The Fijian regulator has reduced charges for the Fiji International Telecommunications Pte Limited (FINTEL) cable landing station.
Latin America is a vast region with huge economic potential – but amid backlash against Brazil’s recent destruction of natural environments for agricultural purposes, it’s clear that industrial growth cannot come at any cost.
For most people, islands in the Indian Ocean invoke the idea of luxury holidays on tropical beaches – the last place we would want to be interrupted by a business email.
South African data-only operator Rain has launched what is being called the African continent's first commercial 5G network.
Brazilian telecommunications firm Oi SA is said to be in talks with Spain’s Telefonica and Italy’s Telecom Italia to sell its mobile network.
Italy’s Sparkle has announced the completion of the expansion and renovation of its Istanbul Data Centre with the adoption of state-of-the-art energy-efficient equipment.
Today – 19 September – sees the arrival of the German-Africa ICT Forum at Microsoft Berlin, Germany.
FSS, one of India’s largest payments processors and a global provider of integrated payment products, and US-based Oracle Financial Services have announced a collaboration to enhance digital payments for banks.
Two state-owned operators in Uzbekistan have announced that they will begin trialling 5G technology.
Angola Cables and TM Global, the global and wholesale arm of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), are planning a new subsea route that could deliver much lower latency levels between Asia and South America.
Orange, PCCW Global and PEACE have signed an agreement to deploy the new submarine cable PEACE Med, marking the arrival of the first Chinese private submarine cable in France.
According to recent reports in the Indian press, The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has added its voice to those concerned about prices for 5G spectrum recommended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Networking systems, services and software company Ciena has announced the completion of a ‘significant’ upgrade to the SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable system to support enterprise data exchange, internet TV, and online gaming.
Media content distributor ViewMedia is planning to launch a new digital broadcast platform for francophone West Africa on the AMOS-17 satellite.
The GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, has announced a new initiative aimed at developing a mobile industry climate action roadmap in line with the Paris Agreement.
ECI and WDC Networks have partnered to enable ISPs throughout Brazil to provide affordable, high-speed broadband to regions and rural communities which have been historically underserved.
Egypt has plans for a new capital to replace Cairo. Indeed, a multi-billion-dollar telecommunications network is already being planned for the new capital. But who will supply it?
BTC (Botswana Telecommunications Corporation) is doubling its capacity on Spacecom’s AMOS-7 communication satellite KU-beams.
Mobile penetration is high in Saudi Arabia and the market is heavily saturated, reports Research & Markets.
Helios Towers is again planning to list on the London Stock Exchange after abandoning its previous attempt 18 months ago.
El Salvador’s Superintendencia de Competencia has rejected America Movil’s application to acquire Telefonica’s local unit for the second time.
Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei has said that the company would be ready to share its 5G portfolio with a non-Asian company for a one-off fee.
Hughes Communications India Ltd, (HCIL), a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a provider of broadband satellite networks and services, has announced the launch of commercial maritime mobility services in India.
With 5G spectrum affordability very much a talking point recently, it seems appropriate to highlight news that the much-delayed mass spectrum auction may finally be on its way in India.
ORIS Telekom is deploying Epsilon’s SDN (software-defined networking) platform Infiny in Turkey.
Hard on the heels of yesterday’s detailed GSMA report on spectrum prices comes an open letter to governments on the identification of spectrum for mobile communications.
Building a network across thousands of kilometres of diverse terrain in often tough weather may seem a big ask but it can be – and in fact has been – done.
Orange Polska and Ericsson have launched a 5G test network in Warsaw offering download speeds close to 900Mbps.
Algérie Telecom Satellite (ATS) has selected the Hughes Jupiter System to enable satellite broadband service to home users and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) customers.
Philippines-based PLDT has announced plans to build two new international submarine cables. The digital services provider is, it says, responding to an anticipated boom in data usage in the country, requiring improved global cabling capacity.
As operators gear up for 4G or 5G rollouts in many regions, spectrum availability and spectrum prices are again in the news. Now the GSMA has intervened in the debate with what may be its strongest message to date on spectrum pricing.
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.
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