Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) has closed the sale of its Media Convergence Nodes and related infrastructure to Reliance Jio.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel has signed a three-year agreement with media firm Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

South Africa’s Cell C is reportedly aiming to launch an IPO in 2020 as part of a strategy to generate capital for acquisitions.

Chinese device maker Xiaomi has reported a profitable second quarter following its IPO.

Apple has blocked around 25,000 gambling apps from China’s App Store following criticism in the Chinese media.

Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority has cleared Ojer Telekom (Otas) to transfer the 55% stake it holds in Turk Telekom to a new entity established by its creditors.

Nepali ISP WorldLink has leveraged Juniper’s high-performance networking solutions to tackle the networking constraints and complexities of an exponentially growing consumer market.

South African operator group MTN has dismissed reports that it is planning to divest some or all of its 40% holding in pan-African online retail firm Jumia.

Indian operator Idea Cellular is deploying Nokia’s cloud-native core technology in the country’s capital Delhi as it takes steps towards digitalisation to meet increasing data demand and mobile broadband growth.

Ukrainian operator lifecell has deployed the country’s first virtualised LTE core network, allowing it to deliver various next-generation mobile services.

New research from Tutela analysing 4G speeds in Brazil shows that Vivo and Claro are battling for first place in the Latin American market.

Smart Communications will conduct the Philippines’ first commercial 5G trial next year in partnership with Ericsson.

As part of their shared mission to boost financial inclusion throughout Nigeria, Oradian and the Association of Non Bank Microfinance Institution of Nigeria (ANMFIN) have launched a strategic partnership.

Korean smartphone giant Samsung may shutter operations at one of two device factories in China as a result of escalating labour overheads and waning sales in the market.

Net1 Indonesia is providing Free Wi-Fi access for refugees of the recent earthquake in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

MTN Group has seen its H1 net profit drop by 5% year-on-year despite growth in several of its African markets, including Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa.

Bulgarian operator Vivacom is extending its contract with Ericsson to deploy 4G Voice service and Wi-Fi calling.

A mobile wallet pilot project is being launched in Colombia by a collaboration between state-run Banco Agrario, mobile operator Telefonica Colombia, and mobility firm Comviva.

MTN Group has signed an agreement with Flytxt to automate both inbound and outbound marketing across its entire network of more than 217 million subscribers.

The role that 5G technology will play in the Indian market is the subject of a new report from Research and Markets.

The government of Colombia is looking to sell its 32.5% stake in Telefonica’s local unit Coltel for COP2.3 trillion ($791 million).