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RCom migrating CDMA customers to Jio’s 4G network

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James Barton
Category: Operators
08 April 2016
9230 views
  • Central South Asia
  • 4G
  • India
  • Reliance Jio Infocomm
  • RCom
  • CDMA
  • Reliance Communications
  • Customer Migration

Indian operator Reliance Communications is transferring 5 million CDMA customers onto its rival Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4G network.

WhatsApp encrypts all messages as access blamed for Egypt’s Free Basics ban

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James Barton
Category: Cybersecurity
07 April 2016
8452 views
  • Security
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Egypt
  • WhatsApp
  • Facebook
  • Free Basics
  • Encryption

WhatsApp has launched end-to-end encryption of all messages sent across its service.

SES taps BringCom for hosting and co-location in Sub-Saharan Africa

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
07 April 2016
5268 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • SES
  • Djibouti
  • Video
  • BringCom
  • Broadcast

SES has chosen the Djibouti Teleport facility managed by BringCom to install additional antennas and equipment (TVRO/DVB) for video broadcast applications in the sub-Saharan Africa region.

Aircel and BSNL sign roaming agreement for pan-Indian 2G

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James Barton
Category: Operators
07 April 2016
8037 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Roaming
  • Infrastructure Sharing
  • India
  • Aircel
  • BSNL

Indian operators Aircel and BSNL have signed a nationwide inter-circle 2G roaming agreement.

Orange completes acquisition of Liberia’s Cellcom

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James Barton
Category: Operators
07 April 2016
8802 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Orange
  • Acquisitions
  • Liberia
  • Cellcom

Orange has acquired 100% of Cellcom, Liberia’s leading mobile operator, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire.

Angola Cables and NEC begin building South Atlantic Cable System

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
06 April 2016
7759 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Angola
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • NEC
  • Angola Cables
  • SACS

Angola Cables and NEC have begun construction on the first subsea fibre optic cable system ever to connect Africa and South America in the southern hemisphere.

Fon and Magyar Telekom to Launch Free Wi-Fi Service in Hungary

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
06 April 2016
7726 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Hungary
  • Wi-fi
  • Magyar Telekom
  • Fon

Global Wi-Fi network Fon and Hungary’s Magyar Telekom are partnering to provide Telekom subscribers with reliable, safe Wi-Fi access across the country.

IHS orders 1000 eSites from Flexenclosure in Nigeria

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James Barton
Category: Data Centres & Networks
06 April 2016
15683 views
  • Green energy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Towers
  • Infrastructure
  • Nigeria
  • Flexenclosure
  • IHS
  • eSite

Data centre provider Flexenclosure has received an order to supply 1,000 eSite power systems for IHS Towers’ sites in the Abuja region of central Nigeria.

PCS debuts Mobile Fronthaul from Infinera in Malaysia

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
05 April 2016
6247 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Malaysia
  • Infinera

Platinum Core Solutions has deployed Infinera’s Mobile Fronthaul Solution in Malaysia.

Africa Internet Group attracts investment from Orange

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James Barton
Category: Investment
05 April 2016
7116 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Orange
  • eCommerce
  • Jumia

Orange has acquired a €75 million equity interest in Africa Internet Group.

GTN and LinkNet Connect Indonesia’s Digital Economy with Epsilon

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James Barton
Category: Data Centres & Networks
05 April 2016
7281 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Epsilon
  • Connectivity
  • Digital Economy
  • LinkNet

Epsilon has been selected to provide global network connectivity for Indonesian firms Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN) and LinkNet.

MTN and World Panel offering SunStream charger bundle in SA

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James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
04 April 2016
4935 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • MTN
  • World Panel
  • Solar Chargers

MTN South Africa has bundled World Panel’s SunStream as part of a promotional package.

Payfort launching SADAD for eCommerce in Saudi Arabia

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
04 April 2016
10869 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Electronic Payments
  • eCommerce
  • Payfort

Middle Eastern payment provider Payfort has launched the SADAD Payment System on its next generation payment gateway, FORT.

Smart selects Matrixx Software for Filipino content monetisation

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James Barton
Category: Customer Management
31 March 2016
6088 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • PLDT
  • Philippines
  • Smart Communications
  • Matrixx
  • Digital Commerce
  • Content Monetisation

PLDT subsidiary Smart Communications has selected Matrixx Software’s real-time Digital Commerce platform for its mobile business.

Bidding for Mexican shared network pushed back

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
30 March 2016
9639 views
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Cisco
  • Huawei
  • China Telecom
  • Ericsson
  • Nokia
  • Motorola
  • Shared Networks

The Mexican communications ministry has delayed the tender process for the country’s shared network.

Digi and Fortumo launch direct carrier billing in Malaysia

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
30 March 2016
8553 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Fortumo
  • Malaysia
  • Telenor
  • DiGi
  • Carrier Billing

Digi and Fortumo have launched direct carrier billing in Malaysia.

Viettel in line for Myanmar’s fourth licence via local consortium

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James Barton
Category: Operators
30 March 2016
8250 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Myanmar
  • Viettel
  • Licences

Vietnamese operator Viettel has secured negotiating rights to enter a local consortium set to receive Myanmar’s fourth mobile licence.

RCom and Aircel to continue discussions over potential merger

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James Barton
Category: Operators
29 March 2016
8510 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Mergers
  • Aircel
  • Sistema Shyam TeleServices
  • Reliance Communications

Indian operators Reliance Communications and Aircel have chosen to extend negotiations over a potential merger for another 60 days “based on good progress made so far”.

Cellebrite confirmed as FBI’s third party in iPhone security case

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James Barton
Category: Vendors
29 March 2016
11503 views
  • Security
  • Global
  • iPhone
  • Apple
  • CelleBrite
  • Encryption

Israeli firm Cellebrite has been identified as the third party that provided assistance to the US government in bypassing Apple’s iPhone security.

Tata Communications and Anam unite against SMS fraud and grey routing

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
24 March 2016
7814 views
  • Global
  • SMS
  • Fraud
  • Tata Communications
  • Revenue Loss
  • A2P Messaging

Tata Communications has partnered with A2P messaging monetisation service provider Anam to develop an end-to-end revenue loss solution.

Mobilink-Warid merger clears first hurdle with conditional approval of watchdog

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
23 March 2016
10335 views
  • Central South Asia
  • VimpelCom
  • Warid Telecom
  • Pakistan
  • Mergers
  • Telenor
  • Mobilink

Pakistan’s antitrust watchdog has given its provisional approval to the proposed merger of Mobilink and Warid.

Turkcell selects Anite for end-to-end wireless network benchmarking

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James Barton
Category: Service Management
23 March 2016
6072 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Turkey
  • Turkcell
  • Benchmarking
  • Anite

Turkish market leader Turkcell is implementing Anite’s benchmarking solutions across its network.

Bhutan Telecom selects Ericsson as BSS transformation partner

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
23 March 2016
7487 views
  • Billing
  • Central South Asia
  • Ericsson
  • Bhutan
  • Convergent Billing
  • Bhutan Telecom

Ericsson has signed a Business Support Systems (BSS) transformation contract with Bhutan Telecom, Bhutan's largest telecom service provider.

How Consolidation is gaining traction in Latin America

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Samia Bounaira
Category: Trends & Forecasts
22 March 2016
11334 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Consolidation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • ATT
  • Excelacom
  • CWC

Unlike Europe, where revenue in the telecom sector has been gradually declining over the last few years, Latin America’s telecom sector is one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.

ATC acquiring telecom towers from Airtel Tanzania

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James Barton
Category: Operators
22 March 2016
7953 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Towers
  • Acquisitions
  • Tanzania
  • Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel has entered into a definitive agreement with American Tower Corporation for the sale of approximately 1,350 of its communications towers in Tanzania.

Ericsson and Ozone provide Small Cell as a Service to RCom in India

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
22 March 2016
6474 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Ericsson
  • Wi-fi
  • Small Cells
  • Reliance Communications

Reliance Communications has become the first mobile operator in India to join the Ozone Networks and Ericsson Small Cell as a Service carrier-grade Wi-Fi network.

Orange expands money transfer in West Africa with Ecobank

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
21 March 2016
8105 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Orange
  • Money Transfer
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Niger
  • Guinea-Conakry
  • Ecobank
  • Orange Money

Orange and Ecobank have launched a bank-to-wallet money transfer service linked to Orange Money in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Conakry and Niger.

The Next Billion: Expanding the internet in developing nations

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Marko Skomersic
Category: Trends & Forecasts
21 March 2016
8894 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • SMS
  • Mobile Internet
  • 2G
  • Facebook
  • Next Billion
  • Zero-rating
  • HAUD

Record numbers of people are now using the internet, but more than half of the world’s 7.1 billion are yet to be connected.

Videocon selling spectrum to Airtel; scraps Idea deal

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James Barton
Category: Operators
18 March 2016
7505 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Acquisitions
  • Spectrum
  • Idea Cellular
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Videocon Telecom

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is spending INR44.28 billion ($659 million) to obtain spectrum in six regions from the smaller player Videocon Telecom.

TrueMove H selects Ericsson for LTE-A rollout in Thailand

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
18 March 2016
8014 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Thailand
  • Ericsson
  • Carrier Aggregation
  • LTE-A
  • True Move H

True Move H has tapped Ericsson to roll out LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation and 2G/3G networks in North, Central West, and South Thailand.

China Mobile focuses on 4G; shuts down 3G base stations

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James Barton
Category: Operators
17 March 2016
10919 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China Mobile
  • China
  • Mobile Data
  • Base Stations
  • TD-SCDMA
  • 4G LTE

4G expansion has become a “focal point” for China Mobile, with the operator’s local units beginning to decommission 3G-only base stations.

Colombia connects to Level 3’s global network via new cable

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
17 March 2016
5210 views
  • Latin America
  • Colombia
  • Subsea Cable
  • Level 3 Communications
  • Fixed Broadband

Level 3 Communications has activated a new subsea cable landing station giving Colombia a Pacific Ocean route to connect to its international network.

Globe Telecom and Bharti launch affordable calling plan in the Philippines

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
16 March 2016
5275 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Philippines
  • Globe Telecom
  • Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel is providing its global customers with low-cost calls to the Philippines via a new partnership with Globe Telecom.

Smile launches VoLTE in Uganda and Tanzania

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
15 March 2016
8331 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Android
  • Tanzania
  • Voice
  • Uganda
  • VoLTE
  • Smile Communications

Smile Communications has introduced East Africa’s first VoLTE services in Uganda and Tanzania.

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