BringCom Incorporated, a provider of connectivity solutions to developing countries, has reached a tentative agreement to acquire African network service provider Datanet.
Lebanese internet service provider Connect has selected InfiNet Wireless solutions to serve as the backbone of its new wireless network infrastructure.
Mobile payments company Fortumo is expanding its carrier billing services to three new African markets.
Vodafone India has launched a new Wi-Fi network aimed at enterprise customers as it looks towards the corporate sector for further growth.
Spirent Communications has scored the first contract for its Tweakker line of device intelligence solutions in South America through Brazil’s mobile virtual network enabler/aggregator (MVNE/A) Surf Telecom.
Sri Lankan number two Mobitel is set to be spun off from its parent firm, the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom.
FreeConferenceCall.com has launched free conference calling services in Tanzania.
Delivering internet services at 5G speeds to subscribers in rural areas and living in places where it is not feasible or economical to deploy fibre is a major challenge.
Facebook has launched its Express Wi-Fi service in India.
America Movil’s Mexican unit Telcel has had its application to acquire 60MHz of 2.5GHz spectrum from broadcast firm Grupo MVS approved by the country’s regulator.
In 2015 the Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA) estimated that mobile network operators lost more than $38 billion to fraud and revenue loss.
Telia is continuing its withdrawal from the Eurasia region, announcing that it has begun preparations to sell off some of its holding in Turkish operator Turkcell.
International mobile payment network TerraPay has obtained regulatory approval from the Bank of Tanzania to launch International Money transfer services to mobile wallets in the country.
Indonesian operator Smartfren is using Bango’s platform to launch one-click carrier billing payment for Google Play customers.
Bharti Airtel is looking to reduce its African footprint through consolidation or stake reductions in six non-profitable markets.
XL Axiata will provide satellite broadband services throughout Indonesia following a new agreement between Axiata Business Services and Thaicom subsidiary IPSTAR.
The first quarter of 2017 saw a return to growth for India’s smartphone market, with over 27 million units shipped marking a 12% year-on-year increase.
The market for tower services in the Sub-Saharan Africa region was worth an estimated $991.7 million in 2016, according to Research & Markets.
A consortium led by Education Development Centre (EDC) Inc., with members including Souktel, has been selected by USAID Rwanda to lead a new five-year $22.5 million youth initiative.
Solar solutions company BBOXX has partnered with IoT specialist Aeris to deliver clean energy to millions of people living in off-grid communities in the developing world.
Telia has succeeded in divesting its 60% stake in the parent company of Tajikistan’s Tcell.
NTT Communications has acquired a Virtual Network Operator – International Long Distance (VNO-ILD) licence in India through its affiliate, NTT Communications India Network Services (NTTCINS).
Morocco’s INWI has signed an agreement to integrate satellite services from the Intelsat EpicNG platform into its network.
Indian debutante Reliance Jio recorded a dramatic net loss for the second half of its fiscal 2017, with its extensive package of discounts resulting in an almost complete erosion of revenue.
Having long held third place in the Thai mobile market, True Move has pushed into second place in Q1 2017 after the previous number two dtac recorded a poor first quarter.
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has expressed its preference for the country’s next round of spectrum auctions to be postponed to late 2018 or early 2019.
Bangladeshi operator Banglalink has contracted ZTE to build what will be the world’s largest virtual subscriber data management (vSDM) platform.
Egyptian fixed incumbent Telecom Egypt has signed a national roaming agreement with Orange Egypt as it readies its mobile launch.
Vietnamese market leader Viettel has officially launched its 4G service.
Apple is set to begin trialling smartphone production in India from May without waiting for a governmental response to its tax concessions plea.
China Mobile’s Pakistani unit Zong has pledged that it will upgrade all of its mobile base stations to 4G by the end of 2017.
T-Systems and Huawei are bringing Open Telekom Cloud (OTC) to South Africa.
Vodafone Egypt has tapped Procera Networks to enhance the subscriber experience for its fixed and mobile subscribers.
Intelsat S.A. has signed a new agreement with Liquid Telecom that will introduce high performance Intelsat EpicNG satellite services into the pan-African group’s network.
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