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MTN denies Nigerian repatriation allegations

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James Barton
Category: Operators
28 September 2016
8402 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
  • MTN
  • Repatriation

MTN has refuted claims that it illegally moved $13.92 billion out of Nigeria, slamming the allegations as “unfounded and without any merit”.

India getting low-bandwidth range of Google apps

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
28 September 2016
6889 views
  • Apps
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Google
  • 2G
  • Data Consumption

Google is launching a range of products and services specifically aimed at the Indian market.

IFC Project Helps Deliver Internet to 10 Million People in Emerging Markets

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
28 September 2016
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Peru
  • South Sudan
  • O3b Networks
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
  • Satellite Broadband
  • Madagascar
  • IFC
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • East Timor
  • Palau

IFC has announced that it has successfully completed a landmark six-year project with satellite operator O3b Networks Ltd.

South Africa’s ICASA pushes proposed auctions to May 2017

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
27 September 2016
7730 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 4G
  • South Africa
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • ICASA

In the face of strong opposition from the country’s government, South Africa’s regulator ICASA has pushed its proposed 4G auctions from January 2017 into May.

Tanzanian government reacquires TTCL holding from Airtel

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James Barton
Category: Operators
27 September 2016
7999 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Acquisitions
  • Tanzania
  • Bharti Airtel
  • TTCL

The government of Tanzania has reacquired a 35% stake in TTCL (Tanzania Telecommunications Corp) from Bharti Airtel, once again giving it full ownership of the operator.

Microsoft unveils new Nokia feature phones for four African markets

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James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
27 September 2016
9135 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
  • Ghana
  • Nokia
  • Feature Phones
  • Microsoft
  • Uganda

Microsoft has revealed the Nokia 216 and Nokia 216 Dual SIM feature phones, which are launching in November across four African markets.

SLA Digital Partners with ICFLIX to enable Direct Operator Billing across the Middle East

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
27 September 2016
6377 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Zain
  • Streaming
  • VoD
  • Direct Operator Billing
  • SLA Digital

ICFLIX, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading internet streaming service, has partnered with SLA Digital to bring Direct Operator Billing to more customers in the Middle East.

Mega Vision and CICT transforming Southeast Asian networks with Calix

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
27 September 2016
7080 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
  • Fibre
  • Calix
  • GPON

Southeast Asian cable operators Mega Vision and CICT are leveraging Calix GPON solutions as they transform portions of their networks to fibre.

Telkom Indonesia Appoints HAUD for SS7 Firewall And Managed Services

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James Barton
Category: Cybersecurity
27 September 2016
14892 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Fraud Prevention
  • Managed Services
  • Telkom Indonesia
  • A2P Messaging
  • HAUD

Telkom Indonesia has selected HAUD to provide A2P SMS monetisation and SS7 security managed services in order to create new sources of revenue and improve subscriber experience.

Egypt considering auctioning 4G licences internationally

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
26 September 2016
10063 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • China Telecom
  • Etisalat
  • Zain
  • Vodafone Egypt
  • Egypt
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • STC
  • Telecom Egypt
  • Orange Egypt
  • 4G Licences
  • Lebara KSA

After all three Egyptian operators chose not to acquire a 4G licence due finding the terms unfavourable, the government is debating whether to auction them internationally.

Golan network-sharing deal in sight for Cellcom

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James Barton
Category: Operators
26 September 2016
8314 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Network Sharing
  • Acquisitions
  • Israel
  • Golan Telecom
  • Cellcom
  • Marathon 018

Israeli market leader Cellcom has reached “advanced stages of negotiations” over a network sharing and hosting arrangement with a group of investors considering an acquisition of Golan Telecom.

Huawei affirms commitment to India with new manufacturing plant

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James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
23 September 2016
6636 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Smartphones
  • Huawei
  • Manufacturing

Chinese device maker and equipment vendor Huawei is set to commence the manufacture of its Honor smartphones in a Chennai-based plant next month.

MPT launching flagship smartphones in Myanmar using Spreadtrum chipsets

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James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
23 September 2016
6512 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Smartphones
  • Myanmar
  • Spreadtrum
  • Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications

Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) is launching its flagship M40 and M50 smartphones using WCDMA//HSPA (+) chipsets from Spreadtrum.

Mobile services growing rapidly in the Solomon Islands

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
23 September 2016
7974 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Mobile Penetration
  • O3b Networks
  • Our Telekom
  • Solomon Islands
  • bmobile-vodafone
  • Kacific

The Solomon Islands has demonstrated some impressive figures when it comes to mobile uptake, according to new research.

Vodafone Extends Partner Market Agreement with Afrimax to Cameroon

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
23 September 2016
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • LTE
  • Vodafone
  • Cameroon
  • Data Services
  • Afrimax

Vodafone and 4G operator Afrimax Group have announced a non-equity Partner Market agreement for Cameroon.

Pioneering Mauritius boasts healthy mobile market – R&M

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
22 September 2016
9015 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • Mauritius
  • Emtel
  • MauritiusTelecom
  • Mahanagar

New data on Mauritius’ mobile and broadband market has been released by Research and Markets.

OPIC and Microsoft Commit to Support Wireless Internet Expansion in Kenya

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James Barton
Category: Investment
22 September 2016
6787 views
  • Rural
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • solar power
  • Kenya
  • Wireless
  • OPIC
  • Mawingu Networks

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, has made its first disbursement to Mawingu Networks.

Turkcell Launches Mobile App for Integration of Syrian Refugees

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
21 September 2016
7728 views
  • Apps
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Education
  • Turkey
  • Syria
  • Turkcell
  • Refugees

Turkcell has announced the launching of its mobile application “Merhaba Umut” – “Hello Hope” to facilitate the integration of Syrian refugees living in Turkey.

Progress in Libyan telecoms sector despite civil war

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
21 September 2016
9573 views
  • Regulation
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Research and Markets
  • ZTE
  • Huawei
  • Ericsson
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Nokia
  • Libya
  • Hatif Libya

Research and Markets has released its latest status report on the telecoms sector in Libya.

Indonesia investigating Google for tax avoidance

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
21 September 2016
7208 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Google

Google faces an investigation by the Indonesian tax office over allegedly unpaid taxes on billions of dollars worth of advertising revenue.

Direct Carrier Billing: Mobile payments for the digital world

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Ante Ukalovic
Category: Revenue & Billing
20 September 2016
16636 views
  • Global
  • Mobile Payments
  • Direct Carrier Billing
  • Centili

The concept of a cashless society is rapidly being established – albeit not in the way traditionally pictured in films and popular culture.

STC and Telenor weighing up options for Malaysian holdings

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James Barton
Category: Operators
19 September 2016
9276 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Malaysia
  • Telenor
  • Maxis
  • DiGi
  • STC

Norwegian group Telenor and Saudi operator STC are both considering whether to continue their operations in Malaysia.

Zain, UNHCR and Facebook delivering Connectivity for Refugees in Jordan

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
19 September 2016
12146 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Zain
  • Wi-fi
  • Connectivity
  • Jordan
  • Facebook
  • Refugees
  • UNHCR

Zain Group is collaborating with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Facebook to provide free, open and high-speed Wi-Fi internet connectivity to refugees in the Kingdom of Jordan for five years.

Seven operators confirmed for India’s imminent spectrum auction

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James Barton
Category: Operators
16 September 2016
8718 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Idea Cellular
  • Reliance Jio Infocomm
  • RCom
  • Vodafone India
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Aircel
  • Tata Teleservices
  • Spectrum Auctions

India’s Department of Telecom has revealed the seven operators that have applied to bid in its upcoming spectrum auction.

MTN abandons mobile money in home market

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
16 September 2016
6018 views
  • Mobile Finance
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Vodacom
  • M-Pesa
  • MTN

MTN has shut down its mobile money offering in South Africa.

China, India now world’s largest Internet markets

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
16 September 2016
10082 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • China
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Internet
  • Digital Divide

​​​​India has overtaken the United States to become the world's second largest Internet market, with 333 million users, trailing China's 721 million.

Sonema taps Comtech EF’s Heights for African satellite networking

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
16 September 2016
4180 views
  • Satellite
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Sonema

Global telecom service provider Sonema has selected Comtech EF Data Corp’s Heights networking platform to expand its satellite networking capabilities across the African continent.

Merger between RCom and Aircel set to go ahead

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James Barton
Category: Operators
16 September 2016
9554 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Mergers
  • Reliance Jio Infocomm
  • RCom
  • Aircel

RCom and Aircel have signed official documents that will lead to “the largest-ever consolidation in the Indian telecom sector”.

Telia issued with $1.4B fine over Uzbekistan activities

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James Barton
Category: Operators
15 September 2016
12459 views
  • Central South Asia
  • TeliaSonera
  • Uzbekistan
  • Penalties
  • Telia

US and Dutch authorities have proposed that Telia be fined $1.4 billion over its transgressions in Uzbekistan.

Axiata looking to sell off overseas holdings to raise funds

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James Barton
Category: Operators
15 September 2016
9734 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Malaysia
  • Axiata
  • PTXL Axiata
  • Ncell
  • Divestment
  • Dialog Axiata
  • Smart Axiata

Malaysian operator group Axiata is attempting to raise up to $700 million by divesting some of its overseas holdings in Cambodia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Vodafone confirms addition $3 billion funding for Indian unit

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James Barton
Category: Operators
15 September 2016
9112 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Vodafone
  • Reliance Jio Infocomm
  • Vodafone India
  • Spectrum Auctions

Vodafone is planning a $3 billion injection of equity into its Indian unit to prepare for the market debut of new rival Reliance Jio as well as the upcoming spectrum auction.

Mexico’s QBoCel launches MVNO Solution from FTS

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
14 September 2016
7207 views
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • MVNOs
  • Customer Experience
  • Policy Control
  • FTS
  • Real-Time Charging

QBoCel, an MVNO and MVNE operating on Telefonica Mexico’s network, has successfully implemented FTS’ turnkey MVNO and MVNE solution. 

Kambeny deploying green power eSites from Flexenclosure in Mozambique

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James Barton
Category: Energy & Sustainability
14 September 2016
8461 views
  • Green energy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Flexenclosure
  • Mozambique

Mozambican telecoms distributor Kambeny has ordered 28 eSite green power solutions from Flexenclosure.

Umniah Jordan delivering improved mobile data services with Astellia

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James Barton
Category: Data Centres & Networks
14 September 2016
6920 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • 3G
  • Mobile Data
  • Astellia
  • Jordan
  • Service Assurance
  • Umniah

Jordanian operator Umniah is implementing Astellia’s 3G service assurance solution to augment its data services.

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