Mobile Finance South African fintech and Zimbabwean bank target remittance market Mama Money, a South African fintech that offers cross-border money transfer and banking services, has partnered with AFC Commercial Bank, a...
Satellite Networks Argentina’s ARSAT takes delivery of satellite-based IoT solution Satellite communications company ST Engineering iDirect has delivered its flagship Internet of Things (IoT)...
Operators Poland fines broadband provider for illegal price hike Polish broadband provider Vectra was slapped with a PLN22 million (US$5m) fine for illegally raising subscription fees by Poland's consumer...
Wireless Networks NOW taps Nokia for 5G design in the Philippines Filipino operator NOW Telecom has selected Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting to design a nationwide 5G Standalone (SA) network, and to design and plan...
Data Centres & Networks Namibian Roads Authority migrates data to new Paratus data centre Paratus, described as a full-service network spanning the African continent and connecting customers internationally, has welcomed the Roads...
Revenue & Billing Ooredoo Kuwait works with Ericsson to upgrade billing system Operator Ooredoo Kuwait has partnered with Ericsson to implement Ericsson Billing across its network. The billing system upgrade has, Ericsson...
Energy & Sustainability American Tower Corporation expands solar energy support for fibre American Tower Corporation a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate, says it plans to expand...
Wireless Networks Jio and Airtel boost 5G footprint while Vi claims speed boost from new upgrades Indian market leader Jio has connected 184 cities across India to its Standalone (SA) 5G network, noting that its latest expansion added a...
Operators Xl Axiata delivers 4G to 75% of Kalimantan XL Axiata hailed its deployment on the island province of Kalimantan in Borneo, where it increased base station presence by 1,100 sites (42%...
Regulation South Sudan allocates funds to challenge Vivacell licence settlement South Sudan’s government has been availed of US$4.48 million by the country’s Council of Ministers to aid its legal appeal against the now...
Regulation 5G ban in India’s airports set to be reviewed India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said it intends come up with a decision on whether to lift a ban on 5G around airports – but...
Optical & Fixed Networks Vodacom welcomes 2Africa cable to the Eastern Cape The 2Africa subsea cable, described as the largest subsea cable system in the world, has landed at the South African operator Vodacom’s network...
Data Centres & Networks Africa Data Centres expands presence in Nairobi Africa Data Centres, a business of pan-African technology group Cassava Technologies, says it has officially broken ground on an additional...
Operators Maxis holds off signing up for Malaysia 5G plan Maxis, the last Malaysian operator yet to sign an access agreement with state-owned 5G agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), said it would...
Data Centres & Networks Asiacell taps LigaData for data governance program Iraq’s Asiacell has appointed data analytics and AI specialists LigaData to implement a new Data Governance Framework and Data Governance Centre...
Wireless Networks Infrastructure sharing and free Wi-Fi provision planned by Peru’s comms ministry Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) has announced a six-month-long infrastructure sharing pilot. It will take place in and...
Operators Tigo Panama pledges US$100m for 4G, fibre expansion Tigo Panama pledged to invest US$100 million into its network this year as part of its long-term modernisation and expansion strategy, to plug in...
Optical & Fixed Networks TM R&D and ZTE sign optical networking MoU Telekom Malaysia’s TM R&D has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with ZTE that will see the companies collaborate on optical network...
Data Centres & Networks AirTrunk announces first Malaysian data centre Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk has announced its entry into Malaysia with plans to develop a 150+...
Humanitarian Comms USTDA-AirJaldi collaboration aims to enhance digital connectivity in India Hard on the heels of
Vendors Apple faces antitrust investigation in Brazil Apple is under investigation by Brazilian antitrust watchdog CADE over allegations that it is violating antitrust laws, by demanding app...
Operators Madagascar blames anomalies for 5G delay Madagascar’s Agency for Regulation of Technology and Communication (Autorite de Regulation des Technologies de Communications, ARTEC),...
Humanitarian Comms Nokia and UNICEF announce digital education initiative in Senegal Telecoms vendor Nokia has announced a new collaboration with UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, to bridge the digital divide by helping...
Operators Play hails network deployment Polish operator Play hailed its fixed network build-out in 2022 which resulted in the deployment of 10,500 base stations and over six million...
Wireless Networks Orange Madagascar and NuRAN announce NaaS deal Operator Orange Madagascar and supplier of mobile and broadband wireless infrastructure solutions NuRAN have announced a network-as-a-service...
Data Centres & Networks Race for data centre space continues in India Multiple recent data centre development announcements have underlined the growth of the sector in India. This time Airtel, CtrlS Datacentres and...
Optical & Fixed Networks America Movil, Telxius showcase new subsea cable America Movil and Telxius unveiled a new ultrahigh capacity subsea cable to link Guatemala to the US from 2025, as part of wider plans to improve...
Operators Tele2 Latvia pledges €20m for network upgrade in 2023 Tele2 Latvia announced it will invest €20 million to upgrading its network and the deployment of 5G this year, as well as constructing a new data...
Devices & Platforms Turkcell upgrades Ericsson Mediation platform to support BSS evolution Turkish operator Turkcell has upgraded to the Ericsson Mediation platform, supporting its ongoing business support systems (BSS) evolution.
Operators Ghana approves Vodafone Ghana shares sale to Telecel Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) gave Vodafone Group the green light to sell its majority 70% stake in its Ghana unit to Telecom...
Operators Bangladesh lifts SIM card sales ban off Grameenphone The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) lifted its ban on operator Grameenphone, which was
Wireless Networks Kuwait’s Mada turns to Nokia for transport network upgrade Nokia has announced that Mada Communications, a Kuwait-based telecommunications service provider offering enterprise solutions and services, will...
Data Centres & Networks Raxio Group to develop Tier III data centre in Angola The Raxio Group, a pan-African data centre developer and operator, has announced that it is investing in and establishing Raxio Angola, which it...
Regulation Croatian regulator signals start of spectrum auction process HAKOM, the Croatian telecommunications regulator, has announced the start of the latest competitive frequency allocation process in the...
Mobile Finance TOD and TPAY partnership targets Egypt’s mobile content subscribers TOD, described as the fastest growing streaming platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has struck a strategic partnership with...
Satellite Networks SES and du demo satellite-enabled 5G backhaul Satellite operator SES and du from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), a leading telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates,...
Operators MTN denies $684m tax bill in Ghana MTN Group was slapped with a US$773 million back tax bill by the Ghana government which accused the operator of under-declaring revenue, a claim...
Cloud & Virtualisation Jio aims to bring cloud gaming anywhere, anytime to all of India JioGames part of Jio Platforms Limited, described as India's leading gaming service, has partnered with French white label cloud gaming solutions...
Operators True, Dtac edge closer to merger Thai operators True and Dtac revealed they are meeting to shape up their corporate structure, and forecasting the end of March as the completion...
Vendors Ericsson sets aside $220m for US DOJ Ericsson announced that it would put aside SEK2.3 billion (US$220m) as part of a potential resolution with the US Department of Justice (DOJ),...
Data Centres & Networks New digital infrastructure platform to develop data centre in Manila Arch Capital Management, a leading Asia-Pacific-focused private equity real estate investment manager, has this week announced the launch of...
Business Zain Iraq announces tower sale and leaseback deal Zain Group, a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa, has announced that its operation in Iraq has entered into a...
Operators Ethio Telecom reports 20% boost to H1 revenue Ethio Telecom posted a 20% rise in H1 revenues to ETB33.8 billion (US$631m) despite fresh competition from international player Safaricom,...
Regulation Mexico launches consultation on next spectrum tender Mexico’s regulator, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), has announced the launch of a public consultation. It wants to receive...
Operators Orange aims to cover half of Slovakia with 5G Orange Slovakia pledged to double its 5G coverage by the end of 2025, which currently covers a quarter of the population, while also repeating...
Regulation Brazil to scrap roaming charges for visitors to Chile by end of January The long-awaited scrapping of roaming charges between Brazil and Chile, promised by a free trade agreement between the two countries some years...
Operators Telkom and Rain talks are over – for now South Africa's Telkom and Rain appear to have abandoned plans for the country’s third-biggest operator to buy the major name in fixed wireless...
Operators MTN Uganda taps Huawei for core network upgrade MTN Uganda chose Huawei as its supplier for a network upgrade through a cloud-native 5G-Capable Core, as part of a group-wide move to...
Satellite Networks Es’hailSat and AXESS Networks join forces to support MENA satcoms Qatar’s Es’hailSat and AXESS Networks have announced a strategic partnership agreement to provide teleport and VSAT services for multiple sectors...
Customer Management Embedded device protection now available to customers of Thai operator AIS International insurtech bolttech and Thailand’s leading mobile network operator AIS have partnered to deliver embedded protection services,...
