Airtel Africa announced the promotion of director of transformation Sunil Taldar to managing director and CEO, as current chief executive Olusegun Ogunsanya will retire this summer.
True Corp’s mobile arm True Move H Universal Communication (TUC) says it has paid THB 4 billion baht (US$116.3 million) for the sixth instalment fee for 900-MHz spectrum originally acquired by Dtac TriNet (DTN).
Private equity firm PPF Group signed agreements to acquire a 25% stake in Yettel Hungary and 20% in infrastructure company CETIN Hungary, from Hungarian state-owned Corvinus International Investment.
The 20th of December at 9 am local time saw the start of an auction to assign 5G spectrum to various players in Colombia. But was everyone happy with the result?
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) said that operator True Corp has not violated the conditions of its approved merger with Dtac despite complaints from customers over network quality and pricing.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) set a deadline of 28th February 2024 after which operators must fully block any SIM cards that are not registered to a National Identification Number (NIN).
Telecom Egypt is reportedly in talks to sell and lease back the majority of its tower footprint to raise up to US$250 million, as three major tower players have shown interest.
As year-end approaches, analyst and consultancy firms, industry players and assorted commentators are once again posting their predictions for telecoms in 2024. However diverse their research interests or business focus, almost all of these forecasts share a common theme this time around - namely the expected impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the industry as a whole in the year ahead.
Senegal’s telecoms regulator awarded its second 5G licence to Saga Africa Holdings with the company paying XOF13.5 billion (US$22.5 million).
Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata said on Monday it has introduced a service to make it easy for customers to transition from traditional SIM cards to eSIMs.
The Indian government on Monday introduced its long awaited new telecoms bill that proposes to give the government more power in national security matters. It also potentially settles the debate on satellite spectrum allocations, and doesn't cover OTTs.
There’s been another service upgrade announcement from state-owned incumbent Ethio Telecom, presumably aiming to position itself as an attractive alternative to new entrant Safaricom Ethiopia in what has become a much more competitive Ethiopian market in recent months.
Telefonica is reportedly considering to buy troubled Brazilian operator Oi’s broadband unit as part of expansion plans in Brazil.
The World Radio Conference 2023 (WRC-23) wrapped up in Dubai on Friday with good news on the spectrum front for the mobile sector's 5G and 6G ambitions, as well as countries banking on non-terrestrial HAPS solutions to connect underserved and unserved areas.
The Indian government revealed chip manufacturer Foxconn will invest INR139.11 billion (US$1.67 billion) a further in Karnataka state, a move by the Taiwan-based company to diversify away from its reliance on China.
The question of India’s use of the 6GHz band appears to remain unresolved despite the ITU’s World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) reaching an agreement to open part of the 6GHz band for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) – or mobile telephony services.
Last week’s news that tower company IHS had boosted its offer to MTN Nigeria for the lease of 2,500 tower sites in an apparent attempt to get it to reconsider its contract with American Tower Corporation has received short shrift from the operator.
Telenor Group announced it will sell its Pakistani operations to Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) for NOK5.3 billion (US$490 million) and end its 18-year stay in the South Asian country.
Vietnam-based Viettel Group is reportedly making plans to expand its operations in Cambodia via local subsidiary Metfone to invest in more technologies and create jobs.
Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital has been split into separate entities to enable the government to better focus on its digital transformation policies amid the rapid evolution of digital technologies.
Mobile industry grouping the GSMA has announced the launch of its newest GSMA Innovation Fund, in partnership with the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to address humanitarian challenges.
Smartphone shipments in Latin America surged by 17% in Q3 to 31.8 million units, snapping six consecutive quarters of decline.
Short video app TikTok plans to take a controlling stake in an e-commerce unit of a major Indonesian technology firm, PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia.
Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) warned sellers of Starlink equipment in the country to cease operations as the Elon Musk-owned satellite connectivity provider, has yet to gain a licence to operate.
Two telecoms infrastructure associations – Malaysia’s PPIT and Indonesia’s ASPIMTEL – announced Friday they have signed an MoU to share knowledge and deepen cooperation between their respective countries.
Blue Label Telecoms, a 49.5% shareholder in South African operator Cell C is, through its subsidiary The Prepaid Company (TPC), moving to acquire control of Cell C.
The Nepalese National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) could block Axiata’s exit from Nepal for not notifying the regulator of the sale of its unit Ncell, as the Malaysian operator opted to exit the market due to a tax dispute with the government.
Mexico-based It and telecoms firm Axtel secured a US$60 million loan form the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, as part of plans to expand its fibre network, tower footprint and data centres.
American Tower Corporation (ATC) demanded a down payment of KES500 million (US$3.26 million) and KES150 million per month from Telkom Kenya, in order to switch on the 246 cell sites it shut down seven months ago due to debt owed by the operator.
Telekom Malaysia says it has swapped out 90% of its copper cables in Sabah with fibre and will ditch the remaining copper lines by 2025 as it copes with rising incidents of cable theft.
Nokia secured a contract to supply its Digital Operations Orchestration software to Saudi-based operator stc, enabling the provider to deploy 5G slicing services and boost growth opportunities.
PLDT and its mobile arm Smart Communications have partnered with Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) to develop digital solutions for cacao farmers in the Philippines.
Despite a slow start in the MENA region, 5G is projected to account for half of all mobile subscribers by 2030, by which time it also be a significant driver of GDP for the region, says a new GSMA Intelligence report.
Indonesia has changed some of the requirements of its electronic information and transactions (ITE) law after critics complained of potential or actual misuse.
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