True Corp’s mobile arm True Move H Universal Communication (TUC) says it has paid THB 4 billion baht (US$116.3 million) for the sixth instalment fee for 900-MHz spectrum originally acquired by Dtac TriNet (DTN).
Telecom Egypt is reportedly in talks to sell and lease back the majority of its tower footprint to raise up to US$250 million, as three major tower players have shown interest.
Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata said on Monday it has introduced a service to make it easy for customers to transition from traditional SIM cards to eSIMs.
There’s been another service upgrade announcement from state-owned incumbent Ethio Telecom, presumably aiming to position itself as an attractive alternative to new entrant Safaricom Ethiopia in what has become a much more competitive Ethiopian market in recent months.
Telefonica is reportedly considering to buy troubled Brazilian operator Oi’s broadband unit as part of expansion plans in Brazil.
Telenor Group announced it will sell its Pakistani operations to Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) for NOK5.3 billion (US$490 million) and end its 18-year stay in the South Asian country.
Vietnam-based Viettel Group is reportedly making plans to expand its operations in Cambodia via local subsidiary Metfone to invest in more technologies and create jobs.
Smartphone shipments in Latin America surged by 17% in Q3 to 31.8 million units, snapping six consecutive quarters of decline.
Two telecoms infrastructure associations – Malaysia’s PPIT and Indonesia’s ASPIMTEL – announced Friday they have signed an MoU to share knowledge and deepen cooperation between their respective countries.
The Nepalese National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) could block Axiata’s exit from Nepal for not notifying the regulator of the sale of its unit Ncell, as the Malaysian operator opted to exit the market due to a tax dispute with the government.
Mexico-based It and telecoms firm Axtel secured a US$60 million loan form the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, as part of plans to expand its fibre network, tower footprint and data centres.
American Tower Corporation (ATC) demanded a down payment of KES500 million (US$3.26 million) and KES150 million per month from Telkom Kenya, in order to switch on the 246 cell sites it shut down seven months ago due to debt owed by the operator.
Telekom Malaysia says it has swapped out 90% of its copper cables in Sabah with fibre and will ditch the remaining copper lines by 2025 as it copes with rising incidents of cable theft.
Despite a slow start in the MENA region, 5G is projected to account for half of all mobile subscribers by 2030, by which time it also be a significant driver of GDP for the region, says a new GSMA Intelligence report.
Philippines-base operator PLDT announced president and CEO Alfredo Panlilio will retire at the end of this year with chairman Manuel Pangilinan to take the reins.
Axiata Group secured a deal to sell off its majority share in its Nepalese operation Ncell, effectively ending the group’s business in Nepal after seven years due to a tax dispute.
Caribbean and Central America-based mobile operator Digicel revealed former Inmarsat and Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri will take the reins as Chairman Designate from the company’s Founder Denis O’Brien.
Axiata Group reported profits were hit by an asset charge stemming from its Nepalese unit however growth was reported across most of its operators.
Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata connected over 200,000 users to its 5G network in a trial of the technology before a wider nationwide rollout.
Indonesian operator XL Axiata revealed that Garut Resort Police have arrested a group of fraudsters who ran a scam by impersonating XL Home service officers to steal home broadband routers.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) expanded its broadband business with the acquisition of rival MNC Play, as the company bets on broadband being a growth accelerator from 2024.
Orange revealed it pulled out of plans to acquire a 45% stake in Ethiopian operator Ethio Telecom, stating it saw no new value creation by going ahead with the move.
Indian telco Bharti Airtel announced on Monday that it has expanded its 5G coverage to the remote Zanskar valley in Kargil district, making it the first 5G service in the valley.
Korean telco SK Telecom said on Monday it has signed several new publishing partnerships, including one with Malaysian operator CelcomDigi, to expand its metaverse product “ifland” to Southeast Asia.
Indonesian telco Telkomsel has signed an agreement with Microsoft to collaborate on exploring the sustainability of generative AI as an accelerator for the development of Indonesia’s digital ecosystem.
Thai telco True Corporation has unveiled its strategy for sustainable artificial intelligence (AI) adoption that includes new guidelines for ethical usage of the technology in Thailand.
Telekom Malaysia reported profits doubling due to lower costs and taxes, despite revenues taking a dip due to market challenges.
Orange Group unified its suite of apps under one super app called Max It, with the aim to more than double the number of active app users on its network over the next two years, as part of part of wider plans to maintain growth in the Middle East and Africa.
Malaysian telco Maxis signed MoUs on Wednesday with ‘smart scooter’ provider Blueshark and charging network operator EV Connection (EVC) to accelerate adoption of e-mobility solutions.
Indonesian telco XL Axiata on Wednesday reported modest growth in revenues and normalized net profit in its 9-month results for 2023, which it credits to its fast growing fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) business.
Deutsche Telekom subsidiary OTE Group announced it is negotiating the sale of its subsidiary Telekom Romania to Quantum Projects Group (QPG) following a request to make the announcement public from Greek authorities.
Telkom SA revealed it entered into an exclusive deal to sell its tower unit Swiftnet to an unknown party, a move that aligns with its strategy to focus on core infrastructure.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has reportedly confirmed that it’s actively building up its 4G network in Indonesia’s future capital city Nusantara.
CelcomDigi reported a dip in earnings due to depreciation of network assets, and flat revenues as the company continues its merger integration.
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