Findings quoted in the Indian press from market research companies IDC and Counterpoint Research indicate that India is facing its first-ever year of decline in smartphone sales; a drop of 13-15 percent is expected.
As we have noted before, despite delays to rollout or spectrum auctions in some countries due to measures to control the coronavirus, other countries are going ahead with 5G plans, virus or no virus.
America Movil may not be the only player in Mexico’s mobile communications market, but it is by far the biggest. With the announcement from Mexican broadcaster Televisa that it is planning an MVNO offering, however, more competition is on the way.
Main One, a broadband infrastructure company working across West Africa, has been asked by Burkina Faso, backed by the World Bank, to provide bulk connectivity services to a consortium of operators for the next three years.
In the past few days there has been a flurry of news reports suggesting that Google may be considering an investment in Indian operator Vodafone Idea.
As part of its liberalisation of Ethiopia’s telecoms market, the country’s government will sell a 40% stake in state operator Ethio Telecom to private overseas investors.
Operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm need the spectrum and the Indian government needs the money. Thus the Indian 4G spectrum auction should be going ahead soon. But will all the spectrum be sold?
Ecuador is the latest addition to the list of countries releasing or allocating extra spectrum to its operators to cope with growing data demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Asia-Africa-Europe-1 Consortium (AAE-1), one of the largest consortium cable systems in the world today, has recently completed a significant upgrade on its intercontinental cable system.
A Canadian court has ruled that the US charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou are sufficient to allow the extradition case against her to proceed.
Huawei has announced the worldwide launch of the OceanStor Pacific Series mass storage system to deliver efficient, cost-effective and reliable services for AI, HPC, video and other mass data storage scenarios.
Slovenia’s regulator has confirmed that it will open a consultation on the country’s delayed auction of new spectrum frequencies.
Madagascar's strengthening economic output is helping to increase consumer spend on telecom services, reports Research & Markets.
Mobile Telecommunications Ltd (MTC), Namibia’s leading mobile operator, has selected CSG to lead its business transformation efforts. CSG is a US-headquarted company that delivers customer engagement solutions that help companies acquire, monetize, engage and retain customers.
There’s good news at last for India’s operators after disappointment over 5G spectrum prices, floor prices and AGR dues. India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the compliance deadline operators are being asked to meet as part of their minimum network rollout obligations (MRO).
Bharti Telecom, a holding company for Bharti Airtel, is looking to clear its debts by selling a 2.75% stake in the operator for US$1 billion.
STC (Saudi Telecom Company) has outlined plans to prioritise the growth of 4G and 5G technologies, noting that it expects to decommission its 3G network within “less than two years.”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has shot down demands from India’s mobile operators to set a tariff floor, arguing that no action should be taken until the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has been contained.
East African press outlets are reporting that Uganda is to begin manufacturing its first smartphones. The manufacturing partner will be Chinese brand SIMI.
Indian space technology company Vestaspace Technology has announced plans to launch more than 35 high-speed 5G satellite constellations across India. Plans are for beta versions of the constellations to launch in September 2020 and fully operational satellites in early 2021.
Nothing, it seems, can stop the onward march of data centres in developing markets – as recent news from Brazil, India and South Africa indicates.
Belarusian market leader A1 together with ZTE has launched a standalone (SA) test 5G network across the country.
Intelsat and Mindset Network NPC have extended their partnership to provide students, teachers, healthcare professionals and patients across Africa with access to free online educational content.
Although delayed by the long civil war which ended in 1992, Mozambique was one of the first countries in the region to embark upon telecom reform, reports Research & Markets.
Latvia is expected to be one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by Apple and Alphabet’s Google to help trace coronavirus infections.
Regulatory issues continue to be in the news for operators in India as they look for progress on 5G spectrum pricing and the apparently more urgent issue of the fixing of floor prices for tariffs.
KKR has become the fifth major foreign investor in Jio Platforms in a month, acquiring a 2.32% stake in the digital unit for INR113.7 billion (US$1.5 billion).
Ethiopia’s regulator has called for parties to register Expressions of Interest in the country’s two new telecommunications licences.
It’s been a busy few months for Vodacom Group in Africa; deals with Vodafone Ghana and Safaricom have underlined its continuing ambitions for the continent. Now it plans to simplify its structure, beginning with the creation of a standalone South African operating company.
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.
A new 5G agreement will see China Mobile sharing network resources with China Broadcasting Network (CBN), granting the market leader access to the TV provider’s 700MHz spectrum.
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