Dubai-headquartered Satcom provider Global Beam Telecom has signed a distributor agreement with ORBCOMM a global supplier of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

MTN is reportedly lining up an IPO for Nigerian online retailer Jumia, with a view to raising as much as $600 million.

Axiata Group has confirmed that it has received no official orders to pay capital gains tax on its 2016 acquisition of Nepal’s Ncell.

Veon has put in a mandatory tender offer for a full takeover of Global Telecom Holding (GTH).

Brookfield Asset Management is in talks with Reliance Industries that could see it acquire a controlling stake in Reliance Jio’s telecom assets.

Avanti Communications and MainOne have signed an agreement to improve broadband penetration across Nigeria by providing the latest KA-band based satellite communication services to enterprises located in remote areas of the country. 

In its first full quarterly results since its merger, Vodafone Idea has announced that it is integrating its networks more quickly than anticipated.

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.