The unexpected holdup of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular’s merger could see the operators face churning customers and tumbling revenues, reports India’s Economic Times.
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Uruguay has taken the top spot on BuddeComm’s Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index (TMI).
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Telecom Argentina SA and Cablevision SA have been cleared to complete their proposed merger by competition regulators.
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India’s largest private sector company Reliance Industries is acquiring open telecom solutions provider Radisys for US$1.72 per share in cash.
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Thai regulator NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) has updated the terms for its August spectrum auctions after they were initially dismissed by the country’s operators.
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Finnish development financier Finnfund is loaning Zain Iraq US$19 million to modernise its network in Northern Iraq and boost the capacity and quality of its existing 3G network in other parts of the country.
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Q1 2018 saw Reliance Jio surpass Vodafone India as the country’s second largest operator in terms of “access service gross revenue”, according to TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India).
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Social business incubator Ensemble Pour La Difference (Ensemble) is working to empower entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo to drive positive social and economic change.
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Vodafone Ghana will list on the local stock exchange once it has agreed a deal with the country’s government to restructure its debt.
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Chile’s top three mobile operators have been ordered by the country’s Supreme Court to return spectrum they obtained at auction in 2014.
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Avanti Communications has announced the Satellite Enablement for Disaster Risk Reduction in Kenya (“SaTDRR Kenya”), aimed at enhancing Kenya’s ability to plan for and respond to disasters.
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Two Nigerian operators have stated their opposition to Visafone transferring its licences and assets – including a holding of 800MHz spectrum – to MTN Nigeria.
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Vodafone India may miss the 30th June deadline for its merger with Idea Cellular after it emerged that the company owes the Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) INR47 billion ($690 million) in unpaid spectrum fees.
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A new report issued by the Chilean Construction Chamber calls for the country to invest around $25B into telecoms infrastructure across the next decade.
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The government of Ethiopia is inviting bids from private operators for a 30-40% stake in state-run Ethio Telecom.
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Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has denied that the country’s 5G roadmap would be affected by any issues with its upcoming 1800MHz spectrum auctions.
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Mauritius is leading Africa in terms of telecoms maturity, according to a new index launched by research firm BuddeComm.
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Bharti Airtel has shelved a possible merger of its Kenyan unit with Telkom Kenya after the operators failed to reach an agreement on an investment roadmap, among other issues.
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Vodacom Group is lining up a ZAR17.6 billion ($1.3 billion) empowerment transaction aimed at increasing the amount of its business held by black investors by as much as 6.35%.
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Pakistan’s Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has suspended a number of taxes and service charges related to prepaid mobile top-up cards.
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Zet Mobile has completed its acquisition of Veon’s 98% holding in Tajikistani mobile operator Tacom.
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After the Ethiopian government declared its intention of allowing domestic and foreign investment in the state-run operator Ethio Telecom, both Vodacom and MTN have indicated their interest in the market.
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The heads of two Tanzanian operators have reportedly been charged with fraud, along with four unnamed suspects.
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The government of Ethiopia – which has a long history of controlling the country’s economy – will allow domestic and foreign investors acquire minority holdings in the state-run operator Ethio Telecom.
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MTN has stated that it “continues to defend itself” as the investigation into its entry to the Iranian market grows more intense.
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The government of Uganda has imposed a tax on using OTT messaging apps, including Skype, Viber and WhatsApp.
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MTN has launched an IPO for a 35% stake in its Ghanaian unit.
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Indian operator RCom (Reliance Communications) has agreed to pay INR5.5 billion ($81.3 million) to Ericsson to settle its debt to the Swedish firm.
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Telecom Egypt has signed a long-term financing agreement with a number of Chinese financial institutions, including Bank of China and China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation.
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The government of South Africa appears to be reconsidering its planned sale of a stake in mobile operator Telkom, of which it holds 40.5%.
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Following a successful LTE deployment supported by the government of Rwanda, South Korean operator group KT has pledged to increase connectivity in more African markets.
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The government of the Philippines has again pushed back its scheduled allocation of a third mobile licence, with a third operator now expected to be chosen in September.
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Throughout 2017, Latin America saw a 6.1% year-on-year increase in fixed broadband deployments, reaching a regional total of 72.4 million connections.
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India’s smallest mobile operator MTNL is lining up an INR1.9 billion ($27.9 million) investment to upgrade its network.
Humanitarian Comms Article Count: 244
Operators Article Count: 3056
Vendors Article Count: 515
Regulation Article Count: 1956
Investment Article Count: 675
Trends & Forecasts Article Count: 932
2014 Trends Article Count: 51
2015 Trends Article Count: 45
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