O3b Networks and RCS Communication have agreed a long-term capacity deal which will see O3b providing high-speed, low-latency capacity in the world’s newest nation, the Republic of South Sudan...

A NFC-based mobile payments system will be launched in Hungary in early 2014 by all three of the country’s major mobile operators...

High speed mobile data services are now available for the first time in St. Lucia via Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) subsidiary LIME St. Lucia...

South African local Internet Service Provider (ISP) XDSL has secured a direct link to the West African Cable System (WACS) via Telehouse in London...

The leading telecoms provider in the Philippines has signed a global IP transit service agreement with TeliaSonera International Carrier...

Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy FDD LTE for Russian operator MTS during the third quarter of 2013...

Nokia has released three new high-performing handsets which are being pitched as the firm’s most affordable 3G devices yet...

African wholesale carrier Liquid Telecom has selected optical transport equipment vendor Ekinops to supply long-haul DWDM technology for its network across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia...

The SJC Parties have announced that the Southeast Asia-Japan Cable (SJC) system is now operational...

African network operator Angola Cables has selected Epsilon to deliver its IP traffic to the internet exchanges of Europe...

Ooredoo and Telenor have emerged as the winners of Myanmar’s two available mobile licences...

The America Movil subsidiary Claro Chile has become the first operator to launch commercial LTE (long term evolution) services in the Latin American country...

One of the leading operators in Saudi Arabia is modernising and expanding its 2G, 3G and 4G networks between 2013 and 2015 via a major new deal with Nokia Siemens Networks...

The Government of Malawi has announced that it is joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, committing to transition government cash payments to electronic disbursements...

While the South African mobile telecommunications sector continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the country, the market is still dominated by feature phones...

The Ethiopian Government recognises that the country is being left behind in terms of digital inclusion, and urgently needs to address this if it wants to reap the benefits that other African countries have demonstrated from embracing ICTs...

China Mobile is now tendering for vendors to build its national 4G TD-LTE network...

Rumours abound that the Russian state-owned operator Rostelecom could be on the verge of acquiring a stake in the Russian operations of Tele2...

On the verge of launching its next-generation satellite constellation, O3b Networks has announced a major long-term capacity deal, providing fibre-equivalent capacity to Malaysian telecoms provider Maju Nusa...

Nokia’s newest Asha device, the Asha 501, is launching in Thailand and Pakistan this week, with  India following soon afterwards...

Ericsson and MTS have entered into a partnership for the development of ICT infrastructure on which to deploy an LTE network...

SES has announced a multi-year multi-million dollar contract renewal with Supernet, Pakistan's leading satellite network service provider...

The Vodafone Foundation will deploy its portable mobile phone network in the largest refugee camp in South Sudan, allowing aid workers to undertake life-saving work, enabling 70,000 refugees to contact relatives for free and giving children access to life-changing education programmes...

China Telecom Global is now offering services from Teraco’s vendor-neutral South African data centre, allowing it to deliver services across the country as well as link with other service providers and carriers in Africa...

One of Kenya’s major operators has signed a network management agreement covering its passive network infrastructure...

Google is launching an innovative initiative to provide connectivity in remote, rural areas using helium-filled balloons...

The Tajik operator Tacom, branded as Beeline, has ordered a backhaul platform for 3G data and voice development across the country...

A new infrastructure venture formed by a new consortium will roll out fibre optic broadband and Internet services throughout Israel...

Google’s head of Asia Pacific, Karim Temsamani, has claimed that the increased mobile internet usage driven by emerging market consumers is resulting in a “rebuilding of the internet”...

A new partnership between Croatian operator Vipnet and cloud enabler Neostratus will provide a range of cloud solutions for messaging, communication and collaboration to businesses across the country...