News, Contracts, Maintenance, Ethiopia, Africa: Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation, Ethiopia’s sole telecoms provider, has selected Telrad for the maintenance and support of its network. Overall value of the contract has been set at US$2 million annually...

Contracts, Messaging, CALA: Jinny Software, a leading supplier of personalised messaging and media processing platforms to mobile network operators will provide its messaging platforms to Cable & Wireless for networks in the Americas & Caribbean...

Contracts, Wireless, Siberia, Asia-Pacific: Thanks to a new contract signed by Nortel and Baikalwestcom new parts of Siberia will enjoy access to networks, building on a co-operation now over three years old...

Contracts, Wireless Expansion, India: Reliance Communications of India is undertaking the largest wireless network expansion project by any operator across the world...

Revenue management, Africa, MENA, Asia-Pacific: Connectiva Systems, which provides revenue and performance management solutions to the telecoms industry worldwide, has recently been awarded several multi-million dollar contracts by telecom operators globally. Developing Telecoms summarises the seven contracts involved...

IP, Video, IPTV, Voice, Data, Georgia, CEE: Last year Telrad Networks completed a rapid deployment of voice, data and IPTV services for NewNet, the second largest telecommunications provider in Georgia, launching 28 IP-based sites within less than a year. Rebecca Rachmany, Director of Marketing, Telrad Networks reviews her company’s progress...

Satellite, GSM, Africa, Middle East, Asia: Thuraya is embarking on a plan to make satellite phones more attractive to everyone...

Financial, Mergers and Acquisitions, Global: Mobile Telecommunications Group KSC (MTC) has paid US$467 million for the remaining 15% equity in Celtel. Her path to becoming a global operator is becoming clear...

Mergers and Acquisitions, Satellite, Telephony, Rural, Nigeria, Africa: Several recent stories reported by Developing Telecoms have revealed the rise in importance of ICT and telephony to Nigeria. One more example of this trend is UK-based Gateway Communications’ purchase of GS Telecom. Gateway gains a foothold in Nigeria, not to mention greater subscriber numbers throughout Africa.

Business, Bahrain, EMEA:  Jordan Telecom Group, a subsidiary of France Telecom, has acquired a majority stake in Lightspeed Communications, Bahrain's first alternative fixed-line telecommunications operator.

Unified COmms, Service Providers, Enterprise, Global: Nortel and Microsoft are pooling their expertise to encourage unified communications among the world's businesses. New converged office innovations are set to benefit service providers and businesses alike.