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Indian central bank rules out retail channels for mobile money

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
03 December 2014
11282 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Mobile Banking
  • Reserve Bank of India

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.

Ooredoo Algeria deploys 400G ultra-broadband mobile access network with Alcatel-Lucent

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
02 December 2014
8708 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Algeria
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • DWDM
  • 400G
  • Ooredoo Algeria

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.

Distributed Architecture in Emerging Markets

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Andy Grimmett
Category: Wireless Networks
28 November 2014
6614 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Malaysia

Operators of business and mission critical radio networks understand the benefits of reliable communications – and indeed the consequences should those networks fail to perform.

Why cheap smartphones are great for the developing world

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Jay Hinman
Category: Devices & Platforms
27 November 2014
13912 views
  • Global
  • Smartphones
  • Mobile Data
  • Android One
  • Sponsored Data

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.

Ericsson to enhance Mobinil’s Egyptian network

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
27 November 2014
7084 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Ericsson
  • Egypt
  • Mobinil
  • Data Services

Mobinil has chosen Ericsson to enhance its network, providing improved data services to its subscribers.

Indosat debuts super-fast 4G in Indonesia

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
27 November 2014
7962 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Ooredoo
  • Indosat

Indosat has launched Indonesia’s fastest LTE service, “SUPER 4G-LTE” offering speeds of up to 185Mbps.

Airtel deploys 4G/LTE network in Seychelles with Ericsson

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
26 November 2014
10119 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • LTE
  • Ericsson
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Seychelles

Airtel has partnered with Ericsson to deliver a new, nationwide LTE (Long Term Evolution) 800 MHz network in the Seychelles.

Telenor readying mobile money with Yoma in Myanmar

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
25 November 2014
18955 views
  • Mobile Finance
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Myanmar
  • Telenor Myanmar

Telenor Myanmar is launching a mobile banking offering in partnership with Yoma Bank.

MTN Uganda strengthens mobile financial services with Ericsson

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
25 November 2014
6991 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Ericsson
  • MFS
  • Uganda
  • MTN Uganda

MTN Uganda has deployed Ericsson’s Converged Wallet platform, enabling the operator to quickly introduce relevant, new and differentiated mobile financial services offerings.

Microsoft partners with Tunisian wind energy startup

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Alec Barton
Category: Energy & Sustainability
24 November 2014
8825 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Microsoft
  • Tunisia
  • Wind Energy

Microsoft has signed a new strategic alliance with Tunisian startup Saphon Energy, a company that specialises in the research and development of wind energy.

CWS Seychelles brings in SkyVision for VSAT & IP Trunking

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
21 November 2014
9929 views
  • Central South Asia
  • VSAT
  • Seychelles
  • IP Trunking
  • SkyVision
  • Cable and Wireless Seychelles

SkyVision Global Networks is providing managed IP Trunking and Private Network solutions to Cable & Wireless Seychelles (CWS).

PGASCOM Selects Coriant to Expand Long Haul DWDM Network in Indonesia

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
21 November 2014
7866 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Capacity
  • DWDM
  • Subsea Cable
  • Coriant

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.

Bharti Airtel taps Nokia for 3G upgrade in India

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
21 November 2014
7476 views
  • Central South Asia
  • 3G
  • India
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Nokia Networks

Nokia Networks has been commissioned by Bharti Airtel to enhance its 3G networks in the Bihar, Mumbai and West Bengal telecom circles.

Ericsson supports Tigo Mobile Wallet introduction in Senegal

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
20 November 2014
8401 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Ericsson
  • Senegal
  • Mobile Wallet
  • Tigo
  • Tigo Senegal

Tigo Senegal has launched a new Tigo Cash service based on Ericsson’s Wallet Platform Solution.

SLA Mobile Expands Direct Operator Billing Service to Zain Jordan

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
20 November 2014
6953 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Jordan
  • Direct Operator Billing
  • SLA Mobile
  • Zain Jordan

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 sign 5G agreement for Russia

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
20 November 2014
8774 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • MegaFon
  • Russia
  • Huawei
  • 5G

Huawei and MegaFon have signed a cooperation agreement to roll out 5G networks in Russia ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Success for Kazakhtelecom’s 100Gbps trial

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
19 November 2014
7475 views
  • Central South Asia
  • DWDM
  • Juniper Networks
  • IP MPLS
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kazakhtelecom
  • Coriant

Kazakhtelecom JSC has completed a live field trial demonstrating a nationwide 100 Gigabit-per-second (100G) optical network connection.

Sri Lanka Telecom selects Vanrise Solutions for Voice Trading and Routing System

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James Barton
Category: Service Management
19 November 2014
8992 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Routing
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka Telecom

Sri Lanka Telecom has selected Vanrise Solutions to supply the backbone for its Voice Trading & Routing System.

Liquid Telecom expands Kenyan and Ugandan networks with Alcatel-Lucent

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
18 November 2014
10596 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Liquid Telecom
  • DWDM
  • Uganda
  • GPON

Liquid Telecom has commissioned Alcatel-Lucent to provide various GPON and DWDM technologies for the expansion of its networks in Kenya and Uganda.

Econet and Mahindra Comviva bringing mobile money debit cards to Zimbabwe

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
18 November 2014
8175 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zimbabwe
  • Mahindra Comviva
  • Mastercard
  • Mobile Wallet
  • Econet Wireless
  • EcoCash

Econet Wireless and Mahindra Comviva are debuting the latter’s connectMoney Service Manager in Zimbabwe.

Zain Iraq to launch 3G services in January 2015

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
17 November 2014
8179 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • 3G
  • Iraq
  • Zain Iraq

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 deploys RAD's Carrier Ethernet Solution

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
13 November 2014
9079 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Broadband
  • Carrier Ethernet
  • Romania
  • Wholesale
  • RAD
  • Telekom Romania

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.

Ericsson and Zain Bahrain partner to deliver High Definition voice in the Kingdom

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
12 November 2014
7005 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Zain
  • Ericsson
  • HD Voice
  • Bahrain

Zain has chosen Ericsson to launch HD voice services over Zain's existing Ericsson 3G radio and core network in Bahrain.

WIGO S.A. selects DragonWave for interconnect solutions in Peru

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
12 November 2014
7730 views
  • Latin America
  • Peru
  • Capacity
  • Interconnect
  • DragonWave

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 generates cost savings for African customer with NovelSat

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
11 November 2014
6182 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Bandwidth
  • Novelsat
  • Satellite Capacity
  • MEASAT

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.

Paratus Telecom and Nomanini partner to bring “business in a box” to Namibia

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James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
11 November 2014
7765 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Namibia
  • Airtime
  • Paratus Telecom
  • Nomanini

Established Namibian ICT provider, Paratus Telecom, has diversified its offering by launching a new mobile airtime distribution service called “Katiti”.

dtac selects Ericsson's LTE technology to deliver 4G in Thailand

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
07 November 2014
10277 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Thailand
  • dtac TriNet
  • Ericsson
  • 4G LTE

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.

Nokia providing network management to Mobily for next 5 years

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James Barton
Category: Service Management
06 November 2014
9344 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Etisalat
  • Network Management
  • Mobily
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Nokia Networks

Etisalat’s Saudi affiliate Mobily has commissioned Nokia Networks to manage its network operations for the next five years.

Angola Cables to build the world’s first submarine cable across the South Atlantic

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
05 November 2014
9518 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Angola
  • NEC
  • Angola Cables
  • Submarine Cable
  • SACS

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 gets investment for first LTE network in Ghana

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
05 November 2014
7679 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • LTE
  • Surfline
  • Ghana

Surfline Communications has received $30 million of capital from Vantage Mezzanine to fund its LTE network in Ghana – the country’s first.

True Corp taps Alcatel-Lucent for transport networks in Thailand

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
05 November 2014
6797 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • True Corp
  • Thailand
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • IP Transport Networks

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a four-year frame agreement with Thailand’s True Corporation to supply an IP transport network.

ICN Selects Cataleya to Grow IPX-Enabled Networking in West Africa

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James Barton
Category: Service Management
04 November 2014
8510 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
  • ICN
  • Cataleya
  • IPX Networking

Nigerian interconnect firm ICN (Interconnect Clearinghouse Nigeria) has deployed an IP communications solution from Cataleya.

Banco Santander enhances Customer Communications in Uruguay with Syniverse

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James Barton
Category: Customer Management
30 October 2014
7073 views
  • Latin America
  • Uruguay
  • Syniverse
  • Banco Santander

Banco Santander Uruguay has chosen Syniverse’s Mobile Engagement for Customers solution to enhance its customer communications strategy.

Algeria Telecom transforms broadband network with Ericsson

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
29 October 2014
7774 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Broadband
  • Algeria
  • Ericsson
  • Algeria Telecom

Algeria Telecom has chosen Ericsson for the transformation of their broadband aggregation network.

Wireless Networks Article Count:  2335

Optical & Fixed Networks Article Count:  1380

Satellite Networks Article Count:  1125

Data Centres & Networks Article Count:  798

Service Management Article Count:  444

Revenue & Billing Article Count:  346

Energy & Sustainability Article Count:  312

Cybersecurity Article Count:  167

Cloud & Virtualisation Article Count:  372

Customer Management Article Count:  192

Mobile Finance Article Count:  732

Enterprise Ecosystems Article Count:  621

Consumer Ecosystems Article Count:  819

Devices & Platforms Article Count:  563

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