ION Network Expands ICS1 Subsea Cable Capacity John Tanner, Developing TelecomsAugust 21, 2026 ION Network, also known as Parsaoran Global Datatrans, is upgrading its 2,000-km ION Cable System 1 with Ciena WaveLogic 6 Extreme coherent optics on the route between Jakarta and Singapore. The project is designed to strengthen long-haul connectivity by combining subsea infrastructure [...]
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The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) has announced the award of radio spectrum frequency blocks to operators Viettel and Claro Dominicana after a recent public tender.
Smartphone shipments in Latin America fell 10% year-on-year in Q2 2026, marking the region's largest annual decline since Q3 2023, as the ongoing memory shortage pushed up component costs and weighed on demand.
Qatar Airways says it has become the first airline to operate Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9 aircraft globally. The carrier has also completed Starlink rollout across its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet in seven months, bringing the total number of its Starlink-equipped widebody aircraft to 150.
South African operator Cell C added 1.3 million subscribers in its 2026 financial year, while cutting net debt by 64% following a balance sheet restructuring completed during its first full year as a listed company.
Chinese LEO satellite operator Geespace announced on Thursday it has received official approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to conduct a two-year commercial trial of satellite IoT services.
Ciena announced on Thursday that Indonesia’s ION Network (a.k.a. Parsaoran Global Datatrans) is deploying its WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) on its new ION Cable System 1 (ICS1) that will connect Jakarta with Singapore.
South African fixed wireless connectivity and private network operator Comsol announced on Thursday it’s entering the country’s home broadband sector with a wholesale 5G-Advanced fixed wireless access (FWA) offering.
Chile Studies Two Antarctica Subsea Cable Routes Nicolás Larocca, DPL NewsAugust 18, 2026 A pre-feasibility study commissioned by Chile's Undersecretariat of Telecommunications has concluded that a fiber-optic cable from southern Chile to Antarctica is technically viable. The assessment identifies two deployment options that differ in route length, number of Antarctic landings and estimated cost. The [...]
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Research group Omdia says the Africa smartphone market is expected to decline 26% in 2026 following its first contraction in three years, blaming rising device prices for a fall in shipments of about 7%.