Vodafone India has deployed Nokia's cloud packet core to provide faster mobile broadband and enhance the scale and agility of its network for launching new services.

Movistar Argentina has selected Ericsson to transform its Radio Access Network (RAN) over a three-year period based on Ericsson Radio System.

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has awarded Nokia a contract to modernise and optimise its IP and optical networks.

MegaFon has acquired a 100% stake in Project Investment Technologies Management Company LLC (“TechnoInvestProject”), from Russian systems integrator Technoserv group.

Hungarian operator UPC is implementing Agama’s video assurance platform to ensure top quality of its video services.

Paycode has rolled out a secure biometric solution in Zambia in partnership with Ingenico Group.

Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has broadened its relationship with Intelsat to accelerate the deployment of the country’s wireless communications infrastructure in Myanmar.

MTN has launched an IPO for a 35% stake in its Ghanaian unit.

FibreCo went live on its open access dark fibre link along the N3 from Johannesburg to Durban including the subsea cable landing stations of SEACOM and EASSy on the east coast.

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is extending its Openet Policy and Charging solution to support Voice over LTE (VoLTE) as a further advancement of its 4G network.

Telecom Egypt has signed a long-term financing agreement with a number of Chinese financial institutions, including Bank of China and China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation.

The government of South Africa appears to be reconsidering its planned sale of a stake in mobile operator Telkom, of which it holds 40.5%.

Edotco, the tower unit of Malaysian group Axiata, has agreed to manage Ooredoo Myanmar’s energy assets across 1,250 of the operator’s tower sites nationwide.

Angola Cables has added additional peering points at the several new locations internationally.

Libelium has added LoRaWAN wireless connectivity to Waspmote Plug & Sense! and Smart Parking sensor devices in India.

MTN has become the first mobile operator in South Africa to deploy Cisco Jasper’s Control Center, enabling their business customers to launch, manage, and monetise IoT services worldwide.

Throughout 2017, Latin America saw a 6.1% year-on-year increase in fixed broadband deployments, reaching a regional total of 72.4 million connections.

New data from Syniverse shows that inter-regional 4G LTE roaming traffic from India has grown by a staggering 3,300% year-over-year.

Vodafone India saw a significant drop in service revenue over the past fiscal year.

A fire which broke out at an Orange technical centre in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire has been deemed an act of professional “sabotage” by the operator group.

China’s state-owned tower firm China Tower has applied for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong.

Veon has reported “good operational performance” across its operations in Pakistan, Russia and Ukraine despite seeing losses due to currency devaluation in certain markets.