Nepal looks set for a major connectivity boost with the news that its largest ISP WorldLink Communications will construct data centres in 14 of the country’s largest towns within the next three years.
Indian operator Bharti Airtel was able to claim a first this week with the trial of a live 5G network in the Hyderabad region using the 1.8 GHz band. However, the company’s CEO is not keen to celebrate until more spectrum becomes available.
Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a global frame agreement for the supply of 5G radio, core and transport products and solutions, as well as related implementation and integration services.
Brazilian enterprise operator Softdados has deployed Infinera’s GX Series Compact Modular Platform and XTM Series across its metro and long-haul networks to increase network capacity to meet the growing needs of internet service providers (ISPs) in Brazil.
Vodafone Group was reportedly mulling the sale of its Ghana unit to subsidiary Vodacom with the British company pushing on with restructuring plans to cut debt.
China Mobile has finalised the terms of its 11-year network sharing and build-out agreement with China Broadcasting Network (CBN).
Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom is back in the news, this time thanks to a major acquisition and the successful completion of a restructuring plan.
With the South African 5G spectrum auctions supposedly taking place in March, now may not be an ideal time for major operators to take the regulator to court – but that seems to be what is happening.
Orange Egypt has selected NEC to install additional units of its outdoor, integrated, ultra-compact E-Band microwave radio system throughout 2021.
Regional Brazilian operator Sercomtel announced a voluntary layoff plan with the aim to reduce its 456 staff by 50%, as part of urgent plans to reduce massive debt and ensure the survival of the company.
IoT hardware manufacturer Cavli Wireless announced plans to start manufacturing modules in India based on GCT Semiconductor chipsets, a move to broaden its business in India’s growing IoT market.
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State-run Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is aiming to launch a “pre-commercial” 5G service using 3.5GHz spectrum by mid-2021.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information – known as KemKominfo - has “terminated” the country’s allocation process for 2.3GHz mobile spectrum.
Further underlining the growing importance of cashless and paperless payment in Africa, Kenyan operator Safaricom has announced the launch of an M-Pesa Bill Management service.
Asia Consultancy Group (ACG), a leading independent private company providing telecommunications infrastructure and managed and engineering services across Afghanistan, has signed a multi-year contract with Indian networking products company Tejas Networks.
Mexican regulator IFT (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones) has approved a public tender for 41 blocks of spectrum across the 800MHz, 1900MHz, 1700MHz/2100MHz and 2.5GHz bands.
Ooredoo Algeria has deployed Nokia’s cloud-native core software to cost effectively strengthen its network performance and reliability.
In a rather unusual development, certain areas of IoT provision may be rendered illegal after a proposal by Russia’s ministry of digital development, communications and mass media at the end of last year.
Chunghwa Telecom boldly unveiled plans to increase capital expenditure by 82.8% to TWD43.15 billion ($1.5 billion) for this year, with plans including to accelerate the deployment of 5G networks and develop products and services catered to the B2B sector.
Thailand’s Central Administrative Court has ruled that state-owned operator TOT must pay market leader AIS a total of THB1.35 billion ($45 million) relating to a revenue sharing concession.
There have been some significant recent announcements about international cooperation – actual or potential – between Saudi Arabia and a number of European countries involving digital technology.
Orange Maroc, the Moroccan division of the multinational telecommunications company Orange, has acquired EtixEverywhere Maroc, part of European global data centre developer and operator EtixEverywhere. As part of this acquisition Orange is also to be the owner of a data centre in Casablanca, Morocco.
The Vietnamese government announced it will ban importing and manufacturing of 2G and 3G phones, in a move to promote widespread adoption of smartphones to support digital transformation in the country.
It’s been a little more than 15 months since we reported that two major Indian service providers were to merge. Now it looks like the merger – between fixed and mobile service providers Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) – has been shelved.
Huawei strongly denied media reports claiming the manufacturer was in discussion to sell its premium smartphone brands, a move in preparation to exit the smartphone making business which had been hindered by US trade sanctions.
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology looks poised to permanently block 59 Chinese apps – including TikTok and WeChat – on the grounds that they have failed to address the issues that incurred them a provisional ban last year.
If Indian press reports prove true, both the country’s Ministry of Defence and its Department of Space may soon give up their claims on parts of the 3300-3600 MHz spectrum.
Fitch Ratings has reiterated its prediction that Airtel Lanka will seek a merger with – or to be acquired by – a rival, given the overwhelming amount of CAPEX investment required to remain competitive in an aggressive market.
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has said that it has developed home-grown 5G Radio integrated with its 5G core network.
Togolese regulator ARCEP (Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority) is implementing new frameworks aimed at protecting consumer interests.
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), a data centre service provider headquartered in Singapore, has reportedly proposed plans for a greenfield data centre campus in Noida, India.
The Nigerian Communications Commission hailed its progress in improving connectivity in Nigeria, revealing base stations and fibre optic cables were rolled out rapidly after a regulatory restructure.
Nokia and China Mobile announced the successful trialing of AI-powered RANs to predict bandwidth traffic and detect network anomalies, showcasing technology to automate networks that could drastically reduce reliance on human resources.
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