The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved a $400 million loan for Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL), marking a significant step toward its acquisition of Telenor Group’s operations in Pakistan.
A Russian drone shot down over Ukraine appears to have been equipped with hardware from Elon Musk’s space broadband service, Starlink. The claims, which include photographs of wreckage bearing a Starlink logo, were published by Ukrainian outlet D…
Ethiopia’s state-owned service provider Ethio Telecom has announced that it is rolling out what it calls its Copper Switch-Off Strategic Initiative; its aim is to migrate 100,000 of the company’s copper-based customers to high-speed fibre optic connect…
In the latest Opensignal report on UK mobile network experience, EE has retained its crown and clinched 10 out of 14 awards. The report, which analysed data from June to August 2024, paints a picture of a competitive landscape with EE at the forefront….
Nokia and ZCorum have developed a DOCSIS Provisioning Adapter (DPA) application for streamlining cable operators’ fibre transition. The DPA application will enable cable operators to utilise their existing DOCSIS-based provisioning system to provision …
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.
Digicel Papua New Guinea hailed efforts in expanding its mobile network to all 21 provinces of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, noting 4G coverage now stands at 80% in the location where in the past, it was rumoured to be exiting.
Vietnamese telco Viettel reportedly plans to give away 4G feature phones to 700,000 of its 2G-only subscribers to migrate them to 4G as the government’s delayed shutdown of 2G draws near.