Operators Sub-Saharan Africa Vodafone April 30, 2020 Safaricom, Visa strike m-Pesa digital development deal Safaricom revealed a tie-up with global transaction giant Visa on developing digital payment services for the operator’s m-Pesa platform and expanding e-commerce options for merchants. By Chris Donkin
X April 30, 2020 Costs, Covid-19 contribute to Twitter loss in Q1 Twitter slipped into the red during Q1, as higher costs offset user growth which contributed to an overall increase in revenue. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
5G+ Nokia RAN Vendors April 30, 2020 Blog: What is next for Nokia in China? Nokia, the second largest telecoms gear maker in the world, has faced an arduous time in the last two months, with the vendor making headlines for all the wrong reasons. By Joseph Waring
Nokia RAN Vendors April 30, 2020 HAPS backers highlight untapped commercial potential High altitude platform systems (HAPS) hold the potential to unlock billions of dollars-worth of untapped commercial opportunities spanning telecoms, weather forecasting and earth monitoring, vendors and aerospace industry players claimed. By Manny Pham
Middle East and North Africa Operators April 30, 2020 Ooredoo straps in for rocky 2020 Middle Eastern operator Ooredoo pointed to sturdy growth in Indonesia, Tunisia and Myanmar as drivers of a marginal increase in revenue in Q1, but warned of tougher times ahead as the effects of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic take hold. By Kavit Majithia
5G+ Greater China Nokia RAN Vendors April 30, 2020 Suri plays down China impact, teases Unicom deal Outgoing Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri (pictured) defended its progress selling 5G kit, pointing to an expected deal with China Unicom covering supply of part of its core next-generation network in an apparent attempt to take emphasis away from missing other… By Chris Donkin
Operators Telefonica April 30, 2020 Millicom faces Telefonica backlash over Costa Rica deal Telefonica threatened legal action against Millicom if it aborts a purchase of the Spanish company’s Costa Rica mobile operations in a deal worth $570 million. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva