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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.
Deals and MarketsBrief
ALTA Telecom registers 100,000 tokens as a digital asset on KASE
The exchange notice gives the code 001_ALTA_df1 but no price, rate or maturity; media reports call it the first digital financial asset placed on KASE.
Deals and MarketsBrief
KASE suspends Transtelecom's TCOMb1 bonds after a coupon meeting
Trading halts from 2 November until the day after the vote's result is published, longer if a new rate is registered; the last coupon was 11.5 per cent.
OperatorsBrief
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 Centres
ADB lends Rönesans $75 million in its first digital loan in Türkiye
The loan is one part of a $375 million facility led by IFC, and ADB's board paper ties it to a 22 MW first data centre phase.
Deals and MarketsBrief
Alcatel Lucent Teletaş narrows its nine-month loss to TL 43.9 million
Revenue fell 7.6 per cent to TL 3.43 billion, but a third-quarter profit of TL 93.2 million cut the deficit from TL 112.6 million.
Policy and Spectrum
Türkiye's 2027 programme targets 15 per cent fibre subscription density
The Official Gazette text counts 206 authorised infrastructure operators, while its ICT measures cover software, cyber security, AI and broadcasting.
OperatorsData
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.
NetworksData
RIPEstat counts 897 routed networks in Türkiye, 224 in Kazakhstan
Of 2,085 registered networks in nine corridor states, 1,729 are routed, on a Corridor Signal calculation; Türkiye's share is lowest at 80.7 per cent.
Cables and SatellitesExplainer
Kazakhstan's ministries name SES for an Air Astana jet, Starlink for trains
Official texts tie SES to one Air Astana jet and Starlink to 59 trains, schools and phones; orbits, licences and contracts are largely unstated.
OperatorsBrief
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.
Data CentresBrief
Netaş unit signs US$6.3m of network contracts with a banking customer
The two contracts cover data centre switching and routing and branch switches; ARD Grup five days later took a US$662,400 AI equipment order.
Data Centres
Kazakhstan plans 13.3 GW of new generation by 2029 to cover data centres
The energy ministry says 7.4 GW of base load and 5.9 GW of renewables would leave a 20 per cent capacity surplus, AI demand included.
OperatorsBrief
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.
OperatorsData
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.
NetworksAnalysis
Kazakhstan's papers give three 2026 targets for village internet
Papers of October 2025, January 2026 and October 2026 give 3,000, 1.9 thousand and 1,600 villages for 2026, and do not say how the figures fit.
Deals and Markets
Türk Telekom signs a $1bn club loan with 14 banks for 5G and fibre
The five-year loan costs six-month SOFR plus 2.15 per cent all in, as concession and 5G licence payments have lifted net debt to 1.00 times EBITDA.
NetworksData
Uztelecom has built 380 of 431 planned new base stations
Upgrades ran ahead of plan at 1,566 stations, but new sites reached 88 per cent of target, and half of the 375 5G stations are in Tashkent city.
Networks
Turkestan becomes the first Kazakh city to retire ADSL copper lines
The digital ministry says backbone fibre reaches 408 of 794 villages in the region, rising to 570 by the end of 2026 and 778 in 2027.
Networks
World Bank fibre subsidy reaches contract stage in 17 Turkestan villages
Kazakhstan's ministry says contracts are signed for 17 of 212 villages in the region, 26 are tendered, and five are due to be built and paid by December.
Deals and MarketsBrief
Kcell's two largest holders stay at 51 and 14.87 per cent before its vote
The 1 October register matches 1 July, but it predates the 19 October record date that decides who votes on the KazNet Media merger.
OperatorsData
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.
Deals and MarketsBrief
Turkcell adds 1.22 million shares to its buyback in two more sessions
Purchases at TL 90.50 and TL 91.10 on 27 and 28 October take the programme to 6.5 million shares and about TL 588 million.
Cables and SatellitesBrief
Air Astana flies its first satellite Wi-Fi aircraft to Tashkent with SES
Access is free for every passenger until 31 January 2027, then paid for most, and the rest of the A321LR fleet is fitted through 2027.
Deals and Markets
VEON cancels 26.95 million shares, 37 per cent of its buyback target
The cancellation under September's $200 million programme comes with no price disclosed and no split between open-market and LetterOne purchases.
Policy and SpectrumExplainer
ADB's $20bn Digital Highway targets landlocked connectivity costs
ADB promises first-time broadband for 200 million people and a cost cut of about 40 per cent in remote and landlocked areas, but names no recipient state.
NetworksBrief
Turkcell field-tests 6G network sensing and extends its Samsung 5G phone deal to 2027
The operator says live C-band signals estimated crowd density with 90 per cent accuracy; the Samsung memorandum restates a 650,000-device target first set in March and adds a premium floor and a trade-in scheme.
OperatorsData
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.
Deals and Markets
Turkcell resumes share buyback with TL 277.7 million purchase, its first since November 2025
The operator bought 3.2 million shares at TL 86.75 on 23 October, taking the programme to 5.6 per cent of its TL 8.5 billion fund.
Deals and MarketsAnalysis
EBRD lessons call open access non-negotiable as Tajikistan loan nears board
The digital approach and telecom strategy signal what Tajikistan's €48.38 million backbone loan is likely to be judged against at the board on 16 December.
