Regulation Colombian comms companies get ready for 5G Nine telecommunications companies have apparently expressed their interest in acquiring radio spectrum in the 5G spectrum auction expected to...
Operators Malaysia delivers 5G to half of population Malaysia announced its single 5G network has achieved 50% coverage of populated areas, exceeding its original target of 40% in 2022.
Regulation Crnogorski Telekom, MTEL and One win in Montenegro’s 5G auctions Montenegro’s major operators Crnogorski Telekom (CT), MTEL and One Montenegro have all acquired 5G-ready spectrum in the 700MHz and...
Optical & Fixed Networks Uruguay OKs Google’s Firmina cable Uruguay has approved the installation of Google's fibre optic submarine cable Firmina, removing another hurdle to the rollout of the longest...
Wireless Networks Dialog successfully trials 5G ahead of 3G shutdown Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata has claimed the country’s first successful mmWave 5G trial.
Operators Bite merges with broadband subsidiary Mezon Lithuanian operator Bite began a plan to merge broadband subsidiary Mezon this year, a tie-up it claimed will provide competition against rival...
Regulation Kazakhtelecom units bag all available spectrum in 5G auction Kazakhstan’s 5G spectrum auctions have concluded, with both available blocks of spectrum acquired by the consortium of Kazakhtelecom subsidiaries...
Optical & Fixed Networks MEA record PON speed demo’d by Nokia in UAE Nokia has announced that, in collaboration with operator Etisalat UAE, (aka etisalat by e&), it has demonstrated the fastest passive optical...
Enterprise Ecosystems Garuda-Cognizant deal will bring advanced digital tools to Indian drones Multinational information technology services and consulting company Cognizant has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Garuda...
Service Management MTN Benin and Ericsson address throughput issues The ongoing use of advanced technology to address potential mobile network customer satisfaction issues has been in the news in West Africa...
Data Centres & Networks Singtel announces first data centre project in Indonesia Singaporean operator Singtel says it has entered into a strategic partnership with Indonesian telco Telkom and Indonesian energy company Medco...
Vendors Russia announces $1.4bn boost to domestic gear manufacturing The Russian government revealed four operators have signed contracts to buy over RUB100 billion (US$1.4 billion) worth of domestic telecoms...
Operators Indian operators miss 5G base station rollout targets According to figures widely reported in the Indian press, India’s three major operators are well below Department of Telecommunications (DoT)...
Enterprise Ecosystems Telekom Networks Malawi promotes app-supported agriculture Operator Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Agricultural...
Regulation Mexican regulator may free up large parts of millimetre wave bands for 5G Mexican regulator the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) has said that 2023 will see it make available up to 7,750 MHz of millimetre...
Satellite Networks SES O3b mPOWER satellite technology now coming to Ecuador The recently reported SES MEO satellite launches are continuing to bring business opportunities for SES and its customers: this time Ecuadorian...
Regulation South African regulator proposes freeing up spectrum for Wi-Fi The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), the official regulator of the South African communications, broadcasting and...
Operators Gemcorp bags Angola Telecom network modernisation contract Angola’s government has appointed a consortium headed by asset manager Gemcorp to upgrade, manage and operate the national transmission network...
Vendors Xiaomi cuts 10% of workforce Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has let go of around 10% of its workforce as the company cuts costs in the face of covid-19 outbreaks in...
Partner Spotlight Interview: Whale Cloud’s Dora Xu A sudden pandemic disrupted all sectors of the economy in 2020, with countries taking various lockdown measures. For an international company...
Wireless Networks Huawei helps to enhance mining safety in South Africa and Laos Telecoms and mining have come together in two recent projects involving technology vendor Huawei in South Africa and Laos. Both underline the...
Investment NOW Telecom confirms USTDA grant for 5G network Filipino operator NOW Telecom has received a funding grant from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to deploy its 5G...
Operators PLDT discovers $866m CAPEX overspend PLDT revealed it went over budget by up to PHP48 billion (US$866 million) with steps taking place to plug the gap with its vendors.
Satellite Networks Vodafone taps SES satellites for 4G+ Vodafone announced connectivity in the Cook Islands would be bolstered to 4G+ after signing a deal with SES to tap into the company’s new range...
Videos & Webinars Features Review Autumn 2022 In our latest Features Review video, DT Editor Manny Pham and Director of Content James Barton take a look back at featured articles from the...
Optical & Fixed Networks Twelve carriers selected for second section of Brazil’s Amazon fibre project The Brazilian government has qualified 12 companies to operate the second section of Norte Conectado, an Amazon River fibre backbone project, as...
Vendors Ericsson to boost 5G network equipment production in India Ericsson says it is scaling up production capacity and operations with its partner, manufacturing company Jabil, in Pune, a city in the western...
Operators Oi Brasil ends recovery process – but still has a long way to go The judicial process involving the recovery plan of Brazilian service provider Oi seems to be over – after more than six years of...
Operators Vodafone Hungary taps Netcracker for cloud upgrade Vodafone Hungary tapped Netcracker for a cloud solution that supports fixed-mobile convergence for the operator’s consumer and SME enterprise...
Wireless Networks Airtel and Tech Mahindra bring 5G to Indian auto manufacturing Private 5G networks are again making headlines in India after Indian communications solutions provider Bharti Airtel announced a partnership with...
Business MTN rumoured to be considering exit from smaller West African operations A so far unconfirmed report from Bloomberg suggests that MTN Group may be looking at divesting some of its smaller operations in West Africa.
Vendors Ericsson continues Russia departure Ericsson has sold its local support business in Russia as it continues its departure from the country due to the invasion of Ukraine, stressing...
Satellite Networks Will India’s satellite spectrum auction plans get off the ground? The Chairman of regulator the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), PD Vaghela, has been widely quoted in recent Indian press reports as...
Optical & Fixed Networks Dedicado boosts connectivity between Argentina and Uruguay with Ciena Dedicado has deployed a high-capacity resilient network between Argentina and Uruguay using solutions from Ciena.
Regulation Arcep outlines bidders for upcoming 5G auctions in French overseas territories French regulator Arcep has named the companies planning to bid in its upcoming auction of 5G-ready spectrum in the Caribbean.
Regulation Namibia calls for private sector telecoms boost The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia’s (CRAN) CEO Emilia Nghikembua called for more private sector investments to boost the...
Wireless Networks 4G to dominate African subscriptions by late 2020s, says Ericsson report 5G subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa will grow from 7 million in 2022 to 150 million by the end of 2028, accounting for 14% of total...
Regulation Vietnam reports 71m internet users The Vietnamese government reported 71 million internet users in the country as the nation marked 25 years of internet connectivity while...
Satellite Networks ST Engineering iDirect helps to boost Bolivian backhaul Satellite communications technology company ST Engineering iDirect has announced that its long-standing partner, the Bolivian Space Agency (ABE),...
Vendors Sivers Semiconductors to develop 5G mmWave prototype for Indian market Sivers Semiconductors, through Sivers Wireless, has signed a development agreement with an Indian 5G technology supplier that, it says, opens the...
Data Centres & Networks Equinix to augment African footprint with South African data centre Digital infrastructure company Equinix has announced plans to enter the South African market with a US$160 million data centre investment in...
Optical & Fixed Networks 2Africa cable lands on South African soil Operator MTN South Africa and pan-African infrastructure services company MTN GlobalConnect, in partnership with the 2Africa...
Operators NGO investigation unearths links between Syria’s Wafa Telecom and Iran Syria’s newest operator Wafa Telecom has been linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by an investigation conducted by the NGOs...
Devices & Platforms LATAM, Caribbean see smartphone shipments drop 13% Smartphone shipments in Latin America and the Caribbean dropped 13% year-on-year in Q3 2022, with the decline attributed to slowing consumer...
Operators Vodacom acquires majority stake in Vodafone Egypt Vodacom acquired a 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt from the wider company after clearing regulatory and procedural hurdles, putting an end to the...
Investment NTT India plans to spend billions on ICT Technology services company NTT India has, according to a number of reports in Indian media outlets, earmarked around US$2 billion to boost...
Optical & Fixed Networks Helios Towers wraps up Omantel assets Helios Towers closed the acquisition of 2,519 passive infrastructure sites from Omantel for US$495 million, its first in the Middle East as part...
Operators Beeline Telecom to launch in Zambia on 31st January 2023 Zambia’s fourth mobile player Beeline Telecom is planning to launch commercial LTE within the first month of 2023, according to regulator ZICTA...
