Burkina Faso’s largest mobile operator has launched its own mobile money platform in partnership with Ecobank...

The Moroccan regulator ANRT has initiated the process of auctioning 4G licences, confirming that it will accept bids from operators until August 23...

Four operators have obtained 3G licences in the Democratic Republic of Congo following auctions that raised EUR60 million. The four licences were each sold for EUR15 million...

Telenor has formed a collaboration with Citi Global Markets India in order to select a new Indian operating partner...

The fastest mobile internet to launch in Rwanda will soon be available following the introduction of a 3.75G platform by Airtel...

An Indian operator has reportedly been notified that it will lose its network support unless it pays its bills...

Iraq’s market-leading operator has been hit even harder than its peers by regulatory action, with the country’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) hitting Zain with a hefty fine for missing an IPO deadline...

Mobile operators can now help to tackle access to employment with the launch of a new SMS-based job application app...

The Spanish operator Telefonica has lodged a claim for over US$1 billion in damages against Mexico, claiming that regulatory changes made by the Central American country over the past few years have adversely affected both its revenue and investment plans...

India’s major state-owned operator has confirmed the two vendors that will assist in its long-awaited network expansion...

The Solvency and Asset Management (SAM) regime, the South African equivalent to the European Solvency II, is due to come into effect in January 2015. While the implications of non-compliance to SAM are unknown as yet, compliance is mandatory and experts have predicted that weaker insurance companies may not survive the transition...

A new ultra-high-speed long-distance fibre network is launching in South Africa, with the first stage of construction comprising of a 2000km link between Johannesburg and Cape Town connecting Bloemfontein, East London, and Port Elizabeth...

Namibia was one of the last countries in Africa to introduce competition in the mobile communications sector when a second network finally launched in 2007. Despite this, the country has achieved a market penetration rate well above the regional average...

Two of Iraq’s three mobile operators have been issued fines by the country’s regulator after missing the deadline for making an IPO...

With its relatively small population of less than 350,000 living on many islands across the archipelago, providing good communications for the Maldives has been paramount...

HTC has been priced out of the Brazilian market but its competitors, ceasing its operations in the Latin American country...

ZTE has launched its latest smartphone in Turkey, marking the first time that a model in its Grand series has been made available outside China...

One of Pakistan’s major banks is now offering mobile financial services...

Two Congo-based operators – including a new start-up – have entered into an agreement to manage and maintain a carrier-neutral co-location data centre in Congo-Brazzaville...

Stephen Carter, Executive Vice President and President of the EMEA region of Alcatel-Lucent has called for the South African government to implement a new and robust ICT policy in the country. During a recent visit, Carter said he sees big potential in the future of fast and reliable connectivity for all in South Africa...

A major mobile banking service has increased its footprint further across Africa and the Middle East, with Mauritius and Jordan now able to access the service...

A major new financial collaboration is set to provide Chad with its first mobile commerce services...

NSN has declared its intention of becoming a major player in Brazil’s 4G network equipment market, with the vendor’s Latin American chairman Aluizio Byrro stating that the company is aiming at taking a third of this market...

A new network infrastructure joint venture between two major telecom players is set to provide new services in Mexico...

After a slow start to 2011 with net additions of just 312,000 (229,000 in Q111 and 83,000 in Q211) in H111, Kenya's mobile market grew strongly in H211 with net additions of 2.801mn...

Mobile operators in India will soon be able to use spectrum as collateral in order to attract investment from banks...

Latin America’s adoption of mobile commerce solutions evolved throughout 2011. Many financial institutions revisited their deployment of mobile banking, and mobile network operators formed mobile payments alliances - most notably America Movil, which formed a joint venture with Citibank, and Telefónica, which partnered with MasterCard...

The Indian Telecom Commission has provided suggestions for the country’s upcoming 2G spectrum auctions, calling for more spectrum to be made available, as well as a review of the auction’s controversially high base prices...

If knowledge is power, then data is currency in today’s world. Cyber crime has become more lucrative than the drug trade, and businesses understand that security is of the utmost importance in protecting their data...

Tanzania’s economy has been showing solid growth rates of between 5% and 8% every year since 2000, which remained virtually unharmed by the global economic crisis...

A major Saudi operator is launching a 4G network in the kingdom’s second largest city...

The GSMA has revealed that mobile operators are driving significant value for the healthcare industry by improving access, reach and quality to care across the entire patient pathway...

Already highly saturated – penetration rates were estimated at 175.5% in 2011 – Kuwait’s mobile market is highly competitive as operators compete for subscribers, placing downward pressure on prices...