Featured TelecomSaudi 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
Featured TelecomTelecom: 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
Economy FeaturedNigeria’s economy & its dependence on Telecom industryWebAdminNovember 7, 2022 by WebAdminNovember 7, 2022 The embrace of digital technology by Nigeria has helped it to diversify its revenue and economy... Read more
Industry Magazine Telecom5G Could Become the Next Big Economic Driver in BrazilIFM CorrespondentMarch 21, 2022June 7, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 21, 2022June 7, 2022 Brazil opened up a 5G tender with a view of $9 billion investment... Read more
Featured TelecomSafaricom 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
Featured TelecomZain 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
Featured TelecomFCC 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
Featured TelecomChina 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
Featured TelecomBrazilian 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
Featured MarketsSingtel sells its payment card industry compliance business for $80 mnIFM CorrespondentOctober 25, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 25, 2021 According to the telco, the decision to sale is part of the company’s strategic review of its digital businesses... Read more