Vietnamese users of Android and iOS phones now have access to a caller identification lookup application...

The Brazilian Minister of Communications, Paolo Bernado, has delivered a coruscating tirade against regulation over the deployment of mobile infrastructure, which he believes is stymieing mobile growth...

Many factors in the industry are now affecting policy and charging together. Operators are experiencing increasing pressure over their business models as they face decreasing revenues exacerbated by rising costs...

Sustaining network coverage in communities with unreliable grid power is a significant problem in emerging markets, with providers and vendors constantly looking for new ways of providing coverage without relying on diesel generators...

Bharti Airtel has announced an end-to-end network transformation program across its mobile operations in 16 African countries...

Coastguard services around St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been augmented by the introduction of a new Global Maritime Distress and Safety System...

Remote regions of Niger that were previously underserved by any form of telecommunications services will soon have access to mobile connectivity, following the completion of the first phase of a remote network rollout...

With the dust settling after the 2G spectrum auctions, the Indian market’s landscape could shift significantly through mergers and acquisitions...

Cloud services in the Philippines are to be enhanced following a new agreement for dedicated cloud infrastructure...

Weather Investments is suing the government of Algeria for US$5 billion, claiming that the state was responsible for damages to the firm’s holding in Orascom Telecom Algérie (branded as Djezzy)...

The ICT subsidiary of Hungary’s incumbent telecom provider has forged a strategic alliance to resell cloud solutions under its branding...

4G LTE services are to be deployed in three African countries following the extension of an agreement between Smile Telecoms and Alcatel-Lucent...

Scandinavian operator Telenor reaffirmed its commitment to the Indian market by spending more than any of its competitors in the country’s 2G auctions...

A major Jordanian operator is rolling out a cloud back-up service to its three million subscribers...

The latest model of Apple’s iPhone will be available through two of China’s largest operators by the end of the year...

A major carrier in Mozambique is expanding its microwave network...

A major operating group in Afghanistan is upgrading the quality of its network with a new managed service solution...

The world’s first free intercontinental incoming roaming service has been launched by Bharti Airtel across its African and South Asian operations...

A major wireless broadband provider in Zimbabwe has completed the deployment of its wireless broadband network...

Satellite service providers, carrier and Internet service providers across Africa will soon be able to provide connectivity through the continent’s first vendor-neutral satellite earth station...

South Africa’s market-leading operator has adopted a new solution as a service to maximise the optimisation of its growing 2G and 3G networks...

Following a successful appeal, the Uzkbek government must relinquish control of local operator Uzdonrobita to its owner, Russian firm MTS...

Subscribers of one the largest mobile operators in the Philippines will be able to access free mobile Internet following a new agreement...

It doesn’t matter if a provider is offering 3G or 4G – whatever device is being used, it needs to be able to connect to the network. As the demand for smartphones increases in developing markets, picking up a connection has become increasingly difficult...

One of Mexico’s largest operators is deploying an LTE network across the country...

One of Uganda’s leading operators is introducing a new Voice SMS service to the country...

A new bandwidth agreement will provide for high speed Internet connectivity to five of the islands in the southern group of the Cook Islands archipelago.

Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has cited emerging markets as the main driver behind the revenue and profit that it reported in Q4 2012...

Russian operator MTS has announced a partnership with Microsoft to promote innovative mobile solutions...

South African operator Vodacom has tripled the number of LTE-enabled base stations in its network from just under 70 at launch a month ago to over 200 in Johannesburg...

Operators in India will be able to keep 2.5MHz of higher-quality 900MHz spectrum after the country switches to the 1800MHz band...

Indian mobile users will soon have access to the country’s first ever mobile signature solution for legally binding digital transactions...

A leading Kuwaiti operator is migrating from manual billing to a new solution that will allow for wholesale billing management...

One of India’s major operators has reportedly pulled out of the country’s impending spectrum auctions, meaning that there are now no participants bidding on CDMA frequencies...