Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia will expand the variety of payment options it offers to mobile subscribers in the Kingdom via an agreement with Payfort.
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North Korea’s only mobile provider, Koryolink, has blocked foreigners from accessing the internet via 3G-enabled devices.
Reliance Jio Infocomm chairman Mukesh Ambani has confirmed that the operator will launch commercial services in December 2015 after an “extensive beta launch”.
Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is pushing up prices for its prepaid 2G and 3G data subscribers to offset its recent investment in 4G spectrum.
Cinven’s bid to acquire Telekom Slovenije may fall through after state investment firm SDH ruled out a proposed amendment to the offer.
The CEO of Airtel Africa has called for greater regulation of OTT providers that provide for-profit services over mobile operators’ infrastructure.
Bangladeshi operator Robi Axiata is deploying Alcatel-Lucent’s Motive portfolio to transform its OSS.
Global payments provider Novatti has formed a joint-venture with ATX Malaysia Sdn Bhd to launch a nationwide payment service.
Jordanian operator Umniah is using Bango’s Payment Platform to deliver app store carrier billing.
Orange has stated that its Egyptian unit Mobinil will either sell a holding to a local partner or list up to 15% of its stock on the Cairo bourse.
Filipino operator Globe Telecom has tapped Aviat Networks to upgrade and expand its network with its CTR 8540 microwave networking solution.
Indosat and Smaato have launched the Indonesia Mobile Exchange (IMX) in the archipelagic nation.
Uganda’s mobile money operators were spared legal action after the country’s Commercial Court dismissed a challenge to the legality of mobile financial services.
Millicom is acquiring an 85% stake in Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel) from Etisalat.
The investment group Cinven has specified to Telekom Slovenije that its takeover bid for the state-owned operator is only valid until June 10th.
Turkish operators Avea and Turkcell have commissioned Net Mobile AG to implement direct carrier billing for the Google Play store.
Ooredoo and Telenor have kicked off a race to the bottom for data pricing in Myanmar.
Indonesian market leader Telkomsel has signed a partnership agreement with mobile marketing firm TTC Mobile.
Jolla has announced that it is set to build a Sailfish OS ecosystem in Africa, beginning with South Africa.
O3b Networks is providing trunking services to SpeedCast for its customer Christmas Island Internet Administration Limited (CIIA).
Indian number four RCOM has seen its profits leap by 46% following a significant upswing in data consumption.
Carrier neutral connectivity integrator Custom Connect is now offering services in Zenium’s new Turkish data centre, Istanbul One.
The 22% holding in Telecom Italia currently held by the Telco investment group will be broken up following approval from the Argentinean antitrust watchdog CNDC.
A new report from Vodafone focuses on the impact that mobile services could have on the Indian agricultural sector.
Thai market leader AIS has launched FBSS (Fixed Broadband Support System) using ZTEsoft’s ZSmart QRun.
Following the success of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s regulatory reforms, Mexico has lowered the cost of its proposed tender for a wholesale national mobile broadband network by $3 billion.
The government of Tanzania is reacquiring a 35% stake in Tanzania Telecommunications Corp (TTCL) from Indian firm Bharti Airtel.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted his government’s ambition to revitalise the ailing state-owned operators BSNL and MTNL.
Indosat has become the latest Indonesian operator to launch its own app store.
The data centre has become one of the most critical infrastructure elements in the modern business.
Computaris and HP have collaborated to secure the network of a unnamed Eastern European mobile carrier.
Liquid Telecom is expanding in Zambia with the acquisition of Realtime, Zambia's second largest Internet Service Provider.
PLDT Global has selected Fring to power its JuanaChat app aimed at helping overseas Filipino migrants and workers to stay connected with friends and families in the Philippines.
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