Chile’s final tiebreaker auction for 5G spectrum has seen Entel, Movistar and WOM emerge victorious.

This new report from Upstream, conducted by Technology Innovation Council (TIC), examines the shift in the digital transformation plans of telcos for 2021 and beyond.

Telecom Fiji Limited (TFL) is upgrading parts of its fibre network as part of a broader investment plan.

The Vilnius Regional Administrative Court will evaluate an initially dismissed complaint from Telia Lietuva against the regulatory clearance granted to rival Bite’s acquisition of state-owned broadband provider MEZON’s spectrum.

BringCom Incorporated, a provider of connectivity solutions in Africa, has announced the completion of its pan-African fibre ring network.

The government of Iran is pressing ahead with the auction of 3.5GHz spectrum, which will allow operators to deliver 5G services.

Two admirable aims – financial inclusion and environmental responsibility – are at the heart of recent announcements from pan-African operator MTN.

United Group is set to acquire 100% of the share capital of the Bulgarian operators Net1 and ComNet Sofia.

It looks like the long-awaited switch-off of South Africa’s analogue television transmitters to free up spectrum and transfer viewers to digital TV is finally going to happen.

According to local press reports, Ghana’s government is considering establishing a unified licensing regime for operators.

Nepal’s National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has confirmed its selected spectrum bands for 5G use.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) confirmed that it is in talks with possible investors after its optimisation strategy showed promising early signs in its fiscal Q3 2021.

Claranet, a technology multinational focused on managed cloud services, has announced an investment of $100 million in its Brazil operation.

Further reminders of the growing relevance of mobile operators to major industries come from the mining business in Brazil and the offshore oil business in Azerbaijan.

The South African technology press has been reporting that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is talking to aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company SpaceX regarding its satellite-based Starlink internet service.

Hard on the heels of last week’s report that it boasts the highest average download speed for the mobile internet for 5G service, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has now announced that it has selected Ericsson as its managed services provider in Saudi Arabia.

Orange DRC has signed a 10-year deal with Canadian vendor NuRAN that will help it to expand its rural coverage across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

A merger between Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya could be back on the cards after the country’s High Court overruled objections from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

Sao Tome and Principe’s incumbent provider CST (Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicacoes) has announced the expansion of its fibre optic network to the north of the island nation.

It’s been a strong week for 5G in the Middle East, with Omantel launching commercial 5G mobile services and Saudi Arabia announcing that its coverage total has increased to 51 cities.

Nokia has launched the 8th edition of its Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index (MBiT) 2021, outlining mobile broadband performance in India during 2020.

Russia’s MegaFon has formed a new joint venture with the government of Uzbekistan that will assume control over Ucell, formerly a unit of Telia.

Global communications company Viasat, Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) and Russian telecom operator TMC have signed an MOU that, the partners say, aims to advance in-flight connectivity (IFC) for airlines flying into and over Russia.

Nokia has partnered with Brazil’s independent Telecommunications Research and Development Center (CPQD) to develop applications and solutions tailored for the Brazilian market.

Oracle has announced plans to set up a new data centre in Jerusalem; it will function as a regional cloud provider for Israeli clients.

A study by Peru’s regulator Osiptel has found that an additional 36,695 base stations must be deployed by 2025 to meet growing data demand among the country’s subscribers.

Orange Business Services is collaborating with Orange Egypt to design and build a new data centre to provide cloud services for Egypt’s ‘New Administrative Capital'.

Nokia and Saudi operator Mobily have extended their managed services partnership by signing a three-year agreement under which Nokia will manage and maintain Mobily’s radio and transport network in Riyadh and other regions.

India’s government is refusing to yield in its longstanding tax dispute with Vodafone Group by appealing the case in the Singapore High Court.