Brazilian telecommunications firm Oi SA is said to be in talks with Spain’s Telefonica and Italy’s Telecom Italia to sell its mobile network.
Two state-owned operators in Uzbekistan have announced that they will begin trialling 5G technology.
According to recent reports in the Indian press, The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has added its voice to those concerned about prices for 5G spectrum recommended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
The GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, has announced a new initiative aimed at developing a mobile industry climate action roadmap in line with the Paris Agreement.
Helios Towers is again planning to list on the London Stock Exchange after abandoning its previous attempt 18 months ago.
El Salvador’s Superintendencia de Competencia has rejected America Movil’s application to acquire Telefonica’s local unit for the second time.
As operators gear up for 4G or 5G rollouts in many regions, spectrum availability and spectrum prices are again in the news. Now the GSMA has intervened in the debate with what may be its strongest message to date on spectrum pricing.
Thailand’s AIS has agreed to a ten-year tower leaseback arrangement with state-run operator TOT in a move which resolves an ownership dispute dating back to 2014.
Vietnam’s market leader Viettel has snubbed Chinese suppliers for its 5G network buildout, instead opting for equipment from Ericsson and Nokia.
Two of Pakistan’s main operators have now paid around half of their licence renewal fees, which were recently increased by the country’s government to $450 million.
Axiata and Telenor have dropped the proposed merger of their Asian businesses while noting that talks may resume in the future.
Safaricom’s interim CEO Michael Joseph has dismissed rumours that the company objects to an upcoming merger between its domestic rivals Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya.
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry is reportedly putting forward a proposal to merge the country’s two state-run operators, CAT and TOT, by the middle of next year.
Thai market leader AIS has signed cooperation agreements with several international vendors for joint research and testing of 5G technology.
Millicom has completed its acquisition of Telefonica’s Panama unit.
The Philippines looks likely to receive a fourth major commercial mobile operator shortly after its third, with Now Telecom set to launch 5G services and build out a backbone network across the country.
Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Ncell Axiata after it took legal action against a NPR63 billion ($542 million) capital gains tax bill.
The government of Morocco has agreed to invest MAD10 billion ($1 billion) into market leader Maroc Telecom across the next three years.
South Africa’s MTN and Vodacom are losing millions each year as a result of theft and vandalism of telecoms equipment perpetrated by criminal gangs.
Vodafone Idea CEO Balesh Sharma has resigned, with Vodafone Group’s India representative Ravinder Takkar appointed as his replacement.
The government of Vietnam is aiming to sell stakes in both Mobifone and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VPTG) by 2021.
Myanmar’s fourth-placed operator Mytel has completed technical 5G tests on the 3.5GHz frequency.
UPDATE: Bharti Airtel has dismissed speculation that it could sell a stake to Japanese operator SoftBank after CNBC reported that the companies were holding preliminary discussions over a possible investment.
Indonesia’s Indosat Ooredoo is planning to invest IDR2 trillion ($140 million) in order to increase its network of 4G base stations almost twofold.
Thai market leader AIS has seen both its revenue and total subscribers increase during its second quarter.
Vodafone Idea has sustained a net loss for the third consecutive quarter following its fiscal Q1 for 2020.
In a bid to reduce operating expenditure, TIM Brasil and Telefonica’s local unit Vivo are holding talks over a potential 2G & 4G infrastructure sharing agreement.
Telenor has warned that an accounting error at its Bangladeshi unit Grameenphone has had a one-off but substantial impact on its Q2 earnings.
The most recent Mobile Number Portability (MNP) chart released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows 9mobile as gaining the highest ports-in consistently over the past year.
Shareholders in the Bulgarian operator Vivacom have confirmed that the unit is to be put up for sale.
Indonesian number three Indosat Ooredoo is looking to sell off 3000 towers in order to raise funds as it prepares for a pronounced increase in its capital expenditure.
Bharti Airtel has now fully acquired Tata Teleservices’ consumer mobile unit, providing the operator with access to three different 4G spectrum bands.
OTE Group is looking to conclude deals to sell off three separate units of Telekom Romania within the next four months.
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore has passed away after succumbing to acute myeloid leukaemia.
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