Both companies will hold equal ownership at 33.1 percent

Full switchover has been moved forward to April 2024, as opposed to 2025

The country is seeking to unlock new economic opportunities

Island-wide protests held by the employees

Will create 100 new jobs in the next two years

Launched the service last week

Debt-ridden operator has seen its shares drop by 45 percent this year

Puts an end to the long-running dispute that led to several strikes

Set to acquire the entirety of Omantel's passive tower infrastructure portfolio

Both companies have implemented cost-saving measures recently

State-owned COMAC is the first non-telco to receive a private 5G license in China

Biden Administration says the vendors pose "an unacceptable risk" to US national security

Builds on similar partnership in Finland

Service available to a number of locations on the island

2G was meant to go by 2024

Claims to be world-first intercontinental 5G Standalone roaming connection

The operator was the first in the UK to launch 5G services in 2019

The deal will see Jio snap up Infratel's fiber and towers business

Will provide further capacity for the country's network services

It's not been an easy ride for this merger to get off the ground

The two telcos will also look at developing 5G networks

Bagnasco will hope to shine as Sparkle appoints another CEO

Begins the transition towards "real 5G"

Wants to curb reliance on foreign suppliers