The Brazilian branch of Telecom Italia, TIM Brasil, is seeking to overturn a regulatory decision that prevents it from offering new mobile contracts...

We are going through a radical shift in the way people work and use computers. Increasing availability and affordability of wireless broadband is giving the global workforce true mobility, for the first time in history. Many of them will use smartly designed mobile rugged computers for their everyday computing and communication needs, instead of traditional laptops.

Regulation and compliance requirements are still evolving in many markets when it comes to mobile commerce.

This is not a new channel for operators alone: Many banks also lack experience with mobile payments, remittance and other transactions. Various government bodies that regulate both mobile operators and financial services are also learning their way around mobile. Many regulators simply rely on existing rules for older types of transactions, such as card or cash payments. Regulation of mobile commerce as an industry is still a way off...

Burkina Faso’s largest mobile operator has launched its own mobile money platform in partnership with Ecobank...

In many emerging markets, communication service providers (CSPs) are often the biggest technology companies present, with the largest data centres and IT infrastructures in any given country or area. CSPs are therefore well placed to respond to the increase in demand for data resulting from the rapid deployment of the internet in emerging economies, whether via mobile or otherwise...

The Moroccan regulator ANRT has initiated the process of auctioning 4G licences, confirming that it will accept bids from operators until August 23...

The upcoming 4G LTE auctions in the Czech Republic are expected by the country’s regulator to raise over CZK7.4 billion (US$354 million)...

Three of Poland’s leading operators have formed a coalition with various academic institutions as well as third party developers in order to tackle competition from over-the-top (OTT) players...

Across much of the EMEA region there is an increasing demand for managed network rollouts. With such a large investment, providers need to monitor the physical assets of their networks with care, ensuring that sites are maintained and managed correctly. Just as important as keeping track of stock, however, is ascertaining the available connectivity...

The three largest operators in Russia have been issued with licences for LTE spectrum by the country’s regulator...

Four operators have obtained 3G licences in the Democratic Republic of Congo following auctions that raised EUR60 million. The four licences were each sold for EUR15 million...

Myanmar has begun the process of reforming liberalising its communications networks, which would culminate in the country’s population finally gaining access to mobile and internet...

Telenor has formed a collaboration with Citi Global Markets India in order to select a new Indian operating partner...

The fastest mobile internet to launch in Rwanda will soon be available following the introduction of a 3.75G platform by Airtel...

A leading operator in the Philippines has commenced the second phase of its upgrade to unified OSS, allowing it to deploy and assure the quality of next generation networks and services...

An Indian operator has reportedly been notified that it will lose its network support unless it pays its bills...

Iraq’s market-leading operator has been hit even harder than its peers by regulatory action, with the country’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) hitting Zain with a hefty fine for missing an IPO deadline...

Mobile operators can now help to tackle access to employment with the launch of a new SMS-based job application app...

Leading international operator Bharti Airtel has launched a cloud platform, allowing it to offer hosted SaaS and IaaS applications to small and large enterprises on a pay as you go model...

The Spanish operator Telefonica has lodged a claim for over US$1 billion in damages against Mexico, claiming that regulatory changes made by the Central American country over the past few years have adversely affected both its revenue and investment plans...

Growth for the Philippine mobile industry in 2011 was weaker than previously expected...

India’s major state-owned operator has confirmed the two vendors that will assist in its long-awaited network expansion...

The Solvency and Asset Management (SAM) regime, the South African equivalent to the European Solvency II, is due to come into effect in January 2015. While the implications of non-compliance to SAM are unknown as yet, compliance is mandatory and experts have predicted that weaker insurance companies may not survive the transition...

With large, untapped subscriber reservoirs ripe for the picking, the opportunity for mobile operators to grow rapidly in the emerging markets is enormous...

The next iteration of the Apple iPhone – rumoured to be the iPhone 5 – may function on China Mobile’s 3G TD-SCDMA network, according to an industry observer...

A new ultra-high-speed long-distance fibre network is launching in South Africa, with the first stage of construction comprising of a 2000km link between Johannesburg and Cape Town connecting Bloemfontein, East London, and Port Elizabeth...

A new device-agnostic cloud communication service is being launched in Moldova by operator Moldcell...

China’s market for connected devices – including smartphones, tablets, M2M and other electronics – will be worth six times its present value by 2020...

Namibia was one of the last countries in Africa to introduce competition in the mobile communications sector when a second network finally launched in 2007. Despite this, the country has achieved a market penetration rate well above the regional average...

The Romanian regulator ANCOM has opened the bidding for spectrum auctions in the Eastern European country...

Two of Iraq’s three mobile operators have been issued fines by the country’s regulator after missing the deadline for making an IPO...

With its relatively small population of less than 350,000 living on many islands across the archipelago, providing good communications for the Maldives has been paramount...

One of the leading platforms in the mobile financial services sector is to be offered as a hosted model, extending benefits to members of the ecosystem...

HTC has been priced out of the Brazilian market but its competitors, ceasing its operations in the Latin American country...