Blue Label Telecoms has stated that its planned acquisition of a 35% stake in Cell C is still “on track” although it was aiming to close the deal by mid-2016.
Shine Technologies and Econet Wireless have announced a deal to bring network-level ad blocking to 40 million subscribers across Africa.
PTCL will deploy 789km of fibre for Pakistani operator Zong, enabling delivery of quality telecommunication services across the market.
ZTE has formed a strategic cooperation agreement on joint 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) innovation with China Unicom.
The government of India has revealed it expects to raise around INR2.75 trillion ($41 billion) in the imminent large-scale spectrum auction – around half of the INR5.6 trillion reserve price.
Canalys’ latest market forecast shows worldwide smartphone shipments will reach just over 1.4 billion units in 2016.
Iraqi mobile payments company Iraq Wallet has expanded its ZainCash service by introducing an online payment solution, ‘Pay with ZainCash’.
Renewable energy firm Energy Vision has selected Flexenclosure for a significant eSite hybrid power system rollout in Gabon.
Indonesian market leader Telkomsel may have to allow smaller operators to share important sections of its network following new regulatory proposals.
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has issued Google with a RUB438 million ($6.8 million) fine.
Reliance Jio has hit back against claims that its trial service is illegal by accusing its rival operators of attempting to sabotage its much-anticipated debut into the market.
South African’s Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has abandoned its proposed sale of a roughly 15% holding in Vodacom.
GTT Communications and Filipino operator PLDT have announced a reciprocal relationship that will enable them to expand service reach and capabilities for their respective customers worldwide.
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has claimed that new operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is providing a full-fledged mobile offering masquerading as a trial.
An agreement reached by the EU and China in 2014 regarding the sale of telecoms equipment in EU member states could be under threat.
Google’s Android is by far the most popular smartphone OS in India, with a record 97% market share at the end of Q2.
The telecoms ministry in South Africa has taken legal action against the country’s regulator after it proposed selling spectrum worth over $1 billion.
The US investigation into its activities in Uzbekistan has prompted MTS to sell its majority holding in Uzbek operator Universal Mobile Systems (UMS) to the country’s government.
China Mobile’s Jiangsu arm Jiangsu Mobile has adopted a new standard for its bearer network intelligent operations and maintenance (O&M) technology from ZTE.
Telekom Malaysia has signed an agreement with RingByName allowing the cloud communications services firm to participate in its VADS marketplace.
The Indian government must accept responsibility for ensuring that Tata Sons pays NTT Docomo the $1.17 billion that it is owed in compensation, the Japanese operator has claimed.
Telegram, which positions itself a secure messaging app, has experienced its most extensive hack to date in Iran.
Approval has been granted for the proposed merger of Bangladeshi operators Robi Axiata and Airtel by the country’s prime minister.
Vodafone Egypt may not acquire a 4G licence in the market, according to reports.
On June 28, 2016, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued Administrative Rules on Information Services via Mobile Internet Applications (the Apps Rules).
Verizon Digital Media Services has partnered with Bharti Airtel to launch new points of presence (PoPs) in four cities in India.
Filipino operator PLDT has strengthened its global network infrastructure by leveraging the 100 gigabit-per-second (100Gbps) connectivity powered by NTT Com’s Tier 1 Global IP backbone.
Wipro has launched a three-year Corporate Social Investment project in South Africa.
The GSMA has announced the launch of the first active infrastructure sharing initiative in East Africa between mobile network operators (MNOs) Airtel, Millicom and Vodacom.
Turkey’s alternative ISPs have announced plans to work on a joint venture company.
Southeast Asian operator XL Axiata has selected Ericsson to deploy an LTE and 3G/WCDMA indoor small cell solution.
Vodafone Czech Republic has launched a new Wi-Fi Calling service based on the WIT VoWiFi solution.
Tanzanian market leader Vodacom is deploying PeerApp’s content-caching solution across the market.
Chilean network services provider Presetec is implementing Kandy’s Visual Attender into its portfolio to digitally enable its customers and enhance customer service and call centre workflows and economics.
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