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Data CentresExplainer
Azerbaijan's data centre plans: what officials have said and what documents show
A deputy minister says talks on an Alat data centre are in their final stage; the public record gives no capacity, investor or date.
Data CentresAnalysis
Firebird's GPU and power figures for Armenia and Kazakhstan differ across releases
Armenia's end-2027 GPU target moves from above 100,000 in June to above 70,000 in August; Kazakhstan is 125 MW per the company, 300 MW per the government.
Operators
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.
Policy and SpectrumExplainer
Trans-Caspian corridor, part 5: the rules on the seabed and on each shore
A 2018 treaty lets the littoral states lay cables on the seabed; the price of capacity is set on the shores, and only Georgia's regulator is reviewing IP transit.
Cables and SatellitesExplainer
Kazakhstan's Starlink terms, and its plan to serve neighbours through local gateways
Official documents trace a school pilot, a 2025 compliance agreement and a direct-to-phone launch, but not the licence conditions that may now matter beyond Kazakhstan.
Policy and Spectrum
Starlink has 5,435 subscribers in Georgia as regulator discusses new terminal standards
ComCom also met Huawei on spectrum planning and 5G-Advanced; none of its September and October statements records a regulatory decision.
OperatorsBrief
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.
Cables and SatellitesExplainer
Türkiye has not authorised LEO satellite broadband, and Turkcell lists a change as a risk
Turkcell's 20-F says LEO internet needs legislative approval in Türkiye and could substitute for its services. Kazakhstan took the opposite route in 2025.
Data Centres
Uzbekistan's president cites $8bn of projects in a Karakalpakstan AI and data centre zone
At a 19 September meeting in Nukus he ordered 1 GW of supply for investors; the official record gives no data centre capacity, developers or dates.
Data CentresAnalysis
Network charges for Türkiye's largest power users are 15% of the EU level, Eurostat shows
Eurostat's 2025 price breakdown shows energy, network and tax components for large users. More than half of Türkiye's gap with the EU sits in the regulated parts.
Deals and Markets
Turkcell buys two Istanbul Financial Center buildings from a wealth fund unit for TL 16.5 billion
The seller is a subsidiary of the Türkiye Wealth Fund, Turkcell's controlling shareholder; the price is about 3.5 per cent below an August valuation, and the filing does not say what happens to the Küçükyalı head office.
Cables and Satellites
Tajikistan opens a fibre route to China over the Kulma pass with up to 1 Tbps at the start
Tajiktelecom and China Mobile International opened the Dushanbe to Beijing line on 17 October, more than two weeks after the date officials had set; no cost, financing or wholesale price has been published.
Policy and SpectrumExplainer
Georgia took three auctions and five years to get 5G to all three operators
ComCom's releases show how an optional duty to open networks to virtual operators shaped who bid, when, and at what fee, from 2023 to 2025.
Data CentresAnalysis
Kazakhstan generated 91.7 billion kWh in nine months, up 2 per cent
A 20,000-rack data-centre target could draw roughly 1.9 to 3.9 per cent of the 126.5 billion kWh forecast for 2026, on Corridor Signal's assumptions.
Cables and SatellitesExplainer
Trans-Caspian corridor, part 4: the transit market the cable enters, and its prices
Kazakhstan's main carrier lists 1.5 Tbit/s of transit channels set up in 2024 and a revised price list; neither that list nor a Caspian tariff is public.
Operators
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.
Data Centres
Uzbekistan proposes joint computing network for Central Asia and Azerbaijan
President Mirziyoyev's 8 October proposal names no capacity, funding or timetable; Kazakhstan put forward an AI declaration at the same meeting.
Operators
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.
NetworksAnalysis
Türkiye reports 5G users, Kazakhstan sites, Armenia coverage
The first quarterly edition sets each market's latest 5G figures side by side; no two countries report the same measure, and Georgia publishes none.
Networks
Georgia's Open Net retenders $6.5m IP/MPLS equipment contract
Bids are due on 16 November for a contract first advertised in June 2025; a phase 4 fibre section went to a Georgian pair for GEL 16,924,630.
NetworksExplainer
Kazakhstan has drawn 0.33 per cent of its World Bank rural broadband loan
The DARE loan pays ISPs up to US$500,000 per sub-project; three grant rounds have been launched, and its dollar value has fallen to US$80.95 million.
OperatorsAnalysis
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.
Deals and Markets
Moody's gives Kcell a Baa3 investment-grade rating, one notch above Fitch
The operator's first investment-grade rating rests on state ownership; Moody's flags 5G capex and negative free cash flow as the constraints.
Operators
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.
Operators
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.
Operators
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.
Policy and Spectrum
Uzbekistan offers startups 10 million free LLM tokens a month on state GPUs
Resolution No. 581 also caps GPU memory for other AI models at 120 GB, and the ministry has two months to set tariffs beyond the free tier.
Networks
Turkmenistan backs equipment for Altyn Asyr but names no supplier or cost
The 17 October decision specifies no technology or timetable and does not say whether it follows the operator's March tender for 4G and 5G base stations.
Networks
Uzbekistan reports 95.5 per cent highway and 98.1 per cent fibre coverage
Both figures fall just short of the 2026 targets of 96 and 98.2 per cent, while international capacity of 4,400 Gbit/s matches the 2025 figure.
OperatorsBrief
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.
