Ceragon Networks has been selected by Andired to provide high-capacity backhaul solutions as part of a new nationwide broadband network deployment in Colombia.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) in India and SAP have announced a plan to develop a mobile app to deliver a range of services to the local population.
Vodafone India is launching a new prepaid charging system across seven calling circles, offering self-service functionality for half of its national prepaid customer base.
NEC and Pixela Corporation will begin testing the use of two innovative new energy management systems to cut base station power needs.
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has announced that he intends to change Ecuador's telecommunications law on the allocation of 15% tax on profits.
Orange Niger is utilizing capacity from satellite services provider Intelsat to expand its cellular network coverage in rural regions of Niger.
Russian mobile operator MegaFon and Ericsson have signed a seven year agreement to jointly develop MegaFon's infrastructure
MTS Ukraine is ending services in the Crimea amid claims that it has been forced out by the Russian backed authorities. The Crimea region of Ukraine was annexed by Russia in March 2014.
Zain Group has announced it is strengthening its Customer Experience Management (CEM) programme throughout its operations in both the Middle East and African regions.
Half of Africa’s towers will have been transferred from MNOs to independent towercos by the end of 2015, according to research organisation TowerXchange.
Ooredoo has announced the official launch of its new 3G service in Myanmar will take place on August 15th this year, beating Telenor Myanmar by a matter of a few weeks.
Algerian VSAT operator Divona has selected Eutelsat Communications to consolidate its network connectivity offer to mobile telecom operators and enterprises.
The tower company formed by a joint venture between China’s three leading operators will reportedly be listed publicly to raise private capital.
Telefonica has confirmed that it is in talks with a Mexican mobile firm via a regulatory filing, but has declined to name the company in question.
The worldwide smartphone market grew 23.1% year over year in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), establishing a new single quarter record of 295.3 million shipments.
NTT Group’s ICT branch NTT Comm has partnered with Filipino operator PLDT (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company) which will bring NTT Comm’s enterprise-grade infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solution to PLDT’s enterprise customers.
Mobile solutions provider SLA Mobile has partnered with Telly, a firm which uses social media to provide users with video-on-demand recommendations.
Tigo Bolivia has launched a 4G high-speed internet service offering users up to 100 Mbps.
Millicom has sold its 50% stake in Mauritius operator Emtel to its business partner Currimjee Jeewanjee.
Claro’s Costa Rican unit has chosen Ericsson to supply its LTE network.
Mobile payments company Bango has launched one-click Direct Operator Billing for Samsung Galaxy Apps with Etisalat.
Thailand’s 4G auctions have been postponed for a year by the country’s interim military government.
A new agreement signed by Myanmar’s state-supported operator Myanmar Posts & Telecommunications (MPT) will see Japanese firms KDDI and Sumitomo entering the market to modernise the operator’s mobile and fixed infrastructure.
The big three Chinese operators are jointly founding a towers firm to facilitate their 4G rollouts.
Microsoft’s recent round of swingeing job cuts will see 18,000 staff laid off. A significant proportion of this number – around 12,500 - comes from the handset business formerly owned by Nokia that Microsoft acquired earlier this year.
Algerie Telecom, Algeria’s state-owned operator, has appointed Nokia Networks to upgrade its transport network sites.
Big DataAnalytics solution provider Flyxt has announced a strategic tie up with Vodacom, Mozambique’s leading mobile network.
Snapdeal, India’s largest online marketplace, has partnered with Finish smartphone company Jolla to launch a smartphone running Sailfish OS, an open source operating system formerly developed by Nokia as Meego.
Millicom has launched a low-cost mobile English language learning course called EduMe English in Rwanda.
America Movil controller Carlos Slim has expressed his belief that potential buyers for the assets that the operator plans to sell are unlikely to come from within Mexico.
The telecommunications, media and digital (TMD) industry has a proven history of strong growth and attractive returns in emerging markets.
China’s three major operators have been told by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) to lower their expenditure on marketing.
Samsung Electronics West Africa is launching Celltick’s ‘Start’ based technology across its complete range of Android phones via the Samsung Apps Store.
Vodafone Group and Bemobile (trading as “bmobile”) have announced the formation of a new Partner Market agreement in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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