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Android One comes to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

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James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
07 January 2015
6443 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Google
  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
  • Nepal
  • Android One

Google is expanding its Android One programme into Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Nomanini partners with Zambian airtime seller StreetCred

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
07 January 2015
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zambia
  • Airtime
  • Nomanini

Zambian airtime distributor StreetCred has partnered with Nomanini, a South African-based mobile point of sale service that specialises in facilitating cash transactions in informal markets.

India’s first dedicated healthcare app launched with Mahindra Comviva

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
07 January 2015
8828 views
  • Apps
  • Central South Asia
  • mHealth
  • India
  • Mahindra Comviva
  • Healthcare

The Telangana Government has launched India’s first dedicated health care app, powered by Mahindra Comviva.

Mobile app helps Ebola survivors share life-saving advice

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
06 January 2015
8760 views
  • Apps
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • mHealth
  • Guinea
  • Ebola

A new mobile app connecting Ebola survivors has launched in Guinea.

Antitrust enquiry launching in Mexico

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
06 January 2015
8492 views
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • America Movil
  • Antitrust
  • IFT

Mexico’s new regulator IFT (Federal Telecommunications Institute) will conduct a further investigation into the market dominance of the country’s operators.

Opera: Jay Hinman's 2015 Trends

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Jay Hinman
Category: 2015 Trends
06 January 2015
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  • Global
  • Optimisation
  • Software Defined Networking
  • Data Revenue
  • Opera

2015 is a year in which we’ll likely see a great deal of attention paid in emerging markets to how data revenues will need to quickly bridge the gap that stems from rapidly declining SMS and voice revenues.

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James Barton
Category: 2015 Trends
06 January 2015
8895 views
  • Global
  • 2015 Trends

Happy New Year from Developing Telecoms!

CommScope: Morgan Kurk's 2015 Trends

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Morgan Kurk
Category: 2015 Trends
06 January 2015
11049 views
  • Global
  • Commscope
  • Modernisation
  • 2015 Trends
  • Spectrum Refarming

Wireless network operators are under increasing pressure to provide more capacity, coverage and quality without increasing end user price.

Thai operators step up pressure to avoid 4G auction delay

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
05 January 2015
10477 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Thailand
  • AIS
  • Spectrum Licensing
  • DTAC
  • NBTC
  • True Move
  • 4G Auctions

The three major Thai operators are attempting to apply pressure the country’s military junta to avoid a further delay of the country’s 4G forthcoming 4G auctions.

Telefonica and Ericsson connect the Peruvian Amazon with 4G/LTE

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
05 January 2015
8125 views
  • Latin America
  • Peru
  • Ericsson
  • 4G LTE
  • Telefonica del Peru
  • Rural Coverage

Telefónica Peru and Ericsson are jointly implementing a project to provide internet access via 4G/LTE to governmental entities, such as schools and healthcare centres, in the Peruvian Amazon during 2015.

Ooredoo Launches GSMA Mobile Connect Service Trial in Indonesia

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James Barton
Category: Cybersecurity
05 January 2015
8950 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Ooredoo
  • Ericsson
  • GSMA
  • Indosat
  • Digital Authentication
  • Mobile Connect

Indosat has successfully completed the first Indonesian trial of Mobile Connect - the GSMA standard for mobile identity services - in partnership with the GSMA and Ericsson.

Argentina approves bill for multi-service operating licences

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
19 December 2014
6905 views
  • Regulation
  • Latin America
  • Argentina
  • Licensing

Telecom operators in Argentina may soon be able to provide telephone, internet and cable TV services under a single licence.

Aircel optimising core Indian networks with Astellia

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
19 December 2014
10159 views
  • Central South Asia
  • 3G
  • India
  • Network Optimisation
  • Astellia
  • Aircel
  • 2G
  • Core Networks

Astellia has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Indian operator Aircel to optimise its 2G and 3G radio access and core network resources.

Mobile payment services launched in Angola

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
18 December 2014
11086 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Mobile Payments
  • Money Transfer
  • Angola
  • e-Kwanza

The Angolan Investment Bank (BAI) has launched a new mobile payment service called e-Kwanza.

Tanla Leverages Vodafone’s Network for A2P Messaging

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
18 December 2014
9516 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Vodafone India
  • Tanla
  • A2P Messaging
  • Vodafone Business Services

Messaging firm Tanla Solutions has deployed its Fast Track platform for Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging with Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India.

Bango and Indosat launch carrier billing in Google Play

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
18 December 2014
8174 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Indosat
  • Direct Carrier Billing
  • Bango
  • Google Play

Indonesian operator Indosat has launched carrier billing for Google Play, providing one-click payments to customers.

Globecomm and Tanzania Support Foundation Bring Computers to Rural African School

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
17 December 2014
8477 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Globecomm
  • Computers
  • Charity

Globecomm has donated desktop computers to a school in the Tanzanian village of Selela.

Entel and Ericsson complete Latin America's first live test of APT700 band

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
17 December 2014
7938 views
  • Latin America
  • Ericsson
  • Chile
  • Entel
  • Low-band LTE

Chilean operator Entel has completed Latin America’s first successful test of APT700 (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity 700MHz) spectrum in cooperation with Ericsson.

Amdocs and Triotech bring MFS to rural India

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
17 December 2014
9418 views
  • Rural
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Amdocs
  • BSNL
  • Mobile Financial Services
  • State Bank of India

The State Bank of India has selected Mobile Financial Services solutions from Amdocs and Triotech in order to offer the services to India’s unbanked and under-banked population.

Oi gearing up for consolidation in Brazil

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James Barton
Category: Operators
17 December 2014
11317 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Telefonica
  • Oi
  • America Movil
  • TIM Brasil
  • Consolidation
  • Telecom Italia

Brazilian integrated operator Oi has confirmed that it is positioning itself to “participate in the industry consolidation process in Brazil”.

Poland’s P4 to offer LTE roaming services using BICS’ IPX platform

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James Barton
Category: Customer Management
17 December 2014
7161 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • LTE
  • Roaming
  • Poland
  • BICS
  • P4
  • High-Speed Data

Polish operator P4 is launching LTE roaming over its network through BICS’ IPX platform.

TIM Brasil upgrading optical transmission with Xtera

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
16 December 2014
7939 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • 100G
  • Xtera
  • TIM Brasil

TIM Brasil is upgrading its long-haul optical transmission infrastructure in the north and centre west of Brazil using 100G optical networking equipment supplied by Xtera Communications.

Syniverse Delivers Global Mobile Messaging for Grameenphone Bangladesh

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
16 December 2014
8089 views
  • Central South Asia
  • SMS
  • Telenor
  • Syniverse
  • Grameenphone
  • Bangladesh
  • Messaging
  • MMS

Bangladeshi operator Grameenphone has partnered with Syniverse to provide its subscribers with global-reaching mobile messaging services.

Antel implementing VSAT network in Uruguay

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
16 December 2014
8377 views
  • Latin America
  • Uruguay
  • VSAT
  • Gilat Satellite Networks
  • Antel

Uruguay’s OpenSky, the systems integrator for state-owned operator Antel, has ordered an initial VSAT network for the operator from Gilat Satellite Networks.

Bango, Telkom and Samsung introduce Direct Carrier Billing in South Africa

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
16 December 2014
8798 views
  • Apps
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Telkom SA
  • Samsung
  • Direct Carrier Billing
  • Bango

Bango has partnered with Telkom to provide Direct Carrier Billing to Samsung smartphone and tablet customers in South Africa.

Airtel sells more African towers to IHS

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
15 December 2014
9711 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Towers
  • Zambia
  • Rwanda
  • Bharti Airtel
  • IHS

As part of a wider offloading of its African infrastructure, Bharti Airtel has signed a lease agreement with tower firm IHS Holding.

TRAI pushing for Indian auctions to include more 3G frequencies

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
15 December 2014
8938 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Reserve Prices
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • TRAI
  • 3G Spectrum

Indian regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has called for the government to delay its upcoming spectrum auctions due to a shortage of suitable airwaves.

Orange and USAID boost mHealth innovations across Africa

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James Barton
Category: Humanitarian Comms
12 December 2014
10449 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Orange
  • mHealth
  • Niger
  • USAID

USAID (the U.S. Agency for International Development) has formed an alliance with Orange to develop innovations in mHealth. 

Tata Docomo modernises 3G network with Nokia Networks

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
10 December 2014
8443 views
  • Central South Asia
  • 3G
  • India
  • Tata Docomo
  • Nokia Networks
  • Single RAN

Due to the steep growth in mobile broadband traffic, Tata Docomo has modernised its 3G network using Nokia Networks’ Single RAN (radio access network) product and services.

Computaris and DigitalRoute Deliver Policy Control to Polkomtel

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James Barton
Category: Service Management
10 December 2014
7772 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Poland
  • Policy Control
  • Polkomtel
  • Computaris

Polish operator Polkomtel has commissioned a new PCRF Policy Control solution from PCRF provider DigitalRoute and BSS consultancy firm Computaris.

Omantel upgrades converged charging platform with Redknee

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
09 December 2014
7381 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Oman
  • Redknee
  • 4G LTE
  • Omantel
  • Converged Charging

Omantel is upgrading to the latest version of Redknee’s converged charging platform, Redknee Unified, to support its 4G/LTE network.

Thai government advised to reduce state operator stakes

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James Barton
Category: Operators
08 December 2014
9723 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Thailand
  • TOT
  • CAT

The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has called for the country’s government to divest some of its holdings in both state-owned telecom operators.

Reliance Communications and Ericsson sign nationwide Managed Services contract

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James Barton
Category: Service Management
08 December 2014
7767 views
  • Central South Asia
  • 3G
  • Mobile Managed Services
  • India
  • Ericsson
  • 2G
  • CDMA
  • Reliance Communications

Reliance Communications has signed a seven-year full-scope managed services agreement with Ericsson to operate and manage their wireline and wireless networks across India.

Syniverse and VIVA expand roaming agreement in Bahrain

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
05 December 2014
7824 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Roaming
  • Syniverse
  • Data Roaming
  • Bahrain
  • Viva

VIVA Bahrain has signed an agreement with Syniverse to bring its customers a selection of new, highly-customisable data roaming packages.

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