telecom

Telecom Axiata Seeks Partnership For Malaysian Digital Banking License
Telecom Axiata Seeks Partnership For Malaysian Digital Banking License
February 21, 2020  |  Digital Banking

Axiata Group, a Malaysian telecom firm, has been in talks with as many as 11 different partners to bid for a digital banking license in...

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EU Countries Gain Ability To Exclude ‘High-Risk’ 5G Suppliers
EU Countries Gain Ability To Exclude ‘High-Risk’ 5G Suppliers
January 23, 2020  |  Regulation

New guidelines from the European Union (EU) allow for countries to restrict or exclude “high-risk” 5G providers from important parts of their telecom networks, according...

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Indian Telecom Provider Reliance Jio To Roll Out UPI Payments
Indian Telecom Provider Reliance Jio To Roll Out UPI Payments
January 21, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio, the largest in the country, is entering the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) space to compete alongside rivals, reports said on...

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Viettel Will Debut Commercial 5G Services
Viettel Will Debut Commercial 5G Services
January 20, 2020  |  Retail

Viettel, the largest telecom company in Vietnam, will roll out commercial 5G services this year with technology it created itself that bypasses China’s Huawei, The...

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T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Wins FCC Approval
T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Wins FCC Approval
October 17, 2019  |  Regulation

The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint has officially received enough votes to win approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Although Democrats Geoffrey Starks and...

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Vodafone To Shutter 15 Pct. Of European Stores
Vodafone To Shutter 15 Pct. Of European Stores
October 09, 2019  |  Retail

Vodafone has announced it is shutting down 15 percent of its 7,700 stores in Europe, according to Reuters. CEO Nick Read said the company will...

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MTN’s New Mobile Money Transfer Service Caters To Unbanked Nigerians
MTN’s New Mobile Money Transfer Service Caters To Unbanked Nigerians
August 29, 2019  |  International

The biggest telecom company in Nigeria has launched a mobile money transfer service intended to serve the country’s unbanked population, according to a report by...

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Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
July 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. ban on sales to China’s Huawei is expected to be a topic of discussion Monday (July 22) between White House regulators and tech...

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T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Could Be At Risk If DOJ Sues
T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Could Be At Risk If DOJ Sues
July 18, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Department of Justice (DOJ) may file a lawsuit to block the merger of telecom giants Sprint and T-Mobile if the two parties can’t reach...

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