Angola’s state-owned fixed provider Angola Telecom is scrapping its mobile partnership with Angorascom Telecomunicacoes.

Chinese telecommunication equipment vendors could be banned from Indian 5G trials and auctions after a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recommendation, but could that mean lower spectrum prices?

The Estonian government has drafted a proposal that would ascribe security credentials to equipment vendors looking to supply 5G technologies.

Sovereign fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is rumoured to be in advanced talks with India’s Reliance Industries Ltd to invest between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in an infrastructure investment trust that holds the company’s fibre optic assets, according to Indian press reports.

Russian operator MTS has become the country’s first recipient of a 5G licence, enabling it to deliver services in the 24.25–24.65 GHz mmWave band under the 5G/IMT-2020 standard.

Broadband satellite networks and services giant Hughes is to join the UK government and Bharti Enterprises in the new OneWeb consortium.

It’s hard to remember the time when it felt like the sale of the mobile division of cash-strapped Brazilian operator Oi might not happen. Now it’s turning into a real competition as two sets of buyers manoeuvre for position.

Zimbabwe’s government has asked the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank to act as transaction advisors as it seeks to privatise the state-owned telcos NetOne and TelOne.

It’s not long since leading Madagascan operator Telma announced the launch of its 5G network. Now the network is on hold.

There’s further bad news for Chinese technology companies in India as more apps are banned, access to government contracts is limited and Chinese smartphone brands experience a decline.

According to Reuters, the Ugandan government has decided that the sale of a 20 percent equity stake in MTN Uganda will be restricted to East Africa.

Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata is allowing its subscribers with 5G-capable devices to register on its trial 5G network as a way of understanding the benefits of the technology.

As many as 250 million children across Africa are currently unable to access primary and secondary schools as a result of COVID-19-related closures.

According to reports in a number of Latin American press outlets, Colombia is making another attempt to sell its stake in Movistar, the local subsidiary of Telefónica.

The latest in a series of reminders from Indian operators has been delivered to the country’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) over the absence – so far – of the 26 GHz band in the long-awaited 5G spectrum auction process.

Angola’s new licensee Africell has set a goal of launching commercial services by mid-2021.

Tata Communications has procured a local licence to provide telecoms services in Saudi Arabia.

For regular readers who are wondering what happened to the Algar bid for the mobile division of troubled Brazilian telecommunications business Oi, it seems that it may still be on.

The City Council of the Brazilian city of Londrina is again looking to sell its stake in the regional operator Sercomtel after its previous attempt failed.

Despite some dramatic statements by Vodafone Idea to the Indian Supreme Court, Monday’s long-awaited hearing on AGR dues payment seems to have ended fairly tamely with no payment timeline being agreed.

Vodafone Idea made a lot of disgruntled noises following a regulatory block on its RedX premium tariff plan. It seems the Indian operator was not alone in being unhappy with the order from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), as it has now been stayed.

Brazilian operators TIM Brasil and Vivo (Telefonica Brasil) have revealed the locations in which they will debut their 5G offerings.

Within the past two weeks, two shareholders in the Philippines’ new market entrant DITO Telecommunity have “withdrawn funds” from the venture, reports The Manila Standard.

Just over a fortnight after Brazilian regional operator Algar Telecom was rumoured to be interested in a bid for the mobile and fixed businesses of operator Oi, Telecom Italia seems to be back on the scene – via TIM Brasil.

To comply with the terms of its freshly renewed operating licence, MTN Uganda must list a 20% stake on the country’s stock exchange within the next two years.