Ethio Telecom profit soars 80%

Thailand’s state telco National Telecom (NT) is reportedly in talks with at least four companies, including rival telcos Advanced Info Service (AIS) and True Corp, to form partnerships that will prop up its flagging telecoms services.

Telenor’s planned exit from Pakistan is currently being held up by the country’s competition authority – a delay the Nordic group argues is stagnating digital development in the South Asian nation.

A London High Court has rejected an appeal by former Unitel director Isabel dos Santos to unfreeze assets worth around US$778 million.