Operators

The future of Russia’s second-largest operator MegaFon is currently under discussion by a number of firms, with Scandinavian group TeliaSonera the most recent party to confirm its involvement...

Bharti Airtel has announced that it will expand its African operations into Rwanda, bringing to 17 the total number of African countries where it is present...

Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) has responded to requests from its two potential buyers to extend the deadline for submitting a bid...

The Libyan Investment Authority’s international telecommunications arm LAP GreenN has filed court papers challenging the Zambian Government’s action to seize its 75% share in Zamtel...

Following the news that Etisalat will cease operations in India, reports are claiming that the UAE-based firm is looking to withdraw from Indonesia by selling its stake in local operator PTXL Axiata...

The UAE-based telecom giant Etisalat has confirmed that it will bring a close to its involvement in India, shutting down its operations in the country on March 31^st...

A major Malaysian WiMAX operator has outlined its plans for expanding into fibre broadband and LTE...

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel has reported a fall in profit over Q411 despite healthy growth across its African operations...

The net income of Latin American telecom giant America Movil dropped in Q411 despite a rise in revenues...

India’s cancellation of 2G licences continues to shake up its telecom sector, with Middle Eastern firm Batelco announcing that it will sell its stake in the Indian operator STel...

A service provider which specialises in emerging markets has extended its mobile services contract with the leading mobile operator in Kosovo...

A startup operator in India has been prohibited from using infrastructure owned by one of the country’s largest operators...

The Indian Supreme Court has rejected the Indian government’s claim that Vodafone Group owed $2.2 billion in taxes, stating that the British firm “had no liability to account for withholding tax on its acquisition of interests in Hutchison Essar Limited (now Vodafone India Limited) in 2007"...

The ongoing disagreement over the ownership of Algeria’s market leading operator Djezzy could soon come to a close, following the announcement that the country’s government is to become a majority stakeholder in the firm...

Adding its voice to the debate over Indian 3G roaming agreements, the state-owned operator BSNL has claimed that the spectrum-sharing alliances between private operators across the country are “illegal”...

The Indian government is reviewing its stance on mergers and acquisitions as a means of fostering consolidation in the highly competitive market – and this may lead to the market leader Bharti Airtel acquiring domestic operators...

The Spanish telecom giant Telefónica has affirmed its commitment to the Czech Republic, stating that it does not intend to reduce its presence in the Central European country...

Orange won the “Best New Service” award at the AfricaCom Awards 2011...

The Indian state-owned operator BSNL has shunned calls from the regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) to restore connections that it has deliberately disrupted...

A new shared LTE network will reportedly be constructed in Russia by a collaboration between two of the country’s major operators, VimpelCom and MTS...

Three of the largest operators in India – Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular - are reportedly planning on creating a holding company for their passive infrastructure towers...

Enterprise markets in Southern Africa are on the rise and Namibia’s licence-exempt market is no exception...

An infrastructure supplier which provided telecommunications equipment to Libyan rebels in Benghazi and Misrata has revealed its involvement in the liberation effort to the press...

France Telecom has stated that it is keen to pursue partnerships in the Middle East and Africa as a means of strengthening its market presence in these regions...

A new revelation has presented another setback to the group of Russian operators that have agreed to share LTE infrastructure...

The number three operator in China has reported a significant boost in 3G adoption across the first half of 2011...

Significant job cuts could result from the Indian operator Tata Teleservices’ (TTSL) plan to merge its CDMA and GSM businesses. The unification could affect up to 15 per cent of the firm’s employees...

The frenetically competitive telecom sector in India may have finally been assuaged, with the announcement that market leader Bharti Airtel has increased several of its prepaid tariffs...

Subscribers of the only mobile operator in the Bahamas are no longer required to pay an additional charge for calling between the 29 islands of the archipelagic nation...

Vodafone is conducting talks with potential buyers for some of its Indian mobile operations, according to reports...

One of the most prominent operators in Western Europe could be expanding into Africa...

Relations between the owners of the beleaguered Indian operator Etisalat DB have soured to the point of conflict, with Indian DB Group initiating legal proceedings against UAE-based Etisalat on the grounds that it violated the terms of their joint venture agreement...

Each of India’s three largest operators will soon be able to provide their own nationwide 3G service, with reports suggesting that Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel have signed a cross-circle roaming agreement...