BBM and Eskimi have announced an exclusive mobile advertising partnership in Nigeria.
Entel Chile has implemented Bango’s carrier billing solution for Google Play.
Orange Money Botswana and EcoCash have launched a new partnership to enable better and more affordable access to digital money transfers between Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Bharti Airtel has shelved a possible merger of its Kenyan unit with Telkom Kenya after the operators failed to reach an agreement on an investment roadmap, among other issues.
Vodacom Group is lining up a ZAR17.6 billion ($1.3 billion) empowerment transaction aimed at increasing the amount of its business held by black investors by as much as 6.35%.
Satellite firm Intelsat has been a driving force in delivering connectivity to the African continent – particularly to remote regions better suited to satellite coverage than traditional infrastructure.
Pakistan’s Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has suspended a number of taxes and service charges related to prepaid mobile top-up cards.
Off-grid renewable energy operator Winch Energy and African ISP iWayAfrica will deploy a remote solar kiosk under a pilot program.
Zet Mobile has completed its acquisition of Veon’s 98% holding in Tajikistani mobile operator Tacom.
Nokia and Vodafone Qatar are modernising Vodafone Qatar's core network using Nokia virtualised applications to meet growing high-quality voice and data demands of customers living in and visiting Qatar.
After the Ethiopian government declared its intention of allowing domestic and foreign investment in the state-run operator Ethio Telecom, both Vodacom and MTN have indicated their interest in the market.
The heads of two Tanzanian operators have reportedly been charged with fraud, along with four unnamed suspects.
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.
The government of Ethiopia – which has a long history of controlling the country’s economy – will allow domestic and foreign investors acquire minority holdings in the state-run operator Ethio Telecom.
Thai operators AIS, True and dtac are being sued for a collective THB22 billion ($687 million) by a consumer protection group.
Movistar Argentina has selected Ericsson to transform its Radio Access Network (RAN) over a three-year period based on Ericsson Radio System.
MTN has stated that it “continues to defend itself” as the investigation into its entry to the Iranian market grows more intense.
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.
The government of Uganda has imposed a tax on using OTT messaging apps, including Skype, Viber and WhatsApp.
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.
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.
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