Tokopedia, Indonesia’s largest e-commerce marketplace, is said to be involved in a major fundraising effort targeting up to $1.5bn.
An interesting new satellite-based take on the Internet of Things (IoT), with a strong focus on emerging markets, is attracting a healthy funding response.
Samsung is reportedly lining up an investment of $500 million for a smartphone display manufacturing plant in India.
CMC Networks and Neutrona Networks are expanding their SD-WAN and cloud network services for customers doing business in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.
After more than 30 years of development, IP networks have laid a solid foundation for network connectivity that will empower an intelligent society. According to Huawei's forward-looking Global Industry Vision (GIV) 2025, 6.2 billion people will have access to the Internet and 100 billion connections will exist worldwide by 2025.
Telenor has rekindled rumours of a possible merger with Axiata after reaching out to the Malaysian group’s largest shareholder to discuss the acquisition of a minority stake.
The fascinating – except perhaps to the central actors – saga of the massive payments due to the government from Indian operators has continued to add some twists after new legal representations offered hopes of a reprieve to some of India’s biggest service providers.
After shuttering its Indian operations in 2017, RCom (Reliance Communications)’s attempts to sell off its assets in order to recoup some of its liabilities are proving fruitful.
Better news for cable connections after recent disruption near Africa comes from Djibouti and Angola in the form of announcements of new trials and ongoing installation.
Submarine cable disruption has affected a number of areas in recent months. The last two weeks have seen many countries in Africa in particular affected by two regional undersea cable faults.
Vietnam’s Viettel claims to have developed its own 5G radio network base station, which it has used to demonstrate 5G connectivity.
ZTE and MTN Uganda have jointly launched the first 5G SA network in East Africa.
After receiving permits to trial 5G technologies from the Department of Telecommunications, India’s operators have selected suppliers for their tests.
Representatives of Telekom Romania have reportedly met with the country’s Prime Minister Ludovic Orban to discuss the sale of OTE Group’s holding in the operator.
New figures suggest strong growth for the rollout of fixed broadband lines in Argentina in the next four years.
Will the Indian government be allowed by its own Supreme Court to offer a last-minute reprieve to operators due to pay the equivalent of billions in dollars in outstanding fees by this Thursday?
Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom is to launch the first 5G wholesale roaming service in South Africa.
Recent Zimbabwean press reports indicate that state-backed mobile operator Telecel, already a distant third in the rankings of Zimbabwe’s three mobile network operators, may be on the verge of collapse.
Further good news for connectivity across the African continent comes with the announcement of a successful new launch from satellite operator Eutelsat Communications.
Prysmian Group, a leading name in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, is to undertake a major cable supply project in Mexico to bring broadband to remote regions.
India’s Supreme Court has rejected a plea to review a decision late last year that imposed massive penalties on the country’s three main operators.
We reported the likelihood of delays to the Brazilian 5G auction earlier this week. Now a government official has confirmed that interference issues are at least part of the reason for the delays.
In a move that make innovative use of satellite technology, digital agriculture company Farmers Edge and insurance group Fairfax Brasil have partnered to bring customized, data-driven crop insurance to growers in Brazil.
Orange Jordan, a provider of telecommunications services in Jordan, officially launched its mobile e-wallet service, Orange Money, at a special event this week.
According to a release on the Subtel Chile website, the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications (Subtel) has set up a public consultation asking all interested parties for comment on the planned 5G spectrum auction.
Recent announcements in Chad and Malaysia offer interesting examples of ways to encourage the take-up of, in Chad’s case, the internet, and, in Malaysia’s case, digital transactions.
Telkomsel, the largest wireless carrier in Indonesia, has selected the MaX UC portfolio from cloud native communications software supplier Metaswitch to enable it to offer unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) services to the broader business market.
A certification award for a drone service offered by a Middle Eastern mobile telecommunications company could boost opportunities for drone-based communications and inspection services in the region.
According to local press reports, South Africa’s Vodacom Group Ltd is in talks with Cell C Pty Ltd about taking on the smaller operator’s contract-paying customers.
Avaroa Cable Ltd (ACL), a wholesale fibre optic operator providing managed wholesale connectivity services to and between the Cook Islands, has confirmed that the Manatua One Polynesia submarine cable system has successfully been brought ashore in Rutaki village, Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands.
Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has announced plans to allow new mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to compete to provide services in the kingdom.
According to the UK’s Financial Times newspaper, Brazil’s auction of 5G spectrum, planned for March, has been delayed, with no new date set.
Nigeria’s attorney general has withdrawn a $2 billion tax demand against operator MTN Nigeria in a saga that dates back to August 2018, when the demand was first issued.
Local press reports indicate that undersea cable repairs on three internet cables connected to Vietnam are soon to conclude, enabling faster internet connectivity after a number of breakdowns and disruptions.
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