The America Movil subsidiary Claro Chile has become the first operator to launch commercial LTE (long term evolution) services in the Latin American country...

One of the leading operators in Saudi Arabia is modernising and expanding its 2G, 3G and 4G networks between 2013 and 2015 via a major new deal with Nokia Siemens Networks...

The Government of Malawi has announced that it is joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, committing to transition government cash payments to electronic disbursements...

While the South African mobile telecommunications sector continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the country, the market is still dominated by feature phones...

The Ethiopian Government recognises that the country is being left behind in terms of digital inclusion, and urgently needs to address this if it wants to reap the benefits that other African countries have demonstrated from embracing ICTs...

China Mobile is now tendering for vendors to build its national 4G TD-LTE network...

Rumours abound that the Russian state-owned operator Rostelecom could be on the verge of acquiring a stake in the Russian operations of Tele2...

On the verge of launching its next-generation satellite constellation, O3b Networks has announced a major long-term capacity deal, providing fibre-equivalent capacity to Malaysian telecoms provider Maju Nusa...

Nokia’s newest Asha device, the Asha 501, is launching in Thailand and Pakistan this week, with  India following soon afterwards...

Ericsson and MTS have entered into a partnership for the development of ICT infrastructure on which to deploy an LTE network...

SES has announced a multi-year multi-million dollar contract renewal with Supernet, Pakistan's leading satellite network service provider...

The Vodafone Foundation will deploy its portable mobile phone network in the largest refugee camp in South Sudan, allowing aid workers to undertake life-saving work, enabling 70,000 refugees to contact relatives for free and giving children access to life-changing education programmes...

China Telecom Global is now offering services from Teraco’s vendor-neutral South African data centre, allowing it to deliver services across the country as well as link with other service providers and carriers in Africa...

One of Kenya’s major operators has signed a network management agreement covering its passive network infrastructure...

Google is launching an innovative initiative to provide connectivity in remote, rural areas using helium-filled balloons...

The Tajik operator Tacom, branded as Beeline, has ordered a backhaul platform for 3G data and voice development across the country...

A new infrastructure venture formed by a new consortium will roll out fibre optic broadband and Internet services throughout Israel...

Google’s head of Asia Pacific, Karim Temsamani, has claimed that the increased mobile internet usage driven by emerging market consumers is resulting in a “rebuilding of the internet”...

A new partnership between Croatian operator Vipnet and cloud enabler Neostratus will provide a range of cloud solutions for messaging, communication and collaboration to businesses across the country...

Ericsson has partnered with Chilean provider Entel to launch a new education initiative for students in rural areas of the Latin American country...

According to a survey conducted by Accenture, customers in emerging markets are more open to paying a premium rate for 4G services than those in developed markets...

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has extended its fibre optic network to the island of Coron in Palawan province, strengthening network coverage in a major tourist destination...

Rapid telecoms expansion could soon be underway in India following an agreement between infrastructure provider Microqual Techno and Intelligent Energy.

India’s third largest mobile operator has signed a multi-year agreement for data clearing, financial clearing and fraud-prevention...

The Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Telecommunications (MINTIC) has extended its contract with Gilat Satellite Networks to provide broadband services to over 1500 schools in the Latin American country...

A nationwide 4G network is on the cards in India following the announcement that Reliance Jio Infocomm has signed a tower-sharing agreement with Reliance Communications...

Mauritania’s leading telecom provider Mauritel is now offering real-time promotions for targeted subscribers based on analysis of actual usage patterns...

Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto has signed a bill aimed at breaking the dominance of telecom monopolies...

A new government joint venture is aiming to provide high-speed 4G/LTE broadband to 95% of Rwanda’s population within the next three years...