9 February 2012
LATEST NEWS:
MTN extends managed services partnership with Ericsson in Ghana Indian Handset Market Witnesses 14.1% Growth in 2011 Network planning partnership to cover Southeast Asia Open framework boosts service delivery for Israeli operator Kosovan contract renewed for emerging markets provider Indian startup reneges on terms of infrastructure agreement Carrier grade Wi-Fi base stations enable connectivity in Ouagadougou Slow progress in Nepal, but penetration exceeds expectations First 4G-LTE network goes live in Hungary BSS transformation contract underway in Malaysia Mobile number portability set to shake up Chile’s mobile market South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco lead Tweeting in Africa Enthusiastic response to Tanzania’s first voice SMS service New platform allows fast uploading for Thai news reporters 3G growth healthy in Belarus as mobile market nears saturation Global top up service for Chinese expatriates Subscriptions on the rise in Kuwait over 2011 Free mobile access to Wikipedia for Africa & ME customers Political risk throughout North Africa may temper short-term growth RCom receives loan from Chinese banks Emergency communications terminals deployed in South Sudan Digital wallet services launching in China A strong 2011 for Ghana with more growth to come First Israeli-owned high-speed cable system goes live Indian government loses tax case to Vodafone Subscriber growth and LTE painting a pretty picture for UAE market 3G forecast looks rosy in China Partnership agreement expands satellite operations in Africa and Middle Eas... Rising penetration rates in Iran could be misleading Copper-Alternative Grounding Wire targets infrastructure theft OSS update for newest Thai operator Muscovites to receive modernised network Market Uncertainty Ahead for Established Players in Israel
Industry News
Industry News - Regulators
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:10

In a shock development, the Indian Supreme Court has annulled all of the country’s 122 2G licences due concerns over the legitimacy of the 2008 licensing process. It is claimed that, under the leadership of disgraced former telecoms minister A Raja, the licences were sold not on a first-come-first served basis rather than as part of a competitive auction – losing the government revenue worth billions of dollars...

Industry News - Vendors
Tuesday, 07 February 2012 12:55

Latin America’s leading wireless services provider, America Movil, has selected Alcatel-Lucent to provide infrastructure for its LTE/4G network rollout across the continent...

Industry News - Operators
Monday, 06 February 2012 12:16

One of the leading operators in Africa and the Middle East has extended its managed services partnership in one of Africa’s fastest-growing markets...

Industry News - Operators
Thursday, 02 February 2012 15:03

A service provider which specialises in emerging markets has extended its mobile services contract with the leading mobile operator in Kosovo...

Industry News - Operators
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 15:04

A startup operator in India has been prohibited from using infrastructure owned by one of the country’s largest operators...

Industry News - Operators
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 14:54

Three Chinese banks have come to the rescue of the debt-ridden Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom)...

Industry News - Operators
Monday, 23 January 2012 15:38

The Indian Supreme Court has rejected the Indian government’s claim that Vodafone Group owed $2.2 billion in taxes, stating that the British firm “had no liability to account for withholding tax on its acquisition of interests in Hutchison Essar Limited (now Vodafone India Limited) in 2007"...

Industry News - Vendors
Thursday, 19 January 2012 11:49

delhi300x225The strongest growth across the telecoms sector has come from emerging markets for some time now, so it’s not surprising that companies which are originally from these areas are overtaking their counterparts from the developed world. To find out more about the importance – and the benefits – of an emerging market corporate identity, DT editor James Barton spoke to Tata Communications’ head of MPLS & Ethernet, James Walker...



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