Operators Ethiopia offers 45% of Ethio Telecom to investors Ethiopia has opened itself to propositions for a minority stake in Ethio Telecom as the government continues its strategy to broaden the telecoms...
Data Centres & Networks DRC’s first open access, carrier-neutral data centre comes online in Q2 2023 The initial phase of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s first open-access, carrier-neutral data centre - OADC Kinshasa; FIH1 - will go...
Operators Umniah taps Ericsson for 5G launch in Jordan Jordanian operator Umniah will launch 5G in phases across the country and will do so in partnership with Ericsson which will be its main...
Regulation Philippines register 30 million SIM cards The Philippines reported operators have signed up over 30 million SIM cards in days since the introduction of the SIM card registration law to...
Data Centres & Networks Kenyan data centre provider iColo expands into Mozambique iColo, a Kenyan carrier-neutral data centre provider with campuses in Mombasa and Nairobi, says it has opened its first data centre in...
Operators Zain Saudi Arabia announces cloud and cable deals Saudi Arabian operator Zain KSA has announced the signing of two significant agreements in recent days during the global tech event, LEAP2023,...
Vendors Nokia announces new fibre broadband and testing initiatives in India Nokia is continuing to grow its presence in India, with both an extension to its manufacture of fibre broadband equipment and plans for a...
Operators America Movil tower firm buys Claro assets America Movil infrastructure company Sitios Latinoamerica concluded a deal to buy 1,388 towers from Claro in the Dominican Republic, boosting its...
Operators Reliance Jio expands standalone 5G network to 236 cities Reliance Jio expanded its standalone 5G network to 10 more cities in India taking its total base of cities to 236.
Operators Vodafone Idea needs to raise money quickly, says India's DoT The pressure is still on Vodafone Idea (aka Vi), despite the Indian government taking a massive stake in the beleaguered operator. Third quarter...
Optical & Fixed Networks Vietnam’s connection issues: more undersea cables needed, says official The latest in what appears to be a long line of undersea cable problems affecting Vietnam in recent years has brought comment from the General...
Regulation Paratus Zambia awarded gateway licence by ZICTA Paratus Zambia, a part of the pan-African telecommunications company Paratus Group, has been awarded a data gateway licence in Zambia; this is,...
Regulation Veon confirms green light for VimpelCom sale Veon has confirmed that the sale of its Russian unit VimpelCom has been approved by Russian regulators.
Operators Telemach not for sale, but its towers and base stations are United Group, the parent company of Croatian operator Telemach, denied it is putting the unit up for sale but rather its passive infrastructure...
Revenue & Billing Addressing the Challenges of Digital Transformation during Economic Uncertainty Most communications service providers (CSPs) have already started the journey towards becoming digital service providers (DSPs). However, current...
Enterprise Ecosystems GLOMOs shortlist revealed with Developing Telecoms judging With Mobile World Congress 2023 approaching at the end of this month, the GSMA has announced the shortlist for the GLOMO Awards – with Developing...
Operators Can Vodafone Idea meet its 5G rollout obligations? Having confirmed its acquisition of a 32% stake in Vodafone Idea, and helped to alleviate bankruptcy concerns hovering over the company, the...
Operators Orange Cameroon to spend $244m to bolster service Orange Cameron pledged to spend CFA150 billion (US$244 million) to upgrade its network over the next five years, as the operator aims to support...
Wireless Networks RailTel India earns major LTE connectivity order from bank You might expect a major Indian 4G connectivity project to be awarded to one of India’s big mobile operators, However, RailTel, a...
Humanitarian Comms Free Senegal and Ericsson use FWA to support education The potential of such technologies as fixed wireless access (FWA) to help schools, teachers, and students in very resource-limited...
Operators Globe Telecom records profit, revenue boost Globe Telecom recorded profit and revenue gains in 2022 but will bring down capex and operating expenses in 2023.
Cloud & Virtualisation Oracle to expand cloud presence in Saudi Arabia Technology giant Oracle has announced plans to invest US$1.5 billion to meet cloud computing demand in Saudi Arabia.
Operators Vodafone Idea prepares Motorola 5G smartphones Vodafone Idea partnered with Lenovo-owned Motorola Mobility to deliver 5G smartphones for its growing 5G network.
Regulation Rwanda cuts KTRN monopoly on 4G spectrum Rwanda has moved to cut short Korea Telecom Rwanda Networks’ (KTRN) 25-year exclusive rights over the country’s 4G spectrum, to enable other...
Operators Indian government clears Vi equity conversion and becomes largest shareholder Indian operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been directed by the country’s government to convert its outstanding dues on both Adjusted Gross Revenue...
Operators MTN tax bill withdrawn in Ghana MTN Group successfully argued against a massive GHS8.2 billion (US$665 billion) tax bill from the Ghana government, which withdrew the bill after...
Cloud & Virtualisation FICO and FPG bringing digital transformation solutions to West Africa Global analytics software provider FICO has partnered with FPG Technologies & Solutions to bring advanced decision management and analytics...
Operators Take two: Oi Brasil again asks for help with money problems Oi, described as the largest landline telephone operator in Brazil, has reportedly filed its second request for judicial recovery with the aim of...
Optical & Fixed Networks Kenyan ISP Mawingu secures funds for expansion Kenyan broadband start-up Mawingu raised a total of US$9 million in a series B funding round to expand its operations to 25 counties in...
Operators Airtel Africa records profit gain Airtel Africa booked higher revenues and profits on the back of rising subscriber numbers and service uptake.
Investment India’s BSNL gets budget boost for infrastructure The Indian government is reported to have allocated 529.3billion rupees (about US$6.4 billion) in its recent budget for infrastructure...
Operators Vimpelcom sale cleared following amendments A Russian government commission has reportedly cleared Veon’s sale of its Russian unit Vimpelcom to the operator’s senior managers.
Operators Etisalat Egypt signs $132m financing deal for expansion plan Etisalat Egypt signed a financing agreement worth EGP4 billion (US$132 million) with the Commercial International Bank (CIB), a move to expand...
Optical & Fixed Networks Liquid and Nokia delivering African fibre superhighway Liquid Intelligent Technologies is deploying Nokia’s transport network technology in a new terrestrial fibre route connecting Mombasa, Kenya to...
Regulation NCC tells MTN Nigeria it can cut off indebted VAS providers Operator MTN Nigeria has been given permission by regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect a number of value added...
Operators Guinea-Bissau looking to sell stakes in Guine Telecom and Guinetel The government of Guinea-Bissau is reportedly reviving plans to divest stakes in state-owned Guine Telecom and Guinetel.
Operators PTCL reportedly preparing offer for Telenor Pakistan The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is preparing a non-binding offer for Telenor Pakistan pitching up to US$1.2 billion for the...
Regulation Tunisia launches second phase of white spots coverage project Tunisia’s Ministry of Communication Technologies has announced plans to launch the second phase of its white spots...
Optical & Fixed Networks ONATi taps Intelia and Ciena to boost connectivity in French Polynesia French Polynesian operator ONATi - a subsidiary of the OPT French Polynesia Group - has selected Intelia and Ciena to...
Investment SPL receives HAPS investment from Indonesia’s Protelindo PT Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Protelindo), the largest telecommunication infrastructure company in Indonesia, has invested in...
Operators 4iG completes buy of Vodafone Hungary Hungarian operator 4iG and the government sealed the acquisition of Vodafone Hungary, a major move in a series of acquisitions to mount a...
Wireless Networks Vodafone Oman and Ericsson demo successful 5G SA test call Operator Vodafone Oman and vendor Ericsson say they have carried out a successful test call that will pave the way for the commercial...
Vendors US blocks licensing tech to Huawei as full sales ban is mooted The US is reportedly considering a total ban on sales by domestic firms to China’s Huawei.
Enterprise Ecosystems Skyvera acquires STL’s BSS unit India’s STL (Sterlite Technologies Limited) is divesting its support, monetisation, networking, and analytics solutions business to Skyvera.
Regulation Roaming charge reform between Chile and Brazil is on hold The long-awaited end of charges for roaming between Brazil and Chile is not happening after all – or at least not yet.
Wireless Networks Ratings agency asks whether India’s towers can manage 5G Could the rollout of 5G services across India by operators be slowed without heavy investment in tower connectivity? That appears to be the...
Operators Vodacom hails Vodafone Egypt for immediate revenue lift Vodacom Group reported a revenue increase of 14.8% to ZAR30.7 billion (US$1.76bn) driven by the recent acquisition of Vodafone Egypt.
Operators Grameenphone revenue up despite SIM ban and falling profits Bangladesh’s Grameenphone has recorded increased year-on-year revenue for its seventh consecutive quarter, shrugging off
Operators Bite Lithuania hails record 5G speeds ahead of launch Bite Lithuania hailed 5G data speeds up to 2.679Gbps, which it claimed bested rival records, as the operator edges closer to launching its...
