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Deutsche Telekom and Cinven bidding for Telekom Slovenije

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James Barton
Category: Operators
13 April 2015
9269 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Privatisation
  • Slovenia
  • Telekom Slovenije
  • Deutsche Telekom
  • Cinven

Two bidders have emerged for the Slovenian incumbent Telekom Slovenije.

Reliance Jio launching bespoke messaging app with 4G network

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
13 April 2015
8386 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Reliance Jio Infocomm
  • Messaging
  • 4G LTE

Reliance Jio Infocomm is planning to differentiate its 4G service from its competitors’ with bespoke apps.

Ericsson transforming OSS for Orange Polska

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James Barton
Category: Service Management
13 April 2015
7408 views
  • OSS
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Poland
  • Ericsson
  • Orange Polska

Orange Polska has selected Ericsson as its OSS transformation partner.

MEF report finds mHealth adoption on the rise in emerging markets

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
10 April 2015
8239 views
  • Apps
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • mHealth
  • South Africa
  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
  • MEF

mHealth adoption is growing globally, according to a new report conducted by the mobile trade body Mobile Ecosystem Forum.

Indian DoT dismisses case for tariff hikes following auctions

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
10 April 2015
8551 views
  • Investment
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Vodafone India
  • Tariffs
  • Spectrum Auctions

Despite the vast amounts bid for spectrum in the country’s latest round of auctions, the head of India’s Department of Telecom has claimed that there is “no case at all” for increasing tariffs.

Slovakian government issues IPO on Slovak Telekom

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James Barton
Category: Operators
09 April 2015
10611 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovak Telekom
  • Deutsche Telekom
  • IPOs

The government of Slovakia is aiming to offer its 49% holding in incumbent operator Slovak Telekom on the London and Bratislava stock exchanges.

Airtel launches subsidised apps via Airtel Zero platform

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
09 April 2015
7530 views
  • Apps
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Subsidies
  • Airtel Zero

Bharti Airtel has begun offering data services free of charge via a new platform.

DragonWave supporting STC’s enterprise expansion in Saudi Arabia

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
09 April 2015
6529 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Microwave
  • STC
  • DragonWave

STC has selected DragonWave to support its enterprise network expansion.

Telkomsel and Cloudera pushing Broadband Services in Indonesia

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James Barton
Category: Customer Management
08 April 2015
5958 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Telkomsel
  • Cloudera
  • Broadband Services

Indonesian operator Telkomsel has selected Cloudera to provide its big data platform in order to facilitate its transition from a voice and SMS operator to a broadband provider.

American Movil could spin off tower business in Mexico

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James Barton
Category: Operators
08 April 2015
8425 views
  • Latin America
  • Towers
  • Mexico
  • America Movil
  • Telesites

America Movil has unveiled plans to spin off its tower mast business as a means of reducing its dominance in the Mexican telecoms market.

Thailand’s CAT discussing network sharing with dtac and True Move

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James Barton
Category: Operators
07 April 2015
10191 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Network Sharing
  • CAT Telecom
  • Thailand
  • DTAC
  • True Move

Thai state-owned operator CAT is aiming to strike a network sharing deal with the country’s second largest operator dtac in Q2.

Cukurova launches attempt to gain control of Turkcell

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James Barton
Category: Operators
07 April 2015
7647 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Turkey
  • TeliaSonera
  • Turkcell
  • Cukurova Holding

Turkish conglomerate Cukurova Holding has begun an attempt to acquire a further stake in the country’s leading mobile operator, Turkcell.

Global consortium begins construction of $250M SEA-US Cable System

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
07 April 2015
6929 views
  • NEC
  • Globe Telecom
  • Submarine Cable
  • TELIN

Construction on the South-East Asia – United States (SEA-US) submarine cable system has officially begun.

Biz4Afrika Kenya Online Hub Launches to Promote SMEs and boost Intra-African Trade

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James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
02 April 2015
6593 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • SMEs
  • Kenya
  • ICT
  • Microsoft4Afrika

Microsoft 4Afrika has launched an online hub for Kenyan small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access locally relevant information and resources to promote SMEs and improve trade.

Dimoco managing mobile payments for UPC Hungary

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
02 April 2015
5916 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Mobile Payments
  • Hungary
  • Premium SMS
  • UPC Hungary

UPC Hungary has appointed Dimoco as its partner for the technical implementation of Mobile Payment services across its mobile offering.

Thailand delays 4G auction to end of 2015

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
02 April 2015
9894 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Thailand
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • 4G LTE
  • NBTC

The regulator of Thailand, NBTC, has pushed the country’s 4G spectrum auctions to the end of the year.

Econet hits out at government network sharing proposal in Zimbabwe

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James Barton
Category: Operators
31 March 2015
9914 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Network Sharing
  • Zimbabwe
  • Telcel
  • Econet Wireless
  • NetOne

Zimbabwe’s largest operator Econet Wireless has slammed a government network sharing proposal as a veiled attempt to appropriate its assets.

Alcatel-Lucent expanding China Telecom’s LTE ultra-broadband services

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
31 March 2015
7101 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • LTE
  • China
  • China Telecom
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Ultra-Broadband

China Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of its top three suppliers for the rollout of mobile ultra-broadband services across China.

Jolla smartphone makes its African debut with Telecom Namibia

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James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
31 March 2015
6820 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Smartphones
  • Namibia
  • Telecom Namibia
  • Jolla
  • Sailfish OS

Telecom Namibia has partnered with Finnish smartphone firm Jolla to launch the latter’s device, Jolla smartphone.

Vodafone and BTCL form partner market agreement in Botswana

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James Barton
Category: Operators
27 March 2015
13443 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Vodafone
  • Botswana
  • BTCL
  • Partner Market Agreements

Vodafone and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) have signed a partner market agreement that will help Vodafone increase its African presence.

Anise Asia and Virtustream partner for enterprise cloud in Malaysia

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James Barton
Category: Cloud & Virtualisation
26 March 2015
6294 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • SMEs
  • Malaysia

Anise Asia has selected Virtustream to power the next generation of its cloud platform.

ITU deploys emergency communication equipment in Vanuatu

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
26 March 2015
8882 views
  • Disaster relief
  • Asia-Pacific
  • ITU
  • Emergency Response
  • Vanuatu
  • Cyclone Pam

The ITU has deployed emergency telecommunication equipment to Vanuatu following the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam.

Indosat and Tata Communications partner to connect Indonesian enterprises

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
26 March 2015
7963 views
  • Security
  • VAS
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Tata Communications
  • Unified Communications
  • Indosat

Tata Communications and Indosat have partnered to deliver a wide range of technology and communication solutions for Indonesian enterprises’ growing ICT requirements.

Metfone acquires Beeline in Cambodia

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James Barton
Category: Operators
24 March 2015
15578 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Acquisitions
  • Cambodia
  • Beeline
  • Viettel
  • Metfone

Cambodian mobile market leader Metfone has acquired fourth-placed Beeline for an undisclosed sum.

TOT asked to relinquish 2.3GHz spectrum for Thai auction

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James Barton
Category: Operators
24 March 2015
11646 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Thailand
  • AIS
  • TOT
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • 2.3GHz

The government of Thailand is aiming to sell 100MHz of unused 2.3GHz spectrum held by state-owned operator TOT in the country’s forthcoming 4G auctions.

Telefonica funding GVT acquisition with Brazilian IPO

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James Barton
Category: Operators
23 March 2015
11515 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Telefonica
  • Vivo
  • GVT
  • IPOs

Telefonica Brasil has revealed that it will partially finance its acquisition of broadband firm GVT via a public offering.

Africa Online to launch new services in Tanzania

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
23 March 2015
6693 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tanzania
  • VSAT
  • Managed Services
  • Africa Online

Gondwana International Networks (GIN), parent company to Africa Online, is expanding its VSAT services in Tanzania.

SES and Digicel Donate Emergency Satellite Services to Vanuatu

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
23 March 2015
8668 views
  • Disaster relief
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Digicel
  • SES SA
  • Vanuatu
  • Satellite Capacity
  • Cyclone Pam

SES S.A. and Digicel Pacific Limited have donated satellite capacity and equipment to restore vital communication networks across Vanuatu.

Download Your FREE Copy of the 2015 Trends Survey

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Administrator
Category: 2015 Trends
20 March 2015
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Chuan Wei and Alcatel-Lucent bring 100G fibre network to Cambodia

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
20 March 2015
9168 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Cambodia
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Fibre-Optic
  • Chuan Wei

Cambodia’s first 100 gigabit-per-second fibre-optic data network is being deployed by operator Chuan Wei, using technology from Alcatel-Lucent.

Acision powers messaging monetisation service at Claro Perú

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
19 March 2015
8677 views
  • Latin America
  • SMS
  • Peru
  • Acision
  • Claro Peru

Claro Perú has deployed Acision’s Collect SMS solution to allow subscribers to send text messages when out of credit by requesting that the receiver accept the charges.

Pakistan’s 3G connections top 10 million

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
19 March 2015
6942 views
  • Central South Asia
  • 3G
  • Pakistan
  • Biometric SIM Verification

Pakistan saw its 3G connections surge past 10 million in February, with an additional 1.2 million end users adopting the technology that month across the four main operators.

AWCC enhances customer experience in Afghanistan with Redknee

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
19 March 2015
7729 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Redknee
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Afghanistan
  • Afghan Wireless

Afghan Wireless Communication Company has deployed a Unified charging and policy solution from Redknee to advance customer experience for its subscribers.

China Mobile deploys TDD-LTE solution from Radisys

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
18 March 2015
7778 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China Mobile
  • China
  • TD LTE
  • Small Cells
  • Radisys

Nanjing Panda Electronics has selected small cell software from Radisys to deploy an LTE-TDD solution for China Mobile.

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