Satellite Networks ST Engineering iDirect helps to boost Bolivian backhaul Satellite communications technology company ST Engineering iDirect has announced that its long-standing partner, the Bolivian Space Agency (ABE),...
Vendors Sivers Semiconductors to develop 5G mmWave prototype for Indian market Sivers Semiconductors, through Sivers Wireless, has signed a development agreement with an Indian 5G technology supplier that, it says, opens the...
Data Centres & Networks Equinix to augment African footprint with South African data centre Digital infrastructure company Equinix has announced plans to enter the South African market with a US$160 million data centre investment in...
Optical & Fixed Networks 2Africa cable lands on South African soil Operator MTN South Africa and pan-African infrastructure services company MTN GlobalConnect, in partnership with the 2Africa...
Operators NGO investigation unearths links between Syria’s Wafa Telecom and Iran Syria’s newest operator Wafa Telecom has been linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by an investigation conducted by the NGOs...
Devices & Platforms LATAM, Caribbean see smartphone shipments drop 13% Smartphone shipments in Latin America and the Caribbean dropped 13% year-on-year in Q3 2022, with the decline attributed to slowing consumer...
Operators Vodacom acquires majority stake in Vodafone Egypt Vodacom acquired a 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt from the wider company after clearing regulatory and procedural hurdles, putting an end to the...
Investment NTT India plans to spend billions on ICT Technology services company NTT India has, according to a number of reports in Indian media outlets, earmarked around US$2 billion to boost...
Optical & Fixed Networks Helios Towers wraps up Omantel assets Helios Towers closed the acquisition of 2,519 passive infrastructure sites from Omantel for US$495 million, its first in the Middle East as part...
Operators Beeline Telecom to launch in Zambia on 31st January 2023 Zambia’s fourth mobile player Beeline Telecom is planning to launch commercial LTE within the first month of 2023, according to regulator ZICTA...
Wireless Networks MTN Guinea begins 4G pilot Operator MTN Guinea has launched the pilot phase of its 4G mobile network. The company’s initial aim is to deploy 36 sites in the greater Conakry...
Operators Globe ships off 750 towers to Frontier Towers Globe Telecom transferred 750 towers to Frontier Towers Associates Philippines for PHP9.5 billion (US$170m), which will provide room to cover...
Wireless Networks Nokia deploying 5G for Dedicado in Uruguay Uruguayan operator Dedicado has chosen Nokia to supply its 5G Non-Standalone (5G NSA) network.
Regulation Ghana deactivates over 8 million SIMs following registration deadline Over 8 million unregistered SIM cards have been deactivated in Ghana since the country began a nationwide drive for SIM registration in October...
Operators BSNL pledges 5G upgrade within 2023 – but asks for more spectrum Indian telecoms minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has confirmed that state operator BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) plans to upgrade its 4G...
Regulation Vodacom offices raided and sealed in DRC over tax dispute Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raided and closed local Vodacom offices after accusing the company of not paying its...
Operators Oi selling towers to NK 108 for BRL1.7B In a statement to shareholders, Brazil’s Oi has confirmed that it has agreed to sell some of its tower infrastructure to NK 108 Empreendimentos e...
Regulation Somalian operators and regulator finalise interconnection agreement This week saw the announcement of what Somalian regulator the National Communications Authority (NCA) calls an important milestone: an...
Wireless Networks MTN SA turns to Teoco for 5G network planning MTN South Africa has selected the ASSET 5G planning solution from TEOCO, a provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions to over...
Operators Airtel Africa is sole 5G bidder in Nigeria Airtel Africa was the only operator to bid in the second round of Nigeria’s 3.5GHz spectrum auction, with its rivals refraining from registering...
Regulation Israel wants smart city planning ahead of 5G spectrum auction The Israeli government appears to be keen to encourage operators to make plans for the next 5G spectrum auction with a call for smart...
Operators MegaCom begins rebranding as MEGA in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan’s state-owned MegaCom has rebranded as MEGA.
Regulation Turkcell vs MTN: could there be a sequel? The near-decade long legal dispute between Turkcell and South Africa’s MTN about shares in an Iranian operator may not be over yet.
Vendors Ericsson expands automation, cloud computing research in LATAM Ericsson announced it will operate a key global research site in Brazil in collaboration with the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and the...
Business Further debt payment difficulties for Vodafone Idea It looks like Indian operator Vodafone Idea’s plans to pay at least some of its outstanding debts may have run into trouble.
Business DIEZ, Durq and du partner for 5G-powered smart city solutions Smart cities are back in the news in Dubai, where du, part of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, has joined forces with Dubai...
Investment Bharti and Meta announce multifaceted collaboration plans Indian operator Bharti Airtel and social technology giant Meta Platforms say they plan to jointly invest in global...
Humanitarian Comms Turks & Caicos regulator finalises emergency preparedness agreement The Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission (TCTC) has successfully completed its Emergency Preparedness Agreement (EPA) between...
Regulation Malaysia 5G agency denies transparency allegations Malaysia’s 5G agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) hit back after new Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim accused the single wholesale 5G strategy ...
Consumer Ecosystems Algerie Telecom and Djezzy sign QoS agreement in Algeria Algeria’s state-backed operators Algerie Telecom (AT) and Djezzy have signed a new partnership agreement focused on boosting quality of service...
Operators Airtel Africa takes out loan to bolster units Airtel Africa signed a new US$194 million facility with World Bank sister organisation the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a move to...
Humanitarian Comms Airtel and UNICEF join forces for Nigerian digital learning initiative Pan-African operator Airtel has announced that it has partnered with child-welfare-focused NGO UNICEF under UNICEF’s Reimagine Education...
Regulation Sri Lankan regulator lining up 5G licensing process for 2023 The Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has confirmed to the country’s government that it is preparing for the...
Data Centres & Networks JLG-Mitsui MoU promises data centre growth in Malaysia JLG, the real estate and infrastructure arm and wholly owned subsidiary of Johor Corporation (JCorp), described as the principal development...
Regulation Polish operator faces daily €10k fine Polish cable operator Vectra is facing fines of up to €10,000 per day for failing to meet regulatory conditions for its acquisition of rival...
Operators Africell completes part two of its Angolan roll-out strategy New market entrant Africell Angola says it is launching mobile services in Benguela Province in the west of Angola, thus accomplishing the second...
Vendors US dismisses charges against Huawei CFO The long-running ordeal of Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has come to a close, with a US judge issuing the order to dismiss all...
Operators Malaysia points out 5G plan transparency issue Malaysia’s newly elected prime minister Anwar Ibrahim revealed plans to review the previous administration’s 5G plan, which could hinder the...
Operators Zain commits US$800m to Sudan upgrade Kuwaiti operator group Zain pledged to invest US$800 million into its Sudanese unit over the next five years, with plans to deploy new and...
Investment Cote d’Ivoire selling Orange stake in public offering Cote d’Ivoire’s government is divesting a 9.95% stake in Orange’s local unit via a public offering, set to run between 5th and...
Wireless Networks AMD and Viettel collaborate on 5G mobile network expansion AMD and Viettel High Tech – a member of Viettel Group – have completed a 5G mobile network field trial deployment conducted by Viettel and...
Optical & Fixed Networks Ekinops and World Mobile plan new connectivity options for Africa Optical fibre and satellite are driving two very different business models from Ekinops and World Mobile which could, potentially, boost...
Optical & Fixed Networks US demands rejection of cable system to Cuba The US government has called for the Federal Communications Commission to throw out an application to deliver connectivity to Cuba through a...
Operators Turkcell's corruption claim against MTN dismissed by South African court Allegations of impropriety by Turkish operator Turkcell and its subsidiary East Asian Consortium (EAC) against South African operator MTN over...
Wireless Networks 5G to surge business revenues in Asia-Pacific A report from ABI Research predicted revenues from 5G private networks and network slicing deployments, will surge private enterprise revenues...
Operators Interpol issues red notice for dos Santos as Unitel delays privatisation Global police agency Interpol has issued a red notice for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the country's former president and...
Service Management Alepo helps Mauritius Telecom add value to its Wi-Fi network Service provider Mauritius Telecom has revamped its Wi-Fi network by implementing Wi-Fi Service Management Platform (SMP) from technology...
Optical & Fixed Networks Paratus in Botswana and TMN in Malawi introduce new FTTH/FTTB services Fibre to the home and fibre to the business (FTTH/FTTB) are continuing to make inroads into African markets, as indicated by recent announcements...
Wireless Networks Chart of darkness: mapping connectivity in North Korea Above all else, North Korea is defined by its secrecy – this isolated nation tightly controls the flow of information into and out of its...
