China could see more than $8 billion in mobile payments by 2014...

The first cable network to provide service to North Africa using 40G technology has gone live...

Allegations that smaller market players are being overlooked by Russia’s LTE network-sharing consortium are being investigated by the country’s antitrust regulator, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS)...

A new device launching across South Africa will provide users with high speed mobile internet without the need for an inflexible contract...

The Philippines’ mobile market is approaching saturation, which is leading to a slowdown in subscriber growth...

One of Vietnam’s leading mobile operators is optimising its mobile broadband traffic via a new solution provided by Ericsson...

Tunisia’s largest operator is implementing a new solution to reduce costs, boost revenues and optimise cash flow...

DT editor James Barton recently spoke to Charles Green, CEO of Helios Towers Africa, about starting out providing infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially a hostile environment, the infrastructure market is undergoing massive growth, with more investment likely in the near future...

India’s spectrum licensing process is set for a significant overhaul, with the country’s Telecom Commission approving a number of policy changes...

Significant job cuts could result from the Indian operator Tata Teleservices’ (TTSL) plan to merge its CDMA and GSM businesses. The unification could affect up to 15 per cent of the firm’s employees...

With tumultuous political upheaval in the wider Middle East and North African region, telecom forecasts have of course been affected...

The Indian regulator TRAI has unveiled a consultation document focused on the country’s VAS market, acknowledging that mobile phone services “have moved beyond their fundamental role of voice communications to a range of value added services"...

Payment services based on near field communication (NFC) technology will be made available in Hungary via an agreement between the country’s three mobile operators, who will work together to develop NFC infrastructure...

Commercial 3G services are gaining traction in many Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, according to new mobile subscriber data for Q410...

The frenetically competitive telecom sector in India may have finally been assuaged, with the announcement that market leader Bharti Airtel has increased several of its prepaid tariffs...

A leading Vietnamese operator has deployed a distributed antenna system to provide mobile services in Ho Chi Minh City...

A new joint venture has been created by two Polish operators as a means of sharing their radio access networks. PTK Centertel (owned by Orange) and PTC (T-Mobile) will each hold 50% of the new operation, NetWorkS!

The first deployment of 3G services in Niger could soon be underway, with reports indicating that the West African country’s regulator is preparing to hold auctions for two new licences...

With the return of relative calm to Jordan's political scene after protests for political reforms in early 2011, the country's telecoms sector is repositioning itself to restore investor confidence and attract funds for expanding and upgrading the network...

Subscribers of the only mobile operator in the Bahamas are no longer required to pay an additional charge for calling between the 29 islands of the archipelagic nation...

The advent of stock exchanges in Laos and Cambodia could be a defining factor for the economic development of the Southeast Asian countries...

Vodafone is conducting talks with potential buyers for some of its Indian mobile operations, according to reports...

A new agreement between solutions providers and music labels in Bangladesh will initiate a new wave of mobile content across the country...

Preparations for the upcoming launch of the Arabsat 5C satellite have been finalised by Central European Telecom Services (CETel Group)...

It’s not just the future that’s bright for Africa – there are plenty of opportunities right now if you know where to look, according to Deloitte’s Matthew Guest, Senior Manager in Strategy Consulting. DT editor James Barton spoke to him as part of a series of articles on growth in Africa...

Stagnant growth in Iran’s mobile sector is unfortunately mirrored by its internet market. This could well be the result of government censorship...

One of the most prominent operators in Western Europe could be expanding into Africa...

The number of operators in South Africa’s already competitive mobile market could yet increase – and the market leader Vodacom has stated its opinion that this could be damaging to the market in the long term...

As part of DT’s Africa focus this month, editor James Barton spoke with John Strand, the founder of Strand Consult and a well respected analyst of the African telecoms scene. With many African markets over capacity in terms of the number of operators, Strand believes that consolidation will be crucial going forward...

Devices supporting China Unicom’s Wophone platform are reportedly ready for launch...

Relations between the owners of the beleaguered Indian operator Etisalat DB have soured to the point of conflict, with Indian DB Group initiating legal proceedings against UAE-based Etisalat on the grounds that it violated the terms of their joint venture agreement...

Each of India’s three largest operators will soon be able to provide their own nationwide 3G service, with reports suggesting that Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel have signed a cross-circle roaming agreement...

Although the notoriously reclusive country’s telecoms sector lags far behind other emerging markets, North Korea has seen notable growth in ICT over the past year, according to new information from BuddeComm...

Several major music labels have pledged their support for a new mobile music download service launching in South Africa...