FeaturedTelecomWarburg Pincus to fuel digital telco Circles.Life’s expansion planPritam BordoloiFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Circles.Life will enter markets in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East... Read more
FeaturedTelecomUAE records 23.64 mn telecom subscribers in 2019Pritam BordoloiFebruary 10, 2020February 10, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 10, 2020February 10, 2020 The number of mobile phone subscribers reached around 18,278,817... Read more
FeaturedTelecomMTN to invest $1.6 bn in Nigeria to boost connectivityPritam BordoloiFebruary 3, 2020February 3, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 3, 2020February 3, 2020 This follows the Nigerian government’s decision to drop charges against MTN Group for alleged unpaid taxes worth $2 bn... Read more
FeaturedTelecomSaudi Telecom to buy 55% stake in Vodafone’s Egypt unitPritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020 The Saudi Telecom deal for Vodafone Egypt is expected to cost around $2.4 bn... Read more
FeaturedTelecomTelecom Egypt debunks claims that it could sell its stake in VodafonePritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2020January 28, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Telecom Egypt holds 45% stake in Vodafone Egypt... Read more
FeaturedTelecomStarHub, M1 to make a joint bid for 5G licence in SingaporeBharath KumarJanuary 24, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 24, 2020March 18, 2020 The licence will allow Singapore’s telcos to run localised 5G services on their existing 4G networks... Read more
TelecomChina Mobile to foray into India with cloud network developmentBharath KumarJanuary 10, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 10, 2020 The Chinese telecom giant is in early stage talks with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for an equity investment... Read more
TelecomChina Broadcasting Network licenced to deploy 5G in 16 citiesBharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020 The telecom operator plans to have a nationwide coverage by 2021... Read more
TelecomMTN Nigeria achieves R14 billion in assets salesBharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020January 13, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020January 13, 2020 MTN Nigeria’s Asset Realisation Programme was launched in March last year to help with the disposal of assets... Read more
TelecomKenya’s 4G Capital secures $2 mn to finance SMEsInternational Finance DeskDecember 20, 2019January 7, 2020 by International Finance DeskDecember 20, 2019January 7, 2020 The funding will be used by 4G Capital to increase its customer base in Kenya and Uganda... Read more