America Movil has reportedly contacted several operators that it believes could be interested in acquiring some of the Mexican assets that it is being forced to sell.
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Two major Romanian operators are rebranding to reflect their parent company, Deutsche Telekom.
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Amid ongoing conflict with Russia, the government of Ukraine is reportedly seeking to reduce its larger neighbour’s influence in its mobile sector.
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Thai operator True and China Mobile have entered into a strategic partnership that will allow True to reduce its debt.
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Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas is reportedly attempting to acquire 50% of Iusacell from broadcaster Televisa, in a deal which would give him full control of Mexico’s number three operator.
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Telecom Italia CEO Marco Patuano has stated that the firm may abandon the sale of its stake in Telecom Argentina to Fintech if it continues to face regulatory delays.
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A new collaboration between Huawei, Zain South Sudan and UNESCO will provide Internet access to a number of schools in South Sudan powered via Zain base stations.
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The first in a series of Mobile Health Clinics has been launched in Indonesia by Ooredoo and The Leo Messi Foundation.
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Telenor has been granted permission by the government of India to assume full control over its local business Uninor.
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The Indian regulator TRAI could soon be replaced by a ‘super regulator’ with a mandate over all communications in the country.
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The new government of Slovenia, which is expected to come into power in September, must approve the privatisation of incumbent operator Telekom Slovenije before it can continue.
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Telecom Italia has delayed the deadline for the sale of its stake in Telecom Argentina until September 25th.
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India’s Department of Telecoms has implemented a deadline of July 31st 2015 for merging the two struggling state-owned operators, BSNL and MTNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd).
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Indian operator Essar has agreed to sell Kenyan number three yuMobile to local rivals Airtel and Safaricom for KSH10.5 billion ($120 million).
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Telefonica has stated that it will divest its holding in Telecom Italia – and therefore its interest in TIM Brasil – following its acquisition of Brazilian fixed provider GVT from French media group Vivendi.
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Thai state-owned operator TOT is considering a major structural shake-up in order to reverse its ailing fortunes.
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After stating its intention to bid for a majority stake in TIM Participacoes, Brazilian operator Oi is now reportedly looking for a bidding partner.
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Vivendi has confirmed that it will hold exclusive talks with Telefonica regarding the sale of its Brazilian fixed-line unit GVT.
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Brazilian operator Oi is gearing up to bid for a majority stake in its rival TIM Participacoes, the local unit of Telecom Italia.
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Telecom Italia has entered the bidding for Brazilian fixed provider GVT, making an offer of around €7 billion. This was swiftly countered by rival Telefonica submitting a €7.45 billion bid for the operator.
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Research conducted by Huawei and NTT Docomo has demonstrated that LTE can be successfully deployed using unlicensed 5GHz spectrum.
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The Algerian government’s acquisition of a majority stake in mobile operator Djezzy looks set to go ahead after an independent financial adviser deemed the agreed price for the stake to be ‘fair’.
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- 8323 views
The Filipino government is implementing a new Broadband Wireless System for Disaster Operations, provided by OKI and based on the group’s media server.
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Vodafone is reportedly interested in acquiring one of Brazil’s three leading operators, with TIM mooted as the primary candidate.
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Apple has used servers belonging to China Mobile to store personal user data, marking the first instance in which the US firm has stored iCloud information in the country.
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One week the axe falls on Nokia Asha and X lines. Two weeks later it unveils the Nokia 130 for ‘first-time buyers’. Where is Microsoft Devices heading in emerging markets?
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President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has announced that he intends to change Ecuador's telecommunications law on the allocation of 15% tax on profits.
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MTS Ukraine is ending services in the Crimea amid claims that it has been forced out by the Russian backed authorities. The Crimea region of Ukraine was annexed by Russia in March 2014.
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Half of Africa’s towers will have been transferred from MNOs to independent towercos by the end of 2015, according to research organisation TowerXchange.
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Ooredoo has announced the official launch of its new 3G service in Myanmar will take place on August 15th this year, beating Telenor Myanmar by a matter of a few weeks.
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- 8933 views
The tower company formed by a joint venture between China’s three leading operators will reportedly be listed publicly to raise private capital.
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Telefonica has confirmed that it is in talks with a Mexican mobile firm via a regulatory filing, but has declined to name the company in question.
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- 10518 views
Millicom has sold its 50% stake in Mauritius operator Emtel to its business partner Currimjee Jeewanjee.
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Thailand’s 4G auctions have been postponed for a year by the country’s interim military government.
Humanitarian Comms Article Count: 244
Operators Article Count: 3055
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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