Slovenian operator T-2 has filed a new damages claim against Telekom Slovenije, accusing the market leader of abusing its dominance.
Vodafone Fiji, the dominant mobile operator in the country, has announced two firsts: one involving digital SIMs, the other concerning the arrival of Wi-Fi in a remote area of Fiji.
Senegalese operator Expresso has been granted a 4G licence by the country’s regulator ARTP (L’Autorite de Regulation des Telecommunications et des Postes).
Cellnex is acquiring 99.99% of Polish tower company Polkomtel Infrastruktura from its parent company Cyfrowy Polsat for €1.6 billion.
Serbian internet service provider SBB has called on regulator RATEL and the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications to auction 5G spectrum.
Slovakian cellcos 4ka and Orange Slovakia have both revealed that they expect to launch commercial 5G services by April.
DITO Telecommunity has set 8th March as its commercial launch date after passing a technical audit conducted by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
The Philippines’ much-anticipated newcomer DITO Telecommunity has passed its technical audit, paving the way for a commercial launch in March.
Chile’s final tiebreaker auction for 5G spectrum has seen Entel, Movistar and WOM emerge victorious.
The Vilnius Regional Administrative Court will evaluate an initially dismissed complaint from Telia Lietuva against the regulatory clearance granted to rival Bite’s acquisition of state-owned broadband provider MEZON’s spectrum.
United Group is set to acquire 100% of the share capital of the Bulgarian operators Net1 and ComNet Sofia.
Further reminders of the growing relevance of mobile operators to major industries come from the mining business in Brazil and the offshore oil business in Azerbaijan.
Chile’s WOM has won its second tiebreaker auction to procure the country’s sole available AWS spectrum licence.
Russia’s MegaFon has formed a new joint venture with the government of Uzbekistan that will assume control over Ucell, formerly a unit of Telia.
In a rather brief statement considering the significance of the move, the giant telco América Móvil has announced plans to spin off its telecommunications towers.
Israel’s Cellcom has filed a lawsuit in the Tel Aviv District Court accusing its rival Xfone of illegally terminating their network sharing agreement.
Senegalese regulator ARTP (L’Autorite de Regulation des Telecommunications et des Postes) has formally warned Expresso Telecom that it must improve its services or face being stripped of its operating licence.
There’s been a lot of interest from the African press recently in the news that online payments services company JamboPay has obtained a license to operate as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Kenya.
It’s official. African mobile technology company Africell has confirmed that it has finalised a deal that will give it a mobile telecommunications operator’s licence in Angola.
The sale of Oi’s assets is almost complete, with final purchase agreements now signed by the Brazilian operator and the three members of the consortium making the acquisition.
Telenor Serbia and Telekom Srbija have denied that they are planning to merge after rival operator SBB accused them off collusion in a bid to limit its market share and ultimately restrict the freedom of Serbia’s media.
Russian leading operator MTS secured a seven-year $300 million loan from the New Development Bank (NDB) to fund network and cloud infrastructure development projects.
Jamaica could potentially see new operator Rock Mobile enter its telecoms market with a former banking executive at the helm after enquiries were made with the country’s regulator on new entrant market conditions.
Vodafone Group was reportedly mulling the sale of its Ghana unit to subsidiary Vodacom with the British company pushing on with restructuring plans to cut debt.
Regional Brazilian operator Sercomtel announced a voluntary layoff plan with the aim to reduce its 456 staff by 50%, as part of urgent plans to reduce massive debt and ensure the survival of the company.
State-run Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is aiming to launch a “pre-commercial” 5G service using 3.5GHz spectrum by mid-2021.
Chunghwa Telecom boldly unveiled plans to increase capital expenditure by 82.8% to TWD43.15 billion ($1.5 billion) for this year, with plans including to accelerate the deployment of 5G networks and develop products and services catered to the B2B sector.
Thailand’s Central Administrative Court has ruled that state-owned operator TOT must pay market leader AIS a total of THB1.35 billion ($45 million) relating to a revenue sharing concession.
It’s been a little more than 15 months since we reported that two major Indian service providers were to merge. Now it looks like the merger – between fixed and mobile service providers Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) – has been shelved.
Fitch Ratings has reiterated its prediction that Airtel Lanka will seek a merger with – or to be acquired by – a rival, given the overwhelming amount of CAPEX investment required to remain competitive in an aggressive market.
Nokia and China Mobile announced the successful trialing of AI-powered RANs to predict bandwidth traffic and detect network anomalies, showcasing technology to automate networks that could drastically reduce reliance on human resources.
India’s government is looking to sell its entire 26.12% stake in Tata Communications before the end of the current fiscal year.
Cuba’s state-run operator ETECSA (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba) has affirmed its goal of delivering fixed, wireless or mobile broadband to all districts in the Havana province before the end of 2021.
Philippines operators PLDT revealed a surge in mobile download speeds since 2017, with more plans to invest and bolster its networks in the pipeline.
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