Local companies in Myanmar now have the option of bidding for the country’s fourth mobile licence, adding another level of competition to the market.
Bharti Airtel is cutting a significant percentage of its staff in Africa this year, with the figure likely to be around 15-20%.
MVNOs Effortel and Equitel are joining forces to provide Kenyan mobile subscribers with a new integrated banking service.
UAE headquartered Etisalat are extending their M2M and IoT services for enterprise customers throughout the Middle East, Africa and Asia in a new partnership with Oberthur Technologies.
Kyivstar is expanding and modernising its 2G/3G network in Ukraine with Nokia Networks' Single RAN.
Line Corporation has released a lightweight version of its popular LINE chat and messaging app for emerging markets that utilizes less storage space and data.
Orange is holding discussions with Armenian internet service provider Ucom regarding the sale of its mobile unit, Orange Armenia.
Orange and Airtel are currently holding talks regarding the “possible acquisition” by Orange of four of Airtel’s African units.
According to a new forecast by the analyst firm Ovum, total handset sales are expected to grow from 1.88 billion to 2.16 billion units between 2014 and 2020, at a compound annual growth (CAGR) rate of 2.4%.
Russian operator MTS is acquiring IT firm NVision for RUB15 billion ($263.4 million).
Bangladeshi operator Grameenphone has selected solutions from Anite for the collection and analysis of wireless voice quality and broadband network data.
The government of Zimbabwe may be on course to purchase Vimpelcom’s stake in Zimbabwean operator Telecel.
Finnish mobile manufacturer Jolla has announced that the first licensing partner for its Sailfish OS is Intex Technologies, the second largest smartphone maker in India.
Nonprofit research institute RTI International has partnered with IBM’s Africa research lab to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies in a bid to transform development approaches in Africa.
Synchronoss Technologies is set to launch its personal cloud and network activation services solutions in Vietnam.
The GSMA has reported that China is leading the world in terms of M2M connections, while smartphones are set to become the dominant devices in the market.
Robi Axiata has launched new integrated rating, billing, care, settlement and credit control solutions from NetCracker.
Etisalat is launching the first Internet of Things (IoT) platform for device management and application development in the Middle East.
Turkcell has signed a framework agreement for cooperation on the development of 5G mobile technologies with the Turkish defence industries company Aselsan.
Simplified business regulation, access to capital and technology mean that the once prohibitive costs of setting up a business and challenging a market continue to be eroded.
Bharti Airtel’s mobile wallet customers in Niger can now transfer money into other African nations for the first time.
Following significant successes in Latin America, the US-based device brand Yezz is expanding its footprint to Africa.
Novatti has been appointed to supply a mobile money and mobile banking platform for Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) in Tanzania.
Orange has set up a separate holding company for its operations in Africa and the Middle East, underlining its commitment to the region.
Saudi Arabian market leader STC has signed new contracts for LTE roaming and 100G IP transit connectivity.
Mobile operators across India have begun offering mobile number portability in order to comply with a government deadline.
Two of China’s largest operators have tapped Alcatel-Lucent for their transition to dynamic cloud-based networks.
Intelsat SA has signed a multi-year agreement with Axesat SA for satellite services on its high-performance Intelsat EpicNG platform.
Mexican broadcast giant Totalplay could enter the upcoming tender to build Mexico’s proposed $7 billion nationwide mobile broadband network.
A controlling stake in Telekom Srbija has been made publicly available by the country’s privatisation agency.
Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is investing INR64 billion ($1 billion) in its 3G network to take its coverage nationwide.
Telecom Egypt will be awarded a 4G mobile licence next year, according to the country’s telecoms minister.
Saudi operator Mobily has renewed its contract with Nokia Networks to manage its network operations and expand its 2G, 3G and 4G networks.
ZTE and MTN have formed a partnership to bring an Internet of Things (IoT) platform to Africa.
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