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Grameenphone reports slight profit increase despite revenue fall in Q2 2025; tax reductions aided marginal growth. Subscriber and data user base grows slightly amid macroeconomic challenges. Company declares 110% interim dividend.
BTRC convenes key stakeholders to enhance disaster resilience of Bangladesh’s telecom infrastructure, calling for national policies, emergency service designation, and cross-agency collaboration.
Bangladesh’s TowerCo Build Forum 2025 launches to address telecom infrastructure challenges, promote collaboration, and support digital economy growth through new policies and industry coordination.
Somalia partners with UNDP to boost digital governance, public service innovation, and infrastructure development, aiming to close its significant digital gap.
UN Women Pakistan and KOICA launch Digital Startup Roundtable to empower young women in tech through training, mentorship, and policy dialogue as part of the D4WEE project.
LUMS and Zhejiang Lanyu Digital Technology collaborate to enhance textile ink research, enabling applied innovation and supporting a major USD 200 million manufacturing project in Faisalabad.
Zain Bahrain sponsors ‘Youth City 2030’ for the fourth year, providing free Wi-Fi to empower youth development and support Bahrain’s digital future.
BNET partners with Keyrus to launch Bayanat, a centralized data platform enhancing data governance, AI, and analytics to drive Bahrain’s digital transformation and telecom innovation.
UAE achieves 100% adult mobile phone ownership, leads global mobile-driven online shopping, and exhibits high internet usage, highlighting its advanced digital ecosystem in the GCC.
stc Bahrain launches voya by stc, a travel app featuring lifetime eSIM connectivity for seamless global access, enhancing convenience, sustainability, and user experience.