Reliance Jio has lost around 19 million wireless subscribers in September, whereas Bharti Airtel added 274,000 subscribers around the same time said Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India (TRAI).

The telecommunications provider in Indonesia, PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat Ooredoo) has announced the launch of its 5G commercial services in Makassar, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Finnish telecom equipment supplier Nokia is upping investments in its technology lab in the Mexican city Guadalajara.

Indonesian telecommunications service provider FiberStar is ramping up its Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) play after striking a partnership with Cisco that will see it deliver new solutions to enterprises across the country.

Colombia’s ICT ministry, MinTIC Colombia, has indicated that it is planning to publish a draft decree for public consultation on issues relating to spectrum and next-generation technology.

One of India’s big three operators, Bharti Airtel, has announced plans to raise tariffs for all its prepaid plans by 20-25 percent. It has been calculated that this will enable the company to move towards the higher average revenue per user (ARPU) that it says it needs.

Filipino politicians are reportedly advising the country’s Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to ensure that it focuses on delivering connectivity to underserved rural areas rather than boosting access in areas that are already connected.

Russian telecommunication holding company ER-Telecom has posted a 25% year-on-year rise in consolidated revenues for the first nine months of 2021, to RUB48.0 billion (USD658 million).

The government of India has listed for sale real estate assets of state-run telecom firms Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at a reserve price pegged at INR 1,100 crore (GBP 110 million), according to documents uploaded on the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) website.

Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel), the Sultanate’s incumbent telecoms operator, reported group revenue of RO 1,802.2 million (USD4.7 billion) for the first nine months of 2021, representing a decline of 3.1% compared to same period in 2020.

Top executives at Zimbabwean operators Econet Wireless and Telecel have urged the government to reduce the tax burden faced by the country’s service providers.

ALTAN Redes has been declared bankrupt by the Seventh Judge in Civil Matters of Mexico City.

One month after Vietnam announced plans to pilot mobile money services across the country, and eight months after Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed off on approval of the pilot programme, MobiFone has become the first Vietnamese operator to be permitted to provide mobile money services in the country.

Africell Angola has awarded Digis Squared a multi-year contract to provide end to end Managed Services to support the launch of its new network.

Romania’s National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) confirmed that just two companies submitted qualifying bids to obtain short-term licences for spectrum in the 800MHz, 2600MHz and 3.5GHz bands.

China is planning to triple the number of its 5G base stations in the next five years. The country aims to get 56 percent of the country on 5G networks by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), up from 15% in 2020.

The South Korean tech giant Samsung has reportedly decided to shift some of the manufacturing of its smartphones from Vietnam to India.

Brazilian regional operator Brisanet will start the rollout of its 5G network in the second half of 2023.

UPC Poland, the provider of triple-play services in Poland, has signed a deal with the Polish energy company Tauron on the use of Tauron's network for providing services to customers.

Boku is expanding its mobile payments network M1ST into Thailand via support for the country’s two most popular mobile wallets, TrueMoney and Rabbit LINE Pay.

IHS Towers has closed its acquisition of a 51% stake in FiberCo Solucoes de Infraestrutura from TIM Brasil for BRL1.096 billion (US$198.9 million).

Nepal’s leading broadband provider WorldLink Communications is using Nokia solutions to offer a seamless home Wi-Fi experience for its customers.

Three of Russia’s mobile operators - Veon, MTS, and MegaFon - are in the process of offloading their tower portfolios.

Serbian mobile network operator Telenor Serbia has entered the fixed market with the launch of its Hipernet, a new household service that includes optical internet, digital television service.

Chayora, a data centre service provider based in Hong Kong, has launched its 54MW Shanghai hyperscale data centre campus, its second campus development in the portfolio.

Chilean gas distributor Lipigas has created a new company in neighbouring Colombia to offer internet services to residents of small and medium-sized cities where internet penetration is less than 20%.

An impressive example of telecommunications’ potential as a contributor to environmental awareness comes from Malaysia where operator edotco is helping to control greenhouse gas emissions in an ingenious way.

FSS (Financial Software and Systems) is collaborating with Bangladesh’s BRAC Bank to facilitate digital commerce in the market.

Following a flurry of investment activity recently, operator Vodacom is apparently now considering a separate listing of its South African financial services unit.