Telefónica has selected Comarch to provide Configuration Management, Network Planning & Design across its Latin American operations.

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India have cut 2G data allowances by almost half without lowering prices, essentially doubling the cost of the service.

Japanese operator Softbank could make its first move into Latin America with an investment in Iusacell, according to reports.

Jolla has launched its first smartphone in India via an exclusivity agreement with Snapdeal.com, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace.

Telkom Indonesia, the parent company of Indonesian mobile market leader Telkomsel, is planning to acquire a stake in a listed tower company in order to realise its ambition of becoming the country’s leading tower operator.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is close to approving Apple’s iPhone 6 for sale in the country.

Myanmar-based systems integrator Terabit Wave has ordered Gilat Satellite Networks’ Satcom-On-The-Move terminals for a Myanmar governmental agency. 

Moroccan operator INWI is implementing convergent policy control across its operations using a Policy Manager solution from Openet.

Reliance Jio Infocomm is aiming to roll out its full 4G offering by March 2015, and has signed a tower-sharing deal with GTL Infrastructure to speed up the deployment while keeping costs down.

Indian state-owned operator BSNL is distributing 5000 free SIM cards to areas of the Kashmir valley affected by flooding.

Vodacom Business has launched Fibre To The Business (FTTB) services in South Africa.

Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade Globe Telecom’s wireless network infrastructure in the Philippine regions of Visayas and Mindanao from WiMax to LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD ultra-broadband access technologies.

Virgin Mobile’s new MVNO, Virgin Mobile Central and Eastern Europe (VMCEE), has attracted €40 million of investment from new backers.

Following a significant drop in customers for its Nextel Mexico unit, NII Holdings has filed for bankruptcy.

Telefónica has chosen Huawei to manage its Latin-American networks, with the Chinese vendor providing its end to end Performance Management Solution.

Two major Romanian operators are rebranding to reflect their parent company, Deutsche Telekom.

Thai broadband provider Interlink Telecom is implementing Alcatel-Lucent’s portfolio of Agile Optical Networking solutions across its network.

Etisalat Nigeria has renewed its managed services contract with Nokia Networks for three more years with expanded services scope.

Tata Communications is launching VoLTE solutions in India, allowing users to make calls over their 4G network.

India’s market leading operators have stepped up their efforts to resume services in Jammu & Kashmir region intense flooding ravaged the region.

Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas is reportedly attempting to acquire 50% of Iusacell from broadcaster Televisa, in a deal which would give him full control of Mexico’s number three operator.

Namibian operator Paratus Telecom and PCCW Global have signed an international MPLS and IPX interconnection agreement for Namibia and neighbouring countries.