NEC, NTT Communications and Sumitomo have completed a major mobile and fixed telecommunications upgrade in Myanmar.

Following a following a competitive RFP, Zain Saudi Arabia (KSA) has deployed several solutions from optimisation software and solutions provider Aircom in order to improve its network planning.

Vodafone has entered into a Partner Market agreement with Latin American operator Datora Telecom to rebrand Datora’s mobile arm as Vodafone Brasil.

Myriad Group has announced that its Myriad Updates service, including Facebook for USSD, has recently been launched in association with the Orange Group in Cameroon, Congo & Senegal, and Movistar in Costa Rica & El Salvador.

Telecom Italia has strongly denied recent reports that it would sell its Brazilian subsidiary in order to reduce its debt.

Swedish vendor Ericsson will be investigated by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) following a complaint from handset manufacturer Micromax.

A new report from BroadGroup suggests that the CEE data centre market is experiencing important changes and there is potential for significant growth in the region – especially as the use of outsourcing and cloud services grows.

Orange has confirmed that it will sell its Dominican operation to Luxembourgian cable and telecoms private equity firm Altice.

Samoan service provider BlueSky is implementing a signalling gateway from Squire Technologies to enable enhanced interoperability, interconnection and offer an extended range of roaming possibilities to its customers.

TeliaSonera International Carrier has added 11,500 fibre miles (18,400 km) to its global backbone, which will provide diverse connection into South America.

NII Holdings, which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, has completed two previously announced deals to sell various communications sites to American Tower Corporation.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is looking to raise as much as $1 billion to fund its participation in upcoming spectrum auctions as well as potential acquisitions.

Eutelsat is expanding its services in the French West Indies and French Guiana.

Distribution networks specialist BeyondBranches launched a mobile financial agent network in Nigeria in association with integrated payment processing service provider Interswitch.

A new partnership is set to bring formal financial services to rural communities in the Philippines.

Newcomer Brazilian operator On Telecom is launching a range of broadband services for residential customers in Sao Paulo and the surrounding environment using wireless LTE / 4G spectrum to provide high-bandwidth connectivity.

The Czech Republic’s 4G spectrum auctions have not attracted a new market entrant, contrary to the hopes of the market’s regulator CTU.

Ericsson has been selected by China Mobile to deploy LTE TDD in 15 key provinces in China.

South African fixed-line provider Telkom is “continuing to explore all avenues to derisk [its] mobile business”, according to CEO Sipho Maseko.

Myriad has rolled out the latest version of its MSNGR chat service across five major operators in the America Movil group.

India's massive mobile market entered a period of uncertainty in 2012 and this has continued into 2013.

Brazilian operator Oi has stated that it may sell shares in order to raise money for further acquisitions should the need arise.

Gemalto and Vinaphone are launching a SIM-based version of Yahoo Messenger across Vietnam.

MTN Group is extending the reach of its regional networks with Etisalat’s SmartHub, a global communications hub facilitating direct routing of traffic between the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.

Telecom Egypt could acquire a controlling stake in Vodafone’s Egyptian operation once the 4G licensing process is underway.

China Mobile is attempting to court business from mobile users overseas by relaunching an OTT app that uses data connections to offer free calls.

Moroccan telecoms firm inwi is deploying digital security specialist Gemalto’s LinqUs Facebook-for-SIM mobile application, which now includes the popular Facebook Messenger feature.

Telefonica is looking to take on America Movil in Mexico, where the latter has a hefty market share of around 70%.