Data centre activity continues to ramp up across Asia, as underlined by a recent report from Malaysia, where a major new facility is planned in Selangor.
Bharti Airtel has selected Nokia’s CloudBand-based software products for its VoLTE (Voice over LTE) network in India.
PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia has chosen Vonage to enhance its customer communications and experience.
Claro Brasil has launched its 5G network using a combination of 700MHz, 1800MHz and 2.5GHz spectrum.
There’s been an interesting addition to the recent flurry of investment in Indian telecommunications, with news involving Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications operator, and Comfort Investments II.
Liquid Telecom is providing its managed VSAT connectivity services to mbora, a pioneering social enterprise in Malawi.
Vodafone Hungary has set out its 5G coverage goals up to the end of 2020.
While there may be question marks over India’s ability to cope without some Chinese goods and technologies if India decides to block them, the recent banning of 59 Chinese apps may offer real opportunities for Indian companies.
Iran’s market leader, state-run MCI (Mobile Communication Company of Iran), has been given a deadline of early September to begin providing 5G coverage in Tehran.
Madagascan operator Telma and infrastructure and software vendor Ericsson have announced the launch of commercial 5G services in Madagascar.
The news that India has banned 59 popular Chinese-devised mobile phone apps, including TikTok and WeChat, has initiated a debate on how far the Indian government intends to go in limiting trade with China – and how far it can afford to go.
Pan-African cross-border payments leader MFS Africa has acquired Beyonic, a digital payments management provider of business services for SMEs, fintechs, and social impact entities across Africa.
Zain Bahrain has launched commercial 5G using equipment from Ericsson.
Nokia and Algerian mobile operator Djezzy have completed a trial using microwave carrier aggregation technology to support increased demand for capacity.
Asian satellite operator Thaicom and CAT Telecom, which runs Thailand’s international telecommunications infrastructure, have announced a joint satellite business venture.
Given the likely importance of 5G to Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT), perhaps it should come as little surprise that industry body the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany’s 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACAI).
Zimbabwe has blocked the majority of mobile money transactions and suspended the country’s stock exchange as it seeks to stabilise its currency.
It’s not the first piece of research to say so, but a new study offers a useful reminder that having access to mobile phones empowers women in less developed countries.
Major Latin American and Caribbean-focused telecommunications group Liberty Latin America (LLA) has announced that it has selected Ericsson for a major network evolution drive involving virtualisation of its core networks.
Saudi Telecom Company (stc) is deploying CommScope’s new 30-port antennas as it looks to demonstrate use cases for next generation wireless technologies.
Intelsat and Liquid Telecom are extending their partnership to connect more than 2000 additional VSAT terminals across Africa.
The coronavirus pandemic has again delayed – or been blamed for delaying – 5G spectrum auctions, this time in Brazil and Croatia.
Rain claimed a first in 2019. Vodacom, with a little help from temporary spectrum, followed in May this year. Now it’s the turn of South Africa’s number two mobile operator MTN to launch 5G.
Telenor Group is selling its entire 34.2% stake in Wave Money to Yoma Strategic Holdings for $76.5 million.
It’s only been a week since the announcement that Brazil will be the first market where people can send and receive money via WhatsApp using Facebook Pay. Now, it seems, everything is on hold after an intervention by Brazil’s central bank.
UAE operator group Etisalat is unlikely to introduce standalone 5G for at least two years, and will instead focus on non-standalone (NSA) 5G architecture in this period.
Croatia’s Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has awarded a five-year 5G RAN contract to Ericsson.
According to Bloomberg and recent Indian news reports, the country is looking at proposals to reduce the license fee for fixed-line broadband services to households.
Ukraine’s three largest mobile operators have commenced “joint actions” to expand their 4G-LTE networks using redistributed 900MHz frequencies.
Meeza, an end-to-end managed IT services and solutions provider based in Qatar, has announced plans to build a data centre in the capital, Doha. It will be the company’s fourth such project in the country.
Supermarket chain Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica is now offering MVNO services in Mexico, branded as BAIT (Bodega Aurrera Internet y Telefonia).
TurkNet is upgrading its core network with 400Gbps optical transport solutions from Ekinops.
At a time when the future of energy – not just oil and gas but renewables – is again a hot topic, Inmarsat, which owns and operates a global portfolio of mobile telecommunications satellite networks, plans to expands its presence in the Middle East by joining the Energy Industry Council.
O2 Czech Republic is launching its commercial 5G network next month, becoming the first operator in the market to achieve this milestone.
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