People Moves: 3 – 7 March 2025

Keep up to date with the latest insurance industry personnel moves. Featured: The Insurance Charity, Bridgehaven, Tokio Marine Kiln, Specialty MGA UK, Superscript, and Apollo. The Insurance Charity appoints CEO Helen Sanson has been named CEO of The Insurance Charity, joining from 10 March. Current CEO Annali-Joy Thornicroft announced her planned retirement last autumn, after … Read more

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison claims AI-RAN first for Southeast Asia

The latest proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the telecommunications industry has landed in Indonesia, with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) announcing what it calls a “landmark” initiative to deploy an AI-based radio access network (RAN) infrastructure across the country. Indosat, which is regarded as a frontrunner in AI-driven comms, has the stated vision to … Read more

MWC 2025: Bouygues Telecom, Free join Aduna network API project

Taking part in the increasing trend of network partner ecosystems opening up application programming interfaces (APIs) to the market, two of France’s leading network operators – Bouygues Telecom and Free (Iliad Group) – are to become network partners in the Aduna venture. Launched in September 2024 comprising leading telecom operators and comms tech giant … Read more

Pope Francis, still hospitalised, thanks faithful in rare audio message

Pope Francis, speaking in a frail and breathless voice, thanked the faithful for their prayers in an audio message broadcast Thursday. It was his first public communication since being hospitalised three weeks ago with double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pope’s weakened condition has sidelined him for the longest stretch of his papacy and raised fresh concerns … Read more