17 Mar 2023

Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel today (17 March 2023) launched an offer of ‘unlimited’ 5G mobile data for its customers with the aim of encouraging user take-up on its new,... more

Oman Future Telecommunications (OFT), which provides services under the brand name Vodafone Oman, says it ended December 2022 with around 450,000 mobile subscriptions. The operator’s CEO Bader Al Zidi was... more

Panama’s National Public Services Authority (Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Publicos, ASEP) has confirmed that it has received one bid for PCS licence (No.106), which was vacated by Digicel Panama... more

Senegal's President Macky Sall has asked the Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Economy to implement an urgent plan to achieve nationwide mobile network coverage ‘as soon as possible’, local news... more

Uzbek mobile operator Ucell has introduced a 5G promotion for customers on its ‘Doimiy’ (‘Permanent’) standard tariffs, enabling unlimited internet access on its fledgling 5G network for three months. The... more

A ruling by Mali’s Supreme Court has confirmed fines previously levied on local mobile network operators (MNOs) Moov Mali and Orange Mali related to billing customers for calls to answering... more

Kenyan telecoms company Safaricom has announced the launch of three 5G experience centres in Nairobi to give consumers the opportunity to trial high speed mobile data services. The firm has... more

Omantel and Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (Du) have announced plans for a new fibre-optic pair between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), called the Oman Emirates... more

A study published by the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) has found the coverage and quality of Belgium's fixed and mobile broadband networks remains very good, even... more

Project Kuiper, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband venture that is being developed by US web giant Amazon, hopes to launch its first satellites in the first half of... more

Ooredoo Qatar has announced the upcoming launch of fibre-to-the-room (FTTR) services for residential customers, claiming a national first. The telco stated: ‘With FTTR, customers will be able to connect every... more

British telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced that it requires further time to make a final decision regarding Openreach’s proposed fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) pricing offer, known as ‘Equinox 2’. A consultation regarding... more

In an announcement to the Philippine Stock Exchange, national telecoms group PLDT Inc. has proposed the 100% acquisition of the fibre broadband business and related assets of smaller rival Sky... more

Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison is thought to be in talks with Telenor over a potential merger of their respective operations in Sweden and Denmark. A report from the Financial Times... more

Stricken Brazilian telco Oi has informed its shareholders and the market in general that its request for judicial reorganisation has been approved by the 7th Corporate Court of the Judicial... more

Digicel Group's proposed debt restructuring plan is struggling to win over a number of key creditors, the Jamaica Observer has reported, quoting a paywalled article from the Sunday Times. The... more

Filipino telecoms heavyweight PLDT reported to the stock exchange today that its subsidiaries Smart Communications and Digitel Mobile have signed a deal with Frontier Tower Associates Philippines, a subsidiary of... more

CK Hutchison Group Telecom (CKHGT) has reported revenues of HKD83.29 billion (USD10.61 billion) for full-year 2022, down 10% from a year earlier on a reported basis but stable in local... more

Maltese telco GO has reported consolidated revenues of EUR214.6 million (USD227.6 million) for full-year 2022, up 10.8% year-on-year. The domestic unit saw sales rise 9.4% to EUR128.8 million, while Cablenet... more