Xiaomi is temporarily suspending sales of its Mi3 smartphone in India in order to facilitate the smooth launch of the Redmi 1S, a Rs 5,999-smartphone that goes on sale today.
Reliance Communications is introducing a mobile banking service that is entirely handset-agnostic.
India’s Department of Telecoms has stated its aim of deploying a nationwide fibre optic network by June 2016, a year ahead of the original schedule for the initiative.
Cosmote Romania has selected Chinese vendor ZTE to transform its existing 2G/3G network and build a new LTE network in southern Romania.
Six private companies in China have been granted licences that will allow them to offer mobile services via reseller agreements, in a move that further eases the state monopoly on China’s telecom sector.
Indonesian state-owned provider PT Telekom is planning the launch of several MVNOs in the Middle East aimed at Indonesians based in the region.
Israeli operator Hot Mobile is implementing the SIM OTA platform from VAS provider Callup for remote management of files and applets on SIM cards.
Mozilla is taking bold strides into the Indian handset market with the introduction of a low-cost smartphone that will retail for R 1,999 ($33).
The Peruvian National Bank Association ASBANC has chosen Ericsson's Wallet solution to power next-generation mobile financial services.
Voice messaging and social media apps specialist Kirusa has acquired Saya Mobile, a Ghanaian provider of instant messaging apps geared specifically for African consumers.
Zain Sudan has launched the country’s first ever mobile Mobile Financial Service called ‘Hassa’, in partnership with the Bank of Khartoum.
Russian business telecom services provider NetOne, operating in and around Moscow, has selected Moscow One Datacentre to establish a point of presence (PoP).
Ceragon Networks has been selected by Andired to provide high-capacity backhaul solutions as part of a new nationwide broadband network deployment in Colombia.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) in India and SAP have announced a plan to develop a mobile app to deliver a range of services to the local population.
Vodafone India is launching a new prepaid charging system across seven calling circles, offering self-service functionality for half of its national prepaid customer base.
NEC and Pixela Corporation will begin testing the use of two innovative new energy management systems to cut base station power needs.
Orange Niger is utilizing capacity from satellite services provider Intelsat to expand its cellular network coverage in rural regions of Niger.
Russian mobile operator MegaFon and Ericsson have signed a seven year agreement to jointly develop MegaFon's infrastructure
Zain Group has announced it is strengthening its Customer Experience Management (CEM) programme throughout its operations in both the Middle East and African regions.
Algerian VSAT operator Divona has selected Eutelsat Communications to consolidate its network connectivity offer to mobile telecom operators and enterprises.
The worldwide smartphone market grew 23.1% year over year in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), establishing a new single quarter record of 295.3 million shipments.
NTT Group’s ICT branch NTT Comm has partnered with Filipino operator PLDT (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company) which will bring NTT Comm’s enterprise-grade infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solution to PLDT’s enterprise customers.
Mobile solutions provider SLA Mobile has partnered with Telly, a firm which uses social media to provide users with video-on-demand recommendations.
Tigo Bolivia has launched a 4G high-speed internet service offering users up to 100 Mbps.
Claro’s Costa Rican unit has chosen Ericsson to supply its LTE network.
Mobile payments company Bango has launched one-click Direct Operator Billing for Samsung Galaxy Apps with Etisalat.
Microsoft’s recent round of swingeing job cuts will see 18,000 staff laid off. A significant proportion of this number – around 12,500 - comes from the handset business formerly owned by Nokia that Microsoft acquired earlier this year.
Algerie Telecom, Algeria’s state-owned operator, has appointed Nokia Networks to upgrade its transport network sites.
Big DataAnalytics solution provider Flyxt has announced a strategic tie up with Vodacom, Mozambique’s leading mobile network.
Snapdeal, India’s largest online marketplace, has partnered with Finish smartphone company Jolla to launch a smartphone running Sailfish OS, an open source operating system formerly developed by Nokia as Meego.
Millicom has launched a low-cost mobile English language learning course called EduMe English in Rwanda.
Samsung Electronics West Africa is launching Celltick’s ‘Start’ based technology across its complete range of Android phones via the Samsung Apps Store.
Yemeni operator TeleYemen is expanding its agreement with Intelsat to provide additional support for its VSAT network within Yemen.
Romanian operators Romtelecom and Cosmote have signed a seven-year managed services agreement with Ericsson.
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