Orange buys cybersecurity co SecureData
Telecom operator Orange announced the acquisition of SecureData Group, a cybersecurity service provider, for an undisclosed amount.
The UK-based SecureData, one of the leading cybersecurity...
Vodacom faces protests after call-back messaging fund issue
Vodacom, a part of Vodafone, has faced protests as the South African mobile telecoms provider did not pay adequately to a former employee for...
T-Mobile and Sprint to create 5,600 customer care jobs by 2021
T-Mobile US and Sprint announced that, pending the close of their proposed merger, they plan to build five new customer experience centers – creating...
Airtel Africa receives $200 mn funding from QIA
Airtel Africa, which is planning an initial public offering (IPO), announced Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has agreed to invest $200 million through a primary...
Telenor retains Capex plan despite 5G push in Norway
Telenor Group said its Capex excluding licences and spectrum will be NOK 16-17 billion or $2 billion in 2019 as compared with NOK 16.8...
Pravin Kumar Purwar to head BSNL from July
Pravin Kumar Purwar will be the next chairman and managing director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL).
Pravin Kumar Purwar, who will take office from July...
Verizon Capex spending to touch $18 bn in 2019
Verizon said its capital spending (Capex) for 2019 will be $17 billion to $18 billion, including the expansion of 5G network -- showing a...
Digicel appoints Jean-Yves Charlier as CEO
Digicel today announced the appointment of Jean-Yves Charlier as group chief executive officer.
The telecom operator appointed Charlier, who left VEON as its CEO in...
AT&T to start job cut targeting slowing business
AT&T said it would be slashing some jobs in declining areas of its business, while hiring more people in faster-growing segments.
The job cut will...
Telecom services forecast to grow at 1.3% to $1,417 bn in 2019
The global communications services market is forecast to grow at 1.3 percent to $1,417 billion in 2019 and 1.5 percent to $1,439 billion in...
Vodafone CEO Nick Read explains difficulties in replacing Huawei
Vodafone CEO Nick Read has revealed the difficulties for the world’s second largest mobile operator to replace struggling Huawei from its core networks.
The UK-based...
Telia achieves SEK 1.3 bn via cost reduction program
Telia Company reported revenue of SEK 22.20 billion (+4.9 percent) in Q4 and SEK 83.559 billion (+4.7 percent) in 2018.
The number of subscriptions increased...
Vodafone revenue dips 7% to $12.45 bn in Q3
Vodafone Group has reported revenue €10.996 billion (--6.8 percent) or $12.45 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2018-19 as it faced business challenges...
BT receives connectivity licences in China
BT announced it has received nationwide licences from the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
BT China Communications will use China nationwide Domestic IP-VPN...
Indian telecoms forecast to invest $10 bn towards Capex
Indian telecom operators such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio are expected to invest around Rs 70,000 crore or nearly $9.8 billion...
Verizon to cut 800 jobs at ailing media unit
Verizon Communications said it will be slashing about 7 percent, or about 800 jobs, at its struggling media unit Oath.
Verizon said on Wednesday that...
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