Ucom CEO Ara Khachatryan called for consolidation in the Armenian telecoms market to raise necessary investments for new customer services, to stem the sector’s decline.
Troubled Brazilian operator Oi accepted a joint BRL16.5 billion ($3.1 billion) bid from rivals for its mobile assets, as part of plans to raise funds for debt cutting.
Saudi Arabian operator STC was reportedly in negotiations to reduce its non-binding $2.39 billion bid for a majority stake in Vodafone Egypt.
Indian operator Vodafone Idea rebranded as Vi to mark the full integration of the Vodafone and Idea brands, two years after commencing the tie-up.
America Movil cancelled an agreement to acquire 99.3 per cent of Telefonica units in El Salvador, blaming the collapse on regulatory demands.
There’s a strong corporate social responsibility (CSR) angle to the recent announcement by Vodacom Mozambique of its major objectives for the next five years.
It’s not entirely clear who is to blame for the standoff between the incumbent Colombian operators Claro and Tigo and new arrival Partners, but tension, especially between Claro and Partners, has been ramping up, according to local press reports.
A rise in rural numbers, a fall in overall numbers and a commanding lead for Reliance Jio are some of the takeaways from mobile market share figures for May published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Serbian state-owned operator Telekom Srbija is looking to finance its debt with a corporate bond sale that it expects to raise around €200 milllion ($236.52 million).
DITO Telecommunity looks set to be a long-standing contender in the Philippines after the country’s House of Representatives cleared the renewal of its franchise for the next 25 years.
In addition to plans reported in June to make about 960 workers, from a workforce of 2,500, redundant, South African mobile operator Cell C said on Friday that it expects to close around 128 stores across the country.
Thailand’s state-owned CAT Telecom has settled a decade-long dispute with True just days after resolving a similarly lengthy spat with market leader AIS.
A1 Belarus has purchased the assets of Multiservice Network LLC, a Soligorsk-based broadband and TV provider.
Symbiote Investments, which provides services in Jamaica as Caricel, has been refused permission to appeal a decision by the country’s Court of Appeal that revoked its operating licences.
Brazilian news reports claiming that beleaguered operator Oi is filing for bankruptcy have come as a surprise to Oi itself.
Thai operators AIS and CAT have signed a five-year sale and lease deal covering 155 towers, bringing a longstanding disagreement to a close.
MTN Group has said that “advanced talks” are underway that could lead to it selling its 75% stake in MTN Syria, with further divestments in Afghanistan and Yemen on the horizon.
El Salvador’s superintendent of competition has reportedly stated that the country’s authorities will clear America Movil’s local Claro unit to acquire two domestic operations from Telefonica.
Armenian operator Ucom has confirmed that Yerevan’s First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction has imposed an “interim measure” halting Team LLC’s acquisition of Veon Armenia (Beeline).
Armenia’s Ucom has filed a lawsuit against Team LLC’s acquisition of Beeline, the local unit of Veon.
MTN Group has stated that its exit from the Middle East will be more gradual than imminent, adding that it will withdraw from Iran over the next three to five years.
Helios Towers is acquiring the passive infrastructure assets of Senegal’s number two mobile player Free Senegal for US$188.2 million.
Axiata has converted its Nepalese unit Ncell into a public limited company branded as Ncell Axiata Limited.
MTN Group has confirmed that it will focus its strategy on its core African markets in the medium-term future.
Sweden’s Telia has sold its 12.25% stake in Afghanistan’s Roshan Telecom to the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
Filipino operator Smart Communications has launched commercial 5G services in the business districts of the Manila metropolitan area.
Angola’s state-owned fixed provider Angola Telecom is scrapping its mobile partnership with Angorascom Telecomunicacoes.
Filipino incumbents Smart Communications and Globe Telecom were threatened with closure by the country’s pugnacious president Rodrigo Duterte during his fifth State of the Nation Address.
Russian operator MTS has become the country’s first recipient of a 5G licence, enabling it to deliver services in the 24.25–24.65 GHz mmWave band under the 5G/IMT-2020 standard.
This week’s Huawei Better World Summit is exploring the impact of Covid-19 globally, and examining how ICT and 5G technologies can allow us to minimise disruption and fight back against the virus while allowing business to continue.
Zimbabwe’s government has asked the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank to act as transaction advisors as it seeks to privatise the state-owned telcos NetOne and TelOne.
Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata is allowing its subscribers with 5G-capable devices to register on its trial 5G network as a way of understanding the benefits of the technology.
Angola’s new licensee Africell has set a goal of launching commercial services by mid-2021.
Tata Communications has procured a local licence to provide telecoms services in Saudi Arabia.
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