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).

Pakistani operator Warid Telecom is deploying SpiderCloud Wireless’ small cell offering.

Telefonica Group has written down the value of its Venezuelan assets in response to the country’s currency weakening.

Digicel is offering prepaid electricity to residents and business owners in Papua New Guinea via Redknee’s converged billing solution.

The Senegal Ministry of Education and Samsung Electronics Africa have announced the launch of a mobile education solution aimed at creating positive change and providing an advanced and interactive classroom experience for learners.

Zain Jordan has become the country’s first operator to launch 4G/LTE services in the Kingdom.

Cloud services firm acens has partnered with BaseKit to deploy the latter’s website building platform in Brazil.

MTN Group may acquire a majority holding in South Africa’s fixed-line incumbent Telkom, in a move aimed at narrowing the gap between MTN SA and Vodacom.

T-Mobile Poland is increasing network visibility and performance with Accedian’s V-NID Performance Platform.

Thailand could see its 4G auctions delayed into 2016 unless new digital economy legislation is passed by April.

Vodafone Egypt has lined up EGP9.5 billion ($1.25 billion) to invest in its network across the next 3 years, despite its shareholder Telecom Egypt’s planned sale of its 45% stake.

BelCash Technology Solution PLC has partnered with two banks to launch HelloCash mobile money services in Ethiopia.

Astellia is implementing its managed services platform for the Filipino operator Smart.

China Telecom’s cloud branch CTCC will implement Nuage Networks’ SDN technology into its public cloud services for the Chinese market.

A new service will enable customers of Orange and the pan-African banking group Ecobank to transfer money between their respective accounts.

Vietnamese market leader Vinaphone is launching a new cloud-based voice messaging solution with CT-IN and Nuance Communications.

South African operator Vodacom is upgrading its billing system to Redknee’s Unified platform.