Global LEO satellite operator Iridium has unveiled ‘Project Stardust’, its new direct-to-device (D2D) strategy that will support 3GPP-compliant 5G IoT devices on its network starting in 2026.
Malaysia’s wholesale 5G network operator Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) now covers just over 80% of populated areas, clearing the final criteria for the creation of a second 5G operator.
Netcracker announced Thai operator AIS will continue its relationship with the vendor by consolidating its billing systems onto Netcracker's BSS platform.
Qatar-based communications satellite operator Es’hailSat has joined forces with managed services network infrastructure group Viasat Energy Services to provide high-speed VSAT services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Algeria Telecom and Ooredoo Algeria signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange ideas on innovative services and share infrastructure, a move to enhance their service in the country.
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry has reportedly tasked state telco National Telecom (NT) to develop a managed platform that enables state agencies to access services from any cloud provider.
The government of Mali has reportedly awarded a contract worth US$117.3 million to China International Telecommunication Construction Corporation (CITCC) to extend its national fibre optic network.
Robi Axiata said on Tuesday that its ICT subsidiaries, Axentec and RedDot Digital, have signed a deal with Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB) to implement an AI-based early fault detection system for its power plants.
An industry agreement intended to address industry digitalisation and automation in private networks across Indonesia has been signed by wireless transport and access solutions company Aviat Networks, and mobile operator Smartfren Telecom.
Nigerian operator Globacom has denied reports that it still owes MTN Nigeria interconnection charges despite regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) suggesting otherwise.
Airtel Business, the B2B arm of Indian service provider Bharti Airtel, has announced that it will power over 20 million smart meters for Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), the largest private sector power transmission company in India.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) announced it agreed a deal to sell its portfolio of data centres and edge sites to BDx Indonesia a joint venture between IOH, BDx Data Centers, and Lintasarta for IDR2.6 billion (US$170m)
MTN Group has expanded its partnership with Ericsson to boost its mobile financial services offering.
UAE-based operator du has selected Nokia to modernise its Circuit Switched Core network.
Smartphone sales in Vietnam reportedly took an unexpected dive in December 2023, according to tech retailers who are hoping the coming Lunar New Year season will bring sales numbers back up.
Indian state telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will reportedly spend 2024 focused on completing its 4G network and building its market share, which means its 5G ambitions will be further delayed to 2025.
Thailand’s state telco National Telecom (NT) says it has finished building a ground station that will enable LEO satellite operator Eutelsat OneWeb to launch satellite broadband service in the country later this year.
Indian newspaper reports are indicating that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will not auction 600MHz band spectrum in the upcoming sale.
Wiseband, an Emirati satellite services company, is partnering with Rivada Space Networks, a global network company launching a constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises, to bring secure connectivity solutions to the Middle East region.
MTN Guinea was reportedly forced to shut its doors by Guinea’s Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ARPT) due to unpaid taxes and licence fees, reported Ecofin Agency.
Orange Finances Money Mali, which issues, manages and distributes electronic money under the Orange Money brand in Mali, has announced a partnership with TerraPay, a global cross-border payments network with an extensive reach.
Nasarawa State in the North Central region of Nigeria has eliminated right of way (RoW) costs for the construction, placement, laying and maintenance of telecoms network equipment in the state.
Orange Group bolstered its position in Romania by signing a deal with the government to form a converged fixed-mobile operator.
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reportedly said it has finalised rules that will allow telcos to lease spectrum to enterprises for private 5G networks, and will be releasing them "soon".
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison said on Saturday that it had managed to restore network services in the Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region within 24 hours after a fire broke out at one of its transmitter buildings on New Year’s Day.
Pakistan GPS tracking and IoT services provider TPL Trakker has renewed a partnership deal with state-controlled telco PTCL Group, under which the telco will continue to provide machine to machine (M2M) and ICT services.
The government of Pakistan has established what it calls the Telecommunication Appellate Tribunal, an entity aimed at swiftly addressing and settling disputes within the telecoms sector.
The Government of Gabon and the World Bank, one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, have signed a US$68.5 million loan for the Digital Gabon Project.
The government of Paraguay still seems determined to restore state-owned service provider Corporación Paraguaya de Comunicaciones (Copaco) to something like profitability, despite a number of failed attempts in the past.
American Tower Corporation (ATC) signed a deal to sell its entire Indian unit to Data Infrastructure Trust (DIT), an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management for INR165 billion (US$2 billion).
Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) as a potential game-changer for the telecoms industry will continue to build through 2024, and in turn drive experimentation and innovation across many areas of telcos’ businesses and those of their customers.
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has issued a new white paper calling on OTT players who generate huge amounts of traffic to share network upgrade costs with Indian telcos to make the telecoms industry more sustainable.
Azerbaijan operator Baku Telephone Communications (Baktelecom) revealed it has deployed a fibre-optic GPON network in the Garadagh settlement in Baku.
Regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has a new director general following the early exit of Ezra Chiloba last year. He is David Mugonyi, the former Head of the Presidential Communication Service.
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