China Mobile has detailed its NFC rollout plans, with the launch scheduled for 2013 following an ongoing trial of the technology...

The Bangladeshi telecommunications market harbours significant growth potential in light of the low penetration rates...

Thailand’s regulator has lain down the gauntlet for the three 3G licence winners by demanding that they cut tariffs for voice and data by as much as 20% before they can launch services on their newly-obtained spectrum...

Now that the deadline for submissions has passed, operators have confirmed their involvement – or otherwise – in India’s 2G spectrum auctions...

The term ‘cellular backhaul’ covers more now than it did two or three years ago, encompassing a far broader range of technologies  that have become more widespread, including internet services offered by digital devices as well as remote or maritime communications facilitated by small cells...

ZTE has been named as the vendor for the TD-LTE networks that China Mobile is rolling out in five cities...

Considering the saga of Thailand’s 3G auctions, it is perhaps unsurprising that even after the bidding finally happened this week, they continued to court controversy...

One of Russia’s largest operators is acquiring a 50% stake in the country’s market-leading mobile retailer...

Three Nigerian CDMA operators have requested that the country’s regulator grant them permission to merge...

Qatar's two principal telecommunications operators reported better results than had been expected in the first quarter of 2012, following a relatively poor performance in the fourth quarter of 2011...

Kenya’s market-leading operator is overhauling its data traffic management with a new solution...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a new partnership called the ‘m-Health’ Initiative to use mobile technology, in particular text messaging and apps, to help combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory diseases...

India’s market leader Bharti Airtel saw its subscriber numbers fall by 1 million in September, following an initiative by Indian operators to provide more accurate figures by disconnecting inactive subscribers...

Latin American telecom giant America Movil has reneged on a deal to acquire the entire El Salvador operation of Digicel...

Telenor will continue to have a presence in the Indian market via a newly created subsidiary which will take over the operations of Uninor, the Indian joint venture between the Norwegian firm and Unitech...

Two major Brazilian operators have selected the vendors that will provide equipment for their LTE networks...

No new entrants from abroad will participate in Thailand’s long-delayed 3G auctions, with the bidding to be dominated by the country’s top three domestic operators in a process which begins next week...

In an industry that’s always looking forward to the newest developments, saying that a technology is ‘mature’ could be considered a slight. However, far from being outdated, some technologies simply need a bit of time to grow before they can flourish, and the prevalence of carrier Ethernet services shows that this technology has well and truly arrived. With an established set of standards and a raft of benefits to operators, Ethernet services are an increasingly attractive prospect for players in emerging markets...

South Africa’s first commercial 4G LTE services are now live...

Indian operators will face a choice over any spectrum they hold that exceeds their allowance: pay a one-off charge, or relinquish it...

Yemen is very much the poorest country in the Middle East with approximately 39% of the population living below the poverty line...

Uganda was one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to gain full internet connectivity...

Coming into 2012 major changes were on the horizon for Myanmar’s telecom sector, with the government planning to liberalise the market to some extent...

A new fibre optic backbone network will aid Ghana’s Ministry of Communications administrating rural regions of the country...

Argentinean mobile users are now able to have an additional telephone line on their mobile phone without the need to purchase another SIM card, following the deployment of a new service known as “Mi Número Extra”...

Businesses looking for a secure virtual environment will only consider the private cloud in the near future, says research firm IDC. According to the researcher, the private cloud is the closest to a virtualised infrastructure which offers better controls...

In an ambitious move, a major Brazilian operator is aiming to provide LTE coverage to seven cities by April 2013...

The changing landscape of the Malaysian telecom market has over time witnessed the restructuring of all the main players...

South Africa’s First National Bank is planning to introduce a mobile payment device that will complement its merchant services...

A number of operators in the Middle East may form a consortium to combat potential revenue losses caused by an influx of over-the-top (OTT) players...

Two new devices have been added to Nokia’s Asha Touch range, a collection of relatively low-cost, mid-tier devices which are largely focussed on emerging markets...

One of Nigeria’s leading IT support firms is now offering SMEs and start-up businesses a suite of cloud communications services...

Coming into 2012, Azerbaijan’s mobile subscriber base had passed the 10 million milestone...

Romania’s first 100G channels are now live, with the country’s leading cable operator providing services over its existing network...