Zimbabwe’s largest operator Econet Wireless has slammed a government network sharing proposal as a veiled attempt to appropriate its assets.
China Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of its top three suppliers for the rollout of mobile ultra-broadband services across China.
Telecom Namibia has partnered with Finnish smartphone firm Jolla to launch the latter’s device, Jolla smartphone.
Vodafone and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) have signed a partner market agreement that will help Vodafone increase its African presence.
Anise Asia has selected Virtustream to power the next generation of its cloud platform.
The ITU has deployed emergency telecommunication equipment to Vanuatu following the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam.
Tata Communications and Indosat have partnered to deliver a wide range of technology and communication solutions for Indonesian enterprises’ growing ICT requirements.
Cambodian mobile market leader Metfone has acquired fourth-placed Beeline for an undisclosed sum.
The government of Thailand is aiming to sell 100MHz of unused 2.3GHz spectrum held by state-owned operator TOT in the country’s forthcoming 4G auctions.
Telefonica Brasil has revealed that it will partially finance its acquisition of broadband firm GVT via a public offering.
Gondwana International Networks (GIN), parent company to Africa Online, is expanding its VSAT services in Tanzania.
SES S.A. and Digicel Pacific Limited have donated satellite capacity and equipment to restore vital communication networks across Vanuatu.
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Cambodia’s first 100 gigabit-per-second fibre-optic data network is being deployed by operator Chuan Wei, using technology from Alcatel-Lucent.
Claro Perú has deployed Acision’s Collect SMS solution to allow subscribers to send text messages when out of credit by requesting that the receiver accept the charges.
Pakistan saw its 3G connections surge past 10 million in February, with an additional 1.2 million end users adopting the technology that month across the four main operators.
Afghan Wireless Communication Company has deployed a Unified charging and policy solution from Redknee to advance customer experience for its subscribers.
Nanjing Panda Electronics has selected small cell software from Radisys to deploy an LTE-TDD solution for China Mobile.
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has warned that tariffs in India will be pushed up as a result of the high bids in the country’s recent spectrum auctions.
The final sum raised by India’s spectrum auctions has been announced as INR1.02 trillion ($16.27 billion).
The transport and communications ministry (SCT) of Mexico is aiming to begin tendering a $10 billion national mobile broadband network by October.
The Botswana Innovation Hub has launched a new TV white spaces (TVWS) pilot project.
In order to accommodate increasing international bandwidth demand, the Middle East-Europe Terrestrial System (MEETS) is implementing a solution from Ciena.
Vietnamese state-owned operator Viettel has pitched an ambitious plan for growth to the country’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Six of the ten top-ranked countries in this year’s Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) Affordability Index are from Latin America. A4AI believes the high ranking of Latin American countries is not a coincidence.
Astellia has signed a 4G network contract with Orange Slovensko, the largest mobile operator in Slovakia.
The bids in India’s 2G and 3G spectrum auctions have already surpassed the expected total of INR820 billion.
Costa Rica has topped the overall rankings for internet affordability in the latest annual survey of developing and emerging markets undertaken by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI).
Vodafone M-Pesa has launched its first international money transfer corridor between Tanzania and Kenya.
Data centres have for years been known to be excessive consumers of power, consuming up to 3% of all global electricity production, and roughly ten times more per square metre than the average office.
Huawei has launched a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) solution for the first time in South Africa.
Finnish smartphone firm Jolla has partnered with the Indian e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal.com to form the Sailfish OS Alliance.
The Vodafone Foundation is launching a new initiative to refugees with access to educational resources.
Ooredoo’s Indosat and Ericsson have launched a cloud-based Machine-to-Machine platform in Indonesia.
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