Turk Telecom is acquiring two Bulgarian companies being sold by the Greek operator OTE...

Telefonica’s financial troubles continue in Latin America with a double dose of misfortune...

For the thousands of international and domestic businesses operating in Middle East and Africa (MEA), the region has moved from an emerging market to that of a high-growth market. Certainly from a telecoms perspective and according to new research from Analysys Mason, telecoms revenue in North Africa and the Middle East is set to grow by 27% to over 96.4 billion USD in the next five years...

As a means of reducing its debt, Telefonica is reportedly aiming to sell a minority stake in its Colombian unit, with the IPO possibly on course for this year...

A major participant in the bidding race for Morocco’s market leader has dropped out...

Mobile use in South Africa has boomed in recent years— research from Nielsen showed that about 29 million South Africans are using mobile phones, compared to just five million people who use landlines. That growth is only expected to continue, which means that there’s a big opportunity for communications service providers hoping to break new ground and build relationships with new customers...

After cancelling the auctions of wireless frequencies due to concerns that competition was too fierce, the Czech regulator CTU has revised the terms of the licensing process...

Mali became the first African nation to announce it will give its domains for free...

Two major operators have formed a consortium in order to bid for a mobile licence in Myanmar...

Providing high-quality broadband to consumer and enterprise customers is a key issue in Africa that affects both fixed and mobile operators. Broadband will be the major growth area in Africa over the next five years – it is the fastest-growing segment in the region. Most of the growth will come from mobile broadband, as this is the major channel through which customers can access the Internet...

Privately-run MVNOs have been approved by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...

The GSMA’s director general Anne Bouverot has stated that the Indian government should lower the reserve prices for spectrum blocks, suggesting that the auctions should not be viewed solely as “a means to raise short-term revenues”...

Over-the-top messaging and VoIP apps have been targeted by the Saudi Arabian regulator due to concerns that they are too difficult to monitor...

In response to Chile's data traffic growth and increasing demand for mobile broadband coverage, a leading operator in the Latin American country has finalised its 4G supplier...

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has dealt a major blow to one of the country’s major operators, denying Vodafone permission to renew its 2G licences covering three major telecom circles...

Mexico’s lower house of Congress has approved a bill submitted by the country’s president, Enrique Pena Nieto, which outlines proposals for major reforms to Mexican telecom sector...

The Indian market leader Bharti Airtel has been banned from providing 3G services in seven of the country’s 22 telecom circles...

The only bidder for CDMA frequencies in India has unsurprisingly obtained spectrum in eight of the country’s 22 telecom circles...

The Czech Republic’s 4G spectrum auctions have been suspended by the country’s regulator, CTU, due to concerns that bids were spiralling out of control...

The government of Mexico has taken aim at the country’s dominant operator America Movil with new proposals to encourage competition in the telecoms sector...

A number of mobile operators in Russia could have their right to certain frequencies of 4G spectrum revoked...

Scandinavian operator Telenor has received assurance that it will retain its operating licence covering Bangladesh – against the recommendation of a government commission...

This year will likely see 4G spectrum licensed in China, with the country’s minister of industry and information technology Miao Wei stating that there had been significant “breakthroughs in R&D of 4G technologies”...

Women farmers in the East and Horn of Africa region are poised to benefit from practical information-sharing tools via Airtel’s mobile networks...

One of the most popular mobile services for high growth markets is launching in Kenya, one of Africa's largest economies...

With peace restored in 2002 after decades of civil war, foreign investment in Angola has multiplied and the mobile market has soared despite a continued duopoly between Unitel and Angola Telecom's Movicel...

Botswana is one of Africa's wealthiest nations, with a thriving economy mainly based on diamond mining and tourism which recovered quickly from a recession during the global financial crisis...

MTS India will cease operations in 10 of India’s telecom circles...

Internet service providers in India have been granted permission to use broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum to offer voice services by the country’s Telecom Commission.

Thousands of people in some of Ethiopia’s most remote villages now have access to 3G connectivity...

The telecommunications industry is no longer playing as great a role in Vietnam’s economic growth...

The government of Mali has not let recent fighting within the country deter it from issuing a third mobile licence...

A potential acquisition of the Indian operator Aircel by Sistema has been shelved following the Russian operator’s decision to reacquire the Indian licences that it held until last year...