Indian operator RCom (Reliance Communications) has agreed to pay INR5.5 billion ($81.3 million) to Ericsson to settle its debt to the Swedish firm.
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%.
Following a successful LTE deployment supported by the government of Rwanda, South Korean operator group KT has pledged to increase connectivity in more African markets.
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.
American Tower has received clearance from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to acquire almost 9,000 towers from Idea Cellular for a total of INR40 billion ($584 million).
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.
The government of the Philippines has again pushed back its scheduled allocation of a third mobile licence, with a third operator now expected to be chosen in September.
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.
Since 2015, France-IX, the main Internet exchange point (IXP) in France, has been collaborating with Senegalese digital players for the creation and development of a similar, independent IXP in Dakar.
India’s smallest mobile operator MTNL is lining up an INR1.9 billion ($27.9 million) investment to upgrade its network.
New data from Syniverse shows that inter-regional 4G LTE roaming traffic from India has grown by a staggering 3,300% year-over-year.
After being hit with bankruptcy proceedings following a request by Ericsson, RCom (Reliance Communications) is now attempting to settle its $150 million debt to the Swedish vendor outside of court.
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.
Bharti Airtel has finally completed its acquisition of Telenor India after receiving the relevant regulatory approvals.
Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa (VMMEA) has received $30 million in financing, which it will use to fund its expansion across the region.
Thaicom has signed an agreement with Mediavision to expand its Multi-Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) broadcast platform in Africa.
Sigma Systems has announced a major deal with Indonesia’s leading mobile network operator, Telkomsel.
Virgin Mobile Latin America is actively seeking a buyer after discussions regarding a potential take-over by Telefonica fell through.
Countries in Central America are lagging behind in deployment and adoption of mobile broadband, putting the region’s future economic development at risk, according to a new report by the GSMA.
Safaricom has tapped Amdocs for new digital services to meet the evolving demands of its 29.5 million customers.
The Monet Cable System connecting Boca Raton, Florida to both Fortaleza and Santos, Brazil, has been completed.
Telefónica Group's Brazilian subsidiary Vivo has upgraded and expanded its use of Netcracker's Service Management solution.
Bharti Airtel’s bid to acquire Telenor India looks set to go ahead following a ruling by India’s Supreme Court.
Perpetual Communications Limited (PCL) has selected Annecto Telecom as its exclusive technical and trading partner to provide voice, data, SMS and VAS aggregation services in Nigeria.
Wholesale infrastructure provider GlobeNet is deploying a new 2,500 km submarine cable that will link Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires.
C&W Networks has deployed Coriant’s mTera Universal Transport Platform in its Pan-Caribbean network.
American Tower is acquiring as many as 723 towers from Telkom Kenya, marking its entry into the East African market.
Russia’s MegaFon has formed a new venture that will expand its offering across several industries, partnering with bank Gazprombank, state-owned Rostec and investment firm USM Holdings.
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