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France Telecom-Orange has suffered the loss its cable-ship, the Chamarel, after a fire broke out on the ship...

Polish operators Polkomtel and Aero2 have chosen Ericsson to supply WCDMA and LTE infrastructure in Poland...

A major satellite provider is aiming a series of tailored promotions at organisations in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa requiring high monthly volumes of broadband data for sustained periods of operation in remote sites...

Two of China’s most successful internet firms have announced that they will cooperate in making their services work closer together. Sina and Baidu have announced that they will be increasing the interoperability of their respective platforms.

An even greater number of mobile users in Latin America can now have their phones topped up by friends and relatives in Europe following the extension of a wide-reaching top-up service by one of the largest operators in the region. Telefonica will offer the service in partnership with recharge specialist ezetop, via the latter’s distribution network of over 117,000 shops.

Near Field Communication (NFC), the promising mobile (m)-payment technology, has not created the revenue-generating opportunities the telecom industry expected...

A new online money transfer service is launching in Madagascar, allowing customers to receive international remittances directly to their accounts...

The Philippines’ leading telecommunications provider will be the country’s first network with 40G, 100G and OTN switching capabilities...

Retaining customers is an issue for carriers in all markets – unless loyalty is incentivised, they will switch between operators without a second thought. However, with customer bases that can be as much as 80-90% prepaid, mobile carriers in emerging markets can have a particularly hard time getting to know their customers...

One of the largest operator groups in Africa is upgrading its Nigerian network to cope with booming demand for data...

Two southeast African countries will soon have access to high-speed mobile internet with the launch of Airtel’s 3.75G platform in Malawi and Madagascar...

Regulation and compliance requirements are still evolving in many markets when it comes to mobile commerce.

This is not a new channel for operators alone: Many banks also lack experience with mobile payments, remittance and other transactions. Various government bodies that regulate both mobile operators and financial services are also learning their way around mobile. Many regulators simply rely on existing rules for older types of transactions, such as card or cash payments. Regulation of mobile commerce as an industry is still a way off...

Burkina Faso’s largest mobile operator has launched its own mobile money platform in partnership with Ecobank...

In many emerging markets, communication service providers (CSPs) are often the biggest technology companies present, with the largest data centres and IT infrastructures in any given country or area. CSPs are therefore well placed to respond to the increase in demand for data resulting from the rapid deployment of the internet in emerging economies, whether via mobile or otherwise...

Across much of the EMEA region there is an increasing demand for managed network rollouts. With such a large investment, providers need to monitor the physical assets of their networks with care, ensuring that sites are maintained and managed correctly. Just as important as keeping track of stock, however, is ascertaining the available connectivity...

The fastest mobile internet to launch in Rwanda will soon be available following the introduction of a 3.75G platform by Airtel...

A leading operator in the Philippines has commenced the second phase of its upgrade to unified OSS, allowing it to deploy and assure the quality of next generation networks and services...

Mobile operators can now help to tackle access to employment with the launch of a new SMS-based job application app...

Leading international operator Bharti Airtel has launched a cloud platform, allowing it to offer hosted SaaS and IaaS applications to small and large enterprises on a pay as you go model...

With large, untapped subscriber reservoirs ripe for the picking, the opportunity for mobile operators to grow rapidly in the emerging markets is enormous...

The next iteration of the Apple iPhone – rumoured to be the iPhone 5 – may function on China Mobile’s 3G TD-SCDMA network, according to an industry observer...

A new ultra-high-speed long-distance fibre network is launching in South Africa, with the first stage of construction comprising of a 2000km link between Johannesburg and Cape Town connecting Bloemfontein, East London, and Port Elizabeth...

A new device-agnostic cloud communication service is being launched in Moldova by operator Moldcell...

China’s market for connected devices – including smartphones, tablets, M2M and other electronics – will be worth six times its present value by 2020...

Namibia was one of the last countries in Africa to introduce competition in the mobile communications sector when a second network finally launched in 2007. Despite this, the country has achieved a market penetration rate well above the regional average...

One of the leading platforms in the mobile financial services sector is to be offered as a hosted model, extending benefits to members of the ecosystem...

ZTE has launched its latest smartphone in Turkey, marking the first time that a model in its Grand series has been made available outside China...

One of Pakistan’s major banks is now offering mobile financial services...

Two Congo-based operators – including a new start-up – have entered into an agreement to manage and maintain a carrier-neutral co-location data centre in Congo-Brazzaville...

A newly announced ‘small cell’system from Alcatel-Lucent claims to deliver improved broadband speeds, coverage and quality for subscribers in high-traffic locations such as railway stations and sports stadiums in the minimum time...

Low-cost devices are set to have a dramatic impact on the Chinese smartphone market...

A major mobile banking service has increased its footprint further across Africa and the Middle East, with Mauritius and Jordan now able to access the service...

A major new financial collaboration is set to provide Chad with its first mobile commerce services...