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Airtel upgrades Nairobi network
Airtel Kenya, the local mobile unit of Indian telecoms operator Bharti Airtel, has completed phase one of its network up...
BlackBerry and Samsung team up to beef up security on Samsung devices
BlackBerry to offer end-to-end encryption for Samsung's Knox software, in an unlikely partnership between competitors.
BBC strikes major playout deal with Ericsson
Ericsson will handle playout and media management for the BBC's portfolio of UK channels as part of a new seven-year dea...
Telenor, Ooredoo cut prices in scramble for mobile data users
Competition in Myanmar's nascent mobile data segment has begun to heat up, with the market's two newcomers, Ooredoo and...
StarHub debuts soft SIM service for tourists
Singapore's StarHub has arranged to offer pre-paid mobile services to overseas visitors to the nation via the slimduet s...
China Telecom expands footprint to Africa, Middle East
China Telecom Global (CTG) has established China Telecom (Africa and Middle East) as the regional headquarters in the Af...
Millicom signs deal to acquire 85% stake in Zantel
Millicom International Cellular (MIC) has announced that it has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire an 85% stak...
Italian telcos collaborate on national fibre network
Metroweb, Vodafone and Wind agree to work together on ultrafast broadband network plan.
Avago confirms $37B Broadcom buy
Semiconductor company Avago Technologies is to acquire rival Broadcom in a $37 billion deal, in a move which the acquire...
Telenor Norway closing down 3G network in 2020; 2G switch-off to happen five years later
Telenor Norway plans to completely close down its 3G network in 2020, some five years before shutting down its 2G infras...
AT&T closes Nextel Mexico buy
AT&T on Thursday announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mexican mobile operator Nextel. The final purchase p...
Vodafone and MTN in African money deal
49 million Vodafone and MTN customers in east Africa will be able to transfer money internationally by mobile phone
