The digital divide is a phenomenon that has plagued developing nations for a number of decades, and addressing this inequality in technological ability and advancement is essential to the economic growth and stability of these countries.
The GSMA has announced three new signatories to the Humanitarian Connectivity Charter at Mobile World Congress 2016.
Emerging markets operator Millicom has announced a partnership with mobile money firm TransferTo.
Big Data can improve the response to humanitarian crises by enabling earlier detection and distributing warnings to potentially affected groups.
Telenor Group has commissioned Ericsson for the design and implementation of 4G/LTE networks and the transformation of existing 2G and 3G networks in Thailand, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
MEA-focused managed IT services provider Orixcom has joined Epsilon’s Cloud Link eXchange (CloudLX) platform.
Middle East and Africa operator Zain has announced a strategic investment in FOO.
Digital Financial Services (DFS) have the power to transform the lives of millions living in poverty.
The EU and Brazil have signed an agreement to develop 5G, the next generation of communication networks.
Ericsson has launched a live E-band link with 5Gbps capacity on Mobinil's network in Egypt.
Telefónica and China Unicom are launching Chinese vendor Phicomm’s C630 smartphone in key Telefónica markets in Latin America later this year.
Latin American payments processor PROSA has partnered with security firm Gemalto to bring mobile payments to Mexico.
XL Axiata has selected Ericsson to transform its network through the deployment of disaggregated architecture.
Ecuadorian operator Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) has selected systems integrator MCO Global and Aptilo Networks to enable Wi-Fi services across the country.
Asiacell has launched Iraq’s first mobile money service, branded as AsiaHawala.
A new GSMA report has identified barriers for mobile broadband adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Brazilian mobile operator Oi has launched Gemalto's new SmartApp solution.
Orange and Google have announced a partnership to deliver mobile internet content across Orange’s African and Middle Eastern footprint.
Etisalat Misr is partnering with embedded security software products provider Oberthur Technologies (OT) to launch M2M and IoT services in Egypt.
Ericsson is upgrading Cable & Wireless’s core network in Panama.
Bharti Airtel has selected ECI's Neptune (NPT) family of products to expand its mobile backhaul transport capabilities across India to support the increasing demand for bandwidth.
Network security specialist Clavister has signed a distribution agreement for IT solutions with Defis & Strategies Group in French-speaking West Africa.
Vodafone India has selected Ericsson to manage its optical fibre cable network for three years in 10 telecom circles.
Vodacom’s M-Pesa has joined Tigo, Zantel and Airtel’s interoperable network in Tanzania.
Systems and solutions vendor Intracom Telecom has announced the introduction of its new WiBAS-Connect Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) terminal radio for residential and SMB subscriber access.
Mobile money hub TransferTo has signed a framework agreement with Vodafone to enable real-time international money transfers to M-Pesa mobile money accounts worldwide.
A merger between the Sri Lankan units of Indian market leader Bharti Airtel and Malaysian operator group Axiata is reportedly on the cards.
Philippines operator Globe Telecom is transforming its OSS with service assurance solutions from Mycom OSI.
Morocco’s first neutral Internet exchange point (IXP) is being launched by cloud services provider N+ONE Datacenters with support from France-IX.
Indian operator Idea Cellular has selected Ericsson to deploy a 4G/LTE network and to transform its existing 2G and 3G networks.
Peru’s National Bank Association ASBANC has launched its next-generation mobile wallet service, known as “Bim”, in partnership with Ericsson.
Bulgarian LTE operator Max has selected Genband’s fring OTT solution to launch its next generation Voicer app.
Smartphone shipments increased by 23% in India last year, while neighbouring Pakistan gained 16 million new 3G/4G users in 2015.
Malaysia’s proposal to reallocate spectrum could reenergise competition in the market as the country’s smaller operators are granted more leverage.
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