Bitcoin exchange gains access to M-Pesa through acquisition
Australia-based bitcoin exchange igot last week announced its acquisition of Kenya's TagPesa crypto exchange and remittance gateway. In addition, the exchange also was granted...
Digital Money
Report: GSMA finds mobile money customers continue to grow
Mobile money has been growing rapidly over the past few years, and with 255 services in 89 countries, is now available in 61 percent...
Samsung squares up to Apple in m-payments
Korean electronics giant takes a different approach to wallet replacement with LoopPay acquisition.
Apple and Samsung are headed for a showdown in the mobile wallet...
Digital Money
Deutsche Telekom, Colt in five-year voice deal
Partnership will lower network and termination costs outside each telco's footprint. Deutsche Telekom's carrier services arm on Thursday signed a five-year...
Voice & Data
T-Mobile US swings to Q4 profit on 1.5m net adds
Outspoken CEO John Legere blasts AT&T, Verizon for AWS-3 auction tactics. T-Mobile US chief executive John Legere launched a fresh attack...
Financials
Ofcom consults on licence fee tweak
U.K. regulator proposes charging £223.3 million per year for 900-MHz, 1800-MHz spectrum.
Ofcom on Thursday launched a consultation on proposed changes to the annual...
Regulatory
Xiaomi becomes China’s top smartphone maker
Samsung's popularity wanes in China, but vendor retains top spot in Western Europe despite falling market share, according to IDC. Xiaomi...
T-Mobile US marketing chief becomes COO
Mike Sievert given brand new role as U.S. mobile operator shuffles senior management team. T-Mobile US' chief marketing officer Mike Sievert...
China Mobile forges ahead to 4G dominance
World's biggest mobile operator confirms 4G customer numbers; China will become biggest 4G market this year, overtaking U.S. ...
4G / 5G
Telekom Austria’s A1 arm in NFV test
Operator partners with NEC-owned NetCracker for virtual modem field trial.
Telekom Austria on Tuesday announced its latest successful test of network functions virtualisation (NFV), this...
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