More than 70 percent of China’s 5G smartphones are driven by the country’s expanded network coverage and ampler models’ options, resulting in an 8.1 percent rise in sales for fifth-generation network devices. China, a country with a mindset focused on usurping the U.S. from its throne as the world’s largest economy, is impressively playing the […]
Telecoms
According to analysis by Digital Commerce 360, 81 percent of buyers used digital channels to make telecom-related purchases during COVID-19, and 36 percent plan to use digital channels more in 2021. However, the rise of digitalisation presents telecommunications with both opportunities and challenges. Telecommunications is an industry battling constant change. A lack of connectivity in […]
India’s government informed telecom operators that any potential spectrum auctions for telecom service providers (TSPs) are not required to submit a financial bank guarantee (FBG) to estimate annual spectrum installment. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) announced it will shift the suitability terms for participation in the upcoming sale to facilitate the bidder’s financial capabilities. “For […]
East Africa’s largest telecom operator, MTN Uganda, announced on Monday its initial public offering (IPO) news of selling a 20 percent stake of 4.5 billion shares, setting the stage for the country’s largest IPO to date for the region’s leading telco. The operator’s IPO valuation was approved by the Capital Markets Authority of Uganda (CMA), […]
Qatar has exceeded its own expectations within its telecom sector, as it takes in further expanding data demands imposed on local telcos throughout the pandemic, resulting in a shift to empower telecom services. Both in-house telcos Vodafone Qatar and Ooredoo Qatar migrated their infrastructures to 5G networks due to the expanded global availability of LTE […]
We unconsciously generate data at a break-neck pace every day. Think about it; our smartphones have the capability to track each step we take, and every swipe we make, while smart watches can sense our vitals and store it in a wide data set. Google can signify our location with just one click, and media advertisers can figure out our hobbies, where we’re planning to go for […]
Ericsson announced on Tuesday the deployment of its Business Support Systems (BSS) solutions to Qatari Telecommunications company Ooredoo, providing necessary support to sustain its monetization programs. Both companies agreed and authorized a five-year group frame agreement, setting the infrastructure for the latest adoption of Ericsson’s BSS solutions that will spread over several of Ooredoo Group’s […]
As India’s networking market evolved in Q2 2021, the country’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT)brutally edged down its sword on telcos Vodafone Idea (VI) and comrade Bharti Airtel by forcing them to pay heavy fines in three weeks concerning flouting of license terms. This harsh decision could not have been taken in a more critical time […]
AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers. The telecom company said Wednesday that its employees in the Communications Workers of America union will be required to be fully vaccinated by Feb. 1, “unless they get an approved job accommodation.” CWA represents […]
Oman’s top telecom company Ooredoo, has recently announced its agreement with Chinese telecom vendor Huawei, creating a powerful alliance that will start on the 1st of January 2022. Zawya first reported on Ooredoo’s milestone, noting that the three-year agreement adds to an already existing contract between the two tech firms. The new agreement reckons that Huawei will be responsible for providing Ooredoo with network performance management services coupled with operations and maintenance. “Our partnership, which began […]