Thai regulator NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) is planning to auction 5G spectrum in three bands later on in the year.

Mobile networks and broadband access services for business and consumer customers operated by Digicel Tonga have been restored across the Polynesian archipelago by SES Networks' managed services ...

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has turned its attention towards apps, pulling nearly 8,000 from digital stores for ‘malicious’ activity.

Dtac registered heavy losses in the fourth quarter of 2018, with falling revenue and subscriber numbers exacerbated by a THB9.51 billion ($301 million) settlement paid to CAT Telecom.

Vietnam’s market leader Viettel has been granted a licence by the country’s Ministry of Information and Communications to conduct 5G trials in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Mislatel Consortium is looking to launch commercial services in the Philippines by late 2020 and plans to cover 17 major cities within two years of this.

The US Department of Justice has issued several criminal charges against Huawei, claiming that the vendor has defrauded banks, violated trade sanctions, and stolen trade secrets.

Before the end of this month, the US is expected to request the formal extradition of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou from Canada.

America Movil is acquiring Telefonica’s Movistar units in El Salvador and Guatemala for $648 million.

MTN Uganda is considering selling an undisclosed amount of shares to the country’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) as part of a drive to increase local ownership.

Digicel Group is leveraging the Incognito Fibre Service Orchestration solution to automate the provisioning, activation, and diagnostics of multi-play fibre services.

Thai regulator NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) has shot down a proposal to reschedule its upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction from May to December.

Global Voice Group has transferred its Telecom Traffic Monitoring System (TTMS) to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority in an official ceremony.

Liberty Latin America has walked away from its discussions with Millicom over a possible acquisition.

Vodafone Idea is looking to procure a two-year moratorium to pay off its spectrum fees as it faces mounting debt and falling profits.

The government of the US is set to launch a formal request to extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou from Canada.

PLDT has stated that it would support a government plan to open the Philippines’ telecoms sector up to independent companies in order to increase the spread of base stations.

Zimbabwe’s High Court has ruled that the country’s mobile operators must restore internet services following a week-long nationwide shutdown ordered by the government.

Indian tower firms Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers claim that Vodafone Idea owes them INR45 billion ($632 million) for vacating slots on their towers before its lease had expired.

Since 8:30pm yesterday evening (Sunday 20th January) Tonga Cable has been suffering an outage in the submarine cable network that connects the island nation to the outside world, plunging the island nation into digital isolation.

Hot on the heels of reaching a deal to sell its Albanian operations, OTE Group is reportedly now discussing a sale of its majority stake in Telekom Romania to a consortium of investors.

IX Reach is expanding its partnership with AMS-IX into India to bring robust and resilient connectivity into AMS-IX’s Internet Exchange in Mumbai.

Huawei faces renewed pressure from the US after prosecutors opened another investigation against the vendor alleging that it stole trade secrets from other companies.

Telefonica is seeking to bring in as much as €530 million by selling off majority stakes in two of its Movistar units in Central America.

Thailand’s True Move has stated that it does not intend to bid in this year’s upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction.

Ooredoo Palestine has upgraded and expanded its multi-year software and support agreement with Optiva Inc.

Liberty Latin America is currently in discussions over a possible acquisition of Millicom, which has extensive operations in the region.

Eutelsat initiative Konnect Africa has launched Internet access offers in Côte d'Ivoire.

Helios Towers is preparing for the advent of 5G in South Africa by partnering with local networks specialist Vulatel to deploy open access wireless and fixed line infrastructure across the country.

Samsung is looking to regain the ground it has lost in India to Chinese device makers with a range of low-cost smartphones.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun implementing measures to prevent service disruption of 9mobile amid reports that Teleology Holdings could abandon its acquisition deal of the beleaguered operator.

Versa Networks and BringCom Incorporated are deploying a joint solution to deliver Versa’s best-in-class SD-WAN capabilities to BringCom’s telecom managed service providers and SaaS platform operators in East and West Africa.

Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei has taken the uncommon step of briefing the media in response to the recent focus on the security of the company’s products and its relationship with the Chinese government.

Bharti Airtel will sell some of its shares in its Tanzanian business to the country’s government to settle an ownership dispute and pave the way for a potential merger with Telkom Kenya.

Thai operator dtac will pay state-owned CAT Telecom THB9.51 billion ($296 million) in a settlement that resolves most of the legal disputes that arose during their 27-year concession arrangement.

A Huawei employee arrested by Polish security services - together with a Polish security official - over allegations of spying has been fired by the Chinese vendor.

Brazil’s Oi has resolved its legal clash with shareholder Bratel and will now look to restructure, having initially requested bankruptcy protection in June 2016.

Telekom Srbija is unlikely to be privatised in 2019 despite investors registering their interest, according to Serbia’s minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications.

Following the arrest of Huawei’s CFO in Canada last month, new documents released by Reuters indicate that the Chinese vendor has closer ties than previously thought with two companies under investigation by the US Department of Justice.

Teleology Holdings could yet abandon its hard-won acquisition of Nigeria’s 9mobile following reports that the operator’s management has shot down the buyer’s turnaround plan.

Reliance Communications (RCom) has paid Ericsson INR1.31 billion ($18.6 million) in what will doubtless be seen as an attempt to placate the Swedish vendor in the face of renewed legal action against RCom chairman Anil Ambani.

The government of the Philippines has confirmed that at least four companies have expressed an interest in forming a tower sharing venture to boost base station deployment in the archipelago.

Russia’s MTS has begun the deconstruction of its network infrastructure in Turkmenistan after failing to reach a settlement with the country’s authorities.

India’s Supreme Court will today hear two cases related to the ongoing spat between Reliance Communications (RCom) and Ericsson.

Ooredoo Myanmar has selected Nokia to secure its telecom and ICT networks against cyber threats.

Indonesian operator Smartfren will continue the operations of mobile internet provider Bolt following the cancellation of its spectrum licence by the country’s government.

Developing Telecoms recently spoke with Mr Wang Qingwen, President of Huawei WTTx product line, about Huawei’s new Wireless Fiber.

Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio have agreed to finalise their proposed asset sale deal by June even though the Indian government has refused to approve their anticipated spectrum trading agreement.

MTN Nigeria will pay the country’s Central Bank a total of $53 million in penalties related to allegations that the operator illegally repatriated revenue between 2007 and 2015.

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