Huawei is focusing on emerging markets at MWC19, unveiling a host of innovations including the new 5G Skysite. Other highlights include Ruralstar Lite and Simplified AI Powered 5G.
Sky and Space Global has received signed binding commitments for raising $12 million in a two-tranche share placement to investors as part of its $15 million fundraising effort.
Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL) has signed an agreement to provide carrier-class mmWave connectivity to MAXnet, the leading wireless internet service provider (WISP) in Sudan.
Reliance Communications (RCom) chairman Anil Ambani has been found guilty of contempt of court by India’s Supreme Court, leaving him facing a potential jail sentence.
Es'hailSat, Qatar Satellite Company and BridgeSat will provide businesses and governments across the Middle East with affordable access to laser-based satellite broadband services.
Tele2 Russia has launched SunTech’s SunVizion Network Inventory and Planning solution to store and manage information about logical and physical network elements and optimise the processes related to network management.
Indian market leader Vodafone Idea has selected Ericsson to deploy 5G-ready equipment across select markets in India.
MTN Group has reaffirmed its innocence as its long-running legal spat with Turkcell reignited after a South African ambassador was arrested on corruption charges.
Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Hutch Lanka) and the Sri Lankan Board of Investments have signed a deal to deploy a 4G network across the island nation.
The Warsaw Metropolitan Police (KSP Warsaw) are expanding their DMR Simulcast system using the OmniBAS platform from Intracom Telecom.
The CEO of Russian bank VTB has confirmed that it intends to sell its interest in Tele2 Russia to state-run operator Rostelecom.
Police in South Africa have detained the country’s former ambassador to Iran over allegations that he helped MTN Group acquire a 49% stake in Irancell in 2005.
Kalimat Telecom, a subsidiary of Kuwait’s Trade Links, has selected Parallel Wireless to build out its mobile broadband network in Iraq.
Three former employees of Telia have been cleared of alleged corruption relating to the group’s now-defunct operations in Uzbekistan.
Orange Polska is deploying Matrixx Digital Commerce as a foundation for its digital transformation.
MTN Uganda CEO Wim Vanhelleputte has been deported from the country in a further blow to relations between the South African operator group and the Ugandan authorities.
Omantel is launching a new phase of its multi-play billing and charging transformation on Optiva’s Charging Engine.
Millicom has selected Tutela to deliver crowdsourced network quality measurement solutions to its Tigo branded businesses in Latin America.
The Indian smartphone market grew by nearly 20% in Q4 of 2018, with data from IDC showing that Chinese vendors were the main beneficiaries.
Nokia's 5G-ready AirScale Cloud RAN solution and controllers have been successfully deployed by Telenor Pakistan.
Huawei has pledged to work with authorities in Poland to alleviate security concerns over its equipment as it faces being frozen out of the market.
Strategy Analytics and Juvo today launched a study uncovering the hidden reality of the prepaid mobile market in developing economies.
Saudi Arabia’s Mobily is using Viavi’s Nitro Geo solution to boost its operational efficiency and capacity.
Serbian market leader Telekom Srbija is implementing an advanced Traffic Management Solution (TMS) from NEC Corporation.
Dubai-headquartered Satcom provider Global Beam Telecom has signed a distributor agreement with ORBCOMM a global supplier of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
India’s competition watchdog is investigating complaints that Google has been abusing the dominance of its Android ecosystem.
MTN is reportedly lining up an IPO for Nigerian online retailer Jumia, with a view to raising as much as $600 million.
Axiata Group has confirmed that it has received no official orders to pay capital gains tax on its 2016 acquisition of Nepal’s Ncell.
Veon has put in a mandatory tender offer for a full takeover of Global Telecom Holding (GTH).
Bharti Airtel and Telkom Kenya have agreed to merge their Kenyan operations, enabling them to compete more effectively with the dominant Safaricom.
Brookfield Asset Management is in talks with Reliance Industries that could see it acquire a controlling stake in Reliance Jio’s telecom assets.
Avanti Communications and MainOne have signed an agreement to improve broadband penetration across Nigeria by providing the latest KA-band based satellite communication services to enterprises located in remote areas of the country.
WhatsApp is under renewed scrutiny in Indian ahead of the country’s national elections, which will be held across April and May.
In its first full quarterly results since its merger, Vodafone Idea has announced that it is integrating its networks more quickly than anticipated.
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