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Australian market leader Telstra has reportedly expressed an interest in re-entering Vietnam via an investment in Vietnamese number two Mobifone.
MTN South Africa is extending its managed services agreement with CSG Systems.
PLUS Communication is extending its agreement with Syniverse for revenue management solutions.
Vodacom Tanzania has launched 4G in Dar es Salaam with equipment supplied by Nokia.
Mobile payments company Fortumo has announced a direct carrier billing partnership with Orange covering the group’s 29 markets.
Nokia and the Skolkovo Foundation are expanding Nokia’s Mobile Edge Computing ecosystem in Russia.
CBCcom and Viptela will partner on a new software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) service for business customers across China using the Viptela Platform.
Norwegian group Telenor was the sole applicant for Pakistan’s upcoming 850MHz spectrum auction.
iWayAfrica Zambia has announced the launch of its fibre to the premises offer to business and consumers.
Emtel Mauritius has selected Tecnotree to expand its call completion and MDX platform - enabling the rapid roll out of new messaging and voice services for its subscribers.
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit and MTN Cote D’Ivoire have launched instant international remittances to MTN Mobile Money wallets in Cote D’Ivoire.
Palau National Communications Corporation has signed an agreement with O3b Networks to increase its allotted capacity to bring faster, more reliable connectivity to Palau.
Iran’s authorities have imposed a twelve month time limit for messaging apps to relocate local user data onto servers located in the country.
SES and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd are partnering to launch the SES Enterprise+ Hybrid Broadband in Asia powered by SkyEdge II-c Libra.
STC (Saudi Telecommunication Company) has expanded its relationship with Intelsat and entered into a new contract for satellite services on Intelsat 15 located at 85.15° East.
Filipino firm San Miguel Corp (SMC) is selling its telecoms assets to the country’s two incumbent operators, PLDT and Globe Telecom.
A new agreement between TIM Brazil and Gemalto will see the firms cooperate on the development of a mobile marketing tool focused on app installation.
Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has agreed to utilise services on two Intelsat satellites.
Systems integrator IP-Tribe has selected Radisys’ MediaEngine to deliver next-generation transcoding solutions to its mobile operator customers in Southeast Asia.
PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia is launching direct carrier billing in Indonesia with mobile payments company Fortumo.
Only one qualified bidder took part in Nigeria’s 2.6GHz spectrum auction, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed.
Indian operators Reliance Communications and Aircel have extended the exclusivity period of their merger discussions.
Zain Iraq has launched carrier billing with global digital services firm SLA Digital.
bmobile-vodafone Solomon Islands has selected SpeedCast International to upgrade its cellular backhaul network to support 3G data services in the Solomon Islands.
UAE-based bank Rakbank has selected Gemalto to support its migration to contactless EMV payments to benefit from this system's speed, convenience and security.
Ericsson will manage and operate UAE-based du's IT infrastructure under a new long-term agreement.
Nigeria has suspended its ongoing discussions with MTN over the operator’s $3.9 billion fine pending the results of an investigation by a committee of its House of Representatives.
SES have partnered with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom) to provide connectivity to the Indonesian market via capacity on the recently-launched SES-9 satellite.
Reliance Industries has agreed to a provisional sourcing deal for iPhones during Apple CEO Tim Cook’s first visit to India.
The Government of Colombia has deployed Gemalto’s SafeNet Authentication Service to secure citizens’ online access to financial services.
Nokia will once again become a global brand for mobile phones, smartphones and tablets following a new strategic agreement announced by the Finnish firm.
Airtel Nigeria and Ericsson are rolling out Ericsson’s Radio System in sites across Nigeria to boost affordable mobile broadband access.
India’s regulator TRAI is being urged to scrap a ban on differentiated data pricing by representative body for the country’s major operators.
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