Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

News La Poste Telecom is France’s largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), providing services to customers using SFR’s mobile network French mobile operator Bouygues Telecom has announced the completion of its 100% acquisition of La Poste Telecom for an undisclosed sum. million subscribers.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Attempts by Apple to deploy its AI technology in China have hit regulatory roadblocks, highlighting the growing challenges foreign device manufacturers face in one of the world’s largest telecommunications markets. Read more » The post Can Apple AI crack China’s market without surrendering to local control?

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

News The deal includes the creation of a “Korea-customised” AI model based on OpeAI’s GPT-4o South Korean telco Korea Telecom (KT) and Microsoft have announced a five-year, multibillion-dollar partnership to drive AI innovation across the country. KT and Microsoft will also set up a co-innovation center to boost AI research in South Korea.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has gained revenue market share (RMS) in the second quarter of FY25. This came

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Developing Telecoms

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Analyst house Canalys revealed that the African smartphone market grew by 3% year-on-year in Q3 2024 despite macroeconomic challenges. It predicted that smartphone shipments would grow by a “cautious” 1% in 2025.

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Developing Telecoms

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The global smartphone market grew by 7% to 1.22 billion units in 2024, marking a rebound after two consecutive years of decline, with emerging markets highlighted as the industrys key growth driver.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The new company will be called PT XLSmart Telecom Sejahtera Tbk, or XL Smart for short, and will command a market share of roughly 27%, based on figures from September. The deal, valued at around $6.5 billion, will see both parties take a 34.8% stake in the merged entity, with the remaining 30.4% stake being traded publicly.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 4, 2025

Perhaps the clearest place we can see this mindset in action is in VEONs work towards creating its own large language models (LLMs), focus on the languages of its operating markets that are often overlooked by the major AI players. Telecoms are the biggest digital distributors in the world. That simply isnt true, Tabidze explained.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Accelerating fibre market integration Merging network assets after an acquisition is often slow, expensive and technically difficult due to incompatible systems. This supports new wholesale agreements and market expansion, increasing access to high-quality fibre services. To learn more, visit www.vitrifi.net

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Developing Telecoms

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The 10% sell-off of Ethio Telecom is finally going ahead. In fact Reuters reports that Ethio Telecom will become the first company to list on Ethiopia’s new stock market next week when the government sells a 10% stake in the company.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 31, 2025

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$160 million loan to Axian Telecom to support the operators plans to upgrade its nine subsidiaries in Africa and explore expansion into new markets.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 12, 2025

This association combines our automation-first platform with T-Mobiles advanced 5G network, helping MVNOs succeed in the competitive world-wide telecom market.” This marks an important step for Telness Tech in the U.S.

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 1, 2025

The global smartphone market recorded flat growth in the first quarter of 2025, as signs of saturation emerge in key developing regions, according to the latest report from analyst firm Canalys.

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Developing Telecoms

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A new report from Berg Insight, called The Satellite IoT Communications Market, addresses a market growing at what the independent industry analyst and firm describes as “a good steady pace”.

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Developing Telecoms

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

SpaceSail, a Chinese low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite company, has signed an agreement to enter the Brazilian market. The signing took place during Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent state visit to the capital, Brasilia.

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VoIP Review

APRIL 6, 2025

SK Telecom has sealed a memorandum of understanding with Kpler, a move expected to push forward their AI-based market intelligence strategy. This collaboration is set to reshape how telecoms leverage data for strategic decisions. For SK Telecom, this partnership is pivotal in its AI transformation journey.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The first listing will be operator Ethio Telecom, the country’s largest telco, which will sell a 10% stake this week. The government has also announced plans to divest a further 45% stake in Ethio Telecom to investors in the future. With over 70 million subscribers, Ethio Telecom is a key player in Ethiopia’s digital transformation.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

News The deal extends Bell’s fibre reach across North America, targeting millions of new connections Bell Canada Enterprises, Canada’s largest telecom company, is making its first move into the US fibre market.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

KaiOS,  whose mobile operating system brings the internet to affordable devices, has announced a partnership with payment giant Mastercard to integrate a range of digital payments solutions for developing markets, beginning with Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria.

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Developing Telecoms

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Apple has launched its latest AI-powered smartphone, the iPhone 16e, in a bid to gain market share in emerging markets such as India, where it has been ramping up its focus.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

International money transfer operator Sasai Money Transfer has announced that it has partnered with Airtel Money, the payments division of operator Airtel, to expand what it describes as its revolutionary offer of free remittances to more African markets, this time targeting Uganda.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

As the first of its kind, the platform is part of Ericsson’s Telecom Business Support System (BSS) portfolio and equips Indosat to enhance digital services such as 5G readiness and advanced B2B solutions. The Digital Monetization Platform is designed to serve around 100 million Indosat subscribers across Indonesia.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 13, 2025

telecommunications market. By merging their automation-first platform with T-Mobile’s extensive network, MVNOs are better positioned to thrive in the competitive global telecom market. The post Telness Tech and T-Mobile Propel 5G MVNO Market Integration appeared first on VoIP Review.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, mobile market leader Reliance Jio is looking much further ahead – to business cases that could monetise its (already launched) 5G network. India’s state-owned operator BSNL has reportedly started 5G trials in the country ahead of its imminent launch of 4G.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 24, 2025

By combining our global expertise and extensive submarine cable network with Al Bawaba’s strong local presence and market knowledge, we are committed to delivering enhanced connectivity solutions that will empower businesses across Libya.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 8, 2025

News The operator says the agent can take proactive action to help customers with planning, execution, reminders and advice in their daily lives SK Telecom (SKT) will bring its AI agent Aster to the US market as early as March, the company has announced at CES. Launches in additional countries are expected to follow in 2026.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 4, 2025

Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom has announced a strategic partnership with IonQ, a U.S. As part of this partnership, SK Telecom plans to integrate IonQs quantum capabilities into its services. The telecom giant also intends to adopt quantum cryptographic technologies to bolster their AI strategy.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 6, 2025

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is currently evaluating Amazons application for an Earth Station Network licence. Despite this, Amazon told Ofcom its system is uniquely suited to reaching hard-to-serve areas, a claim backed by partnerships with telecom operators like Vodafone and engagement with UK defense officials.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In a rather unusual turn of events, a Kenyan lobby group has apparently filed a lawsuit against operator Safaricom, along with regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), and Kenya’s Competition Authority, demanding that they allow satellite operator Starlink access to the Kenyan market.

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Total Telecom

APRIL 28, 2025

News Octopus Group, the investment group behind Octopus Energy, is preparing to make its move into the UK mobile market, The Telegraph reported over the weekend. Sources speaking to The Telegraph indicated that discussions have taken place via Fern Trading, Octopus’s telecoms investment arm, with at least one major network operator.

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Total Telecom

APRIL 3, 2025

Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, Connected North is the regions premier digital economy event. Bringing together the telecoms industry, government, and public sector bodies, the event offers a unique forum to discuss the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the North on its digital journey.

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Data centre colocation services provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced a collaboration with Zenlayer, described as the world’s first hyperconnected cloud, to bring high-performance private connectivity to STT GDC’s global data centre platform, starting with selected markets in Southeast Asia.

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Developing Telecoms

OCTOBER 23, 2024

For the longest time, Africa has been the continent chronically playing catch-up, unable to compete with larger economic powerhouses in more developed markets.

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Developing Telecoms

MARCH 27, 2025

South African operator Telkom has entered the countrys mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) market through a partnership with a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) platform provider.

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Developing Telecoms

APRIL 1, 2025

Alcatel is planning to restart mobile phone sales in India or, more accurately perhaps, French technology brand Alcatel, operated independently by China-headquartered TCL Communications under a license from Nokia, is making a comeback in the Indian market.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 24, 2025

Ericsson has reported its Q4 results along with its full-year results for 2024, and while the Swedish vendor saw an uptick in North America, its sales have cratered across emerging markets.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 30, 2025

The GSMA and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) have launched a fund to equip enterprises in developing markets with the means to harness emerging technologies, including AI.

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