Thailand’s AIS has agreed to a ten-year tower leaseback arrangement with state-run operator TOT in a move which resolves an ownership dispute dating back to 2014.
It’s becoming more and more common for operators to consider sharing as 5G rolls out, but it’s certainly news when two of the biggest operators in the world propose such a strategy.
Oman has established a progressive mobile sector which has substantial coverage of both 3G and 4G LTE networks, reports Research & Markets.
Vietnam’s market leader Viettel has snubbed Chinese suppliers for its 5G network buildout, instead opting for equipment from Ericsson and Nokia.
At the 2019 Data Center Optoelectronics Technology and Industry Summit, Huawei and industry chain partners jointly established the Next Generation SFP Multisource Agreement (NGSFP MSA) work group.
Apple has conceded that its largest iPhone manufacturing plant broke Chinese labour laws relating to the use of temporary staff.
Hard on the heels of last week’s news that Axiata and Telenor have, for now, dropped the proposed merger of their Asian businesses comes a more upbeat announcement in the form of encouraging figures from mobile operator XL Axiata.
New to Slovenia – and a growing trend in many other territories – is an offer that allows mobile subscribers to share their unused gigabytes with other users.
Recent news that Chile's Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry has awarded a US$3 million contract for an economic, technical and legal feasibility study for a Chile-to-China fibre optic cable is significant for a number of reasons.
Madagascar's economy has shown steady growth in recent years, which is helping to increase consumer spend on telecom services.
Two of Pakistan’s main operators have now paid around half of their licence renewal fees, which were recently increased by the country’s government to $450 million.
Axiata and Telenor have dropped the proposed merger of their Asian businesses while noting that talks may resume in the future.
Safaricom’s interim CEO Michael Joseph has dismissed rumours that the company objects to an upcoming merger between its domestic rivals Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya.
Russian operator MegaFon has chosen Ericsson to develop a new nationwide transport network.
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry is reportedly putting forward a proposal to merge the country’s two state-run operators, CAT and TOT, by the middle of next year.
Hughes Network Systems has partnered with Facebook to launch Wi-Fi hotspots in Colombia, supported by the Facebook Express Wi-Fi software platform.
China's telecommunications development has generally been driven by investments from government-allied entities and features a strong industrial policy, reports Research & Markets.
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has confirmed that it no longer plans to hold an IPO in mainland China.
India's mobile market continues to get the bulk of local capital expenditure as the operators expand their infrastructure, reports Research & Markets.
Thai market leader AIS has signed cooperation agreements with several international vendors for joint research and testing of 5G technology.
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China Mobile has revealed plans to release a proprietary 5G smartphone as part of its drive to launch the technology in more than 50 Chinese cities before 2020.
Millicom has completed its acquisition of Telefonica’s Panama unit.
Kacific has selected ABS for ground infrastructure as it prepares for the launch of its Kacific1 satellite later in the year.
Google is reportedly planning to begin manufacturing its Pixel smartphones in Vietnam due to the escalating US-China trade war.
Intelsat S.A. and Africa Mobile Networks have announced that since partnering in autumn last year, they have connected 525 remote cell sites to bring mobile connectivity to unserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has approved a $230 million loan to Nigeria’s 9mobile.
The Philippines looks likely to receive a fourth major commercial mobile operator shortly after its third, with Now Telecom set to launch 5G services and build out a backbone network across the country.
Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Ncell Axiata after it took legal action against a NPR63 billion ($542 million) capital gains tax bill.
Latin American satellite firm Axesat has selected Hughes Network Systems to deliver satellite connectivity to enterprise customers throughout Colombia.
Mauritius Telecom has deployed the country’s first national mobile payment solution in the capital of Port Louis.
The telecom sector in Burkina Faso continues to be stymied by slow regulatory procedures and insufficient mobile spectrum, reports Research & Markets.
The government of Bangladesh is considering streamlining its licensing system by replacing operators’ existing separate 2G, 3G and 4G spectrum licences with a single consolidated permit.
Focusing on 4G availability has rocketed Cambodia into the top half of Opensignal’s global rankings for this metric – but at the cost of 4G speeds.
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