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The lack of bids on CDMA spectrum in India has prompted a number of major operators to ask that the government reallocate some of these frequencies for GSM-based operations...
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A satellite service launching across South Sudan will provide wide reaching, high performance, satellite broadband Internet to unserved and underserved locations and communities across the country...
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Two of the largest operators in Brazil have laid out their plans for LTE launches...
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A new agreement will allow subscribers across Airtel’s entire African operation to send and receive money transfers over its network...
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A new alliance between a major Middle Eastern operator and a data centre firm will establish the first world-class, carrier-neutral hub in the region...
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Vietnamese users of Android and iOS phones now have access to a caller identification lookup application...
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The Brazilian Minister of Communications, Paolo Bernado, has delivered a coruscating tirade against regulation over the deployment of mobile infrastructure, which he believes is stymieing mobile growth...
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Many factors in the industry are now affecting policy and charging together. Operators are experiencing increasing pressure over their business models as they face decreasing revenues exacerbated by rising costs...
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Sustaining network coverage in communities with unreliable grid power is a significant problem in emerging markets, with providers and vendors constantly looking for new ways of providing coverage without relying on diesel generators...
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Bharti Airtel has announced an end-to-end network transformation program across its mobile operations in 16 African countries...
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Coastguard services around St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been augmented by the introduction of a new Global Maritime Distress and Safety System...
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Remote regions of Niger that were previously underserved by any form of telecommunications services will soon have access to mobile connectivity, following the completion of the first phase of a remote network rollout...
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With the dust settling after the 2G spectrum auctions, the Indian market’s landscape could shift significantly through mergers and acquisitions...
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Cloud services in the Philippines are to be enhanced following a new agreement for dedicated cloud infrastructure...
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Weather Investments is suing the government of Algeria for US$5 billion, claiming that the state was responsible for damages to the firm’s holding in Orascom Telecom Algérie (branded as Djezzy)...
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The ICT subsidiary of Hungary’s incumbent telecom provider has forged a strategic alliance to resell cloud solutions under its branding...
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4G LTE services are to be deployed in three African countries following the extension of an agreement between Smile Telecoms and Alcatel-Lucent...
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Scandinavian operator Telenor reaffirmed its commitment to the Indian market by spending more than any of its competitors in the country’s 2G auctions...
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A major Jordanian operator is rolling out a cloud back-up service to its three million subscribers...
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The latest model of Apple’s iPhone will be available through two of China’s largest operators by the end of the year...
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A major carrier in Mozambique is expanding its microwave network...
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A major operating group in Afghanistan is upgrading the quality of its network with a new managed service solution...
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The world’s first free intercontinental incoming roaming service has been launched by Bharti Airtel across its African and South Asian operations...
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A major wireless broadband provider in Zimbabwe has completed the deployment of its wireless broadband network...
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Satellite service providers, carrier and Internet service providers across Africa will soon be able to provide connectivity through the continent’s first vendor-neutral satellite earth station...
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South Africa’s market-leading operator has adopted a new solution as a service to maximise the optimisation of its growing 2G and 3G networks...
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Following a successful appeal, the Uzkbek government must relinquish control of local operator Uzdonrobita to its owner, Russian firm MTS...
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Subscribers of one the largest mobile operators in the Philippines will be able to access free mobile Internet following a new agreement...
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It doesn’t matter if a provider is offering 3G or 4G – whatever device is being used, it needs to be able to connect to the network. As the demand for smartphones increases in developing markets, picking up a connection has become increasingly difficult...
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One of Mexico’s largest operators is deploying an LTE network across the country...
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One of Uganda’s leading operators is introducing a new Voice SMS service to the country...
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A new bandwidth agreement will provide for high speed Internet connectivity to five of the islands in the southern group of the Cook Islands archipelago.
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Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has cited emerging markets as the main driver behind the revenue and profit that it reported in Q4 2012...
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