Connecting the unconnected continues to be a fashionable industry term, with Facebook and Google in particular grabbing media headlines last year – and no doubt throughout 2017 - for their efforts.
Ericsson and Cisco will provide Telefonica Guatemala with a new Internet Protocol (IP) network backbone, based on Cisco's aggregation services routers and Ericsson's integration services.
It used to be that writing a predictions piece was something of a retread of the previous year, with a few more advances.
Microsoft is deploying Nominet’s dynamic spectrum management technology to deliver broadband in the African continent.
Vietnamobile has partnered with Fortumo to offer carrier billing on the Google Play app store in Vietnam.
Recently issued guidelines aimed at fostering competition in Argentina have prompted Telefonica to consider a legal challenge.
Pan-African operator MTN is reportedly considering pulling out of the Nigerian market if what it deems the “endless hostility” of the country’s regulators continues.
Golan Telecom will be acquired by Electra Consumer Products in a deal that resolves the Israeli firm’s storied legal dispute with rival Cellcom.
Econet Wireless has launched Kirusa’s InstaVoice Missed call, Voice SMS, Voice Mail and Sports Services in Lesotho.
Afghanistan’s market leader Roshan has tapped SpeedCast International to upgrade its cellular backhaul network to support 3G services over satellite in Zabul province in southwestern Afghanistan.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has tapped Viptela and Inbox Business Technologies to deploy software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) infrastructures in Pakistan.
Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is considering an acquisition of Telenor’s Indian operations for $350 million.
The telecom authorities of Argentina have issued their recommendations for increasing competition in the sector.
Egyptian broker Naguib Sawiris is reportedly investing $250 million to pull Brazil’s Oi out of bankruptcy proceedings.
Indian regulator TRAI has come under criticism from mobile operators and net neutrality supporters after recommending a controversial method of providing free data.
Russian operator group MegaFon is acquiring a controlling interest in the internet firm Mail.ru in a deal which bolsters its content offering as mobile growth drops off.
Africa's largest fibre network will be formed as Liquid Telecom buys South African converged network operator Neotel.
Tigo Tanzania has begun the process of listing its shares on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE).
Cambodia’s leading microfinance institution Prasac has signed an agreement for a USD 20 million green lending facility with a responsAbility-managed fund focusing on climate financing.
Mahindra Comviva has made its digital payment solutions mobiquity Wallet and payPLUS available via the cloud.
Liquid Telecom has been granted final regulatory approval to become the majority stakeholder of Raha, Tanzania’s leading Internet Service Provider.
Slowing sales of mobile devices in the wake of a government initiative have led to Indian manufacturers cutting both working hours and output.
Digicel Pacific has tapped O3b Networks to increase satellite capacity and bring state-of-the-art mobile connectivity to the remote Micronesian Island of Nauru.
Moroccan operator Méditel is rebranding as Orange in the market.
ZTE is acquiring a 48% shareholding in Turkey’s Netaş Telekomünikasyon to strengthen its presence in the region.
Orange Group has renewed an agreement for satellite solutions with Intelsat S.A. in Cameroon.
The unnamed party interested in acquiring Golan Telecom has been named as Israeli group Elco Holdings following the revelation that the deal looks set to go ahead.
Mexican rivals Telcel and Movistar – respectively owned by America Movil and Telefonica – have signed a national roaming agreement.
Digital money transfer provider SimbaPay is now providing transfer services to Ghana and Uganda.
Telia Carrier today announced that it has established an additional point of connectivity in Budapest, Hungary.
Changes to the regulation governing China’s spectrum policy will allow 5G airwaves to be sold at auction rather than simply allocated by the relevant authorities, as has previously occurred.
Societe Generale announces that it has signed a merchant acquiring partnership with American Express in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where the Bank operates.
South African firm Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) is deploying Ciena’s Blue Planet orchestration software to automate the delivery of Ethernet services across its multi-vendor network.
Indian number three Idea Cellular is reportedly seeking a buyer for its tower unit for $1 billion after abandoning its previous plan of selling a minority stake.
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