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MTN signs updated contract for South Sudan services

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MTN signs updated contract for South Sudan services

Bangladesh plans major telecoms policy overhaul to embrace digital

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Bangladesh plans major telecoms policy overhaul to embrace digital

Malaysia’s data centre boom could create water crisis, warns SPAN

Energy & Sustainability

Malaysia’s data centre boom could create water crisis, warns SPAN

Kenya’s CA proposes new comms equipment and satcoms licensing regime

Regulation

Kenya’s CA proposes new comms equipment and satcoms licensing regime

Vietnam to regulate online content in radical extension of existing rules

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Vietnam to regulate online content in radical extension of existing rules

Regulatory issues for Apple in Indonesia and Brazil

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Regulatory issues for Apple in Indonesia and Brazil

Mexico’s telecoms regulator is (almost) abolished

Regulation

Mexico’s telecoms regulator is (almost) abolished

Safaricom urges Kenyan regulator to make Starlink partner with telcos

Satellite Networks

Safaricom urges Kenyan regulator to make Starlink partner with telcos

Liberian regulator addresses short code assignment issues

Regulation

Liberian regulator addresses short code assignment issues

Telecoms players in the Philippines say that the government’s recent moves to streamline the permit process for faster network equipment rollouts are helping, but that stakeholders need to do more to make the process smoother. Last year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr issued Executive Order No. 32, which – along with its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) – streamlined the permit process for the construction, installation, repair, operation and maintenance of telecoms and Internet infrastructure in the Philippines. The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said during its fourth telco workshop last week that EO 32 and the IRR have had a positive impact on network rollouts, citing a 48% rise in approved telco-related permits between May 2022 and May 2024. Attorney Pamela B. Felizarta, head of joint strategic operations at PLDT’s wireless arm Smart Communications, acknowledged that the guidelines, rules and regulations now in place have paved the way for faster rollouts of telecom infrastructure. However, she said that telcos still face formidable permit-related challenges, including securing Mayor's and Business Permits, unreasonable fees, and difficulties in obtaining consent from homeowners' associations, among others. Ricky James Steyn, COO and interim president and CEO at tower company Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC), agreed that uncooperative homeowner associations often hinder site development and connectivity improvements. He also emphasized the importance of standardizing Lease and Right of Way Agreements with landowners to prevent excessive fees and construction delays. Felizarta urged industry stakeholders, including government agencies, local government units, tower companies and other telco operators, to intensify collaboration in order to address these challenges. "We continue to collaborate with local government units toward a full appreciation of EO 32, and we look forward to the enactment of local ordinances that adopt in full the IRR's provisions," she added. "Together with ARTA and our partners in the public and private sectors, we trust that we will continue to work closely together, since there is still so much work to be done." "ARTA in collaboration with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will draft a template ordinance for LGUs [local government units] to adopt in order to expedite the approval process," said ARTA Secretary Ernesto V. Perez.

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Telecom players urge Philippines govt to do more on rollout permits

Bangladesh internet blackout not caused by data centre fires: report

Regulation

Bangladesh internet blackout not caused by data centre fires: report

MCMC instructs Malaysian ISPs to redirect alternate DNS requests

Cyber Security

MCMC instructs Malaysian ISPs to redirect alternate DNS requests

TRAI targets QoS with new 4G and 5G rules for India’s operators

Regulation

TRAI targets QoS with new 4G and 5G rules for India’s operators

NBTC changes tack on satellite slot selloff after auction flops

Satellite Networks

NBTC changes tack on satellite slot selloff after auction flops

Starlink back online in Tonga via temporary operator permit

Satellite Networks

Starlink back online in Tonga via temporary operator permit

Liberia changes the rules to promote fintech competition

Regulation

Liberia changes the rules to promote fintech competition

Indian regulator relaxes its recruitment criteria

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Indian regulator relaxes its recruitment criteria

Tunisia kicks off tender process for 5G licences

Regulation

Tunisia kicks off tender process for 5G licences

Long wait for India’s Telecom Act highlights gap between tech advances and legislation

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Long wait for India’s Telecom Act highlights gap between tech advances and legislation

Starlink’s Indonesia pricing is not predatory: antimonopoly agency

Satellite Networks

Starlink’s Indonesia pricing is not predatory: antimonopoly agency

MTN CEO wants African govts to harmonise tech regulations

Regulation

MTN CEO wants African govts to harmonise tech regulations

Cameroon bans Starlink imports ahead of voluntary shutdown

Satellite Networks

Cameroon bans Starlink imports ahead of voluntary shutdown

Samoa bans Starlink kit imports as SpaceX awaits licence approval

Satellite Networks

Samoa bans Starlink kit imports as SpaceX awaits licence approval

Telkomsel joins the domestic eSIM party

Devices & Platforms

Telkomsel joins the domestic eSIM party

stc Bahrain launches AI facial recognition for eSIM activation

Operators

stc Bahrain launches AI facial recognition for eSIM activation

Thailand may reportedly lose at least one of its two satellite orbital slots next year if the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) can’t find any takers in its upcoming allocation plan.

Satellite Networks

Thailand may lose two orbital slots if no one takes them soon

Vietnam kicks off first 5G spectrum auction

Wireless Networks

Vietnam kicks off first 5G spectrum auction

India’s DoT sends invites for next 5G spectrum auction on May 20

Wireless Networks

India’s DoT sends invites for next 5G spectrum auction on May 20

India may allow 100% FDI for satellite broadband players

Satellite Networks

India may allow 100% FDI for satellite broadband players

SpaceX and Vietnam’s MIC suspend talks on Starlink service

Satellite Networks

SpaceX and Vietnam’s MIC suspend talks on Starlink service

Vietnam to require foreign satellite players to have domestic gateway

Satellite Networks

Vietnam to require foreign satellite players to have domestic gateway

Thailand’s NT submits US$145m expansion plan for approval

Operators

Thailand’s NT submits US$145m expansion plan for approval

Nigeria’s regulator targets illegal use of 5.4GHz band

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Nigeria’s regulator targets illegal use of 5.4GHz band

DoT finalises rules for private 5G spectrum leases

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DoT finalises rules for private 5G spectrum leases

Pakistan establishes new telecoms tribunal to speed up dispute resolution

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Pakistan establishes new telecoms tribunal to speed up dispute resolution

AI promises huge benefits in 2024, but needs to be better understood

Trends & Forecasts

AI promises huge benefits in 2024, but needs to be better understood

Malaysia PM splits Ministry of Communications and Digital in two

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Malaysia PM splits Ministry of Communications and Digital in two

Brazilian government initiative aims to enhance mobile broadband

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Brazilian government initiative aims to enhance mobile broadband

Optical & Fixed Networks

Key Factors for Success in Very High Capacity Fibre Networks

Indian telcos need 6 GHz band for good 5G: COAI

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Indian telcos need 6 GHz band for good 5G: COAI

Brazil’s Anatel calls for simplification and reduction of telecoms taxation

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Brazil’s Anatel calls for simplification and reduction of telecoms taxation

Nicaraguan government expands regulator’s remit amid surveillance concerns

Regulation

Nicaragua expands regulator’s remit amid surveillance concerns

LEO satellite company OneWeb ready to roll out global coverage by year end

Satellite Networks

LEO satellite company OneWeb ready to roll out global coverage by year end

DRC establishing replacement regulator

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DRC establishing replacement regulator

South African regulator proposes freeing up spectrum for Wi-Fi

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South African regulator proposes freeing up spectrum for Wi-Fi

Pakistan brings broadband QoS regulations up to date

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Pakistan brings broadband QoS regulations up to date

Vietnam’s new data storage rules unclear, say US and Asian business groups

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Vietnam’s new data storage rules unclear, say US and Asian business groups

Google opposed to India’s social media self-regulation proposal

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Google opposed to India’s social media self-regulation proposal

Kenyan ICT practitioners bill shot down by President

Regulation

Kenyan ICT practitioners bill shot down by President

PLDT queries Open Access plan’s definition of fair competition

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PLDT queries Open Access plan’s definition of fair competition

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