Jamaican operator Digicel has filed for Chapter 15 recognition in a US federal bankruptcy court as it moves to the next stage of its debt restructuring strategy.

Among recent financial results from telecommunications service providers are two contrasting reports from Malaysia.

Intelsat and Andesat are partnering to bring end-to-end mobile broadband (3G) service to remote communities across Peru.

Operator MTN Zambia has selected Vanu, a provider of equipment, tools and services that allow mobile network operators to profit by serving off-grid communities, to supply equipment and services for as many as 300 mobile network sites throughout the country.

Nigerian financial services firm Carbon is enabling its customers to access its offering from within whichever app they are using.

The Niger government’s response to the coronavirus is being supported with satellite capacity and equipment after a recent agreement with a leading provider of satellite technology.

According to reports in the West African regional press, the World Bank has allocated $30 million to Gambia for use in telecommunications and energy.

Angola’s government has issued the country’s fourth mobile licence to Africell Holdings.

As 5G, cloud, and AI pick up pace, amid their pursuit for digital transformation enterprises of all sizes are confronting once-in-a-generation challenges.

It now looks pretty certain that there won’t be a 5G spectrum auction in India this year. However, there may be an auction of some sort – involving 4G.

Telecommunications company takeovers and sales have been in the news in Brazil recently as a regional broadband provider plans to buy up three rivals and a delayed auction of a power group’s communications subsidiary is put back to later this year.

Two news stories related to the ever-topical subject of taxation of service providers have recently emerged: in Indonesia a new tax is about to be imposed, while in Syria an unpaid tax is being pursued.

Press outlets in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have reported that PNG DataCo, a telecommunications carrier established by the PNG government, along with its partners, has landed the Kumul submarine cable in Kokopo, the capital of East New Britain.

Reliance Industries is on something of a hot streak of overseas investment, having sold a 1.34% stake in its digital unit Jio Platforms to US-based private equity firm General Atlantic.

The three leading Indian operators may be looking at even more fines – this time for missing rollout targets, though at least some of the blame for this is being assigned to the recent lockdown.

Saudi Arabia offers one of the most progressive telecoms markets in the Middle East and is well positioned to capitalise on the potential opportunities offered by 5G, reports Research & Markets.

China Telecom Global (CTG) has selected Angola Cables as its preferred carrier to bolster its long-haul links between Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The ICT sector in Cameroon is making steady progress enabling the country to make better use of the digital economy, reports Research & Markets.

Helios Towers is acquiring 65 wireless telecommunications sites in South Africa from Eagle Towers SA.

The Sultanate of Oman has established a progressive mobile sector that comprises substantial coverage of both 3G and 4G LTE networks, reports Research & Markets.

A number of recent stories relating to meeting end user demand have emerged from Peru in the course of the week: two relate to congestion, while a third involves providing services where none may have previously been available.

The Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MinTIC) has now issued all of the 2.5GHz spectrum licences won during the country’s multi-band spectrum auction in December 2019.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has a troubled history, and accordingly its national telecom system remains one of the least developed in the region, reports Research & Markets.

Mobile money was a key driver of revenue growth for Airtel Africa’s first year-end results since its IPO in July 2019.

A number of telecommunications-led initiatives in India are offering the country new ways to manage the coronavirus threat.