Africa’s largest neutral data centre Teraco Data Environments is becoming a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Connectivity partner, providing clients high performance private network connections to Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft Cloud Services.

Intelsat S.A. and Gilat Satellite Networks have announced the availability of a joint managed services solution that adds 4G broadband infrastructure to their networks.

Angola Cables has become a Microsoft ExpressRoute partner to meet the needs of Africa-based organisations migrating business applications and IT infrastructures to the cloud and accelerating digital transformation on the continent.

Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announced today that its AMOS-17 communication satellite has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and entered full production.

South Africa’s telecoms market is still growing strongly, making it attractive to international Telcos and service providers that are looking to grow their client bases.

MTN CEO Rob Shuter has stated he expects the group’s initial public offering (IPO) of its Nigerian unit to be complete within six months, given the progress of preparations.

Shipments of iPhones in China hit 11 million in Q3, a year-on-year increase of 40% that goes against the trend of diminishing smartphone sales in the market.

Zain CEO Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi has confirmed that the firm will continue to sell off its infrastructure assets in pursuit of more lucrative investment strategies.

Nokia and Zain Saudi Arabia are deploying Nokia's FastMile technology to provide a superior customer experience to Zain's customers.

Chilean market leader Entel has commissioned Ericsson to ready its network for 5G by deploying its latest LTE FDD network technologies and LTE TDD Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output).

American Tower is set to spend $1 billion acquiring tower assets from Vodafone India and Idea Cellular.

Madagascan operator Telma Group has deployed Sicap Schweiz AG’s company’s Mobile Device Management Centre (DMC), USSD and USSD Menu Browser solutions to drive mobile growth.

Tunisie Telecom (TT) is leveraging Adtran’s solutions to deliver next-generation copper-based broadband services.

Batelco has selected Ciena’s Converged Packet Optical Platform as the foundation for the new Batelco Gulf Network (BGN).

The take-up of 4G services has increased by 2.5 times in Indonesia across the past year, with penetration rates for LTE reaching 21%.

Telefónica Group subsidiary Vivo has extended its BSS Operations and Support contract with Netcracker until 2020.

Telenor Myanmar has launched direct carrier billing in Myanmar with mobile payments company Fortumo.

Indonesian market leader Telkomsel has acquired a 30MHz block of 2.3GHz spectrum for IDR1.01 trillion ($75 million).

Russia’s MTS has selected Ericsson to upgrade its network with software features that will be continuously developed during the next three years.

Zambia is a landlocked country with a focus on developing ICTs to spur growth in the digital economy.

Sudan has a relatively well-equipped telecommunications infrastructure by regional standards, including a national fibre optic backbone and international fibre connections.

Sri Lanka's telecoms market is relatively small but mature compared to neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The mobile sector has become an important component of Saudi Arabia's telecom industry and contributes around 75% to overall telecoms revenues.

Bangladesh ranks among the most densely populated countries on the globe, but its fixed-line penetration remains the lowest in South Asia.