Ericsson and China Mobile have signed a strategic agreement to cooperate on development of the Internet of Things.

Indian heavyweights Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have both shot down rumours that they are seeking a merger with Reliance Jio.

Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) is launching direct carrier billing on Google Play with Fortumo.

Ericsson and Cisco will provide Telefonica Guatemala with a new Internet Protocol (IP) network backbone, based on Cisco's aggregation services routers and Ericsson's integration services.

Microsoft is deploying Nominet’s dynamic spectrum management technology to deliver broadband in the African continent.

Vietnamobile has partnered with Fortumo to offer carrier billing on the Google Play app store in Vietnam.

Recently issued guidelines aimed at fostering competition in Argentina have prompted Telefonica to consider a legal challenge.

Golan Telecom will be acquired by Electra Consumer Products in a deal that resolves the Israeli firm’s storied legal dispute with rival Cellcom.

Econet Wireless has launched Kirusa’s InstaVoice Missed call, Voice SMS, Voice Mail and Sports Services in Lesotho.

Afghanistan’s market leader Roshan has tapped SpeedCast International to upgrade its cellular backhaul network to support 3G services over satellite in Zabul province in southwestern Afghanistan.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has tapped Viptela and Inbox Business Technologies to deploy software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) infrastructures in Pakistan.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is considering an acquisition of Telenor’s Indian operations for $350 million.

The telecom authorities of Argentina have issued their recommendations for increasing competition in the sector.

Egyptian broker Naguib Sawiris is reportedly investing $250 million to pull Brazil’s Oi out of bankruptcy proceedings.

Russian operator group MegaFon is acquiring a controlling interest in the internet firm Mail.ru in a deal which bolsters its content offering as mobile growth drops off.

Tigo Tanzania has begun the process of listing its shares on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE).

Cambodia’s leading microfinance institution Prasac has signed an agreement for a USD 20 million green lending facility with a responsAbility-managed fund focusing on climate financing.

Mahindra Comviva has made its digital payment solutions mobiquity Wallet and payPLUS available via the cloud.

Liquid Telecom has been granted final regulatory approval to become the majority stakeholder of Raha, Tanzania’s leading Internet Service Provider.

Digicel Pacific has tapped O3b Networks to increase satellite capacity and bring state-of-the-art mobile connectivity to the remote Micronesian Island of Nauru.

Moroccan operator Méditel is rebranding as Orange in the market.

ZTE is acquiring a 48% shareholding in Turkey’s Netaş Telekomünikasyon to strengthen its presence in the region.

Orange Group has renewed an agreement for satellite solutions with Intelsat S.A. in Cameroon.