Ukraine’s telecoms regulator said it raked in UAH2.8 billion (US$67.7 million) during its spectrum auction on Tuesday, with Vodafone, Kyivstar and Lifecell buying five lots of spectrum in the 2100, 2300, and 2600-MHz bands.
Zimbabwe plans to introduce what it calls a 15% Digital Services Withholding Tax from January 2026. The new levy will apply to a wide range of services supplied by foreign companies with no physical presence in Zimbabwe.
The GSMA and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a strategic agreement aimed at accelerating digital transformation and expanding mobile connectivity across the Asia Pacific region.
The Vietnamese government has reportedly signed a new decree that, among other things, promises to make it easier for telecoms players, data centre operators and cloud providers to get the necessary approvals to set up operations in Vietnam.