Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to pay $1b to expedite merger According to the Economic Times, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular paid INR 73 billion ($1 billion) in a combination of…
Docomo to launch 5G soon In an announcement made in the framework of the Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2018, Lan Chen, president and CEO of…
Thai regulator says delays on spectrum auction will not affect 5G timeframe The telecommunications regulatory authority in Thailand has stated that the on-going issues with its auction of 1800MHz spectrum would not…
Indian operator completes acquisition of rival Indian telecommunications incumbent Bharti Airtel has completed the acquisition takeover of its rival Telenor India following a lengthy regulatory approval…
Thai regulator backtracks on 1800-MHz spectrum split Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) have backtracked on a decision to split the 1800-MHz spectrum that was planned…
Indian government implements measures to ease financial pressure on operators The Indian government has taken proactive measures in an effort to relieve the financial pressures currently being endured by mobile…
dtac CEO steps down as Thai operator faces spectrum setback Norwegian telecom group Telenor's operator subsidiary in Thailand, Total Access Communication PLC (dtac), announced that its CEO Lars-Åke Norling has…
Australia to auction 5G spectrum in October The Australian government plans to auction off 125MHz of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band in October this year for use…
Hong Kong telco heralds 5G era by activating 5CC CA network technology 3 Hong Kong, the mobile arm of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited and Huawei announced activation of the five…
Indonesia’s Telkomsel commercially launches CloudAIR 2.0 solution with Huawei Indonesia’s Telkomsel announces the successful commercial deployment of CloudAIR 2.0 solution in 2018 Mobile Word Congress (MWC 2018). This solution…
Malaysian operators agree to renew their 2.1GHz licenses Malaysia’s three major mobile operators have all agreed to renew their spectrum licenses in the 2.1GHz band. It was disclosed…
Vodafone CEO praises Indian TRA for progressive approach towards spectrum caps Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao has praised the Indian TRA for its progressive approach towards spectrum caps in the country…