of its efforts to enhance service quality.
In a translated statement, the operator said that since the beginning of the year, 20 new 4G sites have been deployed in Khatlon, making it the most expanded region, with several cities and districts benefiting from the rollout. The Sughd region saw the addition of 14 base stations, while several unspecified sites were also activated in Dushanbe province.
The expansion is supported by government initiatives aimed at developing Tajikistan’s digital economy and driving innovation.
“2025-2030 have been declared the ‘Years of Development of the Digital Economy and Innovations’ in our country. Sharing the goal of making digital services widely accessible, we have been actively launching base stations across cities and regions since the start of January. This aligns with both technological advancements and the expectations of our subscribers,” said Anatoly Izyumnikov, CEO of MegaFon Tajikistan.
UK incumbent BT has approached AT&T Orange regarding potential partnerships for its international business, Bloomberg has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter
The article suggested that this could include the sale of a portion of BT’s global division, although the discussions remain in the early stages, with no guarantee of fruition.
“We’re keeping everything open and this means we’ve been speaking to third parties about a range of possibilities,” said a BT spokesperson.
Since Allison Kirkby took over as CEO in February last year, the company has been undergoing a strategic refocus, which has included the sale of its Irish business last month, and key leadership changes, with Jon James set to take over as CEO of BT Business this month.
In the release of its financial results for the quarter ending 31 December 2024, Kirkby confirmed that “In Business, our core UK channels were stable. Cost transformation remains firmly on track, with excellent progress on both energy costs and productivity in the quarter.”
“We continue to make progress towards becoming fully focused on the UK, with the sale of our data centre business in Ireland,” she continued.
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Meta has announced the launch of ‘Meta AI’ in 41 European countries, its largest rollout to date
Initially, it will support six European languages, with plans for further expansion.
Users can access Meta AI for free through Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger via a blue circle icon within these apps. The assistant can be used in one-on-one chats or in group conversations. This group chat feature is launching first on WhatsApp and will soon be added to Messenger and Instagram Direct Messaging.
Meta AI launched in the US back in 2023 but was delayed due to regulatory challenges related to the region’s strict data protection and privacy laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These regulations are more stringent than those in other regions, requiring Meta to ensure full compliance before rolling out the assistant in Europe.
A key issue was how Meta AI’s large language models (LLMs) are trained using public content shared by users on platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Meta needed to ensure that this data usage met European privacy standards.
“It’s taken longer than we would have liked to get our AI technology into the hands of people in Europe as we continue to navigate its complex regulatory system – but we’re glad we’re finally here,” read a press release from the company.
“Over the coming weeks, we’ll take the first step in making Meta AI’s chat function available in six European languages, with a view to find parity with the US and expand our offering over time,” it continued.
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Aamir Ibrahimn (pictured), CEO of Pakistani operator Jazz, has revealed that the Veon-owned company is expanding its services into healthcare as part of its growth strategy.
Speaking to Developing Telecoms at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ibrahim highlighted how Jazz has evolved beyond traditional telecoms to establish itself as a technology company.
“We were a lot more intentional in 2023 in terms of redefining our purpose—from being a traditional telecom company to becoming a dynamic digital services provider,” said Ibrahim.
He noted that this shift mirrors the broader transformation of telecoms operators worldwide, which are increasingly positioning themselves as service providers rather than just mobile network operators (MNOs).
“The connectivity part of the business will always remain with us—we’re really proud of it, and it gives us a ticket to play the game,” he said.
The “game” Ibrahim refers to is Veon Group’s strategy of driving growth through digital services, with a goal of engaging consumers for “1,440 minutes per day” across its markets.
Betting on digital services
Two years ago, Jazz made three key strategic bets to expand its services. The first was investing in mobile financial services through JazzCash, its digital payments platform. The second focused on growing its digital content offerings, including streaming and insurance services. The third bet was on cloud and analytics technology, helping to enhance its digital capabilities.
Ibrahim considers these bets successful and is now doubling down by expanding into new sectors.
“Our priority for 2025 is to continue evolving this service-led model. We’ve had success in financial services and entertainment, and now we’re building out new segments in health and education,” he said.
Reshaping the business model
To facilitate this expansion, Jazz restructured its business model eight months ago, shifting from a “monolithic single company” into multiple specialised units. This includes its financial services arm, which now oversees Mobilink Microfinance Bank.
In December, Jazz also announced the sale of its tower business to Engro Corporation for US$563 million, providing funding to support its strategic shift.
Jazz has already made strides in insurance with the launch of its platform, FikrFree, which has sold around 3 million insurance policies and generates US$2 million in recurring monthly revenue.
Tackling Pakistan’s healthcare challenges
Jazz is taking aim at another potential vertical and that is the Pakistan’s overstretched healthcare sector.
Multiple barriers prevent people from accessing treatment. Ibrahim sees this as an opportunity for technology to bridge the gaps.
Jazz is developing an AI-powered healthcare app that will allow patients to describe their symptoms in voice or text, generating an automated transcript. This system aims to speed up the diagnosis process, taking inspiration from e-commerce platforms like Shopify.
“The interaction between the patient and our AI bot will be captured in voice, with a transcript produced, allowing for faster recommendations,” Ibrahim explained.
If a physical consultation is required, the platform will facilitate bookings, and Jazz will partner with pharmacies to ensure a seamless e-commerce experience for purchasing medicines.
“This is still in development, but this is the direction we’re heading in. Like many of our other products, we will learn as we go. We may end up with exactly what I’ve described, or we may refine our approach based on customer needs,” he added.
A ‘service company’, not a ‘Techco’
Despite its transition from a traditional telecoms player to a technology-driven company, Ibrahim is cautious about embracing the “techco” label, which has become an industry buzzword.
“We avoided calling ourselves a techco because we wanted to be more humble in our approach. Technology can sometimes alienate customers—there are concerns about data privacy, surveillance, and an arrogance that can come with technological sophistication.
“We want to be a service company—one that serves its customers with humility, passion, and dedication,” he concluded.
During MWC 25 Barcelona, Huawei held the Intelligent Operations Summit to bring together global carriers, industry partners, and industry organizations and discuss how carriers can upgrade their operations in the intelligent era, enabling new experiences and of course new growth.
Addressing the summit, Xun Su, President of Huawei Global Technical Service Dept, said: “In the next decade, operators will accelerate the intelligent operations process. By in-depth integration of digital twins and GenAI+Predictive AI, a new operations paradigm of ‘human + AI agent collaboration’ is built, and scenario-based value closure is implemented along the end user journey and carrier value stream.”
User Journey: Provides Rich Digital Intelligence Services and Improves E2E NPS Experience
Carriers are increasingly using AI to enhance their services, creating rich digital intelligence services to enhance their customers’ lives. In Africa, Huawei Mobile Money has benefited from AI integration, with customers now able to expand from mobile payments to other mobile financial services. By the end of FY 2024, Huawei Mobile Money generated more than US$900 million in mobile finance revenue. At the same time, operators are using digital twins and AI technologies to reshape the end-to-end NPS journey. In the Asia Pacific region, Huawei helps customers implement multi-agent collaboration, streamline processes and data breakpoints between AICC and SmartCare, reduce the user complaint rate by 30%, and improve the service NPS. In China, Operator has worked with Huawei to build a leading N-NPS network. The detractor is reduced by 20% and the NPS is improved by 8%.
Value Stream Journey: Build « 3A » Best Cognitive Network to Monetize Differentiated Experiences
Using its pioneering network experience, Huawei has built a « 3A » experience-based network to ensure real-time service awareness, KPI/KQI achievable, and differentiated experience assurance.
Converged data and AI are used to accurately identify user profiles, helping carriers recommend appropriate packages to users at an opportune time through relevant channels. This represents a shift from only monetizing traffic to monetizing experience.
For value scenarios and services, the spatiotemporal digital twin is used to transform from best-effort to differentiated experience assurance. Huawei helps carriers build optimal delivery drivers experience networks. In one quarter, 380,000 delivery drivers subscribed the package, and the revenue increases by 6%. Huawei uses the SRCON spatiotemporal digital twin technology to help operators build optimal live broadcast experience networks. The uplink rate experienced increases from 3 Mbit/s to over 5 Mbit/s.
Value stream journey: Upgrade the operations mode from cost center to value center
Richer service scenarios and more complex network architecture place higher requirements on network stability and operations. This means that the operations mode must be upgraded; its focus must shift from ‘people + tools’ to ‘people + AI agents’ to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Huawei has partnered with a carrier to build the Digital Intelligence Operation Center (DIOC), which combines NOC, SOC, and NPM to reduce traffic loss by 8.4%. Huawei FME (field maintenance engineer) copilot helps onsite maintenance engineers reduce unnecessary site visits and improve the MTTR by 30%.
Xun Su called on operators to seize the opportunities presented by comprehensive intelligence, embracing human-agent collaboration, real-time data awareness, and high-quality CoT (Chain of Thought). Answering questions as a chatbot is no longer enough – operators must use intelligent operations to resolve these questions by completing tasks. However, there must also be collaboration between people and AI agents, real-time data awareness, and a high-quality chain of thought (CoT) corpus. This approach will help to resolve questions and tasks.
The CoT capability of GenAI+ Predictive AI collaboration combines with the real-time simulation of digital twins to solve scenario-based problems and realize value closed-loop – i.e. creating value for operators. Operations should be service-oriented rather than network-oriented, and resolving issues relating to high-value services should be prioritized.
By implementing intelligent operations, telcos will be able to solve these scenario-based problems and realise closed-loop value, enabling new growth.
As 5G Advanced (5G-A) and AI continue to evolve, two industry players, Global Telecommunications Industry (GTI) and the GSMA, are taking big steps to advance their integration and commercialisation. At MWC Barcelona 2025, both companies introduced initiatives to foster innovation, strengthen industry collaborations, and explore new business opportunities in the 5G-A and AI ecosystem. With the launch of the GSMA Mobile AI Community Group and GTI’s 5G-A×AI 100 Commercial Campaign, these efforts reflect a growing focus on the role of AI-driven mobile networks in shaping the future of connectivity.
The GSMA Mobile AI Community Group
On the first day of MWC Barcelona , the GSMA and GTI, along with other industry leaders including China Mobile, du, Turkcell and Huawei, announced the creation of the GSMA Mobile AI Community Group at the Connect 5G Summit. The group will focus on two key areas: “Networks for AI” and “AI for Networks,” to boost 5G-A and AI integration across a wide range of industries.
A large focus of the summit was 5G-A-driven business monetisation. GTI and the GSMA hosted discussions around the integration of 5G-A and AI technologies, with industry leaders highlighting how mobile AI can drive business monetisation opportunities.
The summit explored applications such network slicing and Massive Internet of Things (MIoT), both of which rely heavily on AI and 5G-A to function at their full potential. A highlight was the appearance of humanoid and quadruped robots from Unitree Robotics, which provided a tangible example of how 5G-A and AI can be used in the real world. The robots, which are capable of performing complex tasks, demonstrate the potential of AI-driven mobile applications that could soon be commonplace both at home and the workplace.
As the summit came to a close, twelve industry partners (GSMA, GTI, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, du UAE, LG U+, Turkcell, and Huawei, Leju Robot, Unitree Robotics, and Zhipu A) announced the establishment of GSMA Mobile AI Community Group. Together, the companies will explore more deeply into mobile AI applications, while also focussing on monetisation. In the future, the more partners and companies will be welcomed into the group.
The 5G-A×AI 100 Commercial Campaign
The following day, the GTI held a summit under the theme “5G-A×AI”. Here, GTI launched the 5G-A×AI 100Commercial Campaign, a new initiative designed to accelerate the use of 5G-A (5G Advanced) and AI technologies.
Established in 2011, the GTI is an international industry collaboration platform set up China Mobile, SoftBank, Vodafone, Bharti Airtel, and T-Mobile (then Sprint). Its latest launch, in February 2023, aims to increase the global cooperation in developing 5G-A technologies, speed up the integration of digital, IT, and telecom sectors, and support 5G monetisation. It currently has 146 operator members and 266 industry partners.
The campaign was announced in partnership with over 30 global companies including, GSMA, Turkcell Türkiye, Telefónica Spain, LG U+ South Korea, Salt Switzerland, HKT Hong Kong, Zain KSA, MTN, Unitree Robotics, Leju Robot, Zhipu AI, and Huawei.
According to GTI, the initiative aims to “accelerate the integration and commercialisation of 5G-A and AI technologies, which will drive the mobile information industry forward and usher in a new era of digital intelligence and unparalleled user experience.”
Importantly, the campaign has four key objectives:
Unite 100 partners to advance the innovation of 5G-A and AI applications.
Make 100 capability APIs publicly available, creating an ecosystem for collaboration and technology sharing.
Launch of 100 benchmark projects that demonstrate the successful integration of 5G-A and AI.
Then, introduce these technologies to 100 cities worldwide, helping to drive digital transformation and value creation on a global scale.
The collaboration follows the launch of the 5G-A×AI Development Programby GTI in April last year, which encouraged partnerships and innovation between 5G-A and AI across technology, services, ecosystem development, and business models through open labs and collaborative efforts. The 2025 campaign emphasises a more concrete, large-scale push towards commercialisation.
Huawei, as a member of both the programme and GTI, has played an active role in helping to improve the practical applications of 5G-A and AI. The company has been working with global partners on several initiatives, including intelligent O&M (operations and maintenance), network optimisation, intelligent energy saving, and the monetisation of user experiences.
The power of industry collaboration
The creation of the GSMA Mobile AI Community Group and the launch of the 5G-A×AI 100 Commercial Campaign once again highlight the vital role of partnerships in advancing 5G-A and AI integration. By bringing together operators, manufacturers, and AI experts, these partnerships are paving the way for the widespread adoption of 5G-A and AI, driving digital transformation across a huge variety of industries, from healthcare to manufacturing. And, as the technology continues to grow, the strength of these collaborations will become increasingly important.
TIM Group’s global operator Sparkle and Al-Bawaba for Telecommunications and Informatics, a Libyan ISP provider offering a wide range of ICT solutions, say they have enhanced their commercial partnership to provide international connectivity services to and from Libya.
The agreement is based on a state-of-the-art fully redundant infrastructure, which relies on Al-Bawaba’s Libyan national backbone and on Sparkle’s international capacity for the provision of Ethernet MPLS connectivity services to corporate customers.
As a result, say the partners, Sparkle and Al-Bawaba will provide end-to-end solutions combined with value-added services and customer care, leveraging Sparkle’s portfolio and international presence and Al-Bawaba’s local support.
Barbara Sole, Head of Data Sales for Africa at Sparkle, explains: « By combining our global expertise and extensive submarine cable network with Al Bawaba’s strong local presence and market knowledge, we are committed to delivering enhanced connectivity solutions that will empower businesses across Libya. »
Established in 2012, Al-Bawaba specialises in data connectivity solutions for multinational enterprises, government entities, NGOs, incumbent telecom operators, ISPs, and mobile operators.
As a strategic partner of Sparkle, Al-Bawaba offers a robust and secure international network, leveraging protected international private leased circuit (IPLC), Ethernet-over-SDH (EoS), and multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)-capable submarine and terrestrial fibre infrastructure.
This is the latest big announcement in what appears to be a busy period for Sparkle. During MWC25, Sparkle and Turkcell signed a memorandum of understanding on a subsea cable solution connecting Izmir to Milan.
More recently, Sparkle, Gold Data and Liberty Networks, the partners behind MANTA, a new subsea cable system connecting Mexico and the USA with Central and Latin America, announced that SubCom had been chosen for the design, manufacture, and installation of the MANTA system.
SoftBank has announced an agreement to acquire US based semiconductor design company Ampere Computing Holdings LLC for $6.5 billion
The deal, made through SoftBank subsidiary Silver Bands 6 Corp, highlights SoftBank’s growing interest in AI and energy-efficient computing technology.
Ampere specialises in high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions based on the ARM architecture. The acquisition is expected to strengthen SoftBank’s presence in AI computing, an area of increasing importance as demand for AI-driven data processing continues to grow. “The Transaction is aligned with SBG’s broader strategic vision and commitment to driving innovation in AI and compute,” the press release read.
SoftBank’s Board of Directors has approved the deal, but it still requires regulatory clearance, including approval from US antitrust authorities and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
SoftBank expects the acquisition to close in the latter half of this year. Once finalised, Ampere will become a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank.
Back in June last year, SoftBank was one of the founding companies of the Global Telco AI Alliance, along with Deutsche Telekom, SK Telecom, e& and Singtel. The joint venture was signed for telco AI development, with each company equally investing.
The five companies have agreed to develop Large Language Models (LLMs) that are specifically designed to meet telco needs, in areas such as improving customer interactions via digital assistants and chatbots. The LLMs will be tailored to the needs of the five companies in their respective markets, allowing them to reach a combined customer base of around 1.3 billion people in 50 countries.
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