Indian telcos across the board ended the two-day spectrum auction on Wednesday by committing a combined $10.6 billion to bolster their 4G spectrum across the country. The government-led auction saw operators purchase spectrum in several bands, the 700MHz spectrum, however, which can run 5G speeds, was left untouched due to its high reserve price. According […]
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“Because everybody does something, this is exactly why I’m not doing it,” Tim Hoettges, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Telekom said, referring to the current trend of telecoms operators selling off tower assets for sizeable sums of money. “It might be right that you have to monetise your towers to deleverage your balance sheet… [but] […]
Airtel gained the most subscribers in India comparably due to better network quality by the end of 2020. The latest data from OpenSignal, an independent global mobile analytics company, shows Airtel and Jio have gained more new subscribers by the end of 2020, but Vi (Vodafone Idea) lost by churning subscribers. “Airtel and Jio were […]
Spain has sold off its last two remaining blocks of 3.5 GHz frequencies earmarked for 5G services in an auction that raised next to nothing, compared to many others. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation had two 10 MHz blocks of spectrum and two bidders lined up, this is why it’s no surprise […]
Orange SA is calling on Europe’s other big phone companies to begin talks about a European tower merger of their wireless towers, an alternative to a full-scale tie-up of the region’s carriers that risks being blocked by European regulators. Orange said it is not looking to go ahead with plans alone in the towers space, […]
The World Bank confirmed last week that its planning to invest $200 million into Ethiopia’s digital economy as the country takes its first steps to liberate its telecoms market but warned of special treatment being given to state-owned Ethio Telecom. In a blog post, Ousmane Dione, the Bank’s country director for Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, […]
The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) announced on Tuesday that is has delayed the issuing of two new nationwide operating licenses. ECA made the announcement via Twitter confirming that the decision was taken to delay the process following requests received from would-be bidders during the question-and-answer period of the request for proposals (RFP) process for the […]
During November 2020, Bharti Airtel continued to add wireless users, gaining 4.4 million users, while rival Reliance Jio’s customer base grew by 1.9 million, according to data from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), whilst Vodafone lost 2.9 million customers. Nonetheless, Jio remains India’s biggest telecom operator by market share at 35.34 percent; on the […]
While the novel COVID-19 pandemic took the world by storm early last year, UK telecoms operators were quick to respond to people who desperately needed to be connected online with initiatives amounting to £940m ($1.29 billion), a recent report stated. According to UK-based research firm Assembly Research, many telcos offered additional allowances of texts, calls […]
India’s cash strapped telecoms sector will continue to suffer, as operators scramble to acquire already expensive spectrum bands which will heavily impact the country’s 5G rollout, a report by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) warned. The telecoms industry’s struggle is mainly due to a tariff war that has been taking place since 2016, as […]