Google’s Russian subsidiary is filing for bankruptcy after the country’s authorities seized its bank accounts, preventing it from continuing operations or paying staff and vendors.

Malaysia’s controversial shared network access approach to 5G may have received another setback with rumoured demands for a bigger stake and reviews of the plan from the four largest Malaysian operators, Celcom Axiata Bhd, DiGi Telecommunications, Maxis Bhd and U Mobile.

Airtel Africa and MTN Nigeria have finally launched their mobile banking services in Nigeria.

Rwandan firms HUI and Annos have signed agreements with off-grid energy equipment vendor Vanu.

Hard on the heels of an agreement with Telefonica aimed at rural and remote parts of both Latin America and

Lesotho has joined the rush to register SIM cards, threatening that mobile network users who fail to comply with the legal registration of SIM cards will be cut off until they do so.

IHS Towers reported profit and revenue growth for the first quarter of 2022 (ending March 31), stating confidence to aim toward the higher end of its 2022 earnings guidance.

Singapore-headquartered omnichannel healthcare company Doctor Anywhere has selected Vonage’s Video API to help deliver timely and effective digital healthcare solutions across Southeast Asia.

African internet provider InterSAT has renewed its agreement with SES for capacity on the latter’s satellite.

In a move that seems to buck a recent trend for greater control by governments over online activity, Zambia has suggested it will review its controversial Cyber Security and Cyber Crime law.

The highly diversified Peruvian telecommunications company Optical Networks has announced plans to add two more data centres to its presence in the market. They will be in the city of Lima.

The silver jubilee celebrations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) seem to have been the occasion for some important announcements too – notably announcements involving 5G and long-awaited Department of Telecommunications (DoT) reforms.

More controversy seems imminent in the row about Safaricom’s alleged dominance of the Kenyan market. African press reports now suggest that the operator’s mobile termination rates (MTRs) are soon going to be controlled by the government in a bid to protect Safaricom’s smaller rivals.

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Casa Systems to explore 5G capabilities and pave the way for next-generation network services in Vietnam.

Vodacom Group is targeting a quarter of revenue to stem from digital and financial services in the medium term, as the operator reported a boost in operating profit.

Deutsche Telekom’s Romanian unit GTS Telecom has commissioned Ciena to upgrade its network from 10G to 100G nationwide.

Alibaba Cloud, described as the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Chinese e-commerce giant the Alibaba Group, has launched its first data centre in Thailand – and has been highlighting the security aspects of the new facility.

An interesting story recently highlighted in the Indian press raises the possibility that India’s ongoing 4G expansion and 5G rollout may face an additional problem apart from unattractive pricing and arguments over spectrum allocation. Another issue, reports suggest, could be testing.

Rural and remote parts of both Latin America and Europe are set to benefit from a deal involving low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb and global telecommunications company Telefonica.

Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom is reportedly planning to raise up to $2 billion from local banks and development finance institutions over the next five years to fund its new Safaricom Ethiopia operation. Part of the proposed funding will also be raised internally and through rental

The board of Argentina’s regulator ENACOM (Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones / National Communications Agency) has approved the allocation of additional 2600MHz spectrum to the country’s mobile providers as they seek to augment their LTE coverage.

MTN Ghana has selected Tecnotree’s digital transformation stack for B2B and B2C, allowing the operator to meet its enterprise market demand and deliver augmented customer experiences at a reduced cost.

A deal that has the potential to be one of the largest foreign investments in the data centre sector in Indonesia, carrying an estimated enterprise value of US$300 million, has just been announced.

Claro Colombia has announced it will fully dismantle its 2G network by December this year to divert resources to 4G, and is urging customers to trade in their old devices to maintain their services next year.

Guinea’stelecom market is dominated by MTN and Orange. After the entry of these regional players, the number of mobile subscribers grew

Mali’stopography includes large tracts of sparsely populated desert, with many settlements being hard to reach and thus

Telecom services in Madagascarhave benefited from intensifying competition between the main operators, including Orange Madagascar,

Zimbabwe’stelcos continue to be affected by the country’s poor economy. This has been exacerbated by the significant economic

The partners in the South East Asia Hainan – Hong Kong Express Cable System (SEA-H2X) cable project have reaffirmed their partnership to construct and operate the system and say that it is targeted to be ready for service in 2024.

Laosjoined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2013. One of the conditions of admittance was to establish an independent regulator for

The Kyrgyz Republic (more commonly known as Kyrgyzstan)has enjoyed relatively strong economic growth over the last decade – at least

Hungary has commenced the next stage of its device replacement subsidy programme, which offers mobile users HUF20,000 (US$63.4) towards the cost of a 4G or 5G device if they currently only have access to a 2G or 3G handset.

The past week has seen some strong measures from Costa Rica’s incoming president directed at Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (Grupo ICE) the Costa Rican government-run electricity and telecommunications services provider.

Safaricom posted a turnover increase in its 2022 financial year (ending March 31) on the back of mobile money and data rebounds, as the company declares it is back on pre-pandemic growth levels.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has selected Nokia’s DWDM solution in the access layer to upgrade its network to 5G for meeting future service capacity and reliability needs.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies and PEACE Cable Company have partnered to introduce 800Gbps of additional subsea capacity in Mombasa on the latter’s global submarine cable.

There’s been good news at last for cash-strapped Indian operator Vodafone Idea as recent results still indicate a net loss – but a slightly less worrying one than the results from the previous quarter.

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) announced that Telecel, NetOne and Econet are now sharing 267 sites.

The government of Iran has begun forcibly restricting internet access amidst an outburst of public protests against the escalating cost of living.

Angola Cables, a multinational ICT solutions and network service provider, and Flexential, a provider of data centre colocation, cloud and connectivity, have announced a partnership to drive colocation and interconnection options for customers in Southern and West African markets.

Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) Consortium, owner of one of the largest consortium cable systems in the world, has selected the ICE6 coherent 800G solution from optical networking solutions company Infinera to increase its submarine network capacity and provide diverse, resilient connectivity

Just over a week ago India seized $725.5 million from handset maker Xiaomi's local bank accounts, claiming the firm had made

Industrial real estate company AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp (ALLHC) and FLOW Digital Infrastructure, which invests and operates in the key physical assets of the digital infrastructure ecosystem, have entered into a framework agreement for carrier-neutral data centre development in the

Two Israeli technology firms, Telrad and Cellwize, are in the headlines after news of acquisitions – agreed or planned – by African technology company Liquid Intelligent Technologies and wireless tech innovator Qualcomm.

Safaricom has reportedly been granted 60MHz of spectrum in the 2600MHz band by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) in preparation for its commercial 5G launch.

Ethio Telecom has announced the launch of its pre-commercial 5G services in Addis Ababa, but the operator warned a full launch will depend on demand. 

Given the Angolan government’s aim to bring in more competition to the telecoms sector and new operator Africell’s aim to be a disruptive force in that market, then it seems that both may have got their wish after news that, in its first month of full operation, Africell has won over two

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has moved to allay consumer concerns around a possible tariff increase following a request from the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON).

Trade association the GSMA has launched the Mobile Money API Compliance Verification Service to support the growth of trusted mobile money ecosystems in developing nations.

In a recent collaboration, ZTE, Qualcomm and Thai operator AIS have conducted the world’s first NR DC trial using the 2.6GHz and 26GHz bands. We spoke to ZTE’s Vice President Bai Yang and Qualcomm’s VP Engineering & Regional head of SEA Ehsanul Islam to discuss the significance of the