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European Broadband Cable Yearbook - 2017December 01, 2017The European Broadband Cable Yearbook, produced in association with trade body Cable Europe, is widely recognised as the definitive guide to the European Cable Industry. Published continuously for over a decade, this annual report contains detailed data on the size and value of the cable industry in all European Union countries as well as other European Economic Area markets. With company-level information and market wide analysis it shows trends in cable uptake, digital progression, revenue and ARPU, broadband cable and cable telephony. Also includes a written summary of the cable industry developments within each country over the last year.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Technology Geography: Africa And Middle East - South AfricaOctober 10, 2017 Subscribers Only
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Vodafone Cameroon service shut down following licencing issuesSeptember 22, 2017Vodafone Cameroon was forced to shut down their service on 14 September 2017, following investigations into the company’s wireless broadband operation. Vodafone Cameroon - an Afrimax-Vodafone joint company began offering wireless broadband services in Cameroon in September 2016. In November 2014, Afrimax, an African wireless broadband operator and telecoms management company, entered a strategic partnership agreement with Vodafone Group that allowed the two companies to enter new African telecommunications markets, launching mobile and wireless broadband services in Uganda, Zambia, Ghana and Cameroon. Through the Partner Market Agreement, Vodafone was able to extend their global footprint whilst Afrimax gained continued access to a range of Vodafone products, networks, and services. In all four countries, services are offered under the Vodafone Country brand and the company entities are being referred to as part of Afrimax Group.
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Tanzania’s Mobile Operators fined… AgainJuly 26, 2017Tanzania’s mobile operators have struggled to comply with wave of new regulatory oversight that has seen a rise in fines for violating regulations and scrutiny over service quality in Tanzania. Despite having previously received fines, six of the country’s seven mobile operators still failed to comply with SIM registration regulations and have been issued a new series of fines on 14 July.Subscribers Only
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Etisalat Nigeria still in talks with creditors over $1.2bn debtJune 15, 2017Etisalat Nigeria is still in a period of uncertainty, following the default on a repayment of the operators’ $1.2 billion loan to their creditors (led by Guaranty Trust Bank Nigeria, Access Bank Nigeria and Zenith Bank Nigeria) issued in 2013.Subscribers Only
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Roaming costs across the EU and EFTA set to tumble as EU ‘roam like at home’ regulations launchJune 14, 2017The EU launched ‘Roam Like at Home’ on 15th June, introducing elements of the ‘Digital Single Market’ to the statute book. This bans international roaming charges within the 28 countries of the EU plus the three markets of the EEA, impacting on some 672 million mobile subscriptions.Subscribers Only
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Consolidation in Ghana’s Mobile Market: Tigo and Airtel Ghana Complete Merger TalksMarch 06, 2017Millicom International Cellular (Millicom) has completed another step in the consolidation of their African assets, focused on their Ghanaian subsidiary Tigo Ghana. Bharti Airtel and Millicom announced a joint-ownership merger agreement on Friday 3 March, which will see Tigo Ghana merge with Bharti Airtel’s subsidiary – Airtel Ghana.Subscribers Only
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Viettel boosts international strategy with free regional roamingDecember 20, 2016Viettel has affirmed that its international strategy is to encompass the research and manufacture of equipment as well as telecom services, also introducing a roaming fee free zone across the South Asian markets of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.Subscribers Only
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European Broadband Cable Yearbook - 2016December 14, 2016The European Broadband Cable Yearbook, produced in association with trade body Cable Europe, is widely recognised as the definitive guide to the European Cable Industry. Published continuously for over a decade, this annual report contains detailed data on the size and value of the cable industry in all European Union countries as well as other European Economic Area markets. With company-level information and market wide analysis it shows trends in cable uptake, digital progression, revenue and ARPU, broadband cable and cable telephony. Also includes a written summary of the cable industry developments within each country over the last year.Subscribers Only
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Vodacom subscriber numbers fall following Tanzania disconnectionsNovember 14, 2016Vodacom’s revenue for the six months ending 30 September 2016 grew 4.1% year-on-year (y/y) to ZAR40.15 billion ($2.79 billion), as the African operator added 2.3 million net customers.Subscribers Only
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Vietnam licences Viettel and VNPT for 4G LTEOctober 17, 2016Viettel and VNPT are the first two operators in Vietnam to receive 4G LTE licences, while Vietnamobile received licences for GSM 2G and 3G services, while announcing that it will invest $450 million to deploy a national 3G network with ZTE and Ericsson.Subscribers Only
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South Africa: Blue Label Telecoms signs for 45% stake in Cell COctober 05, 2016In moves to restructure heavily indebted South African mobile operator Cell C, Blue Label Telecoms has agreed to acquire a 45% stake in Cell C for ZAR5.5 billion ($400 million) while Net 1 UEPS will also acquire a strategic 15% stake in Blue Label.Subscribers Only
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South Africa’s ICASA blocked from continuing spectrum auctionOctober 03, 2016The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has lost a lawsuit, blocking it from continuing a tender for South Africa’s first spectrum auction of the 700 MHz, 800 MHz and 2,600 MHz bands.Subscribers Only
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WBS to launch LTE-A in 2017September 20, 2016Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), which provides fixed wireless services under the iBurst brand, has announced that it will launch LTE Advanced Services in 2017.Subscribers Only
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Ireland Country Profile - Operator MultiplaySeptember 15, 2016In this country profile: data, charts, insight on Ireland's fixed voice, fixed broadband, mobile and multiplay markets, plus comment on the major recent strategic and regulatory events.Subscribers Only
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Singtel to acquire stakes in Thai and Indian telecoms companiesAugust 18, 2016Singapore-based international telecoms operator Singtel is planning to acquire stakes in Intouch Holdings and Bharti Telecom Limited from Temasek for an aggregate value of SGD2.47 billion ($1.8 billion).Subscribers Only
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West Africa to trial free mobile roaming from October 2016August 15, 2016The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Association of West African regulators (WATRA) plan to begin the experimental phase of harmonising mobile services across its member states.Subscribers Only
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MTN Group reports mixed half-year performanceAugust 05, 2016MTN Group reported a 14% year-on-year (y/y) increase in revenue to 78.88 billion South African rand ($5.72 billion) in the first half of 2016. The revenue was positively impacted by weak South African rand. This meant, at a constant exchange rate, revenue rose by 1.5% y/y.Subscribers Only
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South African regulator ICASA to sell multi-band spectrumJuly 25, 2016The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has invited applicants to bid for the 700MHz, 800MHz and 2,600MHz spectrum bands.Subscribers Only
