Policy and Regulation |
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2G, 3G, 4G services to be under one licence
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has published a draft licensing guidelines for the mobile phone operators, scrapping provisions regarding requirement for multiple licences for the operators...
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Portuguese watchdog sets out 700MHz migration timetable
Portuguese digital-terrestrial TV broadcasters will have to vacate the 700MHz band in a process that is set to begin in January and will take place over approximately six months, according to a timetable set by regulator...
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Satellite & Internet |
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Canada funds submarine cable network to Greenland
The project will see construction of an approximately 1700-km submarine cable from Nuuk, Greenland, to Iqaluit through the Davis Strait...
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Ethopia to launch satellite in December 2019
The launch into orbit of the very first Ethiopian satellite, initially scheduled for next month, will be postponed to December, to match with current weather conditions and the need to complete a parfait launch...
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Global Telecom Update |
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Telcos are enhancing SMEs growth in Tanzania
Telecoms are now enhancing the SMEs growth in Tanzania , a sector that covers over three million businesses which collectively contribute to over 25 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
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Aboitiz unit, Smart ink common tower deal
Aboitiz InfraCapital, in partnership with FTAP has further strengthened its presence in the tower-sharing market after signing a common-tower agreement with Smart Communications...
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