Zain Iraq recognized for its efforts in digital transformation, diversity, and inclusion at IF AwardsIFM CorrespondentJune 24, 2022June 24, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentJune 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Zain Iraq receives the Most Innovative diversity and inclusion Programs – Telecom award and the Best Digital Telecom Operator award for oodi.... Read more
Safaricom to launch its commercial operations in Ethiopia in March 2022IFM CorrespondentDecember 17, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 17, 2021 Safaricom Ethiopia will use the '07' mobile number prefix... Read more
Zain to sell over 2600 towers in Jordan to TASC Towers for $88 mnIFM CorrespondentDecember 16, 2021December 16, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 16, 2021December 16, 2021 The telco announced a 15-year agreement to sell and leaseback the passive physical infrastructure of its towers... Read more
FCC to reject China Telecom’s bid to continue providing services in the USIFM CorrespondentNovember 26, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 26, 2021 Recently, the telco asked the US Appeals Court for the District of Columbia to block the order... Read more
China to triple the number of its 5G base stations by 2025IFM CorrespondentNovember 18, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 18, 2021 This means China will have a total of 3.64 mn base stations by end-2025... Read more
Brazil 5G spectrum sale raises $8.5 bn in bidsIFM CorrespondentNovember 9, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 9, 2021 National licences and several regional allocations went to Claro, TIM, and Vivo... Read more
Brazilian telecom regulator receives 15 bids for 5G spectrum auctionIFM CorrespondentOctober 29, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 29, 2021 Some of the companies that have placed a bid are Algar Telecom, Brasil Digital Telecomunicacoes, Brisanet and Claro Brasil... Read more
Virgin Mobile O2 selects Samsung to run its 4G and 5G trailsIFM CorrespondentOctober 21, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 21, 2021 Samsung will also assess the interoperability of its offerings with the telco’s legacy 2G and 3G infrastructure... Read more
MTN Uganda’s IPO official as it floats 4.5 bn shares at $0.06 eachIFM CorrespondentOctober 13, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 13, 2021 The firm is offering 20% of its share to the public... Read more
Dito to expand network coverage to 45 more areas in PhilippinesIFM CorrespondentOctober 4, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 4, 2021 This will bring Dito’s commercially launched cities and municipalities to 331... Read more