A new voice SMS service has been launched in Kenya by yu, the mobile phone brand of Essar Telecom Kenya Limited, in conjunction with MVAS developer Kirusa...

The Packet Transport Network vendor Orckit-Corrigent has established a new research and development branch in the southern Indian city of Chennai...

One of the global telecommunications industry’s highest-profile manufacturers is reportedly on the verge of increasing its presence in Brazil with an investment of billions of dollars...

India’s telecoms regulatory system has come under fire following the 2G licensing scandal that shocked the sector. Many observers have dismissed the framework as antiquated, but this looks set to change, with Telecoms Minister Kapil Sibal revealing several new policies which he aims to enshrine in the country’s new regulatory bill...

Many remote communities across the Solomon Islands will be connected for the first time with a new solar-powered solution...

Despite the fact that no licences have been issued, two Lebanese operators – MTC and Alfa – have taken steps towards launching 3G services, in a move which has prompted several operators to pursue legal action against them...

In this bylined article, Teligent CEO Einar Lindquist analyses how revenue-generating VAS based on voice and SMS traffic are still enjoying rapid take-up – and why they will continue to grow...

Subscribers of TelCell St Maarten, the mobile services arm of TelEm Group, will soon enjoy faster mobile broadband...

In an apparent challenge to the dominance of America Movil, Mexico’s media firm Grupo Televisa has acquired a 50% stake in the country’s third largest operator, Iusacell. Shareholders of both firms will have “equal corporate governance” over the resulting entity...

There could be trouble ahead for Vodafone’s proposed buyout of joint venture partner Essar, as the Indian operator is demanding more for its 33% stake than the pre-agreed fee of US$5 billion – allegedly US$600 to US$700 million...

China Unicom’s subsidiary in Anhui province is gearing up to reduce the energy consumption of its mobile base transceiver station (BTS) sites by as much as 20%...

Qatar has played host to the second of two cable landings by the Middle Eastern submarine cable operator Gulf Bridge International...

The largest mobile operator in the Americas, Claro, has implemented a new Dynamic SIM Allocation (DSA) solution to help streamline its SIM card supply chain logistics and optimise its telephone number inventory...

India’s three major state-owned telecoms firms have been advised by the country’s government to merge...

The ITU has announced the launch of a new digital literacy partnership with Philippines-based NGO telecentre.org Foundation that over the next 18 months will train one million unskilled women to use computers and modern information and communication technology (ICT) applications to improve their livelihoods...

After Kazakhstan's mobile market delivered annual growth of 36% in 2008, the 2009 year saw a major slowdown in the market with net growth almost negligible...

Mobile subscribers in Ghana will soon have access to new content services via a partnership between MVAS developed Kirusa and wireless applications provider txtGhana...

Subscribers of the operator Econet Wireless Zimbabwe will be able to send and receive low-cost internet messaging via any standard SMS capable mobile phone without being connected to the Internet...

China Mobile has selected Ericsson to participate in the world's largest TD-LTE trial network deployment to date...

The final draft of South Africa’s spectrum allocation process reportedly features a previously mooted clause relating to those who have come to be termed ‘historically disadvantaged individuals’, or HDIs...

A newly-launched partner scheme will foster closer ties between UK-based firm Aircom International and Techaccess Pakistan...

The mobile entertainment industry in India is witnessing significant growth, with forecasts predicting that it will reach $4.9 billion in 2015 from $1.2 billion in 2009, growing at a CAGR of 26% in the period 2009-2015...

The largest shareholder in India’s Idea Cellular, the Aditya Birla Group, is reportedly looking to sell a stake in the Indian operator to MTN...

The total number of global mobile subscriptions at the end of 2010 was 5.5 billion. Of this total, the Asia-Pacific region accounted for a whopping 53% (2.9 billion)...

With three potential candidates dropping out of the running in the last few days, the bidding race for Syria’s third mobile licence has come down to two competitors – Saudi Arabian STC and Qatar’s Qtel...

A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between two market-leading operators in Asia. China Mobile and South Korean SK Telecom (SKT) have agreed to pool their resources and develop next-generation networks, operating systems, M2M services and applications...

The past weekend marked the first formal charges brought against Indian firms involved in the country’s 2G licensing scandal, with shares of Unitech Wireless and Reliance Communications falling as a result...

Consumers can now send money directly to the mobile “wallets” of Safaricom M-PESA subscribers in Kenya from 45 countries and territories...

After a well-publicised deterioration in relations, Vodafone has announced that it will acquire Essar’s 33% stake in the two firms’ Indian mobile joint venture for US$5 billion...

One of Qatar’s leading operators, Vodafone Qatar, has interconnected to the iBasis global network for the exchange of international mobile phone calls...

A major operator in the Philippines is set to purchase a controlling stake in one of its rivals...

Two West African countries are the focus of recent market reports, and encouragingly both have healthy mobile sectors...

The first Israeli mobile operator to partner with MVNO carriers has selected a new integrated end-to-end billing solution for MVNOs...

The Indonesian government’s energy security and greenhouse gas emission reduction goals will receive support from Tetra Tech, which has been awarded a $16.2 million, 3.5-year program with the U.S. Agency for International Development...