SES has been selected to lead a project to extend high-speed communications infrastructure throughout Burkina Faso.

Kalaam Telecom has partnered with Versa Networks to launch Bahrain’s First Secured SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) infrastructure that provides an end-to-end solution to simplify and secure the WAN/branch office networks.

Mauritius-based IOX Cable and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), part of Nokia, have signed a turnkey agreement for the deployment of the IOX Cable System.

Ingenu and Upland Global Wireless Technology have deployed an Internet of Things (IoT) network in Nigeria.

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has rescinded operator Ncell’s permission to deploy 4G services after a parliamentary committee ordered it to block the launch.

The Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has again postponed the release of the terms for its upcoming 2.1GHz and 2.3GHz spectrum auctions.

Banglalink and ZTE have completed the migration of 60 million legacy users to the world’s largest virtual Subscriber Data Management (vSDM) platform in Bangladesh.

Thailand’s AIS is enhancing its customer experience by upgrading its revenue management solution from Netcracker.

Carlos Slim is reportedly looking to sell a minority holding in tower firm Telesites, which was formerly a unit of Slim’s America Movil before being spun off due to regulatory pressure.

India’s sixth largest operator Reliance Communications has called for government intervention to ease the debt burden and fierce competition faced by players in the telecoms industry.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been warned by a group of operators that it must intervene in order to prevent the country’s mobile industry from collapsing.

A new joint venture aimed at mass producing and commercialising fuel cell power systems for the Chinese Telecom market has been formed by Element 1 Corp and China Aqueous Group.

Global-IP Cayman has selected Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter system to deliver high-performance connectivity throughout the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

Asian operator group Axiata has sold a 10% holding in its Cambodian unit Smart Axiata for $66 million to Japan’s Mitsui.

Palau Telecoms has implemented a new hybrid resiliency platform from SES designed to serve the specific needs of telcos, mobile network operators, enterprises and maritime connectivity providers.

Pakistani market leader Jazz was the only bidder in the country’s latest spectrum auction, underlining that the country’s operators lack an appetite for further spectrum acquisition.

IPSTAR International has chosen the Jupiter System from Hughes Network Systems to extend the reach of broadband throughout India.

Actility and machinestalk have partnered for the deployment of a large-scale LoRaWAN network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

China Telecom has launched what it describes as the “world’s most extensive new-generation commercial” narrow-band IoT (NB-IoT) network.

Malaysian digital mobility services provider Webe is launching direct carrier billing on the Google Play app store with Fortumo.

Apple has begun manufacturing iPhone SE handsets in India, and will begin selling them in the market as early as this month.