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Huawei sees revenue boost for H1 despite US blacklisting

Huawei sees revenue boost for H1 despite US blacklisting

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James Barton
Category: Vendors
25 July 2019
7251 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Huawei
  • North Korea
  • Revenue Growth
  • Trade Sanctions

Huawei’s H1 revenue growth has exceeded expectations given that the Chinese vendor was placed on a US trade blacklist in May.

Vivo and TIM Brasil open network sharing talks

Vivo and TIM Brasil open network sharing talks

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James Barton
Category: Operators
24 July 2019
10625 views
  • Latin America
  • 4G
  • Brazil
  • Infrastructure Sharing
  • Telefonica
  • Vivo
  • 2G
  • TIM Brasil

In a bid to reduce operating expenditure, TIM Brasil and Telefonica’s local unit Vivo are holding talks over a potential 2G & 4G infrastructure sharing agreement.

Huawei alleged to have deployed North Korean 3G network

Huawei alleged to have deployed North Korean 3G network

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James Barton
Category: Vendors
23 July 2019
16819 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • 3G
  • Huawei
  • North Korea
  • Trade Sanctions

Huawei has come under renewed scrutiny after The Washington Post reported that the company had a role in deploying and running a 3G network in North Korea, which would contravene US export restrictions.

Airtel and MTN launch GSMA digital inclusion initiative in Rwanda

Airtel and MTN launch GSMA digital inclusion initiative in Rwanda

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
17 July 2019
8448 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Rwanda
  • GSMA
  • Airtel
  • Training
  • MTN
  • Digital Skills

Rwanda’s mobile industry has joined forces with the GSMA to drive mobile internet adoption and increase digital literacy in the country.

TCTS and Smart Africa Alliance partner to bridge African skills gap

TCTS and Smart Africa Alliance partner to bridge African skills gap

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
17 July 2019
8426 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Big Data
  • Cloud
  • Training
  • IoT
  • Cybersecurity
  • Tata Communications Transformation Services
  • Smart Africa Alliance

Tata Communications subsidiary TCTS (Tata Communications Transformation Services) has partnered with the Smart Africa Alliance to launch its pioneering Skill Africa Program.

Telenor warns of earnings shock after Grameenphone miscalculates

Telenor warns of earnings shock after Grameenphone miscalculates

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James Barton
Category: Operators
16 July 2019
7155 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Telenor
  • Grameenphone
  • Bangladesh
  • Quarterly Earnings

Telenor has warned that an accounting error at its Bangladeshi unit Grameenphone has had a one-off but substantial impact on its Q2 earnings.

Israel pushing investment with 5G tender terms

Israel pushing investment with 5G tender terms

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
16 July 2019
9508 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Israel
  • Spectrum Licensing
  • Pelephone
  • Cellcom
  • Partner Communications
  • 5G Spectrum

Israel’s Ministry of Communications has officially begun tendering 5G-ready spectrum, with a raft of incentives to encourage operators to bid.

CenturyLink and Loon deliver internet access to earthquake-affected Peru

CenturyLink and Loon deliver internet access to earthquake-affected Peru

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
16 July 2019
8255 views
  • Disaster relief
  • Latin America
  • Peru
  • E-Band
  • Loon
  • CenturyLink

CenturyLink has collaborated with Alphabet's Loon to deliver internet connectivity to tens of thousands of people cut off by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in Peru.

Kyrgyzstan is an open market with room for growth – R&M

Kyrgyzstan is an open market with room for growth – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
15 July 2019
5978 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Research and Markets
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Sky Mobile
  • MegaCom

Kyrgyzstan had implemented full competition across all segments of its telecoms sector over a decade ago, reports Research & Markets.

TRAI denies DCC request to reduce operator penalties

TRAI denies DCC request to reduce operator penalties

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
15 July 2019
5497 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Reliance Jio Infocomm
  • Bharti Airtel
  • TRAI
  • Penalties
  • Vodafone Idea

The INR30.5 billion ($445 million) penalty that TRAI has levied against Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will not be reduced in size, the Indian regulator has confirmed.

Malaysia invites public consultation on data speed proposals

Malaysia invites public consultation on data speed proposals

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
12 July 2019
5232 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Malaysia
  • Data Speeds
  • MCMC
  • Spectrum Optimisation

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has opened a public consultation regarding the allocation of spectrum in the in the 700MHz, 2300MHz and 2600MHz bands.

9mobile gains highest number of port-ins in Nigeria

9mobile gains highest number of port-ins in Nigeria

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James Barton
Category: Operators
12 July 2019
6782 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
  • Mobile Number Portability
  • NCC
  • 9mobile

The most recent Mobile Number Portability (MNP) chart released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows 9mobile as gaining the highest ports-in consistently over the past year.

Mauritius leading the way as Africa’s cable hub – R&M

Mauritius leading the way as Africa’s cable hub – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
12 July 2019
5725 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • Broadband
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • Mauritius
  • Emtel
  • MauritiusTelecom
  • Mahanagar

The island nation of Mauritius has long been a pioneer in the telecom sector, reports Research & Markets.

Bulgaria’s Vivacom for sale following resolution of ownership spat

Bulgaria’s Vivacom for sale following resolution of ownership spat

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James Barton
Category: Operators
11 July 2019
7610 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Bulgaria
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Vivacom
  • Divestment

Shareholders in the Bulgarian operator Vivacom have confirmed that the unit is to be put up for sale.

Indosat Ooredoo looks to offset capex boost with tower sale

Indosat Ooredoo looks to offset capex boost with tower sale

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James Barton
Category: Operators
11 July 2019
8048 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Towers
  • Infrastructure
  • Indonesia
  • CAPEX
  • SIM Registration
  • Divestment
  • Indosat Ooredoo

Indonesian number three Indosat Ooredoo is looking to sell off 3000 towers in order to raise funds as it prepares for a pronounced increase in its capital expenditure.

Bhutan set for strong mobile broadband growth – R&M

Bhutan set for strong mobile broadband growth – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
11 July 2019
5569 views
  • Central South Asia
  • 4G
  • Research and Markets
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Bhutan
  • B-Mobile

Bhutan has long been isolated from the rest of the world - both in terms of its government and geography and particularly with regard to its telecommunications, reports Research & Markets.

Polish investment depends on 5G role, says Huawei

Polish investment depends on 5G role, says Huawei

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James Barton
Category: Vendors
10 July 2019
5944 views
  • Investment
  • Security
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Huawei
  • Poland
  • 5G

Huawei is reportedly prepared to invest as much as PLN3 billion ($789 million) into Poland across the next five years if it is able to provide 5G equipment without restrictions.

International bandwidth can push Mozambique’s internet potential – R&M

International bandwidth can push Mozambique’s internet potential – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
09 July 2019
5249 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • EASSy
  • Vodacom Mozambique
  • Mozambique
  • Seacom
  • mcel
  • Movitel

Although delayed by the long civil war which ended in 1992, Mozambique was one of the first countries in the region to embark upon telecom reform, reports Research & Markets.

Tighter regulation required for Liberia to address low penetration – R&M

Tighter regulation required for Liberia to address low penetration – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
09 July 2019
6123 views
  • Regulation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • Liberia
  • Penetration
  • Orange Liberia
  • MTN Liberia

After more than a decade of civil war which destroyed much of its infrastructure, Liberia became a prime example of an almost entirely wireless telecommunications market, reports Research & Markets.

Mobile broadband has potential in Mali despite challenging environment – R&M

Mobile broadband has potential in Mali despite challenging environment – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
08 July 2019
6239 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Mali
  • Sotelma
  • Orange Mali
  • Alpha Telecom

Research & Markets’ latest report notes that Mali has a challenging geography for the provision of telecommunication services, with large tracts of the country consisting of sparsely populated desert.

Ethiopia readies two new mobile licences for 2020

Ethiopia readies two new mobile licences for 2020

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
08 July 2019
6929 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Orange
  • Ethio Telecom
  • Ethiopia
  • Licensing
  • Vodacom
  • MTN

The government of Ethiopia has announced plans to award mobile licences to two new players in the first quarter of 2020, bringing an end to the long-running monopoly of state-owned Ethio Telecom.

Civil war mars a well-developed telecoms sector in Libya – R&M

Civil war mars a well-developed telecoms sector in Libya – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
05 July 2019
5381 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • Libya
  • DSL
  • WiMAX
  • Fibre Optic Backbone
  • Libyana

Libya's civil war has crippled the country's economy and disrupted its telecommunications sector. Much of the telecom infrastructure has been destroyed or stolen, including about a quarter of the country's mobile tower sites, according to Research & Markets’ latest report.

Data will be the growth driver in Armenia’s telecom sector – R&M

Data will be the growth driver in Armenia’s telecom sector – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
05 July 2019
5975 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Research and Markets
  • Data Centres
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Nokia
  • Optical Fibre
  • Armenia
  • Beeline Armenia

Armenian continues to attempt to put an effective national telecommunications service in place, reports Research & Markets.

Cameroon issues fines to operators over network quality

Cameroon issues fines to operators over network quality

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
05 July 2019
6640 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Viettel
  • Cameroon
  • SIM Registration
  • Network Quality
  • MTN Cameroon
  • Orange Cameroon

Cameroon’s Telecommunications Regulatory Agency has fined the local operations of MTN, Orange and Viettel a collective XAF3.5 billion ($6 million).

Burundi buzzes with potential, but political turmoil is rife – R&M
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Burundi buzzes with potential, but political turmoil is rife – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
05 July 2019
4284 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • Broadband
  • Burundi
  • Viettel
  • Onatel

Given its high population density and the low penetration rates across all telecom sectors, Burundi remains potentially one of the most attractive telecom markets in Africa for investors, according to Research & Markets’ latest report.

Airtel completes acquisition of Tata Teleservices

Airtel completes acquisition of Tata Teleservices

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James Barton
Category: Operators
04 July 2019
9313 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Acquisitions
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Tata Teleservices

Bharti Airtel has now fully acquired Tata Teleservices’ consumer mobile unit, providing the operator with access to three different 4G spectrum bands.

Stronger regulation required to boost mobile in Mauritania – R&M

Stronger regulation required to boost mobile in Mauritania – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
04 July 2019
5500 views
  • Regulation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritel
  • Transparency
  • Mattel
  • Chinguitel

Mauritania's small population and low economic output has limited the country's ability to develop sustained growth, reports Research & Markets.

Huawei CEO unfazed by Trump’s u-turn on supply ban

Huawei CEO unfazed by Trump’s u-turn on supply ban

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James Barton
Category: Vendors
04 July 2019
5113 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Huawei
  • Manufacturing
  • Imports
  • Components
  • Trade Sanctions

Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei appeared unruffled by the USA’s apparent reversal of its block on US firms supplying the Chinese vendor with equipment.

Competition flourishing in Botswana – R&M

Competition flourishing in Botswana – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
03 July 2019
5708 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • Botswana
  • Mobile Number Portability
  • BTC
  • Orange Botswana
  • Mascom Wireless

Effective regulatory reform has made Botswana's telecom market one of the most liberalised in the region, reports Research & Markets.

OTE to spin off Telekom Romania units

OTE to spin off Telekom Romania units

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James Barton
Category: Operators
02 July 2019
9264 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Romania
  • Divestment
  • RCS RDS
  • Telekom Romania
  • Orange Romania
  • OTE Group

OTE Group is looking to conclude deals to sell off three separate units of Telekom Romania within the next four months.

Safaricom’s Bob Collymore dies of leukaemia

Safaricom’s Bob Collymore dies of leukaemia

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James Barton
Category: Operators
02 July 2019
7272 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Safaricom
  • Operators

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore has passed away after succumbing to acute myeloid leukaemia.

Relief on the way for Indian operators?

Relief on the way for Indian operators?

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
28 June 2019
3982 views
  • India
  • DoT
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Aircel
  • TRAI
  • Vodafone Idea

A series of relief measures has been proposed for India’s telecom sector but there have also been calls for the revocation of bankrupt operators’ spectrum licences.

ZTE commits to India

ZTE commits to India

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Business
28 June 2019
4354 views
  • India
  • China
  • ZTE
  • Shanghai
  • MWC
  • Events

Recent media reports from MWC Asia 19 in Shanghai underline the continuing interest from China’s big names in the Indian telecommunications market.

5G to reach new heights in Bahrain

5G to reach new heights in Bahrain

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Operators
28 June 2019
5126 views
  • Broadband
  • Huawei
  • Bahrain

Bahraini operator VIVA Bahrain has not only announced the launch of its home broadband 5G network, VIVA 5G, but is helping to bring 5G to a new 46-storey building.

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