Gilat Satellite Networks has partnered with satellite firm Hispasat to commercialise the latter’s Ka band satellite capacity over Brazil.

China Tower’s IPO has raised $6.9 billion, making it the most valuable offering globally since 2016.

Indian number three Idea Cellular has posted a profit for its fiscal Q1 despite falling revenue and ARPU.

The European Commission (EC) has approved the acquisition by the investment group PPF of four Telenor subsidiaries serving CEE (Central and Eastern Europe).

Russian operator MTS has taken legal action against the state of Turkmenistan in an attempt to recoup funds that it invested in the market prior to its “forced” suspension of operations last year.

ip.access has announced a collaboration with Blue Arcus Technologies to improve satellite backhaul for rural deployments.

Sky and Space Global is holding discussions with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) about the use of its novel nano-satellite technology in the region.

P4 (Play) has selected Ericsson as an additional partner to expand its radio access network in Poland, based on Ericsson Radio System.

In an effort to combat the spread of fake news, WhatsApp is implementing restrictions on forwarding messages to groups.

MTN Nigeria is using Nokia’s Customer Experience Management (CEM) solution to improve the overall experience of its 52 million customers.

Supported by growth in mobile data, fixed broadband and pay-TV services, the combined telecom and pay-TV service revenue in Malaysia is poised to grow at a CAGR of 2.4% over the forecast period 2017-2022.

Ten investors have pledged funding to the tune of $1.4 billion for China Tower as the infrastructure company lines up its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

Bank BRI, the state-owned largest bank in Indonesia, is deploying the Jupiter System from Hughes Network Systems via its satellite BRIsat, which covers Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has partnered with Nuage Networks from Nokia to provide a nationwide SD-WAN service to both large enterprise customers and SMBs.

IoT specialist Kerlink is expanding its presence in Turkey in partnership with the nationwide IoT network-solutions distributor, NetOP Technology.

Telecom Argentina has announced that the ARBR submarine cable system between Argentina and Brazil (ARBR) will land in its cable landing station in Las Toninas.

Globe Labs, the innovative developer community of Globe Telecom, has partnered with Nexmo (part of Vonage) to deliver voice solutions to the Philippine market and the rest of Southeast Asia.

Over the last few years, the Peruvian telecoms regulator OSIPTEL has been introducing a series of measures to boost competition in the mobile communications market.

Wateen Telecom has partnered with SES Networks to deliver cellular backhaul services to mobile network operators in Pakistan.