Bolivian triple-play service provider COTAS has selected ECI and Siscotec to expand its current network in line with increased customer demand.
Bolivian triple-play service provider COTAS has selected ECI and Siscotec to expand its current network in line with increased customer demand.
PSN (PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara) has selected Hughes Network Systems to provide its JUPITER System for broadband services over the PSN VI High-Throughput Satellite (HTS).
Social business incubator Ensemble Pour La Difference (Ensemble) is working to empower entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo to drive positive social and economic change.
America Movil’s Claro has tapped fonYou to deliver AI-powered, personalised offerings to its customers in Ecuador and Central America.
Vodafone Ghana will list on the local stock exchange once it has agreed a deal with the country’s government to restructure its debt.
Chile’s top three mobile operators have been ordered by the country’s Supreme Court to return spectrum they obtained at auction in 2014.
Philippines-based telecommunications solutions provider Bambu Wireless has signed a multiyear contract with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on the EUTELSAT 172B satellite.
Vodafone India has tapped Amdocs to automate its billing operations, enhancing the experience of customers.
Orange Moldova has selected Incognito Software Systems to accelerate its move into the cable and fibre residential broadband services market.
Avanti Communications has announced the Satellite Enablement for Disaster Risk Reduction in Kenya (“SaTDRR Kenya”), aimed at enhancing Kenya’s ability to plan for and respond to disasters.
Remote and rural health clinics across Timor-Leste will soon be connected to high speed satellite internet via a new connection supplied by Kacific Broadband Satellites Group.
Two Nigerian operators have stated their opposition to Visafone transferring its licences and assets – including a holding of 800MHz spectrum – to MTN Nigeria.
Vodafone India may miss the 30th June deadline for its merger with Idea Cellular after it emerged that the company owes the Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) INR47 billion ($690 million) in unpaid spectrum fees.
A new report issued by the Chilean Construction Chamber calls for the country to invest around $25B into telecoms infrastructure across the next decade.
The Office des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) is delivering enhanced mobile broadband and Internet services to residents across the vast French Polynesian territory through a new partnership with SES Networks.
RCom subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has completed its IDC-5 data centre and its India Landing in preparation for the new Eagle Subsea Network, which is on target to land in India in 2020.
Brazilian utility firm Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (known locally as Cemig) has seen an unexpectedly high level of interest in its telecommunications assets, which it is planning to sell off to reduce its debt.
The government of Ethiopia is inviting bids from private operators for a 30-40% stake in state-run Ethio Telecom.
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has denied that the country’s 5G roadmap would be affected by any issues with its upcoming 1800MHz spectrum auctions.
Mauritius is leading Africa in terms of telecoms maturity, according to a new index launched by research firm BuddeComm.
Pan-African operator group MTN has announced its goal of launching a mobile offering in Namibia by the end of August.
Thai fixed-line provider TOT has launched a new gigabit broadband internet service that is powered by MaxLinear’s G.hn technology.
Telefónica Group's Brazilian subsidiary Vivo has selected Netcracker to drive large-scale B2B transformation so that it can deliver better customer experience and enterprise services.
BBM and Eskimi have announced an exclusive mobile advertising partnership in Nigeria.
Entel Chile has implemented Bango’s carrier billing solution for Google Play.
Orange Money Botswana and EcoCash have launched a new partnership to enable better and more affordable access to digital money transfers between Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Bharti Airtel has shelved a possible merger of its Kenyan unit with Telkom Kenya after the operators failed to reach an agreement on an investment roadmap, among other issues.
Vodacom Group is lining up a ZAR17.6 billion ($1.3 billion) empowerment transaction aimed at increasing the amount of its business held by black investors by as much as 6.35%.
Satellite firm Intelsat has been a driving force in delivering connectivity to the African continent – particularly to remote regions better suited to satellite coverage than traditional infrastructure.
Pakistan’s Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has suspended a number of taxes and service charges related to prepaid mobile top-up cards.
Off-grid renewable energy operator Winch Energy and African ISP iWayAfrica will deploy a remote solar kiosk under a pilot program.
Zet Mobile has completed its acquisition of Veon’s 98% holding in Tajikistani mobile operator Tacom.
Nokia and Vodafone Qatar are modernising Vodafone Qatar's core network using Nokia virtualised applications to meet growing high-quality voice and data demands of customers living in and visiting Qatar.
After the Ethiopian government declared its intention of allowing domestic and foreign investment in the state-run operator Ethio Telecom, both Vodacom and MTN have indicated their interest in the market.
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