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...
Operators MTN tax bill withdrawn in Ghana MTN Group successfully argued against a massive GHS8.2 billion (US$665 billion) tax bill from the Ghana government, which withdrew the bill after...
Cloud & Virtualisation FICO and FPG bringing digital transformation solutions to West Africa Global analytics software provider FICO has partnered with FPG Technologies & Solutions to bring advanced decision management and analytics...
Operators Take two: Oi Brasil again asks for help with money problems Oi, described as the largest landline telephone operator in Brazil, has reportedly filed its second request for judicial recovery with the aim of...
Optical & Fixed Networks Kenyan ISP Mawingu secures funds for expansion Kenyan broadband start-up Mawingu raised a total of US$9 million in a series B funding round to expand its operations to 25 counties in...
Operators Airtel Africa records profit gain Airtel Africa booked higher revenues and profits on the back of rising subscriber numbers and service uptake.
Investment India’s BSNL gets budget boost for infrastructure The Indian government is reported to have allocated 529.3billion rupees (about US$6.4 billion) in its recent budget for infrastructure...
Operators Vimpelcom sale cleared following amendments A Russian government commission has reportedly cleared Veon’s sale of its Russian unit Vimpelcom to the operator’s senior managers.
Operators Etisalat Egypt signs $132m financing deal for expansion plan Etisalat Egypt signed a financing agreement worth EGP4 billion (US$132 million) with the Commercial International Bank (CIB), a move to expand...
Optical & Fixed Networks Liquid and Nokia delivering African fibre superhighway Liquid Intelligent Technologies is deploying Nokia’s transport network technology in a new terrestrial fibre route connecting Mombasa, Kenya to...
Regulation NCC tells MTN Nigeria it can cut off indebted VAS providers Operator MTN Nigeria has been given permission by regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect a number of value added...
Operators Guinea-Bissau looking to sell stakes in Guine Telecom and Guinetel The government of Guinea-Bissau is reportedly reviving plans to divest stakes in state-owned Guine Telecom and Guinetel.
Operators PTCL reportedly preparing offer for Telenor Pakistan The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is preparing a non-binding offer for Telenor Pakistan pitching up to US$1.2 billion for the...
Regulation Tunisia launches second phase of white spots coverage project Tunisia’s Ministry of Communication Technologies has announced plans to launch the second phase of its white spots...
Optical & Fixed Networks ONATi taps Intelia and Ciena to boost connectivity in French Polynesia French Polynesian operator ONATi - a subsidiary of the OPT French Polynesia Group - has selected Intelia and Ciena to...
Investment SPL receives HAPS investment from Indonesia’s Protelindo PT Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Protelindo), the largest telecommunication infrastructure company in Indonesia, has invested in...
Operators 4iG completes buy of Vodafone Hungary Hungarian operator 4iG and the government sealed the acquisition of Vodafone Hungary, a major move in a series of acquisitions to mount a...
Wireless Networks Vodafone Oman and Ericsson demo successful 5G SA test call Operator Vodafone Oman and vendor Ericsson say they have carried out a successful test call that will pave the way for the commercial...
Vendors US blocks licensing tech to Huawei as full sales ban is mooted The US is reportedly considering a total ban on sales by domestic firms to China’s Huawei.
Enterprise Ecosystems Skyvera acquires STL’s BSS unit India’s STL (Sterlite Technologies Limited) is divesting its support, monetisation, networking, and analytics solutions business to Skyvera.
Regulation Roaming charge reform between Chile and Brazil is on hold The long-awaited end of charges for roaming between Brazil and Chile is not happening after all – or at least not yet.
Wireless Networks Ratings agency asks whether India’s towers can manage 5G Could the rollout of 5G services across India by operators be slowed without heavy investment in tower connectivity? That appears to be the...
Operators Vodacom hails Vodafone Egypt for immediate revenue lift Vodacom Group reported a revenue increase of 14.8% to ZAR30.7 billion (US$1.76bn) driven by the recent acquisition of Vodafone Egypt.
Operators Grameenphone revenue up despite SIM ban and falling profits Bangladesh’s Grameenphone has recorded increased year-on-year revenue for its seventh consecutive quarter, shrugging off
Operators Bite Lithuania hails record 5G speeds ahead of launch Bite Lithuania hailed 5G data speeds up to 2.679Gbps, which it claimed bested rival records, as the operator edges closer to launching its...
Operators Telecom Egypt acquires spectrum for $125m Telecom Egypt acquired 5MHz of spectrum in the 1,800MHz band for US$125 million as the operator looks to support rising traffic on its...
Enterprise Ecosystems BSNL moves into the private 5G network space State-owned Indian operator BSNL has apparently partnered Echelon Edge, a global information technology and system integration company. The aim?...
Satellite Networks MEASAT and Parcel365 collaborate on Malaysian rural initiative Malaysian rural broadband service provider MEASAT has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Parcel365, an app-based platform that...
Satellite Networks YahClick and Canar to bring improved satcom services to Sudan YahClick, the data solutions subsidiary of UAE-headquartered satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), has signed a...
Optical & Fixed Networks Turks and Caicos Islands to build national fibre ring The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has embarked on a national fibre ring project that will connect to the Arcos-1 system.
Regulation India’s DoT queries operator applications for cable landings India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has cautioned several operators for applying for authorisation to land submarine cable systems in...
Regulation Zimbabwe blames energy crisis for poor network quality Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulator stated prolonged power blackouts are causing multiple network issues in the country.
Operators IOH nears full nationwide network integration Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) said it is nearing complete nationwide network integration, a move that will boost coverage and customer...
Regulation Niger scraps tax on incoming international calls - again Niger’s government will abolish the tax on incoming international traffic (Taxe sur la Terminaison du Trafic International Entrant, TATTIE),...
Devices & Platforms Smartphone shipments in China plunge to a record low Smartphone shipments declined below the 300 million mark for the first time in a decade, due to a weakening economy and dipping consumer...
Regulation Argentina to roll out biometrics rule for SIM transfers Argentina’s telecoms regulator will roll out a new rule demanding operators register customer biometrics when switching to new SIM cards, a move...
Devices & Platforms Urguay’s Antel works with VMware on cloud-supported use case-driven trial Antel, the leading mobile operator in Uruguay, is working with VMware, a provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, for a use case-driven...
Devices & Platforms India announces home-grown mobile OS India seems to have taken the self-sufficiency theme to another level with a home-grown mobile operating system developed at the Indian Institute...
Operators Russia reportedly objects to Veon exit The Russian government has reportedly objected to operator Veon planning to join a raft of companies in selling off assets in the country and...
Data Centres & Networks Uzbektelecom signs up NEC, NTT, IIJ for data infrastructure push Uzbekistan's state-owned operator Uzbektelecom has signed a new infrastructure agreement with four Japanese firms - Internet Initiative Japan...
Operators Mafab finally launches 5G services in Nigeria Nigerian operator Mafab Communications met its deadline extension and finally launched 5G services after months of delay.
Mobile Finance Zain Cash Iraq adds Western Union to its mobile money offering Electronic financial service ZainCash Iraq has announced the launch of Western Union international money transfer services through the ZainCash...
Operators Vodafone Idea bolsters rural retail strategy Vodafone Idea (Vi) showcased how it opened nearly 1,100 retail shops across 18 Indian states in the last three months, a move to serve growing...
Regulation Tanzania grants mobile users two more weeks to verify SIM cards The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has pushed back its original SIM verification deadline from 31st January to...
Investment Latin American giant Millicom is a takeover target It’s being widely reported that Millicom International Cellular, the Latin American telecommunications company, is a takeover target.
Vendors Nokia spotlights India as highlight in Q4 results Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark hailed India as a “highlight” in its recent financial results with the company forecasting more growth and market share...
Operators Globe Telecom blocks 2.7bn fraud messages, calls Philippines-based operator Globe Telecom blocked 2.72 billion fraudulent calls and messages in 2022, more than double the 1.15 billion figure...
Mobile Finance MTN and Ecobank launching loan offering with Optasia in Guinea Fintech provider Optasia is launching a microloan service in Guinea with pan-African Ecobank and MTN, via the latter’s MoMo (Mobile Money)...
