2015 was a landmark year for mobile financial services. Throughout the year, we witnessed unprecedented growth in all areas of MFS...
A successful 2015 in the satellite communications (satcomms) world heralded hopes for further growth in areas where terrestrial networks – heavily reliant on cable and second-generation mobile – have been unable to keep pace with the population’s appetite.
Hard on the heals of its deal to acquire Cellcom Liberia, Orange is further strengthening its African portfolio by buying Airtel's operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.
The second-hand smartphone market will hit a value of US$17 billion worldwide, while one quarter of smartphone users will no longer make a traditional phone call in a given week, according to Deloitte.
Millicom has announced Tigo Paraguay is set to launch 4G/LTE commercial services and high speed internet on all enabled smartphones in March.
The customer experience is central to mobile networks, and throughout 2016 operators will continue to optimise their networks to meet this need, according to CellMining’s Assaf Aloni…
Orange has announced it has entered into an agreement with Cellcom Telecommunications Limited to acquire, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire, Cellcom Liberia, the leading mobile operator in the West African country.
A legal suit brought by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) against the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licence awarded to Equity Bank in 2014 has been dismissed.
Cloud traffic in the Middle East and Africa will quadruple by 2019, according to the Cisco Cloud Index. Personal cloud storage, public cloud services, denser private cloud workloads and the Internet of Everything (IoE) are among the key drivers of growth.
Plugging gaps in connectivity to connect the unconnected has long been a challenge for emerging markets. WTL’s Simon Pearson suggests how this might be addressed in 2016…
2016 might be the year that Big Data gets smaller – and smarter, according to Tecnotree’s Timo Ahomäki...
West Africa’s leading telecoms and network services provider MainOne has announced the completion and launch of the high capacity Nigerian-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) connecting Lagos, Nigeria and Kribi, Cameroun.
There is a “sweeping trend” across the world towards OTT television consumption on mobile devices, which are now the most popular choices for watching paid OTT TV content.
The unstoppable march of smartphone adoption will lead to massive increases in data traffic in 2016. Nokia's Aji Ed explains which technologies will help to address this issue...
With competition set to increase in 2016 across many emerging markets, differentiating offerings via customer experience and billing will become ever more important, as LogNet’s Kirill Rechter notes…
Lebanese market leader Touch has expanded its use of Astellia’s 2G and 3G monitoring solution to its 4G network.
A major trend in emerging markets is the transfer of tower assets from leading mobile operators to independent tower companies. TowerXchange’s Kieron Osmotherly explains how this will continue in 2016…
Using G.fast technology, Cable & Wireless Panama in partnership with Huawei have successfully trialled the fastest copper-based broadband service in Latin America.
The advent of cross-border remittance services demonstrates that mobile money will continue to play a crucial role in emerging markets in 2016, according to WorldRemit...
Indian operator Tata Docomo has partnered with Syniverse to enable subscribers to manage their mobile expenses.
According to WIT Software, rich communications systems are set to gain traction in emerging markets in 2016 – and Google’s entry into the space will be a major factor...
Israeli operator Partner Communications has ended its brand licensing agreement with Orange.
ABnote and MeaWallet have expanded their strategic partnership to cover Mexico, Central America and South America.
China Unicom has formed a joint venture with Telefonica to offer big data services in its home market.
Orascom has revealed that it has essentially lost control of its North Korean operation, Koryolink.
Africa has plenty of room for growth, but many African markets will need to liberalise before this growth can be realised. Eckart Zollner of Jasco gives us his outlook for 2016…
Telekom Srbija is deploying Alcatel-Lucent’s mobile device management technology to improve its customer experience.
Africa is a market of contrasts, but demand for high-speed connectivity is growing all the time. As part of our Trends Survey, Gilat Satcom's Dan Zajicek shares his vision for 2016...
Facebook’s Free Basics continues to be beset by problems, with Egypt imposing a ban on the service while Indian tech companies balk over zero-rating concerns.
China Telecom chairman Chang Xiaobing has resigned following his arrest as part of a state crackdown on corruption.
Leading Omani operator Omantel has selected Teoco to provide multiyear managed services that cover RAN planning and optimisation.
BlackBerry will no longer pull out of Pakistan after resolving a dispute with the country’s government over data privacy.
With access to high-speed data becoming the norm, Openet sees a shift in how content is offered in 2016 as customer experience becomes king.
MoneyGram has extended its Nigerian remittance service to customers in several European markets.
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