licensing
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The US is to overhaul the way it regulates foreign operators, toughening up the rules affecting all international carriers. -
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) will introduce Malcel as the third operator in the country.
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Global Edge solutions provider inq. has signed an agreement with Enea AB to license its Enea Edge Intellectual Property (IP) through a perpetual software development license.
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Telecoms companies in Somalia have until the end of the month to apply for licences to operate, or they will have to cease.
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Ethiopia has received 12 expressions of interest (EoI) from nine telecom and two non-telecom operators looking to secure a partial stake in the country’s telecommunications industry.
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Michael Joseph, acting CEO of Kenyan operator Safaricom, has confirmed the company wants to bid for a telecoms licence in neighbouring Ethiopia in partnership with Vodacom and other companies.
Forthcoming events
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Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings has formed its first African subsidiary, Hammer Wireless, to deliver its proprietary wireless broadband services to the African continent.
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Oman Tower Company (OTC) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreements to build, lease and manage tower assets for Omantel and Ooredoo.
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Not-for-profit European Standards Organisation (ESO), ETSI, has published a report highlighting the critical role of appropriate regulation, licensing and technologies to ease 5G wireless backhaul/X-Haul deployments.
