A new partnership between Telecom Namibia, NewTelco SA and German Internet provider Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange will establish international access points in South Africa and Namibia to the German Internet exchange (DE-CIX).

Econet Wireless subsidiary Econet Solar International is aiming to deliver its Home Power Stations (HPS) to over 125,000 homes across Africa in 2014.

African carrier’s carrier WIOCC has formed a partnership with Dalkom Somalia to launch connectivity to and from Somalia via the EASSy cable from Q1 2014, offering services directly from Mogadishu to the rest of the world. Capacity will be available from 2Mbps to 10Gbps and above.

Cloud messaging and payments provider Infobip has developed a technical platform for enterprise USSD in South Africa.

Cameroon’s leading high-speed ISP is partnering with Alcatel-Lucent to expand its presence in Africa with a TDD LTE ultra-broadband offering.

World Telecom Labs has launched Easy SMS Hub, enabling operators to increase revenues from text messages by setting up their own SMS hubs.

Gilat Satcom has announced new fibre and satellite services in Africa which will increase broadband availability, speeds and capacity for enterprises, fixed and mobile operators and service providers as well as NGOs and Governmental organisations.

Aviat Networks is deploying its STR600 ultra-high capacity microwave radio solution for MTN Ghana as a part of the upgrade of the leading African mobile operator’s backhaul network to full IP capability.

Global power technology firm Intelligent Energy has launched a personal energy device for charging and powering USB-compatible portable electronic devices.

MTN Nigeria is expanding its 3G network capacity with Cambridge Broadband Networks.

Telefónica Global Solutions has deployed 100G coherent optical transport technology from network specialist Ciena on Telefónica´s SAm-1 submarine and terrestrial network, which connects the U.S. to Latin America.

Russian operator Rostelecom could transfer control of its mobile operation to VTB and Bank Rossiya, the two banks that own Tele2 Russia.

World Panel Inc is launching a suite of handheld solar chargers at AfricaCom in Cape Town next week.

Bharti Airtel has confirmed that it has reached an agreement with the Warid Group to acquire Warid Congo SA.

Ericsson and Zain in Bahrain have entered into a partnership to transform the operator's network.

Bharti Airtel has announced a managed VAS deal under a strategic partnership model with Mahindra Comviva for its Bangladesh operations.

Investment group PPF has acquired a 66% controlling stake in the Czech unit of Telefonica for around €2.47 billion.

Nokia Solutions and Networks and China Mobile Research have expanded their partnership to further their cooperation on research and standardisation of advanced mobile broadband technologies in LTE as well as in 5G.

Zain Group has signed an agreement with solutions provider SLA Mobile to provide customers with Direct Operator Billing capabilities.

Vodafone Group will assume full control over its Indian operations, buying out minority shareholders at a cost of INR101 billion ($1.6 billion).

To meet the needs of the rapidly developing regional broadband market, Mustek has opened a new optical fibre pre-termination facility situated in Johannesburg.

With the end of the civil war in 2009 Sri Lanka entered what is referred to as a ‘post-conflict’ phase.

Brazilian operator Oi Brasil has selected Nokia Solutions and Networks to supply the infrastructure for its LTE network.

For a country with a penetration rate of less than 60%, growth in Tanzania's mobile market remains slow.

The government of Myanmar is weighing up potential partners for the country’s incumbent operator, Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT).

America Movil registered a drop of almost 50% in its net profits in the third quarter, which the group attributes to economic issues in the Latin America region and particularly Mexico, as well as higher finance costs.

Although it is widely believed that consolidation would be beneficial to India’s overly competitive market, the country’s new mergers & acquisition rules could limit the amount of consolidation permitted.