At MWC 2019, we spoke to Orange’s MEA chief Alioune Ndiaye about the group’s ambitions in the region. Whether it’s eliminating the digital divide or empowering the masses through mobile money, Orange foresees a prosperous future for the continent.
The Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has ordered market leader Nepal Telecom to pay NPR20 billion ($181 million) to renew its mobile licence.
Venezuela is currently undergoing country-wide blackouts that are leaving 98% of the population without internet connectivity.
The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has outlined a plan to deploy 50,000 telecom towers across the next seven years.
Western Union has teamed up with Thunes, a cross-border payments network for emerging markets, to enable Western Union customers to send funds directly into mobile wallets around the world.
America Movil is acquiring Nextel Brazil from its two shareholders for a combined $905 million.
Cambodian enterprise ISP SINET has chosen Nokia to launch new, high-speed broadband services in the country.
The protracted legal dispute between Reliance Communications (RCom) and Ericsson has been resolved, with the beleaguered operator agreeing to pay a settlement of INR4.6 billion ($67.4 million) to the Swedish vendor.
ECI has won a contract with CEB FibreNet - a subsidiary of the Central Electricity Board in Mauritius - to expand and leverage its existing fibre optic network coverage.
Vodafone Idea has partnered with Nokia to roll out its next generation future-ready LTE network across multiple service areas.
Indonesian operator XL Axiata is using equipment from Ericsson to build out its 5G-ready transport network.
Millicom is selling its Chad operations to Morocco’s Maroc Telecom in line with its strategy of cutting its African portfolio to refocus on Latin America.
We spoke to Turkcell’s CEO Kaan Terzioglu at MWC 2019 to discuss how the operator is inspiring loyalty in its home market and sharing its strategy with operators globally via its new DO 1440 initiative.
Vast Networks, Africa’s first open access network provider, has selected Benu Networks’ Virtual Service Edge (VSE) platform to deploy the only carrier-grade mobile offload network on the African continent.
At MWC 2019, we caught up with Robi Axiata's Managing Director and CEO Mahtab Uddin Ahmed to discuss the state of play in Bangladesh and the operator's position in the market.
Skyband, a member of the Inteltec Group and provider of satellite and networking solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed a new agreement with LeoSat Enterprises.
Nokia has deployed 100G in Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited's (PTCL) network to enhance the capacity and speed of its optical network for both domestic and international traffic.
Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has extended its agreement with Optiva for the software provider’s Charging Engine, Voucher Management and Policy Control solutions.
MTN’s planned sale of its majority stake in Botswana’s Mascom has been met with concern by the operator’s board.
Jazz and Nokia have signed a contract to support Jazz's expansion of its 4G network to provide better coverage and a superior subscriber experience.
At MWC 2019, we were briefed by President of Consulting & Service Solution Sales Dept., Carrier BG, Huawei and Steven Wu on how the vendor is prepared for the imminent arrival of commercial 5G.
Today, 80% of women across low- and middle-income countries own a mobile phone, according to the latest findings the GSMA.
Palestine Islamic Bank (PIB), the largest Islamic bank in Palestine, has chosen cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos T24 Transact to transform its banking systems and drive its digital transformation.
Omantel has launched an international wholesale company called Omantel International (OTI).
Zain Saudi Arabia and Nokia have signed two agreements that will allow the operator to launch IoT services and applications and provide innovative end-to-end solutions to enterprise and public sector segments in the Kingdom.
Huawei has confirmed that it will take legal action against the US ban on the use of its network equipment.
South Africa has a highly competitive mobile market with four operators looking to grow their market shares through extensive investment in advanced networks.
MTN has signed a business innovation deal with Huawei covering data services, enterprise, mobile financial services, rich media and wholesale.
The extent of the Chinese government’s surveillance of its citizens is in the spotlight after personal data - including profile information and private messages – from over 300 million Chinese social media users were leaked online.
A committee in the Kenyan National Assembly has refused to approve the merger of Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya until more information is revealed about the proposal.
Indosat Ooredoo (Indosat) has chosen Nokia to upgrade its IP/MPLS network to meet fast-growing subscriber demand for fixed and mobile broadband services.
Bangladeshi digital services provider Robi and Comviva-incubated fintech firm YABX have partnered to facilitate financing for smartphones for Robi’s customers in Bangladesh.
Telecom Egypt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia to introduce 5G network and test use cases.
The development of bandwidth-driven transport networks faces severe challenges. In this article Richard Jin examines how these can be successfully overcome by network operators.
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