22 February 2012
LATEST NEWS:
Combating invalid IMEIs on home-grown emerging market smartphones Foreign operators hit by Indian licence cancellations Sudan’s market leader optimises routing and billing systems The Kingdom of ‘Gross National Happiness’ sees strong growth in mobile phon... Major broadband access network going live in Mexico North Korea passes 1 million user milestone Remote areas in emerging markets will yield the next billion mobile users Leading Lat Am operator takes over Brazilian cable firm Indian 2G licences revoked; operators reject ruling America Movil selects Alcatel-Lucent as a provider of LTE infrastructure fo... Broadband collaboration aims at emerging markets 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

Regulators

Indian 2G licences revoked; operators reject ruling

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...

3G spectrum-sharing off the cards in India?

Industry News - Regulators

Tuesday, 13 December 2011 11:56

A new proposal may spell the end of 3G roaming alliances between Indian operators – as they are reportedly losing revenue for the country’s government...

Indian M&A regulation to be overhauled by year-end 2011?

Industry News - Regulators

Monday, 07 November 2011 14:59

The secretary of India’s Department of Telecoms has expressed his belief – and wish – that new regulations encouraging consolidation in the country’s mobile market will be introduced by the end of 2011...

Indian government lays down the gauntlet for Chinese vendors

Industry News - Regulators

Tuesday, 18 October 2011 11:21

India’s Department of Telecoms (DoT) has previously cautioned local operators against importing telecoms equipment, both for security reasons and as a means of securing business for Indian vendors...

Indian spectrum-sharing pacts ruled illegal

Industry News - Regulators

Monday, 17 October 2011 10:29

Three of India’s leading operators may be fined by the country’s Department of Telecoms after an agreement between them was ruled illegal...

India outlines proposed changes to regulation

Industry News - Regulators

Friday, 14 October 2011 11:25

India’s government has detailed the much-anticipated changes to be made to the country’s telecoms regulation...

Paper cuts – Panama digitises its civil administration

Industry News - Regulators

Thursday, 06 October 2011 08:29

Panama’s government has begun a green initiative to digitise the majority of the country’s civil administration...

Termination surcharges a worrying trend in Africa

Industry News - Regulators

Tuesday, 04 October 2011 10:28

A new type of tax is emerging in Africa according to new research conducted by Deloitte and the GSMA...

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