Investment Blue Label moves to take over South Africa’s Cell C Blue Label Telecoms, a 49.5% shareholder in South African operator Cell C is, through its subsidiary The Prepaid Company (TPC), moving to acquire...
Operators Nepal threatens Axiata with day in court The Nepalese National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) could block Axiata’s exit from Nepal for not notifying the regulator of the...
Wireless Networks IHS raises bid in challenge to ATC tower deal with MTN Nigeria The apparent award of an enormous tower leasing deal to American Tower Corporation (ATC) by operator MTN Nigeria is facing a challenge from...
Operators Axtel secures $60m loan for expansion in Mexico Mexico-based It and telecoms firm Axtel secured a US$60 million loan form the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the...
Operators American Tower Corp demands cash from Telkom Kenya American Tower Corporation (ATC) demanded a down payment of KES500 million (US$3.26 million) and KES150 million per month from Telkom...
Wireless Networks Nokia to deliver critical communications network for Polish power firm PGE Poland's largest power grid operator PGE has selected Nokia to deploy a country-wide critical backhaul network.
Mobile Finance Safaricom Ethiopia and Chapa launch business-focused payment system Safaricom continues to enhance the offering of its recently launched Ethiopian service. The latest innovation is a payment system aimed at...
Satellite Networks Madagascar calls for operators to provide satcoms services According to local press reports an international tender notice has been launched in Madagascar for the provision of satellite services.
Optical & Fixed Networks Vietnam’s cable issues over – for now Is the long-running saga of the five broken undersea cables linking Vietnam with the world now over? Regional reports suggest it may be, at least...
Data Centres & Networks Airtel Africa announces launch of Nxtra data centre business in Africa Pan-African...
Vendors stc taps Nokia for network slicing software Nokia secured a contract to supply its Digital Operations Orchestration software to Saudi-based operator stc, enabling the provider to...
Regulation Indonesia adjusts the defamation penalties in its internet law Indonesia has changed some of the requirements of its electronic information and transactions (ITE) law after critics complained of potential or...
Wireless Networks Huawei and etisalat by e& demo net zero 5G massive MIMO UAE telecoms group etisalat by e& has announced a strategic alliance with Huawei to unveil what is described as the first net zero 5G Massive...
Regulation Colombia reveals four bidders for 5G spectrum Colombia’s telecoms regulator confirmed four operators will compete at auction for 5G spectrum.
Humanitarian Comms Tomorrow.io and MTN Group partner for early weather warnings in Africa On the sidelines of COP 28, weather intelligence and climate adaptation leader Tomorrow.io has joined forces with MTN Group for an initiative...
Operators PLDT chief to step down Philippines-base operator PLDT announced president and CEO Alfredo Panlilio will retire at the end of this year with chairman Manuel...
Wireless Networks Three-party deal creates MENA’s biggest tower company Service providers Ooredoo Group and Zain Group, along with TASC Towers Holding have joined forces to create what is described as the largest...
Optical & Fixed Networks Liberty Networks, Gold Data combine LATAM subsea systems Liberty Latin America (LLA) subsidiary Liberty Networks has partnered with Gold Data to create a pan-regional subsea cable system connecting the...
Mobile Finance Tigo Pesa in Tanzania joins forces with DCB Bank Operator Tigo Tanzania has partnered with DCB Bank to expand financial inclusion for the unbanked through a service partnership that will enable...
Satellite Networks Globalsat Group to add Rivada LEO connectivity to its Americas coverage Globalsat Group, a provider of mission-critical satellite and wireless connectivity solutions is partnering with satellite network operator...
Operators Axiata secures buyer for Nepal exit Axiata Group secured a deal to sell off its majority share in its Nepalese operation Ncell, effectively ending the group’s business in...
Satellite Networks TASL and Satellogic collaborate on space technology for India Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), India’s leading private sector player for aerospace and defence solutions, and Satellogic, a major name in...
Enterprise Ecosystems Warply and Mastercard announce MENA fintech alliance Warply, described as a leading fintech innovator with a growing presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has announced the...
Operators Digicel appoints former Nokia CEO as chairman Caribbean and Central America-based mobile operator Digicel revealed former Inmarsat and Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri will take the reins as...
Data Centres & Networks DataVolt set to build sustainable data centres in Uzbekistan DataVolt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with three ministries in Uzbekistan that will see it developing green data centres in the...
Wireless Networks Unlocking Possibilities for New 5G Services The need for connectivity is universal and is continually growing as more and more aspects of our lives are enhanced by it. Service providers...
Enterprise Ecosystems Collaboration aims to accelerate hybrid multicloud adoption in Egypt Hybrid multicloud computing company Nutanix and enterprise networking and security group Cisco have announced a collaboration in the...
Operators Axiata books profit dip and exit from Nepal Axiata Group reported profits were hit by an asset charge stemming from its Nepalese unit however growth was reported across most of...
Mobile Finance Has mobile money had its day in Africa? Mobile money is one of the great success stories in Africa – or at least, this is the popular narrative around the technology. In this two-part...
Devices & Platforms Realme hits 200m smartphone milestone Chinese smartphone vendor Realme announced it had shipped 200 million units since launching in 2018, making it the fifth largest...
Operators Dialog Axiata marks 200,000 5G users in trial Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata connected over 200,000 users to its 5G network in a trial of the technology before a wider...
Investment AMD opens vast tech design centre in India AMD, which describes itself as a high-performance and adaptive computing leader, has inaugurated its largest global design centre in Bengaluru....
Operators IOH acquires broadband provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) expanded its broadband business with the acquisition of rival MNC Play, as the company bets on...
Operators Orange drops Ethio Telecom shares acquistion Orange revealed it pulled out of plans to acquire a 45% stake in Ethiopian operator Ethio Telecom, stating it saw no new value...
Optical & Fixed Networks Fast Congo and GVA sign fibre capacity agreement for DRC At the recent Africa Digital Expo in Kinshasa Fast Congo, a subsidiary of the pan-African operator the Paratus Group in the Democratic Republic...
Wireless Networks Ooredoo Qatar and Ericsson plan 4G network for energy sector Operator Ooredoo Qatar has partnered with Ericsson, which will supply and implement a 4G network for Ooredoo’s oil and gas enterprise customers....
Energy & Sustainability Safaricom and Nokia announce AI-led energy efficiency initiative Safaricom Kenya and Nokia have announced an initiative to save on network energy usage and cost – one that makes use of artificial intelligence...
Regulation Starlink sees support in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s minister of digital and aerospace told a government briefing that legislation will be amended to permit the general use...
Operators TM hails profit doubling in Q3 Telekom Malaysia reported profits doubling due to lower costs and taxes, despite revenues taking a dip due to market...
Operators Orange aims for 45m active users with super app Orange Group unified its suite of apps under one super app called Max It, with the aim to more than double the number of active app...
Devices & Platforms North Korea takes pre-orders for secretive new Hwawon smartphone North Korea is reportedly taking pre-orders for a newly launched smartphone called Hwawon, but details are scarce and prospective customers can...
Devices & Platforms Emerging markets to fuel smartphone growth Analyst company Canalys reported the smartphone market is showing signs of recovery predicting a lower decline in 2023, and growth...
Data Centres & Networks Raxio’s Addis Ababa data centre is officially launched There’s been more telecoms news from Ethiopia this week, but this time it doesn’t involve
Energy & Sustainability UAE operator introduces eco-friendly SIM cards in run-up to COP28 UAE operator e&, part of the Etisalat Group, has announced the introduction of what it describes as an eco-friendly Green SIM Card initiative...
Regulation Myanmar hands over 31,000 fraudsters to China Myanmar authorities handed over thousands of telecom fraud suspects to China, after a crackdown on rising scam operations between both...
Mobile Finance Vietnam extends its mobile money pilot until the end of 2024 Is Vietnam edging closer to mobile money adoption? That appears to be the case after the announcement of an extension to the existing mobile...
Data Centres & Networks Scala invites investors to buy into a greener data centre future Scala Data Centers, a Latin American sustainable data centre platform leader in the hyperscale market, has announced a new issuance of what are...
Wireless Networks Ooredoo Qatar and Nokia claim MEA private network first Operator Ooredoo Qatar and Nokia are claiming a significant milestone with the establishment of the Middle East and Africa’s first private...
Customer Management Enabling China Unicom’s Smart Contact Center 10010 through Gen AI China Unicom faced huge challenges in operating a centralised customer contact centre serving users in 31 provinces across China. The centre...
