AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRegulation & Pricing: South Africa’s Icasa has launched inquiries targeting OTT services like Netflix and WhatsApp, alongside a broader push to tackle high telecom costs after spectrum and pro-competition interventions. Digital Identity: Bangladesh has published implementation details for its World Bank-backed One-ID platform under D-STAR, including a budget of about US$748m and plans for roughly 200m chip cards tied to a smartphone wallet. Public Safety Tech: Greece is funding a €3.97m police digital platform to connect financial and communications data for financial-crime investigations, with EU co-financing. Network Expansion & Sharing: Rakuten Symphony and TAWAL have launched Saudi Arabia’s first multi-operator shared indoor Cloud RAN network at KAUST, completing voice calls over 5G NR/VoLTE. Satellite Connectivity: 4iG Group and SpaceX signed deals for Starlink Mobile in Hungary and Albania plus sovereign satellite communications for national-level secure connectivity in Europe. Cybersecurity & AI: KPMG warns that AI, geopolitics, fragmented rules and non-human identities are reshaping CISO priorities, while quantum threats loom. Business Continuity in Telecoms: 2degrees will take over Now New Zealand’s business customers, migrating broadband, voice, mobile and cloud services over coming months. Rural Connectivity: A New Zealand rural connectivity story highlights how some long-distance buses keep passengers on WhatsApp despite patchy coverage.
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