Regulator clears AIS fixed deal
Thai operator AIS was reportedly given the nod by the country’s communications regulator for the purchase of Triple T Broadband and a minority stake in the fund which owns the fixed player’s fibre assets.
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Qualcomm satellite deal crashes to earth
Qualcomm terminated a satellite-to-phone partnership with Iridium less than a year after it being announced to much fanfare at CES, with the latter citing a lack of uptake for the technology from device makers.
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The Friday File: Vendors on security alert, Vivendi rages at TIM board
Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week, where big name vendors sounded the alarm on an EU security bill, Telecom Italia faced opposition to its long in the works fixed network sale and, once again, the news was flooded with stories about AI.
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Safaricom bags 1.2M Ethiopia m-Pesa users in initial push
Safaricom Ethiopia revealed it had signed-up 1.2 million mobile money users in the first month and a half of launching mPesa in the market, as it detailed its progress recruiting customers since entering the market last year.
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Orange Business eyes leading integration role in AI era
The CEO of Orange Business Aliette Mousnier-Lompre expressed confidence the unit could achieve its ambition of being Europe’s leading network and digital integrator, as she highlighted an expectation it will reach financial targets set for 2025.
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Lynk inks Solomon Islands operator deal
Lynk Global launched a beta of its limited satellite-to-phone service with bmobile Solomon Islands, with the non-terrestrial connectivity player expecting to start commercial availability with players in other locations by the year-end.
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MTN on-track for Afghan exit as talks on other sales continue
MTN Group used its Q3 update to highlight ongoing efforts to complete a number of deals, with the company expecting to be out of Afghanistan by the end of the year and targeting rapid progress towards finalising a fintech investment from Mastercard.
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MediaTek goes big on AI in latest flagship
MediaTek unveiled its Dimensity 9300 chipset, pushing the latest iteration of its highest-end silicon as delivering improved gaming, video capture and generative AI processing.
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TIM board backs fixed sale as investor threatens legal action
Telecom Italia’s largest shareholder Vivendi slammed a decision by the operator’s board to approve a sale of fixed network assets to KKR for €18.8 billion, vowing to use any legal means possible to challenge the move.
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Elisa to offload majority of enterprise collaboration unit
Finnish operator Elisa revealed plans to sell a majority stake in its workplace collaboration subsidiary Elisa Videra, with the unit set to be combined with peer MVC Mobile VideoCommunication.
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