Regulation EC proposes free roaming for Ukraine The European Commission (EC) adopted a proposal to include roaming into an agreement to support war-torn Ukraine, a move that will enable...
Satellite Networks Starlink bags Rwandan licence amid school connectivity drive Starlink has received a licence to provide satellite broadband services in Rwanda.
Devices & Platforms Philippines smartphone market declines The Philippines smartphone market declined by 8.6% year-on-year as manufacturers shipped 16.3 million units in 2022, as consumer and vendor...
Optical & Fixed Networks Pakistan’s Multinet announces massive TIP-inspired network upgrade Pakistan-based business communications company Multinet has announced that it will be upgrading its optical transport network that today spans...
Optical & Fixed Networks ZTT to supply cable for Brazil river fibre project ZTT International Submarine Cable & System has been hired as the cable supplier for three stretches of the Brazilian government-sponsored...
Investment Telekom Srbija announces infrastructure partnership with government Serbia’s state-owned Telekom Srbija, which operates as MTS, has partnered with the country’s Ministry of Construction, Transport and...
Operators Globe Telecom surpasses infrastructure deployment target Globe Telecom lauded its achievement in hitting infrastructure deployment targets as the Philippines-based operator continues its build-out to...
Wireless Networks Tigo Tanzania and Ericsson announce 4G and 5G partnership Operator Tigo Tanzania and vendor Ericsson have entered a partnership to launch 5G and to fully modernize and expand the existing Tigo 4G network...
Operators Orange sees growth from Africa, Middle East Africa and the Middle East continued to boost revenues for Orange as the group claimed success in its 5-year plan to invest in “fundamentals” to...
Business Indian government wants to delist MTNL to help ensure merger with BSNL For anyone wondering how close the
Operators Iliad owner increases stake in Millicom Xavier Niel, the billionaire owner of French telecoms group Illiad has increased his stake in Millicom to 19.6% through his investment company...
Vendors Viettel taps Nokia for capacity boost Nokia announced the completion of the first Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDN) with Vietnamese operator Viettel, a move that will...
Operators Telkom explores minority stake sale in fibre arm South African operator Telkom said it could put up for sale a minority stake in its core fibre business by March, as the company explores options...
Regulation Network interconnection now active in Somalia Somalia’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has confirmed that the country’s operators have implemented
Operators Dialog Axiata records loss due to high costs Dialog Axiata dropped to a loss in its full financial 2022 year due to one-off costs and rising operating expenses, despite also seeing growing...
Wireless Networks Vivo and TIM cleared to update RAN sharing deal Brazil’s CADE (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica / Administrative Council for Economic Defence) has cleared an amendment to the network...
Optical & Fixed Networks Telkom Indonesia boosts 5G transport network with time synchronisation by NEC and ADVA NEC Corporation and ADVA will jointly deploy time synchronisation solutions for Telkom Indonesia, allowing the fixed network operator to prepare...
Operators Tizeti brings LTE to ten more Nigerian states Tizeti, described as West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider (ISP), is launching its 4G LTE network in ten new states in...
Satellite Networks Argentina’s ARSAT orders Ka-band antennas from MDA ARSAT, Argentina’s national telecommunications company, has awarded MDA, a provider of technology and services to the global space industry, a...
Operators Millicom posts strong Q4 results Millicom reported a “strong” 2022 in its latest Q4 financial report despite macroeconomic challenges and stated market share growth in mobile and...
Satellite Networks AST announces new satcom-to-phone deals in Brazil and Saudi Arabia In recent days AST SpaceMobile, which describes itself as the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network...
Wireless Networks Orange taps AMN for another NAAS deal in Madagascar Orange Madagascar has signed a ten-year Network-as-a-Service (NAAS) deal that will see infrastructure provider AMN Group deploy a minimum of 500...
Operators Globe gains US$156m from Phil-Tower deal Globe Telecom received PHP8.6 billion (US$156 million) from Phil-Tower Consortium after transferring 578 out of 1,350 towers to the company.
Operators Ethiopia offers 45% of Ethio Telecom to investors Ethiopia has opened itself to propositions for a minority stake in Ethio Telecom as the government continues its strategy to broaden the telecoms...
Data Centres & Networks DRC’s first open access, carrier-neutral data centre comes online in Q2 2023 The initial phase of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s first open-access, carrier-neutral data centre - OADC Kinshasa; FIH1 - will go...
Operators Umniah taps Ericsson for 5G launch in Jordan Jordanian operator Umniah will launch 5G in phases across the country and will do so in partnership with Ericsson which will be its main...
Regulation Philippines register 30 million SIM cards The Philippines reported operators have signed up over 30 million SIM cards in days since the introduction of the SIM card registration law to...
Data Centres & Networks Kenyan data centre provider iColo expands into Mozambique iColo, a Kenyan carrier-neutral data centre provider with campuses in Mombasa and Nairobi, says it has opened its first data centre in...
Operators Zain Saudi Arabia announces cloud and cable deals Saudi Arabian operator Zain KSA has announced the signing of two significant agreements in recent days during the global tech event, LEAP2023,...
Vendors Nokia announces new fibre broadband and testing initiatives in India Nokia is continuing to grow its presence in India, with both an extension to its manufacture of fibre broadband equipment and plans for a...
Operators America Movil tower firm buys Claro assets America Movil infrastructure company Sitios Latinoamerica concluded a deal to buy 1,388 towers from Claro in the Dominican Republic, boosting its...
Operators Reliance Jio expands standalone 5G network to 236 cities Reliance Jio expanded its standalone 5G network to 10 more cities in India taking its total base of cities to 236.
Operators Vodafone Idea needs to raise money quickly, says India's DoT The pressure is still on Vodafone Idea (aka Vi), despite the Indian government taking a massive stake in the beleaguered operator. Third quarter...
Optical & Fixed Networks Vietnam’s connection issues: more undersea cables needed, says official The latest in what appears to be a long line of undersea cable problems affecting Vietnam in recent years has brought comment from the General...
Regulation Paratus Zambia awarded gateway licence by ZICTA Paratus Zambia, a part of the pan-African telecommunications company Paratus Group, has been awarded a data gateway licence in Zambia; this is,...
Regulation Veon confirms green light for VimpelCom sale Veon has confirmed that the sale of its Russian unit VimpelCom has been approved by Russian regulators.
Operators Telemach not for sale, but its towers and base stations are United Group, the parent company of Croatian operator Telemach, denied it is putting the unit up for sale but rather its passive infrastructure...
Revenue & Billing Addressing the Challenges of Digital Transformation during Economic Uncertainty Most communications service providers (CSPs) have already started the journey towards becoming digital service providers (DSPs). However, current...
Enterprise Ecosystems GLOMOs shortlist revealed with Developing Telecoms judging With Mobile World Congress 2023 approaching at the end of this month, the GSMA has announced the shortlist for the GLOMO Awards – with Developing...
Operators Can Vodafone Idea meet its 5G rollout obligations? Having confirmed its acquisition of a 32% stake in Vodafone Idea, and helped to alleviate bankruptcy concerns hovering over the company, the...
Operators Orange Cameroon to spend $244m to bolster service Orange Cameron pledged to spend CFA150 billion (US$244 million) to upgrade its network over the next five years, as the operator aims to support...
Wireless Networks RailTel India earns major LTE connectivity order from bank You might expect a major Indian 4G connectivity project to be awarded to one of India’s big mobile operators, However, RailTel, a...
Humanitarian Comms Free Senegal and Ericsson use FWA to support education The potential of such technologies as fixed wireless access (FWA) to help schools, teachers, and students in very resource-limited...
Operators Globe Telecom records profit, revenue boost Globe Telecom recorded profit and revenue gains in 2022 but will bring down capex and operating expenses in 2023.
Cloud & Virtualisation Oracle to expand cloud presence in Saudi Arabia Technology giant Oracle has announced plans to invest US$1.5 billion to meet cloud computing demand in Saudi Arabia.
Operators Vodafone Idea prepares Motorola 5G smartphones Vodafone Idea partnered with Lenovo-owned Motorola Mobility to deliver 5G smartphones for its growing 5G network.
Regulation Rwanda cuts KTRN monopoly on 4G spectrum Rwanda has moved to cut short Korea Telecom Rwanda Networks’ (KTRN) 25-year exclusive rights over the country’s 4G spectrum, to enable other...
Operators Indian government clears Vi equity conversion and becomes largest shareholder Indian operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been directed by the country’s government to convert its outstanding dues on both Adjusted Gross Revenue...
