Gilat Satellite Networks has partnered with satellite firm Hispasat to commercialise the latter’s Ka band satellite capacity over Brazil.
China Tower’s IPO has raised $6.9 billion, making it the most valuable offering globally since 2016.
Indian number three Idea Cellular has posted a profit for its fiscal Q1 despite falling revenue and ARPU.
Indian regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has proposed making more than 8,500MHz of spectrum available across nine bands when the country holds its next spectrum auctions.
Huawei’s Q2 smartphone shipments increased by 41%, meaning that the Chinese device manufacturer has surpassed Apple to take second place in the global smartphone market with a share of 15.5%.
MTN has stalled its plans to invest $750 million in Iran in the face of possible US sanctions on the market.
The European Commission (EC) has approved the acquisition by the investment group PPF of four Telenor subsidiaries serving CEE (Central and Eastern Europe).
Russian operator MTS has taken legal action against the state of Turkmenistan in an attempt to recoup funds that it invested in the market prior to its “forced” suspension of operations last year.
Bharti Airtel saw its Q1 profits fall steeply following “sustained pricing pressure” in the Indian mobile market.
Millicom has headed off a legal challenge claiming that the operator was not the full owner of its subsidiary Tigo Tanzania.
ip.access has announced a collaboration with Blue Arcus Technologies to improve satellite backhaul for rural deployments.
Indian mobile wallet provider Paytm is at the heart of a fierce industry dispute after the country’s government considered revising its recent data storage regulations after being lobbied by US-based digital payment companies.
Sky and Space Global is holding discussions with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) about the use of its novel nano-satellite technology in the region.
P4 (Play) has selected Ericsson as an additional partner to expand its radio access network in Poland, based on Ericsson Radio System.
In an effort to combat the spread of fake news, WhatsApp is implementing restrictions on forwarding messages to groups.
Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have completed a payment of INR73 billion ($1 billion) to the Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which will enable the companies to complete their merger.
MTN Nigeria is using Nokia’s Customer Experience Management (CEM) solution to improve the overall experience of its 52 million customers.
Thailand’s CAT Telecom has selected Actility’s ThingPark Wireless LPWA connectivity platform to power a national IoT communication network rollout across the country.
Supported by growth in mobile data, fixed broadband and pay-TV services, the combined telecom and pay-TV service revenue in Malaysia is poised to grow at a CAGR of 2.4% over the forecast period 2017-2022.
Ten investors have pledged funding to the tune of $1.4 billion for China Tower as the infrastructure company lines up its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Russian mobile operators could be forced to raise their tariffs by as much as 10% following the introduction of new legislation that requires them to store user data for up to six months.
Bank BRI, the state-owned largest bank in Indonesia, is deploying the Jupiter System from Hughes Network Systems via its satellite BRIsat, which covers Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Filipino operator Globe Telecom has partnered with Nuage Networks from Nokia to provide a nationwide SD-WAN service to both large enterprise customers and SMBs.
IoT specialist Kerlink is expanding its presence in Turkey in partnership with the nationwide IoT network-solutions distributor, NetOP Technology.
Telecom Argentina has announced that the ARBR submarine cable system between Argentina and Brazil (ARBR) will land in its cable landing station in Las Toninas.
Alphabet’s Loon has partnered with Telkom Kenya for its first commercial agreement in Africa.
Globe Labs, the innovative developer community of Globe Telecom, has partnered with Nexmo (part of Vonage) to deliver voice solutions to the Philippine market and the rest of Southeast Asia.
Thailand’s third largest operator dtac has seen its Q2 profits plummet, with service revenue down and prepaid subscribers churning.
Mobile internet is now available in Cuba for the first time ever, with the government aiming to expand connectivity nationwide by the end of the year.
Better spectrum pricing policies are needed in developing countries to improve the economic and social welfare of the billions of people that remain unconnected to mobile broadband services, according to a new GSMA report.
Over the last few years, the Peruvian telecoms regulator OSIPTEL has been introducing a series of measures to boost competition in the mobile communications market.
Wateen Telecom has partnered with SES Networks to deliver cellular backhaul services to mobile network operators in Pakistan.
Three of Apple’s senior executives in India have left the company amid a slowdown of iPhone sales across the first half of 2018.
A new report commissioned by the UN has found that broadband uptake in some of the least economically developed countries in the world has been slowed by a number of societal factors, despite good progress in the deployment of infrastructure.
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