Telekom Srbija has submitted a €155 million bid to acquire Kosovar ISP and mobile operator IPKO.

Montenegrin operator Crnogorski Telekom (CT) has been ordered to lower its calling rates from 1st July.

Among five major projects mentioned in a government presentation at the launch earlier this week of the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (a virtual event this year) were two important telecommunications initiatives in satellite communications and broadband.

Claro Colombia has received a block of 3.5GHz spectrum to conduct 5G trials.

An ongoing 100 per cent physical inspection of Chinese imports into India has taken a number of businesses by surprise, is leading to delays in the release of cargo, and is a major worry to the Indian smartphone industry in particular.

Cambodia’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC) has revoked the licence and spectrum of one of the country’s operators.

The drive to register or reregister SIM cards continues, with Myanmar among the latest countries to set a deadline.

According to Reuters and local press reports, South Africa's third-biggest operator, Cell C, has announced plans to lay off more than 38 per cent of its workforce.

Estonian mobile operators have called for the country’s Minister of Foreign Trade and IT to revise its licensing strategy for spectrum in the 3.4GHz - 3.8GHz range.

The upturn in Bharti Airtel’s financial fortunes continues, with a major sale netting it close to $46 million.

It’s been a newsworthy week for Digicel, a communications and entertainment provider in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific. Following a major step in the process of reducing its debt, which it announced last week, it has won an important court case.

The aftermath of the border skirmish between India and China in Ladakh is continuing to have an effect on telecommunications, with Chinese app vendors coming under attack from Indian consumers and uncertainty being expressed about operator contracts with Huawei and ZTE.

The company selling the assets of bankrupt Indian operator Aircel expects them to raise between INR9.5 billion and INR15.1 billion (USD124.8 million and USD198.4 million).

Digicel, a communications and entertainment provider in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific, has concluded what it calls the last significant milestone in the process to reduce its debt.

Orange Botswana has announced the launch of LTE-A services, increasing data transfer rates on its 4G network. The upgrades are being branded 4G+ and have already rolled out in Greater Gaborone (which houses about 10 per cent of the country’s population) and Francistown, the country’s second-largest city.

The deadly skirmishes on India’s border with China may have a knock-on effect on the telecommunications market after government officials, quoted in the Indian media, floated the idea of barring Chinese vendors from supplying telecommunications companies.

Some sort of resolution to India’s ongoing legal wrangles about AGR still looks a long way off after two operators refused to offer bank guarantees requested recently by the Supreme Court.

Romanian regulator ANCOM (National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications) has begun a public consultation after its own review identified no issues requiring new regulation for the wholesale fixed market.

stc Bahrain has formed a new partnership with China Telecom Global aimed at digitalising economies in the Middle East and North Africa.

Jio Platforms has confirmed funding from two more overseas investors, racking up a collective investment of $13.7 billion within two months.

Having newly generated $450 million in funding, Helios Towers has underlined its intention to increase its footprint across Africa.

Jordan’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) has stated that its attempts to ensure a consistent standard of internet service during the pandemic have led to “significant improvement” in access speeds.

After yesterday’s announcement that Zambia’s UZI has finally abandoned its attempts to roll out a network, it looks like another long-running saga involving a cash-strapped operator is coming to an end with an announcement from Brazil’s Oi.

After two years, MTN Group has finally reached an agreement for a long-term renewal of its operating licences in Uganda.

The African Telecommunications Union (ATU), which aims to promote the rapid development of info-communications in Africa, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ericsson to help fast track the roll-out of technology across the continent.