China Unicom faced huge challenges in operating a centralised customer contact centre serving users in 31 provinces across China. The centre handles the largest number of users (420 million) and the highest traffic volume (100 million calls/month) in China.
Deutsche Telekom subsidiary OTE Group announced it is negotiating the sale of its subsidiary Telekom Romania to Quantum Projects Group (QPG) following a request to make the announcement public from Greek authorities.
Telkom SA revealed it entered into an exclusive deal to sell its tower unit Swiftnet to an unknown party, a move that aligns with its strategy to focus on core infrastructure.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has reportedly confirmed that it’s actively building up its 4G network in Indonesia’s future capital city Nusantara.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and ComClark Network and Technology Corp announced on Tuesday that they will collaborate on a project to provide various connectivity technologies to over 2,000 remote areas across the Philippines.
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to tighten SIM rules early next year for anyone with more than five active SIM cards.
Botswana's government has announced plans to develop rules for internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) as the country prepares to transition from internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) to the next generation.
Leading Argentine commercial airline Aerolíneas Argentinas has selected Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, to provide multi-orbit in-flight connectivity service on 18 Airbus A330 and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
OneWeb India says it has received the necessary authorisations from Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) to launch Eutelsat OneWeb’s commercial satellite broadband services in India.
Nokia has entered into an agreement with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to deploy a next-generation optical transport network (OTN) that, it says, will provide additional capacity, higher reliability and lower cost, enabling superior services for Airtel’s customers.
VIPNET, a privately-owned corporate internet service provider (ISP) in Côte d’Ivoire, has announced a partnership with Liquid Dataport, part of pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies.
Indonesian tower company Dayamitra Telekomunikasi (Mitratel) reported a surge in profit on the back of tower acquisitions and growth in tenancy occupations.
Nokia said on Monday that Philippine operator Globe Telecom has deployed its AI-powered energy efficiency software via a SaaS model to lower network power consumption and costs.
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission (FCCC) welcomed the news that LEOsat operator Starlink has acquired licences to operate in Fiji, saying it will boost competition and make the digital economy more inclusive.
Payments fintech company Cellulant has obtained initial approval as a Payment Service Provider and Payment Facilitator in Egypt.
The drive to bring affordable smart connectivity to tens of millions of Africans continues, this time through a partnership involving MediaTek, Digit and pan-African operator Vodacom.
CelcomDigi reported a dip in earnings due to depreciation of network assets, and flat revenues as the company continues its merger integration.
The Ethiopian government reportedly confirmed it cancelled the process of issuing a third telecoms licence pointing to a lack of interest, as reports surfaced last week highlighting interested parties were put off by political instability in Ethiopia.
The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly 2023 (RA-23) wrapped up on Friday with a lot of new resolutions covering 6G standards, sustainable usage of space spectrum and gender equality.
Telekom Malaysia and Chinese telecoms vendor FiberHome have launched an innovation lab to build up TM's digital talent ecosystem under their ongoing joint strategic partnership programme.
Canadian RAN provider NuRAN Wireless says that it has filed an application for a network infrastructure licence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to add more services to its portfolio.
Bahamas Telecommunications Company vice chairman Valentine Grimes said a portion of the cash raised by parent company Liberty Latin America in its recent tower deal, could be used to deploy 5G in the Bahamas.
Indonesia operators partnered with the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (MCI) to set up a task force to deliver new ideas and incentives to accelerate 5G deployment.
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a feasibility study grant to Malaysia’s Hexa Capital Consultancy to develop what would be the first subsea cable system directly connecting Malaysia and the US.
What is described as a “landmark agreement” will lay the foundation for South Africa’s Gugulethu Colliery, a newly developed mine in Mpumalanga, to integrate 5G technology in its operations.
A project to build submarine cable network between Sihanoukville, a coastal city in southern Cambodia, and Hong Kong is to be completed in July 2025, according to regional press reports.
Satellite connectivity company Astranis announced it will have two satellites in operation next year over the Philippines to connect remote islands.
Intelsat and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have revealed plans to deploy 1,340 new satellite-connected cellular towers in Madagascar, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Eutelsat OneWeb signed a multi-year master distribution agreement on Wednesday with African ICT integrator NEC XON to bring OneWeb’s LEOsat connectivity to Sub-Saharan Africa.
NOW Corp added another satellite broadband partnership to its collection on Wednesday, this one with aspiring LEOsat operator Rivada Space Networks to target enterprises in the Philippines.
Veon subsidiary Banglalink has signed an agreement to sell around a third of its tower portfolio in Bangladesh to Summit Towers for BDT11 billion (US$100 million).
Italian international service provider Sparkle has announced the expansion of its network footprint to South Africa with the opening of two new points of presence (PoPs) in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Converged open-access digital infrastructure company WIOCC Group has launched what it calls “the first truly holistic managed network and infrastructure services company to serve Africa”.
The Ethiopian government failed to attract any bidders for its third telecoms licence according to sources speaking to Bloomberg, as investors are put off by the current political instability in the country.
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