Nokia and Tencent, one of China's leading providers of Internet services, have signed an agreement to carry out joint research and development work to explore the potential of 5G for the provision of new applications.

Beleaguered Indian operator Aircel could be liquidated in the wake of its failure to sell off assets.

Ooredoo Global Services is using BICS’ crowdsourced fraud prevention platform, FraudGuard, to block fraudulent telecoms activity targeting Ooredoo’s international traffic.

Uruguay has taken the top spot on BuddeComm’s Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index (TMI).

VSAT provider SatADSL has partnered with CETel to deliver an expanded range of services in Ku- and C-band across Africa and the Middle East.

Nokia and Sudatel are to trial Nokia 4.5G Pro, 4.9G and 5G mobile technologies along with Nokia's fixed fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) portfolio to enhance the mobile and residential broadband experience in Sudan. 

Peru’s Fitel (Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunicaciones / Telecommunications Investment Fund) has awarded two additional regional telecommunications infrastructure projects to Gilat Satellite Networks.

India’s largest private sector company Reliance Industries is acquiring open telecom solutions provider Radisys for US$1.72 per share in cash.

Sify Technologies has selected Ciena’s converged packet optical solutions to address rising customer demand and provide greater support for increasing data volumes, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud-based services and Big Data analytics.

Finnish development financier Finnfund is loaning Zain Iraq US$19 million to modernise its network in Northern Iraq and boost the capacity and quality of its existing 3G network in other parts of the country.

Lowan, a leading low power wide area network (LPWAN) solution provider located in Hangzhou, China, has incorporated Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) into its smart-grid power meters.

Q1 2018 saw Reliance Jio surpass Vodafone India as the country’s second largest operator in terms of “access service gross revenue”, according to TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India).

Bolivian triple-play service provider COTAS has selected ECI and Siscotec to expand its current network in line with increased customer demand.

PSN (PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara) has selected Hughes Network Systems to provide its JUPITER System for broadband services over the PSN VI High-Throughput Satellite (HTS).

America Movil’s Claro has tapped fonYou to deliver AI-powered, personalised offerings to its customers in Ecuador and Central America.

Vodafone Ghana will list on the local stock exchange once it has agreed a deal with the country’s government to restructure its debt.

Philippines-based telecommunications solutions provider Bambu Wireless has signed a multiyear contract with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on the EUTELSAT 172B satellite.

Vodafone India has tapped Amdocs to automate its billing operations, enhancing the experience of customers.

Orange Moldova has selected Incognito Software Systems to accelerate its move into the cable and fibre residential broadband services market.

Avanti Communications has announced the Satellite Enablement for Disaster Risk Reduction in Kenya (“SaTDRR Kenya”), aimed at enhancing Kenya’s ability to plan for and respond to disasters.

Remote and rural health clinics across Timor-Leste will soon be connected to high speed satellite internet via a new connection supplied by Kacific Broadband Satellites Group.

A new report issued by the Chilean Construction Chamber calls for the country to invest around $25B into telecoms infrastructure across the next decade.

The Office des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) is delivering enhanced mobile broadband and Internet services to residents across the vast French Polynesian territory through a new partnership with SES Networks.