Kenyan operator Safaricom has selected Ericsson to provide an upgrade and expansion of its converged mobile network infrastructure.

Gabon Telecom is implementing CSG’s Wholesale Business Management Solution as part of an upgrade to its billing systems.

Indian number four Reliance Communication (RCom) is planning to divest at least a majority holding in its tower business, Reliance Infratel.

MTN Nigeria is offering a full month of free downloads for all Nigerian apps, in a campaign branded APPtitude.

Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) is partnering with Ocean Networks to build a 14,200 km submarine cable system linking Hawaii to South America.  

Leading Russian operator MTS has tapped Intracom to supply its mmWave outdoor Ethernet radios.

The Slovakian government has shelved the scheduled IPO for Slovak Telekom after receiving an offer from an unnamed bidder.

Ooredoo Qatar has commissioned Syniverse’s IPX Network Solution to enhance the its 4G roaming service for customers.

Oi has begun implementation of a new broadband data communication network architecture from Alcatel-Lucent.

Alcatel-Lucent and the Algerian Ministry of Post, Information Technology and Communications are deploying a fibre optic link between Algeria and Spain.

Microwave networking solutions firm Aviat Networks has announced a three-year turnkey agreement with MTN South Africa, part of the MTN Group.

Fibre optic specialist Hevek Company has partnered with fibre cable manufacturer m2fx to launch the latter’s Miniflex products in Iraq.

SES S.A, as one of the private partners in emergency.lu, is providing vital connectivity services following the recent earthquake in Nepal.

Kazakhstani market leader Kcell JSC has selected Amdocs for a business support systems (BSS) transformation project.

Millicom has partnered with Momac to launch SmartApps, a new Tigo-branded mobile service that will give mobile customers access to premium content.

Globe has partnered with WhatsApp to offer zero-rated access to the mobile messaging app with a prepaid promo or postpaid plan subscription.

South African operator Cell C has selected Tecnotree to expand its call completion and IVR platform.

Oracle Academy and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have partnered on a project to join thousands of schools in Africa and around the world in a global science experiment.

A new online job portal dubbed Everjobs has launched in Cameroon.

Battery manufacturer Saft has received an order from Reliance Jio Infocomm for its Evolion lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery systems.

Zimbabwean incumbent TelOne has signed an extension to its connectivity contract with Avanti.

Thailand’s ICT minister has called for spectrum held by state-owned operators to be returned to the government and refarmed so that it can be resold for 4G use.

Millicom has launched a new 4G wireless network in Tanzania, offering Tigo customers high-speed internet for the first time.

Customers of M-Pesa and MTN Mobile Money in East Africa will be able to transfer money to each other following an agreement between Vodafone Group and MTN Group to interconnect their mobile money services.

Indosat and Facebook have partnered to launch Internet.org in Indonesia as part of the “Internet Tanpa Pulsa Untuk Semua” initiative for all Indonesians.