Internet access is becoming more and more available in even the most rural areas.
STC (Saudi Telecom Company) has reached an agreement to acquire tower assets from Atheeb Telecommunication for SAR230 million ($61 million).
Israeli operator Xfone has taken legal action in an attempt to prevent market leader Cellcom from forming a network-sharing arrangement with the owner of Golan Telecom.
The digital age is a reality, and it is evolving fast. In 2014, 96% of all non-users of the Internet were in emerging markets.
Vodafone has confirmed that it is negotiating a potential merger of its Indian unit with Idea Cellular, in a move which would dramatically shake up the market.
Kenya’s telecom authorities look set to delay the issue of Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya’s 4G licences after both operators failed to meet deadlines for deploying 4G infrastructure and paying spectrum licence fees.
The WhiteSpace Alliance (WSA), a global industry organisation enabling sharing of underutilised spectrum, is working with the Government of India to bring cost-effective broadband services to its citizens.
In just the last couple of years, VoLTE, or Voice over Long Term Evolution, has begun to revolutionize voice service for mobile communications, and 2017 promises to be the biggest year yet for VoLTE.
During 2016 we experienced a surge in demand for higher capacity networks, fuelled by an increased uptake of cloud services, smartphone proliferation and a drive for more unified communications.
Bharti Airtel is considering divesting or merging some of its African units as a means of cutting its $12 billion debt, according to the group’s chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal.
The mobile messaging landscape saw some big changes in 2016 and this evolution looks set to continue over the next 12 months.
Nigerian communications minister Adebayo Shittu has cautioned that the country’s current investigation into alleged illegal activity by MTN must not “scare away” the market leader.
Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is aiming to close a deal to acquire Telenor’s Indian operations by the end of February.
In recent years, competition has gradually began influencing in the telecommunications sector in many developing and emerging markets across the world.
Malaysian mobile operator U Mobile has partnered with Docomo Digital to give customers the option of purchasing Google Play Store content using direct carrier billing.
Over the past five years, we’ve seen African telecom networks make enormous strides towards providing broadband services to more of the continent’s people.
The Altan consortium has been awarded a grant to construct and operate a wholesale 4G network in Mexico by the country’s regulator, IFT.
Millicom is believed to be interested in bidding for mobile spectrum in Costa Rica’s upcoming auctions as a means of entering the market.
Despite the fact that technology is one aspect of our life that changes fast making it difficult to predict precisely how the future will look like, we certainly need to attempt to understand the direction where the technology is moving forward.
In 2017 in many developing and emerging markets, telcos and other service providers will be completing significant upgrades to their network architectures and infrastructures.
During 2017, the public safety industry will continue to work towards making LTE the long term answer for emergency services communication.
Cablevision Argentina doubling its network capacity to meet surging demands for high-speed internet and video.
Myanmar’s new operator Mytel has announced it will invest over US$4 billion to build a new network prioritising rural areas.
O3b Networks has announced a series of new deals with telecom operators of island nations in the Asia Pacific Region.
2017 will be the year telecom regulators take aim, zero-rate proliferates, and IoT insecurity grabs hold.
The telecom industry is at the forefront of leading the transformation the world is witnessing.
Everyone is talking about the mobile revolution in emerging markets, and for a good reason.
2016 proved to be a remarkable year for the telecoms industry.
Ericsson and China Mobile have signed a strategic agreement to cooperate on development of the Internet of Things.
Indian heavyweights Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have both shot down rumours that they are seeking a merger with Reliance Jio.
In the past couple of years, three important factors have come together for FinTech: the rise of cloud computing, the ubiquity of smartphones and the ability to collect and analyse big data.
Telcos have been very cautious to date about putting the crown jewels of their business in the cloud, but in 2017, they will finally embrace cloud software to boost their operational agility.
Over the past five years, Africa has seen a sharp rise in the number of mobile phone users, accounting for 46% of the total population, making it the second largest mobile market in the world.
Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) is launching direct carrier billing on Google Play with Fortumo.
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