The government of Tunisia is planning on selling its holding in the country’s market-leading operator through an auction...

Following criticism that the opening bids for 2G spectrum licences were too high, the Indian authorities have lowered the starting prices. However, the GSMA has stated that it still believes the prices to be prohibitively high...

Possessing one of the smallest markets in the Middle East, Bahrain's telecoms market is arguably one the most developed...

Lebanon's telecoms market holds a unique position in the Middle East given the level of government involvement...

Kuwait's telecoms industry is something of an anachronism in the region due to the lack of liberalisation of the market...

The Brazilian branch of Telecom Italia, TIM Brasil, is seeking to overturn a regulatory decision that prevents it from offering new mobile contracts...

We are going through a radical shift in the way people work and use computers. Increasing availability and affordability of wireless broadband is giving the global workforce true mobility, for the first time in history. Many of them will use smartly designed mobile rugged computers for their everyday computing and communication needs, instead of traditional laptops.

The Moroccan regulator ANRT has initiated the process of auctioning 4G licences, confirming that it will accept bids from operators until August 23...

The upcoming 4G LTE auctions in the Czech Republic are expected by the country’s regulator to raise over CZK7.4 billion (US$354 million)...

Three of Poland’s leading operators have formed a coalition with various academic institutions as well as third party developers in order to tackle competition from over-the-top (OTT) players...

The three largest operators in Russia have been issued with licences for LTE spectrum by the country’s regulator...

Four operators have obtained 3G licences in the Democratic Republic of Congo following auctions that raised EUR60 million. The four licences were each sold for EUR15 million...

Myanmar has begun the process of reforming liberalising its communications networks, which would culminate in the country’s population finally gaining access to mobile and internet...

Telenor has formed a collaboration with Citi Global Markets India in order to select a new Indian operating partner...

An Indian operator has reportedly been notified that it will lose its network support unless it pays its bills...

Iraq’s market-leading operator has been hit even harder than its peers by regulatory action, with the country’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) hitting Zain with a hefty fine for missing an IPO deadline...

The Spanish operator Telefonica has lodged a claim for over US$1 billion in damages against Mexico, claiming that regulatory changes made by the Central American country over the past few years have adversely affected both its revenue and investment plans...

Growth for the Philippine mobile industry in 2011 was weaker than previously expected...

India’s major state-owned operator has confirmed the two vendors that will assist in its long-awaited network expansion...

The Solvency and Asset Management (SAM) regime, the South African equivalent to the European Solvency II, is due to come into effect in January 2015. While the implications of non-compliance to SAM are unknown as yet, compliance is mandatory and experts have predicted that weaker insurance companies may not survive the transition...

The Romanian regulator ANCOM has opened the bidding for spectrum auctions in the Eastern European country...

Two of Iraq’s three mobile operators have been issued fines by the country’s regulator after missing the deadline for making an IPO...

With its relatively small population of less than 350,000 living on many islands across the archipelago, providing good communications for the Maldives has been paramount...

HTC has been priced out of the Brazilian market but its competitors, ceasing its operations in the Latin American country...

Information Technology (IT) has become intrinsic to the day-to-day operations of modern businesses, and enterprises in the healthcare sector are no exception...

Stephen Carter, Executive Vice President and President of the EMEA region of Alcatel-Lucent has called for the South African government to implement a new and robust ICT policy in the country. During a recent visit, Carter said he sees big potential in the future of fast and reliable connectivity for all in South Africa...

NSN has declared its intention of becoming a major player in Brazil’s 4G network equipment market, with the vendor’s Latin American chairman Aluizio Byrro stating that the company is aiming at taking a third of this market...

A new network infrastructure joint venture between two major telecom players is set to provide new services in Mexico...

Mobile operators in India will soon be able to use spectrum as collateral in order to attract investment from banks...

Although subscriber data for Cambodia and Laos are hard to come by, the telecommunications sectors of both Southeast Asian countries have seen reasonable growth despite competition stagnating...

The Indian Telecom Commission has provided suggestions for the country’s upcoming 2G spectrum auctions, calling for more spectrum to be made available, as well as a review of the auction’s controversially high base prices...

Tanzania’s economy has been showing solid growth rates of between 5% and 8% every year since 2000, which remained virtually unharmed by the global economic crisis...

The GSMA has revealed that mobile operators are driving significant value for the healthcare industry by improving access, reach and quality to care across the entire patient pathway...