Two leading South African operators have appealed to the country’s high court to prevent Vodacom from acquiring local ISP Neotel.
Two leading South African operators have appealed to the country’s high court to prevent Vodacom from acquiring local ISP Neotel.
Telefonica Empresas Chile is implementing FalconStor’s data service software platform to offer migration, replication and high availability to customers looking to move data safely and securely.
Vietnamese operator Mobifone has selected Synchronoss Technologies to deploy a wide range of its services and solutions over the next three years.
State-owned Thai operator TOT pulled out of negotiations with market leader AIS over the possibility of forming a joint venture for tower infrastructure.
Eutelsat Communications and Facebook are partnering on a new initiative that will leverage satellite technologies to get more Africans online.
Caribbean operator Digicel is implementing ad blocking technology across its operations in a bid to convince major Internet firms to form revenue-sharing arrangements.
The three major Chinese operators are allowing prepaid subscribers to carry their unused data allowances over into the next month.
Alcatel-Lucent is collaborating with the Polish government to deploy its IP/MPLS and agile optical networking technology to underserved areas of the country.
Axiata’s tower subsidiary edotco is acquiring a 75% controlling stake in Digicel’s Myanmar Tower Company.
Global energy tech firm Intelligent Energy is purchasing contracts from GTL Limited to supply energy-management services across more than 27,400 telecom towers in India.
Mobile payment firms 1Pay and Fortumo have announced a partnership to expand direct carrier billing in South-East Asia.
Syniverse is providing Indonesian operator Telin with 4G roaming and signalling connectivity through its IPX Network Solution.
Paraguay’s National Telecommunications Commission Conatel is implementing benchmarking solutions from Anite for its national wireless quality measurement campaigns.
Vietnamese operator Hanoi Telecom Corporation has selected Infinera’s TM-Series for its metro network.
XL Axiata has commissioned Ericsson to design and implement its 4G/LTE network and upgrade its existing 2G and 3G networks in Jakarta and Central Java.
Alcatel-Lucent and Cambodia’s Chuan Wei Ltd have signed a frame agreement to expand mobile ultra-broadband connectivity across the country.
Pakistan’s recent tax hike has seen a sharp fall in imports of both network equipment and handsets.
Microsoft has partnered with Baidu to make the Chinese firm’s search engine the default option for Windows 10.
Poland has approved the imposition of a deadline on its ongoing 4G auctions by the country’s regulators.
Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) is in the final stages of selling off its tower business, with the bidding down to 4 companies.
MTN and Ericsson have signed an agreement which will see the Swedish vendor deploy and manage its Order to Cash suite.
Chinese device manufacturer Xiaomi has launched an MVNO to compete with the country’s three major incumbents.
The MVNO market is booming around the globe, and with good reason: it’s becoming increasingly easier for both mobile network operators (MNOs) and entrepreneurial companies to enter the market.
Apple has reportedly registered an entity in the Shanghai pilot free-trade zone, which could allow it to offer Apple Pay services.
NEC subsidiary NEC Neva is deploying its microwave radio system for MegaFon in Siberia.
Mexican regulator IFT (Federal Telecommunications Institute) is lining up spectrum auctions for January, with 80MHz of 4G spectrum up on the block.
Helios Investment Partners and Orange are reportedly close to reaching a deal for the sale of the latter’s stake in Telkom Kenya.
Swedish operator group TeliaSonera is reducing its presence in seven markets across Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
Middle Eastern service provider Gulf Bridge International (GBI) is deploying Ciena’s Converged Packet-Optical Networking solutions.
Intelsat has been selected by the Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicações de Moçambique to deliver satellite solutions for broadband connectivity.
Chilean operator WOM (formerly Nextel Chile) has installed a remote SIM cards management system from Callup.
The state-owned Indian operator BSNL has stated that it aims to begin its 4G offering by March next year.
Two major operators in Bangladesh are considering merging their units in the region to take on the market leader, Grameenphone.
Syniverse is providing Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata with single-connection access to the Syniverse IPX Network Solution, which serves as the critical backbone that makes LTE possible.
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