China’s youth population is driving demand for internet applications, fuelling the mobile data consumption market, reports Research & Markets.

Odine Solutions and Versa Networks have partnered to deploy an SD-WAN core in Turkcell’s network to serve the operator’s corporate customers.

Indonesia still faces some big challenges if it is to successfully continue the building of the telecommunications infrastructure required to support a large population spread over what is uniquely complex geography.

Ooredoo Algeria is deploying Nokia Cloud Mobile Gateway to transform its network for next generation broadband services.

In recent years, the Solomon Islands have stabilised both politically and economically and this, along with improvements to mobile infrastructure has led to a sharp rise in mobile penetration.

Afghanistan’s leading telecommunications service provider Roshan has selected MATRIXX Digital Commerce to transform their operations and grow revenue.

Zambia is focusing on developing ICTs to spur growth in the digital economy, according to a new report from Research & Markets.

There are various scores, as in scoring methods, claiming to measure the performance of mobile networks on the market. Some scores are based on plain technical metrics, others on quality of experience (QoE) measurements or surveys.

Avanti Communications has signed a five-year agreement with MGI Global Services which enables MGI to provide high-speed satellite broadband services across South Sudan, Chad and Angola.

A substantial amount of capital continues to be invested in building telecommunications infrastructure throughout the Philippines, reports Research & Markets.

Fixed-line infrastructure remains limited in Timor Leste and significant investment has not been forthcoming due to the strong expansion of mobile services in the country.

An agreement signed by MTS CEO Alexey Kornya and Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin will focus on developing communication services and information-telecommunication technologies in the city.

Despite its status as a lesser developed country, Cambodia's efforts to expand and upgrade its telecom infrastructure are bearing fruit.

African mobile network service provider Flickswitch has partnered with BICS to push IoT deployment in Africa.

Thai state-run operator CAT Telecom has had its claim against True Move thrown out by an arbitral tribunal.

Lebanese fixed network services provider Ogero has become one of the first operators globally to run a commercial trial of Nokia’s Fixed Access Network Slicing (FANS). 

The planned merger between Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers has been cleared by India’s National Company Law Tribunal.

Polish operator Vectra has signed a frame agreement to acquire more than 1000 of Teleste’s E8 1.2 GHz optical nodes, which will be delivered to Vectra by the end of Q1 2020.

American Tower Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Eaton Towers, which owns and operates approximately 5,500 communications sites across five African markets.

ARB Apex Bank has renewed its contract with Temenos to provide banking and non-banking services for Ghana’s Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) and their customers.

MTN CEO Rob Shuter has reaffirmed the group’s intention to establish itself as a heavyweight in new African markets, including Ethiopia.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad has called for assurances that the proposed merger of Axiata and Telenor will not result in local job losses.

Vodafone Egypt is implementing Nokia’s cloud-based Subscriber Data Management (SDM) solution to offer innovative services to its 4G customers.