With an investment of CNY30 billion ($4.4 billion), the city of Shanghai – China’s second most populous – is planning to implement widespread 5G coverage by 2020.
Research & Markets’ latest report notes that Mali has a challenging geography for the provision of telecommunication services, with large tracts of the country consisting of sparsely populated desert.
The government of Ethiopia has announced plans to award mobile licences to two new players in the first quarter of 2020, bringing an end to the long-running monopoly of state-owned Ethio Telecom.
Libya's civil war has crippled the country's economy and disrupted its telecommunications sector. Much of the telecom infrastructure has been destroyed or stolen, including about a quarter of the country's mobile tower sites, according to Research & Markets’ latest report.
Armenian continues to attempt to put an effective national telecommunications service in place, reports Research & Markets.
Cameroon’s Telecommunications Regulatory Agency has fined the local operations of MTN, Orange and Viettel a collective XAF3.5 billion ($6 million).
Given its high population density and the low penetration rates across all telecom sectors, Burundi remains potentially one of the most attractive telecom markets in Africa for investors, according to Research & Markets’ latest report.
Bharti Airtel has now fully acquired Tata Teleservices’ consumer mobile unit, providing the operator with access to three different 4G spectrum bands.
Mauritania's small population and low economic output has limited the country's ability to develop sustained growth, reports Research & Markets.
Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei appeared unruffled by the USA’s apparent reversal of its block on US firms supplying the Chinese vendor with equipment.
Effective regulatory reform has made Botswana's telecom market one of the most liberalised in the region, reports Research & Markets.
PT. Aplikanusa Lintasarta has chosen Intelsat to support the deployment and expansion of Indonesia’s broadband and wireless communications infrastructure, bringing reliable, consistent, and affordable connectivity to millions of Indonesians.
OTE Group is looking to conclude deals to sell off three separate units of Telekom Romania within the next four months.
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore has passed away after succumbing to acute myeloid leukaemia.
Satellite technology provider Avanti Communications Group plc has signed a three-year Master Distributor Agreement on its HYLAS 4 and HYLAS 2 satellites with Vox Telecom, a South African end-to-end integrated ICT and infrastructure provider and telecommunications company.
Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has announced that it will implement and operate South Sudan’s first fibre broadband network.
In what is described as one of the first phase-outs of 3G technology globally, Indian telecommunications giant Bharti Airtel has announced the shutdown of its 3G network in Kolkata.
Google has announced Equiano, a new private subsea cable that will connect Africa with Europe. Starting in western Europe, Equiano will run along the west coast of Africa, between Portugal and South Africa.
A series of relief measures has been proposed for India’s telecom sector but there have also been calls for the revocation of bankrupt operators’ spectrum licences.
Leading international banking group Standard Chartered has announced another multi-market launch of its digital bank – this time in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe – as part of its digital transformation strategy in Africa.
Recent media reports from MWC Asia 19 in Shanghai underline the continuing interest from China’s big names in the Indian telecommunications market.
Bahraini operator VIVA Bahrain has not only announced the launch of its home broadband 5G network, VIVA 5G, but is helping to bring 5G to a new 46-storey building.
At MWC Shanghai 2019 (26-28 June), China Mobile Zhejiang and China Mobile Research Institute have announced that an intent-driven 5G transport network constructed with Huawei has been put into commercial use. The network is built based on slicing packet network (SPN) technology proposed by China Mobile.
More 5G plans are under discussion – or under way – across Asia and the Middle East. Three of the most recent 5G announcements come from Saudi Arabia, China and Indonesia.
According to information from international communications enabler BICS, Asian roaming traffic is most definitely on the up, growing by 245% in the past 12 months.
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has announced the launch of voice and video calls over Voice over LTE (VoLTE) on its 4G network.
Romanian operator RCS & RDS Digi.Mobil and vendor Ericsson have announced that they have gone live with 5G mobile services in Romania.
Israel's mobile broadband penetration recently reached a milestone when it crossed over the 100% mark for population penetration, reports Research & Markets.
Many unique challenges and opportunities exist in the Iranian telecoms market despite the country’s high penetration rate of 119%, reports Research & Markets.
Vodacom Tanzania has expanded its partnership with Optiva to use the latter’s Charging Engine and Policy Control (PCRF).
As a communist state and a centrally planned economy, Vietnam has undergone significant structural change over the years, reports Research & Markets.
At the recent Global 5G Event in Valencia, we caught up with ZTE’s Alex Wang and Hu Kun to discuss 5G strategy, equipment security, and the challenges that different regions pose to the deployment of the technology.
Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to liberalise and deregulate its telecommunications sector and this has resulted in strong competition, reports Research & Markets.
Apple is reportedly looking to wind down production in China with a view to relocating to Southeast Asia amid international scrutiny on Chinese telecom manufacturing.
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