Over 25 million mobile phone users in South Africa now have access to mobile internet basics at no cost – and signs are that the new offering – from Vodacom – is already very popular.
Nepal Telecom is extending its 4G network services offering to around 25 cities beyond the Kathmandu Valley.
Satellite operator SES has announced the launch of Ethiosat – the first-ever dedicated Ethiopian TV platform to host Ethiopia’s most popular local channels.
Thailand’s state-owned TOT has been given 60 days to pay dtac THB317 million ($10.3 million) in overdue interconnect fees.
MainOne, which recently announced plans for a new data centre facility in Ghana, has made news again, this time in Cote d’Ivoire.
Unitel, Movicel and Angola Telecom may soon be joined by a fourth Angolan Unified Global operator.
Samsung has announced that it will no longer manufacture mobile devices in China.
As 4G-related activity continues across Africa there’s news of promotional efforts in Senegal and an imminent rollout in Zanzibar.
Cable operator Seacom has told South African press that it has lit up a one terabyte fibre line connecting Johannesburg and Cape Town.
According to the Russian news agency Tass, a draft forecast plan for privatisation of blocks of shares in the biggest companies in the country includes the government cutting its stake in operator Rostelecom.
Afghanistan’s state-run operator Afghan Telecom (Aftel) is aiming to launch commercial 4G services before the end of the year.
5G trials will get underway this month in Malaysia, with the country’s government confirming that eight companies have pledged a combined initial investment of MYR116 million ($27.7 million).
It looks like the war for subscribers in the highly competitive Indian market is about to hot up – yet again – after a new pronouncement from Gopal Vittal, Bharti Airtel CEO for India and South Asia.
The planned merger of Airtel and Telkom Kenya has been suspended following an order from Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
A report in today's Financial Times suggests that two private equity bidders are vying to buy Bulgaria’s largest telecoms company (and former monopoly), Vivacom, which was put on sale in July.
The Oi saga rumbles on, with good news – potentially – for the cash-starved Brazilian telecommunications company coming from Spain.
Hard on the heels of last week’s news that MainOne is to expand its data centre brand into Accra in Ghana, US-based First Brick Holdings has announced that it is entering the Ethiopian market.
Among many 5G demonstrations planned or recently held, two that certainly put 5G centre stage – almost literally – are in Myanmar and Brazil.
Facebook is inviting applications for the third edition of its London accelerator programme, which, for the first time, is open to start-ups from Africa.
Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 1.7 percent in the second quarter of 2019, totalling 368 million units. However, demand for high-end smartphones has slowed at a greater rate than demand for midrange and low-end smartphones.
Hughes Network Systems recently announced a high-speed satellite internet service for Mexico. Now it’s the turn of Viasat.
In the latest development in the ongoing story of Huawei and US sanctions Huawei’s CEO has claimed that the company is already producing 5G base stations without US parts.
Satellite news relevant to Mexican consumers, as well as industry in the wider Latin American region, comes in the form of recent announcements from Hughes Network Systems and a new entity called AXESS Networks.
Moroccan operator inwi has recently launched a new mobile money service called ‘inwi money’. The service works on mobiquity Money, a platform offered by mobile solutions provider Comviva.
An interesting new addition to the growing number of African countries looking at 5G is the Republic of Cabo Verde, some 560 kilometres off the west coast of mainland Africa.
MainOne, a provider of telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, has announced the expansion of its data centre brand, MDXi, into Accra in Ghana, in line with its ongoing West African expansion plans.
Malaysia, Nigeria and Bolivia have all been trialling 5G – at least one of them with an eye to 5G rollout in 2020.
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is planning to auction 5G spectrum in the 2600MHz, 26GHz and 28GHz bands later this year, but getting hold of that spectrum could be costly.
The continuing rollout of innovative financial services for those with limited, or no, access to banks is also inspiring all sorts of innovation, including a concept that its originator Juvo calls Financial Identity as a Service (FiDaaS).
It’s a rare day when Huawei isn’t in the news, as recent events – or possibly non-events – in Poland and Brazil make clear.
At the Mobile 360 Series – Digital Societies conference in Kuala Lumpur the GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, has launched the fourth edition of what it calls a key annual report on the region.
According to reports from the Philippines press, Globe Telecom has revealed plans to improve its wireless networks in the capital Manila, underpinned by an agreement with the city authorities.
Spanish satellite telecommunications operator Hispasat and Colombian satellite services provider Bansat have teamed up to offer satellite connectivity for a humanitarian mission in Colombia.
Two major names in the satellite business have announced a joint service agreement for maritime satellite broadband connectivity.
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