FeaturedTelecomSaudi Telecom sees record revenue rise amid 2Africa cable announcementIFM CorrespondentFebruary 27, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 27, 2023 Saudi Telecom Company has announced that the Meta-led 2Africa subsea cable will be coming to Bahrain... Read more
FeaturedTelecomEnd of an era: United States bids farewell to 3G technologyWebAdminJanuary 2, 2023 by WebAdminJanuary 2, 2023 People in the United States will need to check their phone model in order to precisely determine if their phones will work after the switch off or not... Read more
FeaturedTelecomTelecom: New growth machine in post-COVID economyWebAdminDecember 22, 2022 by WebAdminDecember 22, 2022 There are several instances of sizable European telecom firms that have successfully expanded through M&A deals... Read more
FeaturedTelecomZain 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
FeaturedTelecomSafaricom 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
FeaturedTelecomZain 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
FeaturedTelecomFCC 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
FeaturedTelecomChina 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
FeaturedTelecomBrazil 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
FeaturedTelecomBrazilian 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