Transsion has selected network positioning services from location data and technology platform HERE Technologies to improve its location accuracy capabilities in emerging markets including Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand.

IHS Towers, which describes itself as one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, just got even bigger after a major acquisition in Brazil.

Will South Africa’s next spectrum auction now go ahead on 8 March as planned? A compromise gesture on the part of operator Telkom, whose court proceedings threatened to derail the process, implies that it may.

Integrated satellite and terrestrial network operator Intelsat has made news recently – both in disaster relief and in the more sedate area of commercial and business aviation services.

Following reports late last year that Philippines telecommunications company DITO had hit its target of five million subscriptions before the

Croatian operator Telemach has closed its acquisition of a majority holding in local broadband provider Optima Telekom.

Even with Covid-19 pandemic-related mobility restrictions in place, Vietnam’seconomy has continued to outperform the rest of the region

Brunei Darussalamseemed poised to start its economic recovery from the double blow it received to its GDP in 2020 from the

With its economy so heavily dependent on tourism, the Maldiveshas suffered heavy economic as well as health casualties during the

The wait may be over for Lebanon’s M1 Group, which had offered at least six months ago to buy Telenor’s Myanmar unit but had been forced to hang on while the government searched for a local buyer.

With Indonesia’s government encouraging operators to quicken the pace of migrating their customers from 3G to 4G, market leader Telkomsel has confirmed plans to implement a full LTE upgrade this year on a “sustainable basis”.

Lebanon’s state operator Ogero has confirmed it has enough diesel fuel to ensure the continuity of its internet and voice offerings until June.

Effective regulatory reform has made Botswana’stelecom market one of the most liberalised in the region. There is a service-neutral

Brazilhas one of the largest mobile markets in Latin America due to the sheer size of its population. Healthy competition in the mobile

Uruguayhas an advanced telecom market, with excellent infrastructure and one of the highest broadband penetration rates in Latin

Integrated payments technology company FSS (Financial Software and Systems) has partnered with the United Arab Emirates-based YAP, a digital banking platform, to deliver secure, digital first-card experiences to consumers in the Middle-East and African regions.

Poa Internet, an internet service provider that connects underserved communities in Kenya, has announced the first close of a $28 million financing round led by infrastructure investment platform Africa50.

Digicel has confirmed that limited international calling capabilities have been restored in Tonga, and that it is working on improving capacity.

Nicaraguais the largest and least densely populated country in Central America. The country’s steady GDP growth since 2010 belies the

Guatemala’stelecom infrastructure has suffered from years of underinvestment from state and provincial governments.

The fixed broadband market is one of the few parts of Costa Rica’s telecom sector to experience solid growth in recent years, both in

One of the smaller countries in Central America, Belize in many respects has closer affinities with English speaking countries

In what we are told is only a temporary measure, Peru’s National Telecommunications Programme (Pronatel), part of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), has taken over the operation and maintenance of the National Fibre Optic Backbone (RDNFO).

Kazakhstanhas one of the most developed telecommunications sectors in the Central Asian region. This is especially true of the mobile

The nation of Tajikistanhas had to struggle through a further two years of economic hardship following the onset of the Covid-19

Pakistancontinues to lag most other Asian countries in terms of the maturity of its telecom sector. This is partly due to the poor

Kuwait’stelecom infrastructure is well developed, with a focus on mobile infrastructure and services. The telecoms sector is important to

South African giant Vodacom Group’s bid for a controlling stake in Vodafone Egypt is set to proceed after the operator received shareholder backing.

Liberia’s state-owned mobile provider has received a rebrand as it prepares to launch its new GSM network.

After a fairly lengthy process that seemed to have culminated in a successful sale, Brazilian operator Oi may not be able to sell off its mobile assets after all.

An ambitious Brazilian project that aims to bring broadband connectivity to around a million people in two northern states has now been officially launched.

Slovenia’s government is mulling a potential sale of all or part of its holding in Telekom Slovenije.

Angola’s National Asset Recovery Service has seized a 25% holding in mobile provider Unitel from Geni, a private firm controlled by Leopoldino do Nascimento.

Kenya’stelecom market continues to undergo considerable changes in the wake of increased competition, improved international connectivity,

Somalia’seconomic difficulties in recent years have made it difficult for telcos and the government to sustain investment in

South Africa’stelecom sector boasts one of the most advanced infrastructures on the continent. There has been considerable

Benin’stelecom market continues to be restricted by the poor condition of the country’s fixed-line infrastructure. This has in turn

Burkina Faso’s telecom sector in recent years has made some gains in providing the necessary infrastructure and bandwidth to support

Algeria has a steadily developing telecom infrastructure with growth encouraged by sympathetic regulatory measures and by government

Chilean telecommunications company Grupo GTD, whose activities include data transmission, network interconnection, internet, mobile telephony, digital television, voice and other communication services, has announced plans to build its second data centre in Peru.

Argentina has joined the market for satellite-supported Internet of Things (IoT) services in agriculture with the launch of its first pico-satellite.

Telenor’s planned sale of its 51 percent stake in Myanmar's Wave Money, a digital payment service provider, for $53 million to a subsidiary of Yoma Strategic, ...

Cambodian ISP and A2P messaging aggregator MekongNet has partnered with mobile identity solutions provider IPification to deliver seamless mobile data authentication services in Cambodia.

Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT) has signed a new 20-year concession to continue delivering telecommunications services in Cape Verde.

Orange has signed an EaaS (Energy as a Service) contract with Engie to convert its main African data centre to solar power.

Nepali operator Smart Telecom has missed the mid-January deadline for paying its outstanding dues of NPR5.5 billion (US$45.8 million), leaving the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) with little choice but to revoke its licence.

Pakistan’s state-backed operators are collaborating to develop telecommunications services in the country’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) regions.

Uruguay’s Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining confirmed that the long-awaited launch of mobile number portability officially came into force on 12^th January.

There’s been no let-up in 5G activity lately, with Zambia’s MTN announcing the country’s first 5G launch and Telia highlighting a dynamic spectrum sharing-based 5G launch now underway in Lithuania.

Diyar Al Muharraq, one of the largest real estate development companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Telecom Company-owned operator stc Bahrain, to construct and operate additional telecommunication towers.