Developing Telecoms' publisher Alec Barton recently met Hector Llorente Fuentes from Orange to find out about the operator's intelligent, 5G ready transport network.

The Reliance Jio brand seems to be busier than ever in India – and not just in mobile communications.

Leading telecommunications operator Orange has opened its first Orange Digital Centre for Africa and the Middle East. The Orange Digital Centre in Tunisia has been set up as a centre to provide wide-ranging support for start-ups.

After disrupting the mobile market through Reliance Jio, could Reliance Industries Ltd be about to do the same for e-commerce?

Teleglobal and SES are partnering to deliver satellite-based broadband access to underserved parts of  Indonesia.

Security concerns have not, it seems, undermined Huawei’s drive to be among the leaders in 5G technology provision – or affected its earnings.

More 5G and 5G-related plans have been announced in both Asia and Eastern Europe in yet another busy week for the next generation of mobile communications.

Not surprisingly, Turkcell has come out fighting in its latest communication related to a disputed mobile license in Iran in 2004. However, the resolution of its lawsuit against South Africa’s MTN is still months – or possibly even longer – away.

A recently announced contract in Argentina provides another example of the role of satellites in the increasingly urgent drive to connect rural communities.

A recent announcement of network expansion in Indonesia is a reminder of the continuing concern, on the part of both vendors and operators, with being 5G-ready.

The first African tech start-up to list in New York has been performing well on the stock exchange – and MTN in particular has cause to be grateful.

Fibre rollout continues, but how do operators deal with the tricky business of bringing fibre to nations made up of many islands? Recent announcements from Indonesia and the Maldives may help to answer this question.

Further evidence of the importance of connectivity to rural industries comes from an initiative designed to boost Brazil’s agricultural sector.

It’s perhaps no surprise that China, Japan and South Korea hold the top positions in APAC for homes passed by FTTH networks in a new market report. But the reach of fibre is also growing in places like the Philippines and Bangladesh.

Multinational telecommunications company Angola Cables has announced the opening of its carrier-neutral data centre, Angonap, in Fortaleza, Brazil.

A recent announcement from the GSMA at an event in Abidjan is a useful reminder that telecoms crime isn’t always about fraud or phishing.

5G remains newsworthy, as a recent Vodafone Qatar announcement proves, but news from Guinea is a useful reminder of the continuing relevance – and rollout – of 4G.

When a nation includes a lot of remote islands, conventional fibre or mobile connectivity are not always going to be the sole sources of telecommunications operations, as a recent satellite deal in Tonga makes clear.

Things are never quiet for long in the Indian telecommunications market, an impression underlined by recent Indian press reports that indicate further problems for Reliance Communications (RCom) but a major new acquisition on the cards for Bharti Airtel.

US-headquartered wireless backhaul specialist Ceragon Networks Ltd has been selected by MUNI S.A, a mobile operator in Equatorial Guinea, to modernize and expand its network to deliver 4G services covering the country’s mainland and its island capital.

For the third time in as many days a number of announcements have highlighted 5G rollouts and trials, with South Africa, the Philippines and Poland all making news – albeit for very different reasons.

Following hard on the heels of its major Internet infrastructure upgrade in Mozambique, reported here on 4 April, PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, has announced plans for another boost to African connectivity – this time in Kenya.

Indian service provider Bharti Airtel has selected Ericsson to expand its VoLTE (voice over LTE) services in India.

Hard on the heels of yesterday’s news about satellite-related development initiatives, a satellite launch has been announced that could offer improved rural connectivity – this time in Ghana.

Highly competitive pricing for services in the Indian mobile market may be a headache for operators but it has apparently benefited online video sharing.

As 5G rollout continues to accelerate, three more announcements have been made, beginning with the news that Nokia and ANTEL, the Uruguayan state-owned operator, have successfully completed the installation of the first 5G commercial network in Latin America.

The role of satellites in both connectivity and development is again in the news, thanks to initiatives planned or under way from two internet giants: Amazon and Facebook.