The world’s first mission-critical communication-ready LTE network in the 410-430 MHz band has been launched – in the Czech Republic.
The first African tech start-up to list in New York has been performing well on the stock exchange – and MTN in particular has cause to be grateful.
Fibre rollout continues, but how do operators deal with the tricky business of bringing fibre to nations made up of many islands? Recent announcements from Indonesia and the Maldives may help to answer this question.
Further evidence of the importance of connectivity to rural industries comes from an initiative designed to boost Brazil’s agricultural sector.
It’s perhaps no surprise that China, Japan and South Korea hold the top positions in APAC for homes passed by FTTH networks in a new market report. But the reach of fibre is also growing in places like the Philippines and Bangladesh.
Multinational telecommunications company Angola Cables has announced the opening of its carrier-neutral data centre, Angonap, in Fortaleza, Brazil.
A recent announcement from the GSMA at an event in Abidjan is a useful reminder that telecoms crime isn’t always about fraud or phishing.
5G remains newsworthy, as a recent Vodafone Qatar announcement proves, but news from Guinea is a useful reminder of the continuing relevance – and rollout – of 4G.
When a nation includes a lot of remote islands, conventional fibre or mobile connectivity are not always going to be the sole sources of telecommunications operations, as a recent satellite deal in Tonga makes clear.
US-headquartered wireless backhaul specialist Ceragon Networks Ltd has been selected by MUNI S.A, a mobile operator in Equatorial Guinea, to modernize and expand its network to deliver 4G services covering the country’s mainland and its island capital.
For the third time in as many days a number of announcements have highlighted 5G rollouts and trials, with South Africa, the Philippines and Poland all making news – albeit for very different reasons.
Following hard on the heels of its major Internet infrastructure upgrade in Mozambique, reported here on 4 April, PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, has announced plans for another boost to African connectivity – this time in Kenya.
Indian service provider Bharti Airtel has selected Ericsson to expand its VoLTE (voice over LTE) services in India.
Hard on the heels of yesterday’s news about satellite-related development initiatives, a satellite launch has been announced that could offer improved rural connectivity – this time in Ghana.
Highly competitive pricing for services in the Indian mobile market may be a headache for operators but it has apparently benefited online video sharing.
As 5G rollout continues to accelerate, three more announcements have been made, beginning with the news that Nokia and ANTEL, the Uruguayan state-owned operator, have successfully completed the installation of the first 5G commercial network in Latin America.
While it may not be entirely clear how operators in particular are going to monetise 5G, there is certainly no shortage of announcements involving 5G rollout. Among the latest are three from the UAE, Iran and Sri Lanka.
The role of satellites in both connectivity and development is again in the news, thanks to initiatives planned or under way from two internet giants: Amazon and Facebook.
Anam and Apigate have partnered to deliver a highly accessible and secured messaging platform aimed at both enterprises and mobile operators that enables businesses to scale digitally.
Huawei launches the industry's first intelligent metro router series, NetEngine 8000, at MPLS+SDN+NFV World Congress 2019.
MediaKind has been selected by Vodafone Qatar to deliver MediaFirst, its next generation cloud-based multiscreen TV Platform service, to consumers in Qatar.
PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong’s HKT, has completed a major Internet infrastructure upgrade in Mozambique.
TIM Brasil has selected Gilat’s satellite backhaul solution to enable 4G services to unserved areas, such as highways and small towns, as well as to the agribusiness IoT market.
Ericsson has been selected by Batelco to commercially deploy 5G across Bahrain.
Tajikistan’s Tcell has launched a smartphone-based mobile finance offering branded as TezSum.
Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) has signed an agreement to sell and lease back the passive physical infrastructure of its mobile tower portfolio to IHS Holding Limited (IHS) in a deal worth SAR 2.52 billion (USD 672 million).
Tower leasing firm PT Solusi Tunas Pratama (STP) has partnered with NTT Docomo to test a new site inspection service named docomo sky.
MTN South Africa has partnered with global customer engagement company Clickatell to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers to engage with the telco over WhatsApp.
The Saudi Arabian telecom system integration market is projected to grow from $420 million in 2018 to $683 million by 2024, according to Research & Markets.
Czech search engine Seznam has demanded greater detail on Google’s plans to introduce greater competition across the Android device ecosystem.
Fortumo has deployed its Trident Bundling Platform to connect Amazon with the Indian state-run telco BSNL, allowing it to offer its subscribers one year of Amazon Prime in select plans.
Russian telecom services provider ER-Telecom Holding has selected Netcracker’s Digital BSS as part of its digital transformation.
Eafricalab will use ACI Worldwide’s UP Retail Payments solution for Postillion to better serve consumers across 25 African countries.
At MWC 2019, we spoke to Orange’s MEA chief Alioune Ndiaye about the group’s ambitions in the region. Whether it’s eliminating the digital divide or empowering the masses through mobile money, Orange foresees a prosperous future for the continent.
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