Sri Lankan number two Mobitel is set to be spun off from its parent firm, the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom.
Telia is continuing its withdrawal from the Eurasia region, announcing that it has begun preparations to sell off some of its holding in Turkish operator Turkcell.
Bharti Airtel is looking to reduce its African footprint through consolidation or stake reductions in six non-profitable markets.
Telia has succeeded in divesting its 60% stake in the parent company of Tajikistan’s Tcell.
NTT Communications has acquired a Virtual Network Operator – International Long Distance (VNO-ILD) licence in India through its affiliate, NTT Communications India Network Services (NTTCINS).
Indian debutante Reliance Jio recorded a dramatic net loss for the second half of its fiscal 2017, with its extensive package of discounts resulting in an almost complete erosion of revenue.
Having long held third place in the Thai mobile market, True Move has pushed into second place in Q1 2017 after the previous number two dtac recorded a poor first quarter.
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has expressed its preference for the country’s next round of spectrum auctions to be postponed to late 2018 or early 2019.
China Mobile’s Pakistani unit Zong has pledged that it will upgrade all of its mobile base stations to 4G by the end of 2017.
Vodacom Tanzania is considering whether to push back the deadline for parties to register their interest in its upcoming IPO, which is thus far under-subscribed.
Days after TRAI’s recommendation that it shutter its latest free offer, Reliance Jio has launched low-rate unlimited data plans.
Over the past two years, Indian market leader Bharti Airtel has doubled its total footprint of mobile network sites in India.
Telenor is selling a 4% stake in Veon – formerly VimpelCom – for around $259 million.
Fitch Ratings has pegged Thailand’s number two operator dtac as the most likely to have its proposal accepted for state operator TOT’s 4G public-private partnership contract.
Reliance Jio is extending its free service promotion across the summer, adding an extra three months during which its subscribers can access free voice and data.
Tajikistan’s Anti-Monopoly Service has failed to provide approval for Telia’s arranged sale of a 60% holding in the parent firm of Tajik operator Tcell by the required deadline.
A race to the bottom is underway in the Philippines’ voice market, with PLDT’s mobile subsidiary Smart matching rival Globe’s voice package of PHP1 ($0.02) per minute.
In a bid to reduce its debt, Bharti Airtel has sold a 10.3% stake in its tower unit Infratel to a group of investors.
Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is acquiring the 4G unit of Tikona Digital Networks.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved a proposed merger between Aircel and the wireless unit of RCom (Reliance Communications).
Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, India’s second and third largest operators, have agreed to merge their operations in the country to create a new market leading entity.
Orange is launching its brand in Burkina Faso, bolstering its offering in West Africa.
India’s state-owned provider BSNL is upgrading all of its 2G sites to 3G base stations and deploying 4G services in certain areas across the next fiscal year.
Millicom International Cellular S.A. and Bharti Airtel have agreed to combine their operations in Ghana.
NFS, holding company of Telecel mobile operations, is merging with international carrier Telecel Global (formerly Exxon Telecom).
Zain has partnered with Myca Health to develop and implement a mobile electronic medical health record (EMR) platform across its network.
The second and third largest operators in India look set to close a merger within weeks, in a deal that would see the resulting entity become the country’s market leader.
Reliance Communications has opened discussions regarding a potential merger with Tata Teleservices in order to strengthen its presence in India, where increased competition is driving a trend towards consolidation.
Indian newcomer Reliance Jio has attracted 100 million subscribers in just five months, according to the operator’s chairman Mukesh Ambani.
MTN registered an overall loss in 2016 which it attributed in large part to the $1 billion fine it received from the Nigerian government.
Millicom has signed an agreement for the sale of its Tigo business in Senegal to Wari Group for $129 million.
Deutsche Telekom’s Romanian operations are reportedly up for sale, with the operator believed to be holding talks to sell off its fixed and mobile units separately.
Telenor’s Indian unit has floated the possibility of merging with Aircel & RCom once their proposed merger is complete.
Israeli operator Xfone has taken legal action in an attempt to prevent market leader Cellcom from forming a network-sharing arrangement with the owner of Golan Telecom.
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