Telefonica and Iusacell are reportedly discussing whether to combine their networks fully in Mexico.
Saudi Arabian operator Mobily, part of the Etihad Etisalat Company, is upgrading its network connectivity with Nokia Solutions and Networks.
VimpelCom’s Kazakhstani unit Beeline KZ has selected SON solutions provider Cellwize as its SON provider.
Chile is now ranked as the best market in the region for its business environment, according to BMI. It has overtaken Brazil this quarter, having received a boost to its industry rewards.
Gilat Satellite Networks has leveraged its extensive expertise in rural cellular backhaul to provide an affordable, end-to-end solution known as CellEdge.
Semiconductor provider Spreadtrum Communications has unveiled a next generation single-core smartphone platform for WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and EDGE.
Prices have escalated in India’s spectrum auction, hitting $8.46 billion after four days of bids, with competition particularly fierce in the Delhi and Mumbai circles.
Well, the experts have spoken – and whichever way you slice it, 2014 is set to be an eventful year in the telecoms industry.
The two major events in the telecoms market this year are likely to be the creation of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and further development of Tele2 in Russia.
In the largest market, South Africa, we have seen several trends.
Ooredoo has officially accepted a telecommunications licence to operate in Myanmar.
Globecomm Systems has announced a contract extension with Avanti to deploy satellite broadband services to thousands of businesses in South Africa.
Before investing in emerging markets, MTN considers a combination of factors including mobile penetration levels, population size, the economic growth of a country and the competitive landscape.
2014 will be the year that operators trade gut and intuition for a new way of marketing – one that relies on big data analytics and science.
The Indian government has begun auctioning 2G spectrum in the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands, marking the third time it has attempted to do so in the past 18 months.
While we’re no doubt well into the global data boom, the number of sources generating this fast-growing volume of data continues to multiply exponentially.
Gilat Satcom and DiviNetworks have entered a partnership spanning Africa, Asia and the Middle East to boost satellite and fibre capacity and reduce costs for ISPs and network operators.
We expect to see significant growth in OTN (optical transport network) technology across all regions of the developing world, mainly because of the reliance on mobile infrastructure vs. traditional telecommunications services.
America Movil’s Peruvian operation Claro Peru has selected Starhome MACH’s Gateway Location Register (GLR) and Optimal Voicemail Deposit (OVMD) solutions.
In 2014, eCommerce will finally have an impact on the buying and selling of international communications services.
Orange Business Services has renewed and expanded a satellite capacity contract with SES to support its growing network connectivity needs in the Russian Federation.
In emerging markets, investments in LTE networks will continue.
Google is selling Motorola Mobility to the Chinese firm Lenovo for $2.91 billion.
The world is more connected now than ever before. As more devices are connected on the internet, there is a distinct need for innovative and flexible data solutions.
The unbanked population of Myanmar now have access to nationwide mobile money services following a partnership between digital security solutions firm Oberthur Technologies and Myanmar Mobile Money Co.
In some African nations, three times as many people have access to a mobile phone than to clean water. A shocking statistic but it shows how important mobile communications are.
A consortium of 17 prominent service providers from around the world have come together to construct a new and unique high capacity cable system, Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1).
Operators are already spending billions on beefing up capacity to handle the tremendous increase in video and data traffic, but Google and Facebook are walking away with all the revenue.
Despite recent proposals from Indian regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) allowing for spectrum trading between operators, leasing spectrum will not be permitted.
A key investment requirement remains on the terrestrial fibre side, specifically fibre backhaul, linking the land-locked countries in Africa to the coastal countries and the undersea cable landing stations.
The sale of Telefonica’s Czech and Slovak units to Czech investment group PPF has been closed.
Virgin Mobile’s Latin American MVNO is preparing to launch in two of the region’s largest mobile markets.
The explosion of mobile data demand has triggered operators to make global investments to upgrade existing 3G networks and to build 4G infrastructure.
Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency Badan SAR Nasional has selected solutions from Thuraya to improve its search and rescue efforts in the country.
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