Payment technology and transaction processing firm Financial Software Systems (FSS) has formed a strategic partnership with systems integrator Just In Time Group (JIT) to expand its market footprint in Sri Lanka.

MainOne subsidiary MDXI Data Centre has partnered with satellite operator Avanti Communications to host and manage the satellite operator’s in-country Gateway Earth Station (GES).

Telenor is selling its mobile units in four countries across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to investment firm PPF Group for €2.8 billion.

Teleology has paid a non-refundable $50 million deposit for Nigeria’s 9mobile, crushing any hope Smile Telecoms had of acquiring the troubled operator.

Tigo Tanzania has entered into a partnership with Uber which will allow all Tigo customers to use the Uber app for free.

UZI Zambia Mobile has won Zambia’s fourth mobile operating licence following the public tender conducted by the Zambia Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ZICTA).

Standard Bank Group has acted as exclusive financial adviser to M-BIRR which recently completed a successful equity raise of €8m ($9.8m).

Turkcell’s Ukraine subsidiary lifecell obtained the largest spectrum per subscriber in a recent licence tender, which will allow it to deliver high-quality and affordable connections for 4.5G subscribers throughout Ukraine.

Smartphone shipments in Bangladesh grew by 20.6% year-on-year during 2017 to reach a total of 8.1 million devices.

Afghanistan’s Neda has commissioned satellite terminal provider Isotropic Systems to develop self-installing, all electronic scanning terminals to extend its single channel per carrier (SCPC) broadband capabilities across the country for enterprise, government and consumer users.

Etisalat has implemented NEC/Netcracker's full-stack Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution for the deployment of its residential virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE).

Several banks are reportedly holding informal talks with Bharti Airtel regarding proposals related to its prospective IPO on its African operations.

The Southeast Asia--Japan 2 consortium (SJC2) has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to build a high performance submarine cable connecting Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Korea and Japan.

Fortumo and Apigate, a subsidiary of Axiata Digital, are launching content services in Cambodia via Smart Axiata’s Direct Carrier Billing API.

Smile Telecoms has stated that it is still keen to acquire Nigeria’s 9mobile if Teleology Holdings fails to meet the deadline for its initial payment at the end of this week.

India’s National Company Law Tribunal has ordered Reliance Communications (RCom) and Ericsson to settle an INR11.5 billion ($177 million) insolvency case within the next week.

Avanti Communications and Globecomm have announced a Master Services Agreement.

Taking dead aim at rival Reliance Jio Bharti Airtel is launching LTE (VoLTE) services in Kolkata.

Telefonica Business Solutions and Huawei have signed a global alliance for the development of new comms solutions for enterprises.

The pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has selected Metaswitch technology as the basis for its ambitious expansion plans.

A new satellite-based service will enable rural communities in Thailand to enjoy reliable broadband services.

Following the auction of LTE spectrum in the Ukraine Kyivstar has emerged as the biggest winner.

The Indian Government has introduced measures to improve the financial health of the country’s troubled mobile sector.

ITC Global has been awarded a three-year contract renewal by Plan International for service to 24 sites across western and central Africa.

Etisalat Misr and Huawei have completed the world’s first verification of the latter’s spectrum dynamic sharing solution.

Burundian mobile operator Lumitel is extending its 4G service to the entire country.

Globe Telecom has partnered with Huawei to commence the trial of the world's first FDD Massive MIMO commercial product.