Although delayed by the long civil war which ended in 1992, Mozambique was one of the first countries in the region to embark upon telecom reform, reports Research & Markets.

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has awarded Gilat a three-year contract to enable Wi-Fi services over satellite to schools and hospitals, in addition to cellular backhaul throughout the Philippines.

After more than a decade of civil war which destroyed much of its infrastructure, Liberia became a prime example of an almost entirely wireless telecommunications market, reports Research & Markets.

Research & Markets’ latest report notes that Mali has a challenging geography for the provision of telecommunication services, with large tracts of the country consisting of sparsely populated desert.

Libya's civil war has crippled the country's economy and disrupted its telecommunications sector. Much of the telecom infrastructure has been destroyed or stolen, including about a quarter of the country's mobile tower sites, according to Research & Markets’ latest report.

Armenian continues to attempt to put an effective national telecommunications service in place, reports Research & Markets.

Cameroon’s Telecommunications Regulatory Agency has fined the local operations of MTN, Orange and Viettel a collective XAF3.5 billion ($6 million).

Given its high population density and the low penetration rates across all telecom sectors, Burundi remains potentially one of the most attractive telecom markets in Africa for investors, according to Research & Markets’ latest report.

Mauritania's small population and low economic output has limited the country's ability to develop sustained growth, reports Research & Markets.

Effective regulatory reform has made Botswana's telecom market one of the most liberalised in the region, reports Research & Markets.

PT. Aplikanusa Lintasarta has chosen Intelsat to support the deployment and expansion of Indonesia’s broadband and wireless communications infrastructure, bringing reliable, consistent, and affordable connectivity to millions of Indonesians.

OTE Group is looking to conclude deals to sell off three separate units of Telekom Romania within the next four months.

Satellite technology provider Avanti Communications Group plc has signed a three-year Master Distributor Agreement on its HYLAS 4 and HYLAS 2 satellites with Vox Telecom, a South African end-to-end integrated ICT and infrastructure provider and telecommunications company.

Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has announced that it will implement and operate South Sudan’s first fibre broadband network.

At MWC Shanghai 2019 (26-28 June), China Mobile Zhejiang and China Mobile Research Institute have announced that an intent-driven 5G transport network constructed with Huawei has been put into commercial use. The network is built based on slicing packet network (SPN) technology proposed by China Mobile.

According to information from international communications enabler BICS, Asian roaming traffic is most definitely on the up, growing by 245% in the past 12 months.

Israel's mobile broadband penetration recently reached a milestone when it crossed over the 100% mark for population penetration, reports Research & Markets.

Many unique challenges and opportunities exist in the Iranian telecoms market despite the country’s high penetration rate of 119%, reports Research & Markets.

Vodacom Tanzania has expanded its partnership with Optiva to use the latter’s Charging Engine and Policy Control (PCRF).