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 […]
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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 […]
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Swedish firm Ericsson announced on Wednesday plans to delve into potential sustainable initiatives to support the Saudi telco’s network infrastructure to highlight the Kingdom’s vision. “With this new MoU, we work yet again with Ericsson to push the ICT industry’s boundaries and focus on ensuring a sustainable, environmentally viable future,” […]
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 […]
The Ethiopian Communications Agency (ECA) disclosed Tuesday that it has once again welcomed a request for a second license for national telecoms with a lower than anticipated price margin, due to be issued in January of next year. Ethiopia’s government revealed that any submitted proposal for the second license must be presented by December 20 […]