Safaricom commits KES 100 mln for drought victims
(Telecompaper) Kenyan operator Safaricom has committed KES 100 million for foodstuff donation to households in counties suffering from the effects of the prolonged drought. Distribution will start in Marsabit…
Western Cape govt takes legal action to restart Amazon HQ construction
(Telecompaper) The Western Cape government will seek court leave to appeal against the interdict to the River Club development, BusinessTech reported…
FTTH NL: Glasvezel to start deployment in last parts of the city after the summer, Delta Fiber checks demand in Bolsward, Makkum
(Telecompaper) Glasvezel Helmond has successfully closed its fibre registration procedure in the Suytkade, Annawijk, station area and centre neighbourhoods…
Deezer adds real-time lyrics translation tool
(Telecompaper) Deezer has announced the launch of “Lyrics Translation”, a new feature currently available when listening to 10,000 English-language songs on the music streaming platform…
Google removes click-to-dial ads misleading UK broadband customers
(Telecompaper) New research from UK consumer group Which? shows that broadband customers looking for their provider’s phone number on Google have been fooled by…
Orange Poland covers 335,000 homes with fibre network under POPC
(Telecompaper) Orange Poland announced that it has already covered 335,000 households in more than 3,500 sites with a fibre-optic network supported by the state-funded Operational Programme Digital Poland (POPC)…
Meta starts testing content monetisation in Horizon Worlds
(Telecompaper) Meta said it started to test several new tools that will enable creators to experiment with different ways to monetise what they’re building in…
Agentschap Telecom publishes overview of permits for radio amateurs, local digital radio
(Telecompaper) Dutch telecom regulator Agentschap Telecom has published two licence overviews, one for holders of local digital radio licences and another of…
Iliad’s Free starts legal action against LFP over price of Ligue 1 highlights – report
(Telecompaper) French football league governing body LFP faces a legal challenge from Iliad subsidiary Free over their rights deal for near-live Ligue 1 highlights, according to information gathered by L’Equipe…
Beyon Connect signs OneBox, OneID deal with land registry, property regulator
(Telecompaper) Batelco subsidiary Beyon Connect has signed an agreement with the Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SRLB) and the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)…