Actility and machinestalk have partnered for the deployment of a large-scale LoRaWAN network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
China Telecom has launched what it describes as the “world’s most extensive new-generation commercial” narrow-band IoT (NB-IoT) network.
Malaysian digital mobility services provider Webe is launching direct carrier billing on the Google Play app store with Fortumo.
Apple has begun manufacturing iPhone SE handsets in India, and will begin selling them in the market as early as this month.
Orange has announced the launch of its brand in Liberia, with Cellcom Liberia now rebranded as Orange Liberia.
Indian mobile wallet firm Paytm has set 23rd May as the launch date for its payment bank.
FreeConferenceCall.com is launching its services in Afghanistan.
Plintron is entering the Indian telecom market after receiving the country’s first unified licence specifically for MVNOs.
Polish IoT specialist Netemera is deploying the country’s first nationwide low-power, wide-area (LPWA) network as part of its “Network for Machines”.
The government of Thailand is urging the country’s internet service providers to prevent their customers from accessing Facebook after the social media firm denied a government request to remove content.
Nokia and SRG will collaborate with the Government of Rwanda to deploy Smart City technology to improve the lifestyle and social sustainability of its citizens in 2017.
Hurricane Electric has added new regional network connectivity in Africa by establishing a new point of presence (PoP) at the Djibouti Data Centre (DDC).
UAE-based du is partnering with Epsilon to forge simple, fast and efficient connectivity between the operator and data centres in Europe and Asia.
Vodacom is obtaining a 34.94% stake in Kenya’s Safaricom from its parent firm Vodafone Group.
Airtel Nigeria and Ericsson are launching a new OTT streaming service called Nuvu.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is investigating allegations that India’s three largest operators colluded to block newcomer Reliance Jio’s access to Points of Interconnection (PoI).
The Communications Authority of Kenya has hit back at accusations that it issued a 4G licence to Jamii Telecom for an extremely low rate.
The GSMA has expressed concerns about the Bangladesh Government’s plan to impose higher fees for 4G licensing ahead of the next round of spectrum auctions.
Inmarsat will deploy LoRaWAN (a form of LPWAN or Low Power Wide Area Network) infrastructure around the city of Kigali to support the Rwandan capital’s flagship smart city project.
Indian smartphone consumers still favour ‘offline’ retail outlets over online purchasing, according to new research by IDC.
BringCom Incorporated, a provider of connectivity solutions to developing countries, has reached a tentative agreement to acquire African network service provider Datanet.
Lebanese internet service provider Connect has selected InfiNet Wireless solutions to serve as the backbone of its new wireless network infrastructure.
Mobile payments company Fortumo is expanding its carrier billing services to three new African markets.
Vodafone India has launched a new Wi-Fi network aimed at enterprise customers as it looks towards the corporate sector for further growth.
Spirent Communications has scored the first contract for its Tweakker line of device intelligence solutions in South America through Brazil’s mobile virtual network enabler/aggregator (MVNE/A) Surf Telecom.
Sri Lankan number two Mobitel is set to be spun off from its parent firm, the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom.
FreeConferenceCall.com has launched free conference calling services in Tanzania.
Delivering internet services at 5G speeds to subscribers in rural areas and living in places where it is not feasible or economical to deploy fibre is a major challenge.
Facebook has launched its Express Wi-Fi service in India.
America Movil’s Mexican unit Telcel has had its application to acquire 60MHz of 2.5GHz spectrum from broadcast firm Grupo MVS approved by the country’s regulator.
In 2015 the Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA) estimated that mobile network operators lost more than $38 billion to fraud and revenue loss.
Telia is continuing its withdrawal from the Eurasia region, announcing that it has begun preparations to sell off some of its holding in Turkish operator Turkcell.
International mobile payment network TerraPay has obtained regulatory approval from the Bank of Tanzania to launch International Money transfer services to mobile wallets in the country.
Indonesian operator Smartfren is using Bango’s platform to launch one-click carrier billing payment for Google Play customers.
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