Vodafone Idea Business Services (VIBS), the enterprise arm of Indian telco Vodafone Idea Ltd, is partnering with Genus Power Infra to establish commercial scale POC (Proof of Concept) of NB-IoT networks.

The level of financial inclusion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC) stands at 26%.

Veon is again seeking to obtain full control over Global Telecom Holding after its first attempt was derailed by its failure to clear various regulatory hurdles.

IX Reach is expanding its network into East Africa in partnership with Djibouti Data Centre as its strategic hub.

Mobile network users in Malaysia experience excellent network quality 57% of the time, while in the Philippines this falls to just 33%.

SoftBank is reportedly planning to launch an investment fund focused on the Latin American market.

Fierce competition in India meant that Bharti Airtel saw its net income fall in its fiscal Q3 despite improved fortunes in Africa and a boost in 4G uptake in its home market.

Guatemala is outperforming its regional peers in terms of mobile penetration, according to data and analytics firm GlobalData.

Gilat Satellite Networks has won a multi-year contract to provide equipment and services for broadband connectivity over ISRO’s GSAT-11 across India.

Bangladeshi market leader Grameenphone saw a strong final quarter of 2018, with boosted profits and a sharp increase in subscriber numbers and data revenue.

Mobile networks and broadband access services for business and consumer customers operated by Digicel Tonga have been restored across the Polynesian archipelago by SES Networks' managed services following a severe fibre outage last week.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has turned its attention towards apps, pulling nearly 8,000 from digital stores for ‘malicious’ activity.

Dtac registered heavy losses in the fourth quarter of 2018, with falling revenue and subscriber numbers exacerbated by a THB9.51 billion ($301 million) settlement paid to CAT Telecom.

Vietnam’s market leader Viettel has been granted a licence by the country’s Ministry of Information and Communications to conduct 5G trials in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Mislatel Consortium is looking to launch commercial services in the Philippines by late 2020 and plans to cover 17 major cities within two years of this.

Digicel Group is leveraging the Incognito Fibre Service Orchestration solution to automate the provisioning, activation, and diagnostics of multi-play fibre services.

Thai regulator NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) has shot down a proposal to reschedule its upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction from May to December.

Global Voice Group has transferred its Telecom Traffic Monitoring System (TTMS) to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority in an official ceremony.

Liberty Latin America has walked away from its discussions with Millicom over a possible acquisition.

Vodafone Idea is looking to procure a two-year moratorium to pay off its spectrum fees as it faces mounting debt and falling profits.

The government of the US is set to launch a formal request to extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou from Canada.

Indian tower firms Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers claim that Vodafone Idea owes them INR45 billion ($632 million) for vacating slots on their towers before its lease had expired.