Driven by 4G phones as well as high pent-up demand in the fourth quarter of the year, Vietnam’s smartphone shipments grew by 11.9% to 15.9 million units in 2021.
STL, ASOCS and VMware have announced what they describe as the launch of the industry's first end-to-end 5G enterprise solution to address the growing demand for private 5G enterprise connectivity for campus, industrial and venue applications.
International communications company Ooredoo Group has announced at Mobile World Congress 2022 the selection of SAP, the world’s largest provider of enterprise application software as its partner to enable a complete digital business transformation and consolidation of all its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions across the majority of its ten operating companies.
Driven by the robust growth in the mobile data services segment, the total mobile service revenue in China is poised to increase from US$131.8bn in 2021 to US$173bn in 2026, at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6%, said a study.
Indian multinational telecommunications services company Bharti Airtel has acquired a strategic stake in Singapore-based Blockchain platform Aqilliz for an undisclosed sum.
Saudi Arabia’s Salam (formerly ITC) has selected Optiva’s BSS Platform to enable its new MVNO.
Dubai-based telecom infrastructure solutions provider Arc Solutions has signed an agreement with Israel ISP and IT solutions provider Bezeq International (BI) to deploy its network in Bezeq International’s data centre in Tel Aviv.
Rohde & Schwarz China together with Zhuhai DingLi has won the 2021 China Mobile centralised procurement project for 5G scanners.
Cellcom, Israel’s largest cellular provider, and the compatriot telecommunications equipment supplier Novlesat aim to collaborate on a pilot of real-time video content distribution on 5G network infrastructure.
China Mobile joined hands with Huawei in building an optical network to connect the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao area. Huawei says that it is “the world’s largest green all-optical switching hub network”.
Infinet Wireless, the global developer and manufacturer of broadband wireless access solutions, has assisted ASTEL, Internet service provider in Kazakhstan, to expand its backbone network via radio links in the Almaty region.
Indian multinational telecommunications services company Bharti Airtel has chosen Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain and Management (SCM) to digitise and simplify its finance, planning, and supply chain processes.
Overall spending on information and communications technology (ICT) across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) will top $229 billion this year, an increase of 2.7% over 2021, said a study.
Ethiopian telecommunication company Ethio Telecom partnered with Subex for a new business assurance solution using the enterprise AI platform HyperSense.
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has added a multi-cloud-based solution from Teridion to its backbone services as part of its efforts to offer internet services that match changing enterprise needs.
Avelacom, which owns and operates a global network connecting to 80+ data centers worldwide, announced the deployment of its point-of-presence (PoP) at Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, to extend its network footprint into Malaysia capital markets.
South African mobile communications company Vodacom Group and Amdocs, a provider of software and services to the communications and media industry, announced the creation of the African Centre of Excellence (CoE), which will assist the telco with operational efficiencies.
Indonesia’s XL Axiata and the Philippines’ Globe Telecom have signed separate multi-year agreements with software and services provider Amdocs.
FreeMove Alliance, the global mobile telecommunications alliance between Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telia and Telecom Italia, and Latin American telecom giant Millicom have announce a major new partnership agreement.
China Mobile (CMCC), Nokia, and MediaTek have successfully verified the world's first 3 Components (3CC) Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology in Shanghai, China.
Malaysian multinational telecommunications conglomerate Axiata will be acquiring a 66.03% stake in one of Indonesia's biggest cable TV operators and fixed broadband internet provider, Link Net, for about $604 million, paving the way for expansion in the archipelago's untapped fixed broadband market.
Mexican telecommunications service provider GigNet has announced a deal to install a private high-speed internet and Wi-Fi network for Mera Corporation.
Bahrain Telecommunication Company (Batelco) has launched three new independent digital companies that will provide ICT, cloud computing, cyber security, and digital communication services.
ZTE Corporation together with China Mobile Research Institute, the Guangdong Branch of China Mobile, and MediaTek, has completed all the test items of URLLC key technologies in Guangzhou, China.
Airtel Uganda, the mobile communications and information technology services provider in the East African country, has said that ‘discussions are going on internally’ concerning the listing of a 20% stake in the company via an initial public offering (IPO).
