MTN furthers ignominious Middle East exit with Yemen sale
MTN’s plans to back quietly out of its struggling Middle Eastern operations took a step forward this week when it announced the sale of its mobile business in Yemen.
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IHS Towers coughs up $413m for 5,700 MTN sites
Telco tower assets are changing hands at a rapid rate; this week the action is taking place in South Africa.
Clash of the titans as Amazon declares war on Visa
Amazon has written to some of its UK customers to say it will no longer be accepting Visa credit cards as payment from next year.
Rogers CEO Joe Natale shown the door as family feud concludes
The billionaire’s boardroom battle at Rogers that descended into farce has carried out its coup de grâce.
Nokia unveils a new SaaSy software strategy
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has decided it’s time telecoms software was delivered on an ‘as-a-service’ basis.
FCC wraps up mid-band auction with bidding at $22bn
After a whopping 151 rounds of bidding, the US Federal Communications Commission has brought the curtain down on its latest 5G spectrum sale.
Virgin and TalkTalk top Ofcom’s latest complaints list
Telco customer service has bounced back from a Covid-19-related dip, but UK consumers are still finding reasons to complain, according to the latest data from Ofcom.
Sainsbury’s turns to Amazon for cashierless tech
UK grocer Sainsbury’s has entered into a Faustian bargain with etail leviathan Amazon to power its new cashierless stores.
Vodafone confirms European consolidation on the cards in H1 report
Vodafone has posted a solid set of first-half financials but the headline figures mask certain weaknesses in markets where competition is fierce.
Ericsson sidles closer to OpenRAN
The new Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform claims to deliver service management and orchestration functionalities in line with Open RAN principles.
Cellnex scoops UK private 5G network deal
Cellnex has won a contract to roll out a private 5G network for enterprises in Basingstoke’s central business district.
Telenor cuddles up to Google Cloud
Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has decided Google is its new best buddy for all things digital transformation.
Vodafone CEO hints at UK M&A and this time the regulators might agree
Vodafone chief executive Nick Read has hinted at further mergers and acquisitions in the UK telecoms market, and it’s pretty clear that his company is a likely key player in any activity.
As US passes Secure Equipment Act, China reportedly searches for loopholes
The US President has rubber-stamped a new law further restricting access to the US telecoms market by companies placed on the FCC’s naughty step.
India’s 5G auction likely pushed into next financial year
India’s next 5G spectrum auction is unlikely to happen before the end of the financial year because the regulator is still some way from making any firm decisions on the process.
Vivendi feud with the TIM board flares up again
Telecom Italia isn’t having an easy time of it so major investor Vivendi has apparently started moaning again.
Ofcom gives BT a break on broadband obligations
Ofcom has made changes to the UK’s universal service obligation that ultimately ease some of the cost burden on BT when it comes to providing high-speed broadband in hard-to-reach areas.
Rakuten Mobile loses close to $1 billion in Q3
Rakuten Mobile is growing its customer base, but the cost of building a new national mobile network is still taking a significant toll on its finances.
Microsoft and Facebook get cozy over workplace collaboration
Users of Microsoft Teams will be able to directly access Workplace stuff without leaving the app, in a move that will add to concerns over the ubiquity of big tech.
Vodafone expands fibre push with CityFibre deal
Vodafone has brokered a deal that will see it become the anchor tenant across CityFibre’s nationwide full fibre network, extending the existing wholesale partnership between the pair.
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