28 Jan 2021

Indian cellco Bharti Airtel has announced that its network is 5G-ready and has completed a successful demonstration of 5G services on the 1800MHz band in Hyderabad, the Economic Times writes.... more

Mobile network operators (MNOs) – O2 UK, Three UK and Vodafone UK – have issued a joint press release confirming that they will partner to build and share 222 new... more

US telecoms giant AT&T reported 80.77 million 'connected devices' on its cellular network at 31 December 2020, up by 4.81 million in the fourth quarter, and an increase of 22.4%... more

The Philippines' National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) announced yesterday (27 January) that the rollout of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) – delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic – will start by 30... more

MTN South Africa has filed papers with the High Court in Pretoria against regulator ICASA over the upcoming spectrum auction in the 700MHz, 800MHz, 2600MHz and 3500MHz bands, TechCentral writes.... more

Orange Caraibe has activated VoLTE services in Guadeloupe and Martinique, with plans to deploy the new service in French Guiana, Saint-Martin and Saint Barthelemy in the course of 2021. VoLTE... more

Feedback on a draft decision related to a price review of wholesale broadband access services has been published by the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA), with the regulator having proposed... more

Telefonica Deutschland, which operates under the brand name O2, has announced it has begun marketing cable broadband internet connections to consumers across all of its sales channels. The move was... more

Vodafone Group is considering options for its Ghana business as part of a wider strategy to consolidate its African operations and pay down debt, unnamed sources have told Bloomberg. The... more

US telecoms giant AT&T has reported operating revenues of USD171.8 billion for the twelve months ended 31 December 2020, down from USD181.2 billion in 2019. Operating income for the year... more

Mexican telecoms group America Movil (AM) has increased its stake in Dutch telco KPN to above 20%, reports stock market news site DeAandeelHouder citing a notification dated 22 January 2021.... more