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Airtel Africa's growth continues offsetting loses of parent companySeptember 30, 2019In late August 2019, Airtel Africa passed the 100 million subscribers mark in Africa for the first time. This milestone is impressive since its parent company, Bharti Airtel has been struggling in its core market of India. Bharti Airtel has spent billions to upgrade its LTE network and defend its market share against a hostile competitor, Reliance Jio. However, Airtel’s strategy of fending off Jio has failed as the latter has been able to gain market share by building an extensive 4G network coupled with extremely low entry level prices. For instance, in the last 2 years Bharti Airtel subscribers in India have declined from 381 million in 2017 to the current figure of 324 million. In contrast during the same 2-year period, Airtel Africa’s subsidiaries added 20 million subscribers. Indeed, Bharti Airtel is becoming increasingly dependent on the continued growth of its Africa operations.Subscribers Only
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Video as a core service for operatorsApril 23, 2018This report analyses how telecoms operators are positioning video as a core service to maintain their market position and drivie future growth. Covering the 50 leading global operators this report provides case studies and best practices for video success.Subscribers Only
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Broadband Access in the Middle East: Network Deployment and Take-up Trends in the Gulf StatesApril 13, 2018The Gulf region has seen a sharp rise in broadband access investments, IHS Markit analyses broadband access trends in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Subscribers Only
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Cable in Context: Performance and Prospects in the Converged WorldMarch 12, 2018Ted Hall delivered a keynote presentation at Cable Congress 2018, which took place in Dublin on March 6-7.Subscribers Only
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The rise of multiplay in PolandOctober 09, 2017
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Emirati telco Du launches UAE’s new mobile brand as rival Etisalat unveils plans to follow suitSeptember 13, 2017Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) trading as Du, launched their second mobile brand ‘Virgin Mobile UAE’ on September 5 2017 with rival operator, Etisalat, also launching of their second mobile brand, Swyp, just two days later (September 7 2017). Both operators are seeking to diversify their offerings aimed at the underserved millennial market by offering data-centric packages through their secondary brands, providing benefits like zero-rated data for social media, interchangeable SMS and voice minutes, discounts at restaurants and access to nationwide WiFi hotspots across each of the Emirates.
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Hutchison sells Hong Kong landline business to private equity co. iSquaredAugust 01, 2017Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings (HKTH) Limited has agreed to sell the landline business of Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) to Asia Cube Global Communications, a subsidiary of infrastructure investment business iSquared Capital for HK$14.5 billion ($1.86 billion).
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Bulsatcom aims to consolidate its Bulgarian pay TV lead with satellite launchJune 29, 2017Bulgarian operator Bulsatcom has successfully launched the country’s first geostationary satellite, BulgariaSat 1, in cooperation with Ellon Musk’s SpaceX. The satellite, which launched on June 24 2017, is owned and operated by Bulsatcom and is the second satellite to be launched in Europe with 100% private investment. The total value of the project is $235 million, with an estimated return on investment of 10 years.
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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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Axiata profits begin to recover after key market revenue slumpNovember 25, 2016Axiata has reported for the third quarter with revenues, boosted by currency fluctuations, rising by 2.8% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) and 7.7% year-on-year (y/y) to MYR 5.5billion ($1.23 billion). Profits rose significantly on the prior quarter but sank by 71.2% y/y to MYR 296.8 million.Subscribers Only
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Competition heats up in Nigerian 4G with MTN and Etisalat launchesOctober 11, 2016MTN and Etisalat have both launched LTE services in Nigeria, bringing serious competition to the market following a number of launches by smaller players.Subscribers Only
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Liberty Global goes all-in on Netflix partnership with footprint-wide carriage dealSeptember 14, 2016International pay TV provider Liberty Global announced a partnership with Netflix to bring the SVoD company’s app to Liberty Global’s advanced pay TV platforms in more than 30 markets across Europe and Latin America.Subscribers Only
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Hong Kong Country Profile - Operator MultiplaySeptember 02, 2016In this country profile: data, charts, insight on the Hong Kong fixed voice, fixed broadband, mobile, pay TV and multiplay markets, plus comment on the major recent strategic and regulatory events.Subscribers Only
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Nigeria: 4G LTE competition intensifies as Intercellular joins the raceAugust 30, 2016Intercellular, a former Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) telecoms company, has rebranded and relaunched under InterC brand.Subscribers Only
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Diversification helps Axiata maintain course as key markets falterAugust 25, 2016While revenues and EBITDA have grown rapidly, a combination of factors have put pressure on multinational operator Axiata’s profitability in the second quarter of 2016Subscribers 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
