John C. Tanner

Hong Kong

Contributing Editor at Jicara Media

Reporter at Developing Telecoms

Contributing Editor at Frontier Enterprise

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Articles

MobiFone targets Vietnam’s national defence and security sector 

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 18 April 2025 58 Security Vietnam Mobifone Defence Southeast Asia Vietnamese state telco MobiFone has reportedly applied to prime minister Phạm Minh Chính for approval to enter the country’s national defence and security sector as part of its future growth strategy. According to the official Vietnam News Service, Mobifone said at a working session this week held by the Ministry of Public Security that it has completed key procedures to operate under the special mechanism...
Mobifone, Viettel and VNPT leverage Open Gateway APIs to fight fraud 

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 18 April 2025 1 Viettel Vietnam Mobifone VNPT Fraud Management Open API Southeast Asia GSMA Open Gateway Vietnamese mobile operators Mobifone, Viettel and VNPT have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a platform under the GSMA Open Gateway initiative to combat online fraud using open CAMARA APIs. Under the MoU, Mobifone, Viettel and VNPT will work with the GSMA to focus on developing and implementing APIs that address critical functions such as...
MTN Uganda and PostBank complete SASE PoC

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 17 April 2025 64 Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda MTN Uganda Digital Transformation PostBank Uganda SASE MTN Uganda and PostBank Uganda have reportedly completed a six-month proof of concept (POC) of the operator’s secure access service edge (SASE) business solution to power the bank’s digital transformation. According to TechAfrica News, PostBank said the SASE solution has enhanced its operational efficiency, network reliability, and customer experience by optimising...
Morocco ministries tap Nokia and Ericsson to boost digital development 

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 17 April 2025 1 Middle East North Africa Ericsson Nokia Morocco Skills development Digital Economy Digital Skills The Moroccan government has signed separate MoUs with Nokia and Ericsson to accelerate its Digital Morocco 2030 plan, with both vendors agreeing to contribute to digital talent development among other things. On Wednesday, Nokia said it signed an MoU with the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform under which its Nokia Innovation Center, which...
Vietnam gets major capacity boost as Viettel lights up ADC segment

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 17 April 2025 1 Viettel Vietnam Subsea Cable ADC Southeast Asia Asia Direct Cable Consortium Viettel Networks, a subsidiary of military-owned telco Viettel, announced on Wednesday that the Vietnam-bound link of the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) is now live, more than doubling the country’s international bandwidth. The 9,400-km ADC – which connects China, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – was declared ready for service in December 2024, with a design...
Malaysian telcos must resolve internet access problems monthly: MCMC

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 16 April 2025 1 Malaysia Quality of Service Internet Access Southeast Asia Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has reportedly directed all telcos in the country to proactively resolve internet access issues on a monthly, state-by-state basis rather than wait for customers to complain before taking action. According to the Bernama news agency, Malaysia’s Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he...
U Mobile taps Huawei and ZTE to roll out 5G-A, reveals coverage targets

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 16 April 2025 18 ZTE Huawei Malaysia U Mobile Southeast Asia 5G-Advanced Malaysia’s second 5G operator U Mobile said on Tuesday it has selected Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE as key tech partners in rolling out its next-gen 5G network with the ambitious goal of achieving 80% coverage within the first year of deployment. At a press conference in Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), U Mobile said that Huawei gear will be deployed in peninsular Malaysia, while...
MTN and Meta to boost OTT voice and video call quality in Nigeria and elsewhere

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 15 April 2025 2 Sub-Saharan Africa MTN Nigeria OTT Services Voice Services MTN Group Meta Video Calling South Africa-based MTN Group announced on Tuesday it is collaborating with Meta to enhance the quality and reliability of OTT voice and video calls on applications such as WhatsApp across 12 MTN markets, starting in Nigeria. Under the initiative, MTN and Meta are optimising application-aware networks and network-aware applications to deliver a more seamless, stable, and...
Hexacom halts Indus tower sale after TCIL demands new valuation

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 15 April 2025 4 India Telecom Towers Bharti Airtel Mergers and Acquisitions Indus Towers Bharti Hexacom South Asia TCIL Bharti Airtel subsidiary Bharti Hexacom has reportedly postponed the sale of 3,400 telecoms towers to Indus Towers pending a new valuation of the deal requested by Hexacom’s minority shareholder Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL). Indus Towers struck a INR33.087 billion (US$378 million) cash deal in February to buy 12,700 towers from Bharti...
Zimbabwe’s NetOne partners with AST SpaceMobile for D2D 5G

1 week ago | developingtelecoms.com | John C. Tanner

Details John Tanner 15 April 2025 27 Sub-Saharan Africa Zimbabwe NetOne AST SpaceMobile 5G Services LEO Satellite direct-to-device satellite Zimbabwe mobile operator NetOne has reportedly struck a deal with direct-to-device (D2D) LEO satellite operator AST SpaceMobile to expand the reach of its 5G services once the satellite network is available in Africa. According to the Zimbabwe Independent, NetOne will use AST SpaceMobile’s network to enhance connectivity in remote and hard-to-reach...