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OCTOBER 15, 2024

A new report from Berg Insight, called The Satellite IoT Communications Market, addresses a market growing at what the independent industry analyst and firm describes as “a good steady pace”.

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Telecom Talk

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is raising its marketing budgets to build awareness for its 5G launch by March. With a focus on enhancing network quality and retaining subscribers, Vi is adopting a fresh narrative powered by AI-driven insights.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

KaiOS,  whose mobile operating system brings the internet to affordable devices, has announced a partnership with payment giant Mastercard to integrate a range of digital payments solutions for developing markets, beginning with Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

International money transfer operator Sasai Money Transfer has announced that it has partnered with Airtel Money, the payments division of operator Airtel, to expand what it describes as its revolutionary offer of free remittances to more African markets, this time targeting Uganda.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, mobile market leader Reliance Jio is looking much further ahead – to business cases that could monetise its (already launched) 5G network. India’s state-owned operator BSNL has reportedly started 5G trials in the country ahead of its imminent launch of 4G.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In a rather unusual turn of events, a Kenyan lobby group has apparently filed a lawsuit against operator Safaricom, along with regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), and Kenya’s Competition Authority, demanding that they allow satellite operator Starlink access to the Kenyan market.

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Telecom Talk

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has gained revenue market share (RMS) in the second quarter of FY25. This came

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, with market sources estimating the deal’s value at around €100 million. Is the German fibre market moving quickly enough? “We therefore see the planned acquisition of Infrafibre as an important and appropriate step towards achieving our goal of supplying 2.2

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Data centre colocation services provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced a collaboration with Zenlayer, described as the world’s first hyperconnected cloud, to bring high-performance private connectivity to STT GDC’s global data centre platform, starting with selected markets in Southeast Asia.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

As an ostensibly objective analysis of market competitors, the majority of businesses factor it into their decision-making, so its impact on the sector’s competitive landscape is evident. The Gartner Magic Quadrant has been a highly influential metric in the technology sector for over ten years.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

We saw consistent growth in the enterprise market,” said Pramod. Quality of service as a differentiator Explaining this rapid growth, Pramod explained that network quality and reliability had rapidly become a key differentiator for CSPs in a competitive market. India is a very cost-sensitive market.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The new company will be called PT XLSmart Telecom Sejahtera Tbk, or XL Smart for short, and will command a market share of roughly 27%, based on figures from September. The deal, valued at around $6.5 billion, will see both parties take a 34.8% stake in the merged entity, with the remaining 30.4% stake being traded publicly.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By enabling real-time monetization, the platform allows Indosat to meet diverse customer demands while paving the way for future business models that capitalize on 5G advancements, such as network slicing, to provide tailored connectivity for consumer and enterprise markets alike.

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Developing Telecoms

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Dito Telecommunity celebrated reaching 13 million subscribers as of this month (October), and CEO Eric Alberto claimed the challenger operator will achieve profitability within a few years.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The rest of the market comprises fixed wireless broadband networks built using non-3GPP equipment supplied by the likes of Cambium Networks and Tarana Wireless. Billion in annual sales by 2027. For more information, please visit: [link]

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 6, 2025

News A commercial launch would put the company in direct competition with satellite giant Starlink Jeff Bezos is preparing to launch a satellite broadband service in the UK to rival Elon Musks Starklink, according to an article published by the Telegraph over the weekend.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Operator Vodacom South Africa has built an enablement platform for mobile virtual network operators and signed up its first MVNO client, declaring the platform open for business.

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Telecoms Tech News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Attempts by Apple to deploy its AI technology in China have hit regulatory roadblocks, highlighting the growing challenges foreign device manufacturers face in one of the world’s largest telecommunications markets. Read more » The post Can Apple AI crack China’s market without surrendering to local control?

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Developing Telecoms

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Digital infrastructure platform Empyrion Digital has announced its strategic expansion into Thailand to develop a minimum 12MW (IT load) edge co-location data centre in Bangkok. It’s Empyrion Digital’s first major investment in Southeast Asia following its establishment in Singapore in 2021.

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RCR Wireless

JANUARY 7, 2025

Thats how high private 5G sales will reach in 2027, according to recent data from market research firm SNS Telecom & IT. Six billion dollars. These projections come after Analysys Mason said in early 2024 that enterprises will spend as much as $9 billion on private 5G by 2030. These projections indicate steady momentum in […]

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Light Reading

JANUARY 15, 2025

Analysts expect smartphone market growth to continue in 2025, but the pace will be slower 'as refresh cycles continue growing and pent-up demand is fulfilled,' according to IDC. AI applications are likely to grow this year as vendors bank on the technology to differentiate their devices.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 14, 2025

Global smartphone shipments grew by 3% to 330 million units in the last quarter of 2024, marking a fifth consecutive quarter of growth, but analyst house Canalys noted this was a significant slowdown in growth.

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Telecom Talk

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Bharti Airtel is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire Tata Play, India's largest DTH service provider, as it aims to strengthen its position in the digital TV market.

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Telecom Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek is reportedly working to bring ‘more affordable 5G chipsets’ to its handset original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 11, 2025

The company aims to leverage Indias tech-savvy market for exponential growth. Perplexity AI, an AI-powered search startup, is expanding its operations in India.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 13, 2025

Indian space data company Pixxel says it is about to launch three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites in a first for the private satellite market.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Data centre provider Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a major player in the Asian market, says it has acquired powered land for 500MW capacity expansion in key markets across Asia.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 3, 2024

VATM’s managing director Frederic Ufer, however, remained critical of Deutsche Telekom’s role in the market, blaming them for slowing down nation fibre efforts. “We are pleased that competition in the fiber-optic market is being strengthened.

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Telecoms Tech News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Chinese tech giant Huawei continues to defy expectations, steadily reclaiming its position in the global smartphone market despite weathering over five years of stringent US sanctions.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 8, 2024

MTN Group announced it received regulatory approval to sell its Guinea-Bissau unit to Telecel Group as the operator pushes on with its plan to focus on core markets in Africa.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Despite the surge in demand for smartphones last year in Africa, feature phones continue to hold their ground and account for a substantial 52% of market share on the continent.

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The telecommunications sector in the Republic of Congo is welcoming a new arrival with the announcement that Brazzaville-headquartered and state-owned operator Congo Telecom, known mainly for fixed services, has entered the mobile market.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 27, 2024

While this shift may reflect the growing importance of cloud storage, it raises significant concerns about market distortion, reduced competition, stifled innovation, higher business costs, and an unwelcome increase in vendor lock-in. Vendors positioned in the Leaders quadrant are not just market participants; they are the trailblazers.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 15, 2024

Argentina’s telecoms regulator Enacom has permitted another big name in satellite services to enter the market.

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Telecoms Tech News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The deal, which runs through 2034, paves the way for Vodafone to integrate space-based cellular connectivity into its primary markets, including offering services to external operators through its Partner Markets programme. With the expanded partnership, the pair take another step.

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Direct-to-device (D2D) LEO satellite operator AST SpaceMobile said on Monday it has signed a definitive ten-year commercial agreement with Vodafone Group to roll out its services in Vodafones markets worldwide.

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Developing Telecoms

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Africa-focused e-commerce platform Jumia Technologies has announced plans to exit the South African and Tunisian markets at the end of this year to concentrate on markets with stronger growth potential.

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