Under new guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the country’s mobile operators will be banned from implementing mobile payments services into their established retail networks.
Under new guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the country’s mobile operators will be banned from implementing mobile payments services into their established retail networks.
Alcatel-Lucent and Ooredoo Algeria have built a high-capacity optical transport network to connect Algeria’s main cities of Algiers, Constantine and Oran - as well as smaller cities - with high-speed ultra broadband mobile access.
Operators of business and mission critical radio networks understand the benefits of reliable communications – and indeed the consequences should those networks fail to perform.
This past September saw the launch in India of the first mobile devices using the Android One standard, which aims to bring low-cost smartphones – and by extension, internet access – to the previously unconnected.
Mobinil has chosen Ericsson to enhance its network, providing improved data services to its subscribers.
Indosat has launched Indonesia’s fastest LTE service, “SUPER 4G-LTE” offering speeds of up to 185Mbps.
Airtel has partnered with Ericsson to deliver a new, nationwide LTE (Long Term Evolution) 800 MHz network in the Seychelles.
Telenor Myanmar is launching a mobile banking offering in partnership with Yoma Bank.
MTN Uganda has deployed Ericsson’s Converged Wallet platform, enabling the operator to quickly introduce relevant, new and differentiated mobile financial services offerings.
Microsoft has signed a new strategic alliance with Tunisian startup Saphon Energy, a company that specialises in the research and development of wind energy.
SkyVision Global Networks is providing managed IP Trunking and Private Network solutions to Cable & Wireless Seychelles (CWS).
Indonesia’s PGASCOM has chosen the Coriant hiT 7300 Multi-Haul Transport Platform to expand the capacity of its long haul submarine cable network that links Jakarta and Singapore.
Nokia Networks has been commissioned by Bharti Airtel to enhance its 3G networks in the Bihar, Mumbai and West Bengal telecom circles.
Tigo Senegal has launched a new Tigo Cash service based on Ericsson’s Wallet Platform Solution.
SLA Mobile is providing its Direct Operator Billing solution to Zain Jordan as part of the next step in the Zain Group’s Direct Operator Billing rollout.
Huawei and MegaFon have signed a cooperation agreement to roll out 5G networks in Russia ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Kazakhtelecom JSC has completed a live field trial demonstrating a nationwide 100 Gigabit-per-second (100G) optical network connection.
Sri Lanka Telecom has selected Vanrise Solutions to supply the backbone for its Voice Trading & Routing System.
Liquid Telecom has commissioned Alcatel-Lucent to provide various GPON and DWDM technologies for the expansion of its networks in Kenya and Uganda.
Econet Wireless and Mahindra Comviva are debuting the latter’s connectMoney Service Manager in Zimbabwe.
The Iraqi unit of Zain Group has signed an agreement with Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission to secure authorization to utilize 2100MHz spectrum for 3G services across Iraq.
Telekom Romania Communications has selected RAD’s Carrier Ethernet CE 2.0 MEF-certified demarcation devices to facilitate the delivery of wholesale broadband connectivity to international service providers.
Zain has chosen Ericsson to launch HD voice services over Zain's existing Ericsson 3G radio and core network in Bahrain.
Lima-based wi-fi provider WIGO S.A. has deployed solutions from DragonWave to interconnect base stations and MPLS nodes at speeds up to 800Mbps in the 18GHz and 13GHz frequency bands.
MEASAT has announced that customers on the AFRICASAT-1a satellite will now be able to benefit from additional cost savings given the successful test of 64APSK modulation on the satellite’s high-powered pan-African beam.
Established Namibian ICT provider, Paratus Telecom, has diversified its offering by launching a new mobile airtime distribution service called “Katiti”.
dtac TriNet has signed a five-year agreement with Ericsson to deliver 4G in several major cities as part of its LTE expansion program on 2100MHz band.
Etisalat’s Saudi affiliate Mobily has commissioned Nokia Networks to manage its network operations for the next five years.
Angola Cables has signed a contract to build the world’s first submarine cable system across the South Atlantic with NEC Corporation as the system supplier.
Surfline Communications has received $30 million of capital from Vantage Mezzanine to fund its LTE network in Ghana – the country’s first.
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a four-year frame agreement with Thailand’s True Corporation to supply an IP transport network.
Nigerian interconnect firm ICN (Interconnect Clearinghouse Nigeria) has deployed an IP communications solution from Cataleya.
Banco Santander Uruguay has chosen Syniverse’s Mobile Engagement for Customers solution to enhance its customer communications strategy.
Algeria Telecom has chosen Ericsson for the transformation of their broadband aggregation network.