Thai regulator the NBTC has awarded a satellite licence to start up firm mu space, allowing it to offer satellite-based services until 2032.

MTN has announced a partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable their business customers throughout Africa to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) services worldwide.

Tata Communications and Cloudera have formed a strategic partnership enabling enterprises to harness their data to drive growth.

UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat is delivering its high performance Ka-band satellite Internet services to Bluetown to connect unconnected communities in Africa.

MTN Nigeria has selected Nokia to help drive its transformation from network- to customer-centric operations and improve the experience for its 52 million customers.

RGK Mobile has announced a new direct mobile operator billing agreement with BITE, a telecommunications company serving subscribers in Lithuania and Latvia.

NTT Group’s ICT arm NTT Communications Corporation has signed a partnership with Internet Solutions of South Africa to deliver NTT Com’s Nexcenter data centre service in the African continent.

China Mobile is launching a suite of Rich Communication Services (RCS) across the country from 1^st December, placing it in direct competition with messaging firm Tencent.

ICT provider Libatel is deploying the first IoT LoRaWAN smart-agriculture project in Lebanon in partnership with IoT specialist Kerlink.

Tunisia’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Anouar Maarouf has stated that the UAE’s Abraaj Group has obtained a 35% stake in Tunisie Telecom.

MegaFon has signed a cooperation agreement with Rostelecom to jointly develop 5G networks.

PLDT’s chairman and CEO Manuel Pangilinan has stated that the company may form a strategic partnership with a Chinese firm, either for its digital arm Voyager Innovation or for the operator as a whole.

Reliance Jio’s Reliance Jio’s disruptive entry into the Indian market forced India’s incumbent operators to write off investments of $40-$50 billion, according to Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal.

Econet is reportedly considering listing $1 billion in shares on the London Stock Exchange, while its discussions over potentially acquiring some of Millicom’s African assets are ongoing.

Safaricom Kenya has renewed its Parts Management Service (SPMS) agreement with GSM Systems East Africa.

Electronic payment solutions firm Toka has selected XIUS to launch Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services through the brand Tokamóvil in Mexico.

Bharti Airtel is among the operators interested in acquiring assets and spectrum from Reliance Communications (RCom).

Timor Telecom is providing a trial Wi-Fi service in Timor-Leste’s capital Dili using SES Networks’ fibre-like connectivity.

As Altice prepares to sell off some of its non-core assets to write down its €51 billion of debt, its Dominican Public unit has emerged as the most likely first casualty.

Following an examination of Line Mobile’s business model, Thai regulator NBTC has ruled that the company does not require an MVNO licence.

Intracom Telecom has supplied Zakład Obsługi Systemu Monitoringu (ZOSM), the Monitoring System Services Company of the Polish capital Warsaw, with its latest generation Point-to-point and Point-to-Multipoint wireless systems.

MTN Group is querying a XOF134 billion ($213 million) bill issued to it by the regulator of Benin for unpaid frequency fees.