Saudi Arabian market leader Mobily is launching a suite of Advanced Connectivity Services (ACS) in partnership with network specialist Ciena.

Ericsson has signed a five-year managed services agreement with MTN, a leading telecommunications company with presence in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East, for its Nigeria operations.

Bangladeshi mobile operator, Robi Axiata is increasing its capacity and introducing new use cases with Tango Telecom’s Policy Control solution.

Airtel Africa will deploy a range of value-added BICS services across seventeen countries to improve revenues from roaming, over and above their current roaming services.

Sequans Communications and Pinyon Technologies have collaborated to build a new LTE consumer device for the Indian market.

Telefónica Digital is deploying Funambol’s personal cloud solution across Telefónica operating units in Europe and Latin America, with the service already live in Brazil.

Nokia Solutions and Networks will provide its GSM-Railway (GSM-R) mobile infrastructure to cover a 440-kilometer section of Poland’s E-20 railway corridor.

Telefonica has extended the availability of its in-house M2M management system to three more Latin American countries.

Moldova’s national operator Moldtelecom has selected Astellia to audit the voice and data service quality of its 3G network and provide expert recommendations to improve the overall customer experience.

Chinese third-place operator China Telecom is planning an expansive 4G launch across 100 cities.

A new satellite service being launched by Gilat Satellite Networks and Thaicom aims to enhance broadband connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region.

Israeli provider Bezeq International has deployed the country’s first 100G optical network using ECI’s Apollo packet-optical transport system.

Colombian LTE newcomer Avantel has selected Nokia Solutions and Networks to supply the complete infrastructure for its LTE network.

By end-2018, half the African population will be covered by LTE networks, as LTE base station deployment swells at a CAGR of 40% over the next five years, finds ABI Research.

America Movil’s Uruguayan division Claro Uruguay has chosen Alcatel-Lucent as its 4G/LTE network supplier.

Deutsche Telekom has confirmed that it will acquire the 39.23% stake that it doesn’t yet own in T-Mobile Czech Republic for €800 million.

Telefonica and Iusacell are reportedly discussing whether to combine their networks fully in Mexico.

Saudi Arabian operator Mobily, part of the Etihad Etisalat Company, is upgrading its network connectivity with Nokia Solutions and Networks.

VimpelCom’s Kazakhstani unit Beeline KZ has selected SON solutions provider Cellwize as its SON provider.

Chile is now ranked as the best market in the region for its business environment, according to BMI. It has overtaken Brazil this quarter, having received a boost to its industry rewards.

Gilat Satellite Networks has leveraged its extensive expertise in rural cellular backhaul to provide an affordable, end-to-end solution known as CellEdge.

Semiconductor provider Spreadtrum Communications has unveiled a next generation single-core smartphone platform for WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and EDGE.

Prices have escalated in India’s spectrum auction, hitting $8.46 billion after four days of bids, with competition particularly fierce in the Delhi and Mumbai circles.

Ooredoo has officially accepted a telecommunications licence to operate in Myanmar. 

Globecomm Systems has announced a contract extension with Avanti to deploy satellite broadband services to thousands of businesses in South Africa.