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e& Egypt has extended its partnership with Viu to give a wider range of subscribers access to premium Arabic and Asian entertainment content. Announced at GITEX Global 2025, the move strengthens e& Egypt’s digital ecosystem strategy by combining connectivity with streaming services. The collaboration is aimed at boosting customer engagement, satisfaction, and long-term loyalty through value-added digital experiences.
Taager has expanded into Morocco with the launch of a Casablanca office as part of its MENA growth strategy following a $6.75 million funding round earlier in 2025. The platform enables sellers to run online businesses without holding inventory, handling fulfillment on their behalf. Morocco’s high internet penetration and fast-growing social commerce market make it a strategic entry point for Taager’s North Africa expansion.
Vodafone Egypt has won both the Best Mobile Network and Best Fixed Broadband Network awards in umlaut’s 2025 benchmarking report, based on extensive national performance testing. The company was also named Best in Network Reliability for the third straight year in mobile and second year in fixed services. Backed by over 100 billion EGP in long-term investments, Vodafone continues to strengthen Egypt’s digital backbone through fiber expansion, nationwide 5G rollout, and advanced resilience systems.
PulseTech has raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding to expand its Medbox platform and roll out One Pharmacy, a franchise network aimed at digitizing and regulating small pharmacies across Bangladesh. The startup focuses on authentic medicine sourcing, traceability, and operational efficiency. Backed by investors from Vietnam and Singapore, PulseTech has shown rapid revenue growth and now serves over 12,000 pharmacies nationwide.
Telenor Asia’s 2025 report shows that AI adoption in Bangladesh has surged, with 96 percent of internet users now using AI regularly. Daily AI usage is widespread in content creation, education, and personal assistance, while workplace adoption has jumped to 62 percent. However, gaps remain in formal AI strategies, automation use, and digital inclusion, especially as younger users voice privacy and job security concerns.
Banglalink has launched a new brand identity to reflect its transformation into a modern, customer-centric digital operator aligned with VEON’s global digital ambition. The refresh introduces a vibrant visual system, warmer tone of voice, and stronger focus on intuitive digital experiences. The company is also investing in network modernization and digital ecosystems to support Bangladesh’s growing digital economy.
Huawei and Yassir have entered a strategic partnership to drive Algeria’s digital transformation through cloud, AI, mobile payments, and advanced computing infrastructure. The collaboration will support e-commerce, smart mobility, telecom, and digital supply chains, while also nurturing startups and young talent to build a sustainable national digital ecosystem.
Senegal has launched a nationwide satellite antenna program to connect one million citizens in remote and underserved areas to the Internet by the end of 2026. The initiative prioritizes schools, health facilities, border areas, and isolated government buildings. It supports Senegal’s broader digital transformation efforts, which include data centers, satellite deployment, regulatory cooperation with the ITU, and expanded telecom infrastructure.
Huawei and MTN Nigeria have completed the first commercial deployment of Huawei’s RuralCow mobile base station, designed for rapid rollout in rural regions. The solution drastically reduces power use, installation complexity, and deployment costs while extending coverage to remote communities. It shortens rural network ROI to around three years.
Beeline Kazakhstan has begun building a Tier III hyperscale data centre in Almaty to power the country’s sovereign cloud, AI, and enterprise digital services. The facility will offer a wide range of cloud services for SMEs, ensure data sovereignty, and support AI and blockchain growth. It is set to go live by the end of 2026.