According to recent reports in the Indian press, the merger between Bharti Infratel and Indus Tower, which would have created one of the world’s largest telecom tower companies, has been delayed.
Telecoms giant Airtel Africa and pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated have signed a partnership that could enhance mobile commerce for their customers.
5G may not be here yet as an end-user offering in most countries, but trials and announcements in South America and the Middle East indicate that it may not be too far off.
There have been question marks over the fate of Cell C in South Africa and Orange Niger for a while. Now various news outlets are predicting sales for the two troubled operators.
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Kazakhstan’s KaR-Tel has launched a large-scale 5G network trial in the city of Shymkent.
As India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) considers proposals that could ease the stress on operators of spectrum auction payments, Reliance Jio is again arguing against a call connect charges review.
The Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU) has changed the dates for the country’s forthcoming 5G spectrum auction.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)'s report for August underlines the challenges facing the big three operators in India.
To achieve universal broadband access in African countries will require a vast investment to bring an estimated 1.1 billion more people online, according to a recently published report from the World Bank Group.
To achieve universal broadband access in African countries will require a vast investment to bring an estimated 1.1 billion more people online, according to a recently published report from the World Bank Group.
With its widespread application of modern technologies such as fibre optics, wireless transmission, digitalisation and satellite services, Malaysia has built one of the more advanced telecom networks in the developing world, reports Research & Markets.
In an attempt to placate security concerns over its equipment in India, Huawei has pledged to keep its 5G network equipment in line with strict security standards.
Morocco has developed one of the most advanced telecommunications markets in Africa, reports Research & Markets.
News reports from the Czech Republic press indicate that underuse of the country’s phone booths means that they will be dismantled or repurposed by 2020.
PT Indosat Tbk. (Indosat Ooredoo), a leading Indonesian digital telecommunications company, has agreed the sale of 3,100 of its mobile communications towers.
Indian operator Bharti Airtel has selected Ericsson to deploy its 5G-ready Cloud Packet Core in Airtel’s Pan India core network.
The date for the Colombian 700MHz, 1900MHz, 2500MHz auction has finally been agreed.
Further news from the India Mobile Congress, where 5G spectrum price and interconnect usage charges (IUC) yet again overshadowed many other topics at the event.
Qualcomm has announced a collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to support India’s Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), in select chipset platforms across the company’s upcoming portfolio.
Ka-band satellite communications will drive an inflight connectivity agreement coming to the Chinese market.
Vodafone Idea is expanding its Network as a Platform agreement with Mavenir, enabling a distributed presence across all the major industrial, commercial, and services clusters in India.
Vendor Nokia and operator Hutchison 3 Indonesia (3ID) have announced the completion of what is described as the first 5G end-to-end live network trial in Indonesia.
With Mobile Congress India in full swing, concerns about the prospects for 5G, among other issues, are being aired by a number of major Indian players.
To improve broadband coverage governments need to update laws and regulations that are restricting funding and right of way acquisition, according to Chen KuanHong.
Ongoing plans for 5G rollout in South America have reached a new stage in Chile and Peru this week.
Swedish company Sinch AB, a leading name in cloud communications for mobile customer engagement, has announced its planned acquisition of SMS connectivity provider TWW do Brasil SA.
Recent news from the Indian press has suggested that Nokia is in talks with Indian operators regarding supply deals for rural 4G expansion.
The announcement that India’s regulator is to reverse plans to eliminate interconnect usage charges (IUCs) in 2020 has received an angry response from Reliance Jio, which is now planning to charge customers for outgoing calls.
Plans to privatise Angola Telecom came a little closer recently with the appointment of a new board for the loss-making utility.
Myanmar’s state-run operator MPT has been granted a mobile financial services licence by the country’s central bank after a lengthy approval process.
The government of Ethiopia could release additional shares in Ethio Telecom following the planned sale of an initial 49% stake scheduled in 2020.
Vietnam has laid out plans to shutter the country’s 2G networks beginning in early 2022.
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