Ukraine’s market leader Kyivstar will begin rolling out LTE-900 upgrades from April, after being issued a licence for the technology earlier this month.
Having deactivated all of the network equipment that it operated outside of Kiev, Ukrtelecom’s mobile unit TriMob is now auctioning its disused infrastructure.
Russia’s Rostelecom is acquiring the 55% stake in Tele2 Russia that it did not already hold, meaning that it now holds 100% of shares in the unit.
Zain Bahrain has renewed its partnership with local start-up platform StartUp Bahrain to help push innovation in the telecom and fintech sectors.
India isn’t the only part of Asia where operators are moving quickly to accommodate stay-at-home end users during the Coronavirus outbreak, as Pakistan’s Ufone has just proved.
China’s Big Three operators have all reported a fall in subscriber numbers, likely due to the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus).
The NGOF has announced new unified criteria for the provision of private line networks, products and services to help network operators expand their B2B services.
Jamaica’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has charged several executives from the now-defunct startup Symbiote Investment (Caricel) for breaching the country’s Telecommunications Act.
India’s big three operators are bracing themselves for a jump in data traffic as work-from-home initiatives gain traction across the country.
Russia’s spectrum authority has granted MegaFon and Rostelecom access to 5G-capable spectrum in order to conduct joint trials of the technology.
CIH Telecommunications Americas has signed a reseller agreement with BT Group covering assets and infrastructure in 16 Latin American countries.
Ukraine’s regulator has issued the country’s three major players with 900MHz licences.
Benin’s government has announced that the state-owned digital infrastructure firm SBIN (Societe Beninoise d’Infrastructures Numeriques) will add a mobile offering to its portfolio.
Israel’s Ministry of Communications has ordered Cellcom to start migrating its spectrum from 1st June 2020 so that it conforms to European standards.
True Move has become Thailand’s second operator to launch commercial 5G services after receiving its 2.6GHz spectrum licence.
After over a year of negotiations, MTN Uganda has reached an agreement to renew its licence for US$100 million.
Press reports from the Gulf region have highlighted Ooredoo Qatar’s recent announcement that more than 100,000 customers have signed up for its recently launched Shahry 5G and Qatarna 5G plans.
MTN Group president and CEO Rob Shuter will vacate his post in March 2021, with the South African firm noting that a successor will be appointed by the end of this year.
Telecom Italia’s TIM Brasil and Telefonica’s Vivo have jointly contacted Oi’s financial adviser to discuss “initiating negotiations targeting a potential joint acquisition of Oi Group’s mobile business.”
Multinational operator Airtel Africa has announced that it has finalized the acquisition of 10 MHz of spectrum in the 900 MHz band in Nigeria from fellow operator Intercellular Nigeria Limited.
Reliance Jio has reportedly developed 4G and 5G network equipment in-house as it looks to cut costs and become less dependent on imports.
China Mobile has completed the first phase of its 5G build-out and is now tendering for the second, reports China Securities Journal.
Reliance Jio looks set to snap up the assets of its bankrupt former rival RCom (Reliance Communications) after the State Bank of India approved an insolvency proposal.
Vodafone Ukraine has extended its branding and access partnership with Vodafone Group.
Tele2 has completed the sale of its Croatian unit to the United Group for EUR220 million (USD241 million).
Bangladeshi operator Robi Axiata has applied for an IPO (initial public offering) as it looks to raise money to expand its network.
Filipino newcomer Dito is the latest business to have its plans derailed by the COVID19 Coronavirus, with the operator delaying its official launch due to issues with importing components.
Telefonica has completed the process of returning its Mexican spectrum licences and raised EUR95 million (US$104 million) as a result.
Namibian market leader MTC (Mobile Telecommunications) has completed the first phase of the 081Every1 network expansion that it began in July 2017.
South Africa’s Econet Global is the latest operator to express an interest in obtaining a licence to deliver services in Ethiopia.
Kenyan operator Safaricom is one of a number of technology companies that has joined an initiative for disability inclusion.
Only days after these news pages reported that the new Philippines mobile operator DITO Telecommunity had claimed adequate funding to enter the country’s mobile market, DITO has delayed a planned commercial launch in the Philippines until March 2021.
The newest major entrant to the Philippines’ mobile market, DITO Telecommunity, has asserted that it has “enough” funding to take on the longstanding duopoly of PLDT and Globe Telecom.
Albania’s antitrust watchdog the Competition Authority has approved – subject to a few conditions – Vodafone Albania’s acquisition of Albanian Broadband Company (ABCom).
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