Bowing to governmental pressure to reduce subsidies, China Mobile is shifting the target of its marketing campaigns to non-contract devices.
On the 16th and 17th of September, Informa’s 8th annual Managed Services World Congress (MSWC) took place. Chris Buist, a Director at Coleago Consulting, chaired both days of the event, and has shared his key takeaways from the congress for operators in developing countries.
Brazil’s auctions for 700MHz 4G spectrum failed to generate the expected amount of revenue after one of the country’s nationwide operators abstained from bidding.
Indonesian number two XL Axiata is selling off a portion of its telecoms towers to dedicated tower firm Solusi Tunas.
Middle Eastern operator group Etisalat could be planning a sale of its Tanzanian business, according to reports.
Pilot schemes for Mexico’s proposed state-owned shared network are now in the planning stages.
The Hungarian telecom authority NMHH has sold 4G spectrum licences to 4 operators in the country, raising HUF130.6 billion ($530.25 million).
Telecom Italia has stated that it will resume negotiations with Fintech over the sale of its stake in Telecom Argentina.
Renewable energy solutions are often considered a white elephant by telecoms companies, but this perception has been outdated for some time and operators are now beginning to catch on to its advantages.
Mobile messaging software solutions provider Anam Technologies has been selected to provide its Anti-Spam solution to Russian mobile operator Tele2.
Reliance Jio Infocomm has signed a tower-sharing agreement with Indus Towers that will see the operator using all of the latter firm’s pan-Indian infrastructure at “prevailing market rates”.
Telefónica has selected Comarch to provide Configuration Management, Network Planning & Design across its Latin American operations.
The GSMA has announced a new initiative promoting the role of women in the mobile industry – particularly within emerging markets - as part of the Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action.
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India have cut 2G data allowances by almost half without lowering prices, essentially doubling the cost of the service.
Madagascan operator Telecom Malagasy (Telma) has signed the country’s first MPLS interconnection agreement with PCCW Global.
Japanese operator Softbank could make its first move into Latin America with an investment in Iusacell, according to reports.
Jolla has launched its first smartphone in India via an exclusivity agreement with Snapdeal.com, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace.
Telkom Indonesia, the parent company of Indonesian mobile market leader Telkomsel, is planning to acquire a stake in a listed tower company in order to realise its ambition of becoming the country’s leading tower operator.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is close to approving Apple’s iPhone 6 for sale in the country.
Myanmar-based systems integrator Terabit Wave has ordered Gilat Satellite Networks’ Satcom-On-The-Move terminals for a Myanmar governmental agency.
Moroccan operator INWI is implementing convergent policy control across its operations using a Policy Manager solution from Openet.
The government of Mexico has received its first bid to build a state-owned network from an unnamed consortium.
Telefonica has closed its deal with Vivendi to acquire its Brazilian broadband unit GVT.
Reliance Jio Infocomm is aiming to roll out its full 4G offering by March 2015, and has signed a tower-sharing deal with GTL Infrastructure to speed up the deployment while keeping costs down.
Indian state-owned operator BSNL is distributing 5000 free SIM cards to areas of the Kashmir valley affected by flooding.
India’s Department of Telecommunications has stymied Bharti Airtel’s proposed acquisition of Loop, a deal which would have led to the creation of Mumbai’s largest mobile network.
Vodacom Business has launched Fibre To The Business (FTTB) services in South Africa.
Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade Globe Telecom’s wireless network infrastructure in the Philippine regions of Visayas and Mindanao from WiMax to LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD ultra-broadband access technologies.
Orange and Bank of Africa have expanded their partnership to offer direct transfers between accounts via mobile.
Virgin Mobile’s new MVNO, Virgin Mobile Central and Eastern Europe (VMCEE), has attracted €40 million of investment from new backers.
The Chinese authorities are reportedly licensing three smartphone manufacturers to provide MVNO services in the country.
Following a significant drop in customers for its Nextel Mexico unit, NII Holdings has filed for bankruptcy.
Amid a frantic operator power struggle in Brazil, Telecom Italia is believed to be considering a bid for fixed-line operator Oi.
Telefónica has chosen Huawei to manage its Latin-American networks, with the Chinese vendor providing its end to end Performance Management Solution.
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