Operators
Mobile and fixed operators: results, subscribers, tariffs, rollouts.
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The Week Ahead: VEON's third quarter, Kcell's merger papers and the ITU in Doha
Eight dated items for the corridor from 2 November, from VEON's results and a Kazakh merger vote to elections at the ITU, each with the document behind it.
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Ucom backs Silicon Mountains as Armenia's tech summit adds an expo
The operator is platinum partner for a fourth year as the Yerevan event on 3 and 4 November adds an exhibition and a microelectronics day.
Data
DSL falls to 37.8 per cent of Türkiye's fixed broadband subscriptions
Fibre now holds 50.5 per cent of fixed lines and cable 7.1, BTK's second-quarter table shows, while the programme puts the incumbent at 53.1.
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AT Acquisition Corp holds 93.84 per cent of Alma Telecommunications
Exchange notices name the majority holder of the company that replaced most of its board in September; Arna-Sprint holds all of ASTEL's common shares.
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MegaFon Tajikistan extends daily fallback packages to its Life tariff
From 2 November, Life customers short of the monthly fee keep one thirtieth of their allowance each day, a fallback the operator began offering in June.
Data
Turkcell pre-tax profit rose 11.1 per cent in H1, fell 20.5 per cent in Q2
Operating profit fell 11.9 per cent; a TL 10.7 billion monetary gain and a smaller loss at equity-accounted investees lifted the lines below it.
Data
Uzbekistan's communication and IT services reach UZS 77.6tn in nine months
Programming took 48.4 per cent and telecoms 27.5 per cent; growth was 21.4 per cent in comparable prices, against 25.7 per cent in current soums.
Data
Beeline Kazakhstan's EBITDA fell 17.5% in tenge in the second quarter as revenue rose 3.8%
On VEON's first-half figures the Kazakh margin works out at 41 per cent, down from 50 per cent, while Uzbekistan grew both lines; third-quarter results are due on 6 November.
Kyrgyzstan's communication services reach KGS 32.1bn in nine months as September slows
The statistics committee's index fell to 107.1% from 108.3% after eight months; September alone added KGS 3.5 billion, 3.4% more than a year earlier in current soms.
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Turkmenistan's communications ministry reports 15.3% services growth; 5G reported in Awaza
The cabinet heard the nine-month figure on 2 October; Trend, citing the government press service, reported Altyn Asyr's 5G launch in Awaza with no speeds or sites.
Türk Telekom reports third-quarter results on 4 November against narrowed 8% guidance
The quarter carries an 8% wage step from 1 September and a real estate review; August guidance set 8% revenue growth and 34% capex intensity.
Uzbekistan's communication services reach UZS 71.4tn in eight months
Output rose 21.2 per cent on a year earlier; Tashkent city accounted for UZS 53.6 trillion, about 75 per cent, and Syrdarya region for UZS 459.9 billion.
Analysis
M2M lines drove most of TT Mobil's subscriber gain in Türkiye
BTK data show TT Mobil added 4.2 million subscriptions in a year, 73 per cent of the market total, and Türk Telekom puts its M2M gain at 3.2 million.
Armenia's telecom revenue rose 7.6 per cent to AMD 112 billion by August
Armstat figures show July revenue for telecoms, TV and radio 16 per cent above a year earlier, after growth of 4.0 per cent in the first quarter.
Mobiuz sets fees UZS 10,000 higher on 20 older plans, with no extra data
Its 19 October notice gives new fees from 3 November but not the old ones; against archived-plan pages, the rises run from 6.1 to 50 per cent.
Türkiye's 5G count passes 45 million, at least half a million more than in June
BTK's president also cites a 69 per cent rise in average mobile download speed, to 110.62 Mbps, from crowd-sourced measurements the regulator does not name.
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The Week Ahead: Transtelecom's bond vote, VEON's results and a Tajik loan date
Seven dated items for the corridor from 26 October, from a coupon vote in Almaty to a 5G licence instalment in Türkiye, each with the document behind it.
Uzbekistan's competition watchdog opens review of mobile tariff rises
The committee gives no figures, but Mobiuz notices show fees up 9 to 13 per cent on seven plans since February, with data up 9 to 25 per cent.
Uzbekistan clears VEON's Perfectum deal if 5G FWA tariffs hold for a year
The consent comes with seven conditions, including three years of separate operation, and VEON puts the price at about US$207 million including debt.
Complaints to BTK fall 6.5 per cent but stay 38.4 per cent above a year ago
Internet providers drew 41,046 of the 79,586 complaints, up 80.8 per cent on the year, with connection and service quality the main issue, BTK data show.
Analysis
Türk Telekom's net debt is 1.00x EBITDA after 5G payments, Turkcell's 0.36x
Half-year filings describe net debt differently, and Turkcell's reported figure leaves out TL 35.9 billion of Treasury payables, including 5G fees.
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Turkcell confirms TOGG share talks and puts $7m more into its Belarus unit
Filings with the SEC in September also record a new chief sales officer and a new head of the Global Bilgi call-centre unit, but none gives deal terms.
Georgia's licensed telecom operators earned GEL 1.855 billion in 2025, ComCom says
The regulator's 22 September statement counts 6.43 million mobile subscriptions, led by Magticom at 41 per cent, and 1.212 million fixed broadband lines.
Shah Capital moves its 6.72% VEON stake to a passive filing as a $200m buyback runs
LetterOne, with 45.46% of VEON, has agreed to sell up to 32,957,830 shares into the programme in proportion to its holding, a 24 September agreement shows.
Azerbaijan's internet service revenue rises 21.5% in nine months while mobile grows 3.3%
State Statistics Committee data show mobile services at AZN 987.1 million, about 30 per cent of ICT services, and sector investment up 57.3 per cent.
MegaFon Tajikistan hands its wired broadband customers to Tojiktelecom from 19 October
The operator's notice gives no customer numbers, price or asset terms; its own figures put its mobile base above 2 million and 4G coverage at 85.4% of people.
Viva extends 5G+ to southern Armenia and cites coverage of about 80% of inhabited areas
The operator's 13 October release adds seven towns in Syunik and Vayots Dzor but gives no bands, base station count or population coverage.
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Kcell calls 17 November shareholder vote on merging KazNet Media into the operator
The notice filed on KASE on 16 October gives no terms or rationale; shareholders on the register at 19 October can vote.
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The Week Ahead: Kcell's register date, Nvidia in Astana and the ITU in Doha
Six dated items for the corridor from 19 October, from a shareholder register and a visit to Astana to VEON's results and the ITU elections in Doha.
