The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published a draft of rules designed to limit mobile app developers from collecting user data, an attempt to regulate the growing technology sector.
Argentina’s Metrotel is deploying Nokia’s Altiplano cloud platform for fibre access throughout its network.
Alibaba financial arm Ant Group denied it was preparing to offload shares in India-based digital payments company Paytm, due to tensions between China and India bringing more restrictive market conditions.
Vingroup teased plans to launch affordable 5G smartphones in the US in 2021, while showcasing its debut range for the North American market.
A new study by Nokia and Telefónica has found that 5G networks are up to 90% more energy efficient per traffic unit than legacy 4G networks.
In an unusual use of LTE, but one that may become more common as industries adopt 4G and 5G for private networking, Nokia has announced plans to digitize crane monitoring systems in Indonesia.
As expected, Viettel has now become the first 5G carrier in Vietnam, after the launch of a 5G commercial trial following a period of technical tests.
Ukraine’s Kyivstar has extended its 900MHz 4G LTE services to all 25 regions in the country four months after launching the offering.
Hard on the heels of yesterday’s deal between Airtel Kenya and Nokia comes news that the partnership between Airtel Africa and CSG, a provider of revenue management and digital monetization, payments and customer engagement solutions, has been extended.
At the 2020 Global Wireless User Congress and 5G Summit hosted by ZTE on 24 November, ZTE vice president Bai Gang said that the vendor would “continue to invest more in technologies, deepen the empowerment of industries, and adhere to technological innovations.
Leading operator Telefonica Movistar Argentina has deployed a complete traffic management solution from telecommunications software company Enea to help it handle the high consumption of data being experienced in Argentina due, in part, to the ongoing pandemic.
China’s ZTE claims to be ahead of its competitors in the development of advanced triple RAT DSS, with the first commercial deployment in September 2020 for China Unicom. Developing Telecoms spoke with Shen Jianda, VP and General Manager of RAN Products at ZTE, to find out more.
The total number of mobile money users in emerging markets will exceed 1.2 billion in 2025. That’s a key finding of a new study from Juniper Research, which provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector.
Ericsson penned a five-year deal to expand and modernise Mozambique Telecom’s (TMCEL) network and digital services ecosystem, a move with a focus on boosting the operator’s mobile money solutions.
Liquid Telecom is expanding fibre access through Botswana’s Lobatse border to Gaborone, an undertaking that, it says, will dramatically increase connectivity and network capacity in the country.
The Indian wearables market saw a record rise in Q3 this year with units hitting over 11.8 million, a year-on-year surge of 165.1%, with strong demand swelling from lower prices and home working needs.
Zain KSA – the Saudi Arabian operator and part of Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications company the Zain Group – has announced the expansion of its 5G network coverage in Saudi Arabia to Dammam’s Second Industrial City.
Fintech deals continue to make news in Africa as more companies – and countries – embrace digital payment and banking.
Saudi operator STC was preparing to expand its digital payment services into United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain, with the company currently awaiting regulatory approval.
A1 Bulgaria’s 5G network is now live in the country’s capital of Sofia.
MTN Group hailed its achievement in connecting 42 million users to its MoMo mobile money service, an acceleration attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Omani company data2cloud has announced that it has achieved official accreditation to provide cloud services to the Omani government.
Togocel (Togo Cellulaire) has been given the green light to conduct full-scale 5G trials using live network equipment, under real world conditions.
Another day, another Ericsson deal. This time UAE operator Etisalat has awarded the giant networking and telecommunications company a 5G-related contract.
French firm Global Technologies has been tasked with reviving the Central African Republic’s defunct fixed-line provider SOCATEL (Societe Africaine de Telecommunications) by the country’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT).
NuRAN Wireless Inc has announced that it has received its first purchase order from iSAT Africa for an initial commercial rural deployment in what is described only as a sub-Saharan African country.
Western Union has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a minority stake in the fast-growing Saudi Digital Payments Company (known as stc pay), a fully owned subsidiary of the Saudi Telecom Company).
Ooredoo Oman has selected Etiya to implement its digital Customer Relationship Management (CRM) transformation project.
Data centre company Ascenty has announced the opening of the Chile 1 data centre in Santiago, the company's first unit to start operating outside Brazil.
Saudi Telecom Company has selected Comtech’s Location Technologies group to upgrade its location-based services.
News that China’s 34th satellite launch of the year went smoothly will come as little surprise. However, some mobile communications users on the ground may be pleased.
As Malaysia pushes towards 5G, Digi has undertaken an extensive network modernization program with ZTE to ensure that it is able to meet subscriber demands. We spoke with ZTE’s Steven Ge to find out how Digi is improving its user experience.
Recent news from the Philippines and Nigeria indicates growing penetration of broadband services, though by no means all of it is being delivered by fixed lines.
Wi-Fi-supported technology that could be used to enable health monitoring in remote areas is being developed – and China is one of its target markets.
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