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Retail Asia01/06/2017

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has backtracked on its decision to grant Ncell a 4G license in response to a directive from the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The committee recently directed the regulator to prevent Ncell from launching 4G services until an ongoing dispute over capital gains tax is settled. The NTA has announced […]

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Retail Asia29/05/2017

Nepal’s Smart Telecom has become the market’s third mobile operator to secure a 4G license from the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA). The regulator has authorized Smart Telecom to launch 4G over its existing 1800-MHz spectrum holdings from July 30. The license has been granted based on Nepal’s technology neutral spectrum principle, but has the condition […]

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Retail Asia16/05/2017

Samsung Electronics America and Cisco are working with Verizon in what they described as the successful deployment of the first multi-vendor end-to-end 5G field trial, which took place in Detroit, Michigan. Earlier this year, Verizon announced plans for customer trials of 5G technology for home broadband service (Fixed Wireless Access). Five US cities are scheduled […]

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Retail Asia10/05/2017

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has cleared operator Ncell to launch 4G services over its existing 900-MHz and 1800-MHz spectrum holdings, paving the way for the operator to compete with Nepal Telecom. The telecoms regulator has informed Ncell it is clear to launch 4G services using its spectrum holdings from June 1. But the move […]

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Retail Asia21/04/2017

India’s newest mobile operator Reliance Jio Infocomm had the fastest average download speeds during March by a wide margin, according to the latest figures by regulator Trai. Jio recorded an average download speed of 16.48Mbps for the quarter, roughly double that of rivals Idea Cellular (8.33Mbps) and Bharti Airtel (7.66Mbps). As a 4G-only operator Jio […]

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Retail Asia13/04/2017

A Tier 1 communication service provider in Japan has awarded Redknee Solutions has won a multi-million dollar. The operator is experiencing increasing demand for 4G services while its subscriber base expands rapidly. The solution will upgrade Redknee’s integrated policy and charging solution to support more than 30 million subscribers. The solution will also add support […]

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Retail Asia27/03/2017

India’s Bharti Airtel has arranged to acquire ISP Tikona Digital’s 4G business for around 16 billion rupees ($244.6 million), to help shore up its ability to compete against Reliance Jio and the combined Vodafone-Idea Cellular. The company will acquire 4G assets including 20 MHz of 2300-MHz 4G spectrum in five of India’s 22 telecoms circles, […]

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Retail Asia23/03/2017

Nokia and Ciena have both detailed their roles in providing equipment for disruptive Indian newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm’s greenfield pan-India 4G rollout. Reliance Jio finally launched LTE services for the public in September last year, and has signed on 100 million new users in just 170 days due to its aggressive strategy of initially offering […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2017

Nepal Telecom has revealed that its 4G subscriber base has passed 500,000 less than three months after launching the services. The operator, currently Nepal’s only 4G provider, announced that it now has over 524,000 subscribers. Nepal Telecom launched 4G services at the start of January, initially in the Kathmandu and Pokhara areas. But of the […]

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Retail Asia24/01/2017

Nepal Telecom signed up around 40,000 LTE customers in the first 15 days since launching Nepal’s first commercial 4G network. The state-owned operator launched LTE services in the Kathmandu and Pokhara areas on January 1, and has seen a growing trickle of 4G subscribers, MyRepublica reported, citing comments from managing director Kamini Rajbhandari to Nepal’s […]

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Retail Asia09/01/2017

India’s Idea Cellular is reportedly considering launching its own unlimited free 4G data offer to compete against disruptive new market entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm. Idea is considering offering unlimited data in certain plans with a validity of 1 to 1.5 years, potentially only for 4G customers, citing sources. According to the report, Idea may also […]

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Retail Asia04/01/2017

State-owned operator Nepal Telecom has launched 4G services over the 1800-MHz band in the Kathmandu and Pokhara areas. The operator has upgraded 308 base stations in the Kathmandu area and 25 in Pokhara to support 4G services. Currently Nepal Telecom is only able to provide 4G using 5 MHz of 1800-MHz spectrum, limiting peak data […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2016

Thailand’s telecoms regulator NBTC has issued an order requiring AIS and True Move to provide low-cost 4G SIMs for disabled and low-income citizens. The order is based on the terms of the licenses for 1800-MHz and 900-MHz 4G spectrum won by the two operators in an auction last year. As per the order, low-cost 4G […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2016

Disruptive Indian 4G operator Reliance Jio has extended its free services offer until March 31, and announced it has already achieved 52 million customers. The operator has announced a new “Happy New Year” offer involving the supply of free voice, data and Jio apps to both new and existing customers until March 31. Existing customers […]

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Retail Asia29/11/2016

Myanmar plans to hold an auction for 1800-MHz spectrum in March next year, some three months later than initially expected. The Ministry of Transport and Communications will allocate spectrum to allow operators Telenor Myanmar, Ooredoo Myanmar and MPT to expand their 4G networks. The report cites the ministry’s deputy director of posts and telecommunications U […]

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Retail Asia25/11/2016

India’s third largest mobile operator Idea Cellular has revealed plans to expand its 4G network to nine additional telecoms circles by March next year. The operator plans to add around 57,000 new 4G cell sites this year alone. With the expansion, Idea Cellular plans to launch of 4G in the circles of Uttar Pradesh East […]

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Retail Asia24/11/2016

YTL Communications in Malaysia has deployed Elitecore’s Revenue and Customer Management (RCM) Platform to roll out its 4G LTE high speed data & VoLTE services. The platform will enable the operator to roll out new business models like, HD Voice (VoLTE), Enterprise LTE and LTE Roaming, in addition to the Double Double buckets, one for […]

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Retail Asia16/11/2016

Vodafone India has revealed plans to roll out 4G services in eight additional telecoms circles by March 2017, giving it a 4G presence in 17 of India’s 22 service areas. The operator aims to deploy 4G in 2,400 additional towns over the next four months, in the circles of of Maharashtra and Goa, Odisha, Punjab, […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2016

Vietnam’s VinaPhone has become the market’s first operator to launch 4G services, commencing with a deployment providing full coverage of Phu Quoc Island. The VNPT mobile subsidiary has deployed 100 4G base stations to provide total coverage of the island. The operator plans to rapidly deploy 4G services in 2017, installing 21,000 base stations nationwide. […]

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Retail Asia31/10/2016

Hong Kong Broadband Network’s new Mobile Services MVNO division has launched a line of Greater China 4G plans for corporate customers who frequently travel between mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The new mobile plans include data allocations shareable across the four markets via a single SIM. HKBN is using China Mobile Hong Kong’s […]

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