Kyrgyzstan’s regulator announced its series of spectrum auctions scheduled for this month has been called off due to a lack of interest.
At the 12th Huawei User Group Meeting in 2020, Li Yao, deputy director from NOC of China Mobile Pakistan, delivered a keynote speech on "Energy-efficient Operation in the EM Market".
Sri Lanka’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has begun “preliminary measures” aimed at introducing nationwide mobile number portability (MNP).
Armenian operator Ucom has claimed that its subscribers will now be able to access “much higher quality” mobile services following an extensive network upgrade.
Kyrgyzstan is set to auction 2300MHz-2400MHz TDD spectrum, with licences covering all areas of the country except for the capital of Bishkek and second major city Osh.
India’s regulator has called for state governments in the nation to consider telecoms infrastructure as an essential service that operators should not be obliged to fund entirely.
Armenian operator Ucom has confirmed that Yerevan’s First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction has imposed an “interim measure” halting Team LLC’s acquisition of Veon Armenia (Beeline).
Armenia’s Ucom has filed a lawsuit against Team LLC’s acquisition of Beeline, the local unit of Veon.
Tajik operator Tcell has activated its first 5G base stations in the city of Dushanbe.
Axiata has converted its Nepalese unit Ncell into a public limited company branded as Ncell Axiata Limited.
India has blocked two of the most well known Chinese apps, Baidu Search and Weibo.
Bharti Airtel has selected Ribbon Communications’ 5G-Native Neptune platform to enhance its mobile backhaul transport capabilities.
Sweden’s Telia has sold its 12.25% stake in Afghanistan’s Roshan Telecom to the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
Kazakhstan’s largest operator Kcell has tapped Gilat Satellite Networks for a cellular backhaul project that will provide connectivity to hundreds of rural villages.
Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata is allowing its subscribers with 5G-capable devices to register on its trial 5G network as a way of understanding the benefits of the technology.
Bharti Airtel has renewed its agreement with Ericsson to provide pan-India managed network operations.
Sri Lanka Telecom is deploying a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network based on Nokia’s fibre technology.
Qualcomm has acquired a 0.15% stake in Jio Platforms for INR7.3 billion ($97.1 million).
Armenia’s regulator has cleared Team LLC’s proposed acquisition of Veon’s local unit Beeline.
Armenia’s Ucom has thrown down a legal challenge against Team LLC’s proposed merger with Veon’s Armenian unit Beeline.
The Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar Islands (CANI) submarine cable system project has received clearance from India’s National Board for Wildlife (NBWL).
Bharti Airtel has selected Nokia’s CloudBand-based software products for its VoLTE (Voice over LTE) network in India.
Intel has acquired a stake in Jio Platforms, becoming the latest in a long line of overseas investors in Reliance Industries’ digital unit.
Grameenphone has been hit with new restrictions by Bangladesh’s regulator as it seeks to weaken the operator’s perceived market dominance.
