The official global introduction of 5G is set for 2020, but a number of global mobile industry giants today declared their support for the acceleration of 5G New Radio (5G NR) standardization to enable large scale trials and the deployment of the technology in 2019. This comes just a day before the opening of Mobile … Read more
New Zealand’s competition watchdog rejected a multi-billion dollar merger between Vodafone NZ and pay-TV operator Sky on Thursday, saying the combined entity would have too much market power. Sky Network Television and Vodafone unveiled the planned tie-up between New Zealand’s largest subscription television service and its second biggest telecoms provider last June, estimating it was … Read more
Telecom giant, Vodafone, has handed over 18 of its key assets to the Ghanaian government. Among the prime properties transferred to state included the Ghana Telecom University, sited in Accra. In a statement to announce the transaction, Vodafone said “Notwithstanding the fact that these are assets legally acquired and paid for under the Ghana Telecommunications … Read more