The Indian market leader Bharti Airtel has been banned from providing 3G services in seven of the country’s 22 telecom circles...

While mobile operators worldwide race to rollout next-generation services, perhaps the greatest pace of change can be seen in Africa.  Africa already has about 644 million mobile subscribers (approximately 11% of the global total) and 4G deployments are quickly gaining momentum, with 11 million customers predicted by 2015...

Consumers in emerging markets are now able to roam internationally at local data rates rather than paying premium rates of their home operator...

The leading telecom operator in Kuwait is upgrading its network to meet growing demand for 3G services...

Soaring demand for mobile broadband in the Middle East has prompted a partnership between two specialists aimed at providing multi-gigabit backhaul to metro and dense urban areas...

A mobile operator based in Somalia has commissioned satellite communications backbone infrastructure...

An independent mobile financial services company in Pakistan is launching a new mobile money network across the country...

A major pan-African telecoms provider is boosting its service capacity by 40% to deliver communication access in some of Africa’s fastest growing markets...

One of the leading operators in India is upgrading its transatlantic submarine network to address growing bandwidth demand...

One of the largest service providers across Latin America is extending its wireless backhaul program to Mexico following success in three other markets in the region...

A new nationwide DWDM network has been commissioned by a leading ISP in Iraq...

The battle for the hearts and minds of mobile users has never been fiercer and much has been spoken of the benefits of Big Data as a panacea for all ills...

The only bidder for CDMA frequencies in India has unsurprisingly obtained spectrum in eight of the country’s 22 telecom circles...

The Czech Republic’s 4G spectrum auctions have been suspended by the country’s regulator, CTU, due to concerns that bids were spiralling out of control...

The largest telecom provider in Gabon has entered into a new partnership to provide mobile money services...

One of India’s largest operators has selected a new performance management solution for various domains of its network...

A major telecom provider in Bosnia and Herzegovina is upgrading its network to provide 3G mobile broadband access across the northern and eastern parts of the country...

Nationwide ATM networks could soon be a reality in several African countries following the development of new high-speed satellite broadband solutions...

The government of Mexico has taken aim at the country’s dominant operator America Movil with new proposals to encourage competition in the telecoms sector...

A number of mobile operators in Russia could have their right to certain frequencies of 4G spectrum revoked...

The final session of MWC 2013 saw an executive level panel from the world's leading mobile money operators and vendors. MMU has been a great success over the past few years as it combines financial transactional services with existing basic mobile services to create financial inclusion to the unbanked...

Mobile backhaul ensures IP connectivity all the way through the network enabling continued running of 2G and 3G networks and future LTE services...

A major mobile operator in Lebanon is overhauling its approach to customer experience with a new solution...

A major submarine cable network across the Southern and Eastern African coastlines is receiving a substantial overhaul...

Scandinavian operator Telenor has received assurance that it will retain its operating licence covering Bangladesh – against the recommendation of a government commission...

With a population of 67 million, Thailand has a mobile uptake rate of more than 120%, and on average its internet users are among the world’s youngest – almost half are between ages 15 and 24, and three-quarters are under 35...

The Russian operator VimpelCom has announced a strategic partnership with the credit card company Mastercard...

This year will likely see 4G spectrum licensed in China, with the country’s minister of industry and information technology Miao Wei stating that there had been significant “breakthroughs in R&D of 4G technologies”...

Women farmers in the East and Horn of Africa region are poised to benefit from practical information-sharing tools via Airtel’s mobile networks...

A major Mongolian Internet service provider has launched the country’s largest Wi-Fi access network in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar...

One of the most popular mobile services for high growth markets is launching in Kenya, one of Africa's largest economies...

With peace restored in 2002 after decades of civil war, foreign investment in Angola has multiplied and the mobile market has soared despite a continued duopoly between Unitel and Angola Telecom's Movicel...

Botswana is one of Africa's wealthiest nations, with a thriving economy mainly based on diamond mining and tourism which recovered quickly from a recession during the global financial crisis...

Mobile World Congress has traditionally been the launch pad of the handset manufacturer's hottest and most innovative handsets. These handsets feature the latest network compatibility such as dual mode LTE for a range of markets and smarter technology such as NFC. More recently emerging markets have deployed 3G technology and due to lower income levels these markets need to offer significantly lower priced handsets...