Indosat has successfully completed the first Indonesian trial of Mobile Connect - the GSMA standard for mobile identity services - in partnership with the GSMA and Ericsson.

Astellia has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Indian operator Aircel to optimise its 2G and 3G radio access and core network resources.

The Angolan Investment Bank (BAI) has launched a new mobile payment service called e-Kwanza.

Messaging firm Tanla Solutions has deployed its Fast Track platform for Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging with Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India.

Indonesian operator Indosat has launched carrier billing for Google Play, providing one-click payments to customers.

Globecomm has donated desktop computers to a school in the Tanzanian village of Selela.

Chilean operator Entel has completed Latin America’s first successful test of APT700 (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity 700MHz) spectrum in cooperation with Ericsson.

Polish operator P4 is launching LTE roaming over its network through BICS’ IPX platform.

Bangladeshi operator Grameenphone has partnered with Syniverse to provide its subscribers with global-reaching mobile messaging services.

Uruguay’s OpenSky, the systems integrator for state-owned operator Antel, has ordered an initial VSAT network for the operator from Gilat Satellite Networks.

Bango has partnered with Telkom to provide Direct Carrier Billing to Samsung smartphone and tablet customers in South Africa.

As part of a wider offloading of its African infrastructure, Bharti Airtel has signed a lease agreement with tower firm IHS Holding.

Due to the steep growth in mobile broadband traffic, Tata Docomo has modernised its 3G network using Nokia Networks’ Single RAN (radio access network) product and services.

Polish operator Polkomtel has commissioned a new PCRF Policy Control solution from PCRF provider DigitalRoute and BSS consultancy firm Computaris.

Omantel is upgrading to the latest version of Redknee’s converged charging platform, Redknee Unified, to support its 4G/LTE network.

Reliance Communications has signed a seven-year full-scope managed services agreement with Ericsson to operate and manage their wireline and wireless networks across India.

VIVA Bahrain has signed an agreement with Syniverse to bring its customers a selection of new, highly-customisable data roaming packages.

Pan African telecoms operator Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has announced that its iWayAfrica business has launched a managed infrastructure and services solution in Kenya.

Ooredoo Qatar has launched its nationwide LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) services, allowing its customers to enjoy downlink data speeds of up to 225 Mbps.

Vodafone Qatar has reneged on its non-binding agreement to buy the country’s fixed broadband operator, Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN).

Limited availability of 900MHz spectrum in India could result in operators overbidding for the frequency when it is auctioned in February.

The Polish Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has confirmed six bidders for its upcoming 4G spectrum auctions, including the country’s 4 largest operators.