Mauritius Telecom has deployed the country’s first national mobile payment solution in the capital of Port Louis.

The telecom sector in Burkina Faso continues to be stymied by slow regulatory procedures and insufficient mobile spectrum, reports Research & Markets.

Focusing on 4G availability has rocketed Cambodia into the top half of Opensignal’s global rankings for this metric – but at the cost of 4G speeds.

Mongolia possesses a liberalised and competitive telecoms market served by multiple competing players, reports Research & Markets.

The government of Morocco has agreed to invest MAD10 billion ($1 billion) into market leader Maroc Telecom across the next three years.

Although the Maldives has a population of only 348,000 the telecom market is bolstered by the considerable influx of tourists, notes Research & Markets.

Ghana has one of the most vibrant mobile markets in Africa, reports Research & Markets.

South Africa’s MTN and Vodacom are losing millions each year as a result of theft and vandalism of telecoms equipment perpetrated by criminal gangs.

Viavi Solutions is working with Brazil’s regulator Anatel to evaluate and test 5G-suitable spectrum ahead of auctions that will take place in 2020.

Zain Group is adding a new platform to its Zain Cash mobile finance offering that will allow refugees in Iraq to cash-out their financial assistance via iris identification.

Trustwave has partnered with Grupo Tecno offer its Managed Security Services and cybersecurity technologies to enterprises and other institutions in Mexico and other Spanish speaking countries in Latin America.

The government of Vietnam is aiming to sell stakes in both Mobifone and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VPTG) by 2021.

TECNO, a top three handset vendor in Africa, has announced the launch of the first KaiOS powered 3G smart feature phone, the T901.

Considerable progress continues to be made in rolling out national fibre backbone networks in Zimbabwe, reports Research & Markets.

French Polynesia has one of the more advanced telecoms infrastructures for the Pacific islands region, reports Research & Markets.

Intelsat S.A. has signed an agreement with Stratosat Datacom to enable delivery of high-speed broadband services to sites across Central Africa.

Myanmar’s fourth-placed operator Mytel has completed technical 5G tests on the 3.5GHz frequency.

Vanuatu has a population of less than 300,000 people and well over 50% of its mobile connections still access 2G services, reports Research & Markets.

Indonesia’s XL Axiata is deploying the amdocsONE consumer experience and monetisation solution under a multi-year managed digital transformation agreement.

Indonesia’s Indosat Ooredoo is planning to invest IDR2 trillion ($140 million) in order to increase its network of 4G base stations almost twofold.

Huawei is preparing to invest CNY10 billion ($1.4 billion) to establish a new R&D centre in Shanghai to create wireless/IoT equipment and components.

Thai market leader AIS has seen both its revenue and total subscribers increase during its second quarter.