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Telecom Italia to Roll Out 700Mbps 4.5G in 11 Cities

Telecom Italia (TIM) announced plans to upgrade its 4.5G network to 700 Mbps in 11 cities. The 4.5 G network is expected to go live in July…

Myanmar's MPT, KDDI and Sumitomo JV Rolls Out 4G/LTE Service with 4x4 MIMO Technology

Myanmar's state-owned telecommunications operator, Myanma Posts & Telecommunications (MPT) has launched 4G LTE service in three cities - Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyidaw. The 4G LTE service, which…

Safaricom Launches Connected Farmer to Leverage M-Pesa to Make & Receive Payments

Safaricom has launched Connected Farmer, a mobile and web based service that will help agricultural processing businesses in production planning by opening a communication line with farmers.…

South Africa's Vodacom Exceeds 500 Mbps on live 4G+ Network

Vodacom said it has chalked up another major milestone by becoming the first operator in South Africa to have broken the 500 Mbps barrier on its live…

Smart Communications Kicks Off Mobile Gaming Tournament

Smart Communications has launched the Smart Mobile Gaming League (MGL), a nationwide tournament for hit smartphone games including Mobile Legends, Hearthstone, and Clash Royale. Smart MGL offers…

Zain Kuwait, IBM Collaborate to Launch Cloud Disaster Recovery Service

Zain is collaborating with IBM to launch the Zain Cloud Disaster Recovery (Cloud DR) service in Kuwait. The new service will provide Zain’s enterprise customers with cloud-based…

AT&T Launches AWS Direct Connect Bundles for NetBond for Cloud Customers

AT&T NetBond for Cloud users gained enhanced connectivity to more than 100 additional cloud software and service providers hosted on the AWS platform as part of the…

MTN Partners Youtap to Launch NFC Contactless Payments in Benin

Mobile network operator MTN Benin and Youtap have launched MoMoPay, a contactless mobile payment service for MTN Benin Mobile Money users. Auckland, New Zealand-based Youtap enables in-store…

Sprint Runs Massive MIMO Test Cases on 2.5 GHz Spectrum with Samsung

Sprint and Samsung Electronics America, recently tested Massive MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) on 2.5 GHz spectrum in Suwon, South Korea. The Massive MIMO test represented a…