
T-Mobile Poland wins project for Katowice connected water meters
T-Mobile Poland has won a tender at the Katowice-based water management company Katowickie Wodociagi. The operator will provide connections for 24,000 remote water meters, including IoT modules and services. Katowickie Wodociagi has secured PLN 8.993 million EU funding for the project, and the project cost is estimated at PLN 12.855 million. The water metering system will be connected over the NB-IoT network.

T-Mobile Poland wins project for Katowice connected water meters
T-Mobile Poland has won a tender at the Katowice-based water management company Katowickie Wodociagi. The operator will provide connections for 24,000 remote water meters, including IoT modules and services. Katowickie Wodociagi has secured PLN 8.993 million EU funding for the project, and the project cost is estimated at PLN 12.855 million. The water metering system will be connected over the NB-IoT network.

UAE bans social media for children under 15
The UAE Cabinet has issued a resolution that prohibits children under fifteen years old from creating or using personal social media accounts, Gulf News reported. The framework is designed to safeguard young users against inappropriate content, predatory online interactions, invasive personal data harvesting, and addictive usage patterns. The government emphasized that an integrated national framework is essential to balance digital opportunity with robust child protection.

UAE bans social media for children under 15
The UAE Cabinet has issued a resolution that prohibits children under fifteen years old from creating or using personal social media accounts, Gulf News reported. The framework is designed to safeguard young users against inappropriate content, predatory online interactions, invasive personal data harvesting, and addictive usage patterns. The government emphasized that an integrated national framework is essential to balance digital opportunity with robust child protection.

Live TF1 channels launch on Netflix in France
Netflix has confirmed the launch of the live TF1 channel in France on its platform. France's leading broadcaster as well as its catch-up service TF1+ are available directly on Netflix for the latter's subscribers in France, marking a new distribution model for the broadcaster and streamer.

Live TF1 channels launch on Netflix in France

Megafon launches own eSIM router
Russian operator Megafon has developed its own mobile router, which works with a digital eSIM profile, reports Forbes.ru. The solution enables customers to activate mobile internet services remotely. It is a co-branded device from Megafon and its subsidiary Yota.The device includes a 4,000 mAh battery, supports both eSIMs and conventional SIMs, and can provide a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 32 devices over the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

Megafon launches own eSIM router

Kaspersky Labs registers with German BSI for NIS2 compliance
Kaspersky Labs has registered with Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) as a "very important entity" under the German implementation of the EU's NIS2 directive. The registration is valid across the EU for the security company's compliance with the directive. NIS2 outlines stricter security requirements for companies and other critical organisations such as utilities and public administration, including extensive reporting obligations in case of security incidents and penalties for violati

Kaspersky Labs registers with German BSI for NIS2 compliance

M.Video reports soaring sales on e-commerce marketplace
Russian mobile and electronics retail chain M.Video said that turnover on its online marketplace totaled RUB 14.6 billion in January to May. The figure soared 303 percent year on year, with turnover exceeding sales in all of 2025, which amounted to RUB 14.1 billion. The retailer attributed the growth to more products and more sellers, attracting more shoppers. Sales of digital equipment jumped more than 11-fold year-on-year in the five months.

M.Video reports soaring sales on e-commerce marketplace

Cellfie supports Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi
Georgian operator Cellfie acts as a partner of the Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi 2026. From 19 to 21 June, the event brings together leading professionals, entrepreneurs, innovators, and forward-thinking ideas from across the tech ecosystem. The event will feature panel discussions and keynote sessions focused on the industry's most relevant topics and emerging trends. As a partner of the event, Cellfie actively supports knowledge sharing, collaboration, and the creation of new opportunities within the techno

Cellfie supports Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi

Amazon signs German wind power contract with Skyborn Renewables
Amazon has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Skyborn Renewables to fund the construction of an offshore wind park on the Baltic Sea and continue efforts to achieve climate neutrality. The Gennaker offshore wind park will be the largest in the German Baltic Sea with a total capacity of up to 976.5 MW. Construction work is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026, following the close of financing by Skyborn, and the wind farm is expected to start operations by the end of 2028.

Amazon signs German wind power contract with Skyborn Renewables
Spectrum announces new Latis household intelligence platform
Spectrum Intelligence Ventures, AI intelligence unit of Charter Communications' Spectrum business, has developed a new privacy-focused household intelligence platform called Latis, designed for the AI era. This turns real-world household signals into continuously-updated intelligence for legitimate business purposes. It is based on Spectrum's first-party data signals covering TV viewership, digital engagement and connected device activity across around 30 million US households.
Spectrum announces new Latis household intelligence platform

Regional US provider Comporium expands Ribbon voice modernisation contract
Comporium, a regional US provider active in South and North Carolina, has inked an expanded agreement with Ribbon Communications to implement cloud-based IP voice infrastructure. The expanded deployment incorporates Ribbon's vC20 Call Controller, designed to supplant traditional TDM-based voice systems with virtualised C20 infrastructure, along with a telephony application server configured for IP-based services.

Regional US provider Comporium expands Ribbon voice modernisation contract

SpaceX's investments in Romania top EUR 100 million
SpaceX has invested nearly EUR 100 million in Romania, turning it into a relevant regional center for the company in Europe, Agerpres reports, citing Pavel Popescu, VP of the country's telecoms regulator Ancom. The statement was made at the Digital Romania Forum.
