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 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.
QBoCel, an MVNO and MVNE operating on Telefonica Mexico’s network, has successfully implemented FTS’ turnkey MVNO and MVNE solution.
Mozambican telecoms distributor Kambeny has ordered 28 eSite green power solutions from Flexenclosure.
Jordanian operator Umniah is implementing Astellia’s 3G service assurance solution to augment its data services.
Telenor has announced that it will sell a portion of its holding in VimpelCom via a public offering in the US.
The GSMA has announced that all three mobile money providers in Madagascar – Airtel Money, mVola and Orange Money – are rolling out interoperable mobile money services across the entire country.
Avanti Communications Group and Bentley Walker have signed a new contract to provide superfast satellite broadband in Tanzania.
The government of Russia has suggested that 85% of equipment deployed by Russian operators should be locally made by 2020.
BSNL and Vodafone India have signed an intra-circle roaming agreement for their 2G networks in India.
NEC Corporation has signed a contract with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia to develop the Indonesia Global Gateway Cable System (IGG).
Orange has received Electronic Money Establishment (EME) licences in four African markets - Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Senegal.
Telia has signed an agreement to sell its stake in Tajikistani operator Tcell to AKFED (the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development).
Nokia and Orange Polska have successfully completed a pilot project to prepare for the mass migration of Orange's legacy public switched telephone network (PSTN) services to an all-IP network ready to support current and future broadband needs.
Oi could sell off its mobile operations in order to exit bankruptcy protection.
Nokia is deploying China's first commercial Carrier WAN-SDN project in partnership with Jiangsu Telecom, a regional branch of China Telecom.
Marketers have long understood the ubiquitous nature of SMS messaging and have taken advantage of it to contact subscribers with advertising, promotions and information.
Indian newcomer Reliance Jio has revealed its 4G data pricing along with a launch offer of free domestic voice calls.
The AMOS-6 satellite being launched by Facebook and Eutelsat to bring satellite connectivity to rural Sub-Saharan Africa has been destroyed after the SpaceX rocket carrying it exploded.
China’s second and third-placed operators are collaborating on the construction of an optical network and 4G base stations in an attempt to reduce their annual capex by up to CNY3 billion ($451 million).
Epsilon subsidiary Cataleya has been selected by Bangladeshi operator Global Voice Telecom Ltd (gvtele) to deploy its next-generation session border controller (SBC) Orchid One.
Ericsson and Cisco have announced an agreement to supply and install IP networks for C&W Communications, which operates the retail brand Flow, in three Caribbean markets.
Zain Iraq and Ericsson have signed a three-year extension of their network and IT operation and optimisation managed services agreement.
Wipro and Stibo Systems have announced a partnership that will see the companies collaborate to offer Master Data Management (MDM) solutions.
Kenyan operator Safaricom has implemented Flash Networks’ Harmony 7.5 to improve network quality by providing their subscribers with faster mobile browsing.
Cambodian mobile operator Cellcard and mobile payments company Fortumo have announced the launch of their direct carrier billing partnership.
Sigfox is deploying its IoT network in Colombia, in partnership with WND and managed by Phaxsi Solutions.
South African regulator ICASA has come under fire from Telkom SA’s CEO Sipho Maseko for “mak[ing] rules on the run”.
Mobile operator Elisa Estonia has launched direct carrier billing for the Google Play app store with Fortumo.
Indian number three Idea Cellular has shot down an officially published news story claiming that it was holding discussions with number two Vodafone India regarding a potential merger.
Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) have launched India’s first “Make in India” Content Delivery Network (CDN).
Nokia and Ooredoo Myanmar have completed the roll-out and launch of the first 4G service in Myanmar, boosting speeds and capacity.
MTN will funnel ZAR9.9 billion ($730 million) into a black empowerment investment scheme in preparation for next year’s spectrum auctions, which require bidders to have a minimum black shareholding of 30%.
Telenor is still investigating options for selling its $2.4 billion stake in VimpelCom after announcing its intention to divest in October last year.
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