The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has warned that tariffs in India will be pushed up as a result of the high bids in the country’s recent spectrum auctions.

The final sum raised by India’s spectrum auctions has been announced as INR1.02 trillion ($16.27 billion).

In order to accommodate increasing international bandwidth demand, the Middle East-Europe Terrestrial System (MEETS) is implementing a solution from Ciena.

Vietnamese state-owned operator Viettel has pitched an ambitious plan for growth to the country’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Astellia has signed a 4G network contract with Orange Slovensko, the largest mobile operator in Slovakia.

The bids in India’s 2G and 3G spectrum auctions have already surpassed the expected total of INR820 billion.

Vodafone M-Pesa has launched its first international money transfer corridor between Tanzania and Kenya.

Huawei has launched a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) solution for the first time in South Africa.

Finnish smartphone firm Jolla has partnered with the Indian e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal.com to form the Sailfish OS Alliance. 

Ooredoo’s Indosat and Ericsson have launched a cloud-based Machine-to-Machine platform in Indonesia.

Zoom Wireless has begun offering ultra high-speed internet services for businesses and residents in Uganda.

Airtel Ghana has deployed an SMS-based internet service from Dotgo.

Aruban operator Setar has selected Acision’s Diameter Intelligent Signalling Controller (DiSC) to support real-time rating across its 2G, 3G and 4G-LTE networks.

Globe Telecom has partnered with Google to launch Android One in the Philippines.

Indonesian market leader Telkomsel has selected Ericsson to provide a comprehensive OSS transformation that will help the operator meet new customer demands and efficiently manage rapid network growth.

Asian group Axiata Berhad has launched MIFE, an Application Programme Interface (API) platform for all of its operations across Asia.

Bharti Airtel and Visa have partnered to bring mobile payment services to seven markets in Africa.

Ooredoo’s Indonesian operator Indosat lent support to ongoing disaster relief efforts this week in Jakarta in the wake of severe floods affecting the city’s communities. 

Vodafone Fiji has deployed Genband’s Experius Application Server for advanced SIP Trunking, Hosted PBX and Unified Communications (UC) services.

Millicom’s Tigo Pesa mobile money service is becoming the first in Africa to allow transactions with users of other mobile money networks within the same market.

Thai regulator NBTC has confirmed that the country’s 4G auctions, originally scheduled to be held last August, will be delayed again.

Scandinavian operator Telenor has partnered with Opera to pilot its Opera Max app in several Asian markets.

The Bridge Alliance has deployed Ericsson’s Device Connectivity Platform (DCP) multi-domestic solution for the Internet of Things (IoT).