Three parties have reportedly lodged bids for the Serbian and Montenegrin units of Telenor that were recently acquired by investment group PPF.

Following Mislatel’s confirmation as the newest operator in the Philippines’ mobile market, the country’s authorities have suggested that more spectrum could be released to allow additional players to launch operations.

Thailand’s two largest operators AIS and True Move have been granted approval by the NBTC to trial 5G on the 26GHz band.

Avanti Communications has signed a Master Service Agreement on Avanti’s HYLAS 4 satellite with Logical Wireless, a South African Satellite integrator.

Lebanese operator Alfa is deploying 4.5G Pro technology using the Nokia AirScale 5G-ready radio platform following a recent successful test of the technology.

Ooredoo Myanmar and Cisco have entered an alliance to address the digital needs of companies in Myanmar.

Vietnam is looking towards 5G, with four operators expected to receive licences for testing 5G services in January next year.

Nokia has deployed its 5G site for the South African operator rain in time for the operator to launch 5G services ahead of AfricaCom 2018.

MTN has partnered with KaiOS to launch the world’s first 3G smart feature phones in Africa.

RCS-Communication, a leading ISP in South Sudan, has established the first site for Avanti’s HYLAS 4 high-speed satellite broadband service in-country.

Teraco’s data centre clients in Cape Town and Johannesburg are set to benefit from the cross connection to the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS).

First Brick Holdings has announced plans for multiple investments to boost the digitalisation of East and Southern Africa with the funding, and development, of several data centres across the region.

Over the past twelve months, the number of African networks that have joined France-IX in Paris and Marseille has increased by 60% and traffic from African ISPs has increased by 90%.

At AfricaCom 2018, Nokia will again showcase how it is shaping the future of technology to transform human experiences with effortless, simple and dependable technologies.

FreeConferenceCall.com has launched free conference calling in Uganda.

Indonesia’s government has made a commitment to ensure telecommunications and broadband access for the country’s fast growing population of 267 million people.

The four mobile operators active in Myanmar are launching a collaborative campaign to raise awareness of possible pitfalls related to data usage.

Vodacom Mozambique has signed an agreement with Intelsat SA for a satellite solution to deliver 3G services to meet the growing data demand generated by the country’s tourism sector.

Ooredoo Myanmar and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have entered a two-year partnership undertaking joint activities to unlock the potential of digital technologies for the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on women and youth.

African tech player Mara has announced their newest product, the Maraphone – the first made-in-Africa, full-scale smartphone, soon to be manufactured in plants across Africa.

As Cape Town gears up to host AfricaCom 2018, here’s a quick reminder of what’s on offer and what you’ll be missing out on, if you have not yet registered to attend Africa’s leading technology, media and telecommunications event, taking place at the CTICC, Cape Town, 13 – 15 November 2018.

Thailand’s second largest operator group True Corp has extended its strategic convergence transformation engagement with Amdocs for ongoing development and support until end of 2021.

In a recent financial stability review, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) noted that the $10 billion debt which Nigeria claims to be owed by MTN represents a risk to South Africa’s economy.