Indian spending on mobile services will reach US$21.4 billion in 2015, while mobile connections in the country will grow to 880 million, according to new research by Gartner.
Airtel, Vodafone, Aditya Birla Nuvo, and Tech Mahindra are among 11 applicants to have been granted "in principle" approval by the Reserve Bank of India to launch payments banks, in a bid to achieve universal access to financial services in the country.
Ecuadorian telecoms provider Telconet is deploying Ruckus Wireless’ Smart Wi-Fi products across the Latin American country, with over 4,000 ZoneFlex indoor and outdoor access points so far rolled out.
Fibre-optic (FTTH/B) connections in Latin America will hit 5.1 million connections by the end of 2015, according to Pyramid Research’s latest Fixed Communications Demand Forecast, with fixed lines reaching 163.8 million.
South Africa's Competition Commission has rejected a networking sharing transaction proposed by operators Telkom and MTN South Africa.
South African market leading operator Vodacom has claimed to have made the first ever commercial voice over WiFi (voWiFi) call, saying the move to use WiFi technology will mean better calling quality for its customers.
India is expected to be the largest contributor to global smartphone unit growth this year, according to a new report, which also notes that 58 per cent of smartphones sold in the second quarter of 2015 were 4G-enabled.
Israeli operator Partner Communications has received €15 million from Orange under the terms of a new framework agreement regarding use of the Orange brand in the country.
Google is relaunching its Android One project in order to strengthen its position in the Indian smartphone market.
Huawei has won a $300 million contract to extend and modernise the 2G network of Uninor, the Indian subsidiary of Telenor.
Emerging markets-focused ISP New Call Telecom is attempting to bolster its presence in the Indian OTT/app space by acquiring as many as 4 new companies.
China Mobile has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s Rapport communications software to enable consolidation of video, voice and messaging services onto a single platform.
The GSMA has published a new report finding that terrestrial digital television broadcasting in the Arab States does not need an exclusive allocation of the UHF spectrum band (470-694MHz).
Sri Lanka Telecom has deployed new revenue management, interconnect and mediation solutions from NetCracker.
Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is extending its 4G coverage in India from the current 45 cities to a further 296 urban areas across the next month.
The West Africa Cable System now uses 100G transmission technology following an upgrade by Huawei Marine Networks.
Turkish market leader Turkcell has begun a preliminary review to establish whether it will bid in the upcoming tender for managing Lebanon’s state-owned mobile networks.
Orange has confirmed that it will sell its 100% stake in Orange Armenia to local ISP Ucom.
Ooredoo has offered support to those affected in Myanmar’s 11 national disaster zones following severe seasonal flooding.
Facebook’s incoming security chief has asserted that internet users in emerging markets should have the same right to security as those in developed markets.
Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL) has stated its official opposition to the practice of zero-rating, which it claims runs against principles of net neutrality.
SLA Mobile has partnered with the Arabic App Store, GLWAN, to facilitate Carrier Billing with Middle Eastern Mobile Operators.
Bhutan Telecom has selected a backbone solution from Coriant for its new country-wide DWDM infrastructure network.
Hitachi Data Systems has announced a strategic partnership with Mitsumi Distribution to extend its footprint in East and West Africa.
LTE connections in Latin America reached 11.76 million in 2014, according to new research from Dataxis.
Astellia is extending its monitoring of Digicel Haiti’s 2G network to its 3G network to support the growth of mobile broadband.
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) has completed the commissioning of the Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS).
Cinven has abandoned its attempted purchase of the Slovenian government’s 72.75% stake in Telekom Slovenije.
Online payment service provider PayFort has announced the launch of its installments service in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) has had a number of firms express interest in acquiring the tower unit that it is attempting to divest.
Tanzanian market leader TTCL has launched 100% national broadband coverage.
Airtel Gabon has selected Ericsson as its sole supplier for the deployment of a new LTE network.
Telekom Austria has reportedly expressed an interest in buying the 58% stake in Telekom Srbija that the government of Serbia has made available for purchase.
Project Loon has signed an agreement to provide internet coverage in Sri Lanka, marking the first formal agreement between the Google initiative and a national government.
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