In a bizarre turn  of events, the city government of Makati, the financial district of Manila, the Philippines capital, has reportedly padlocked the headquarters of wireless carrier Smart Communications over a tax and permit dispute.

At MWC 2023, VMware announced that Vodafone Qatar has selected its solutions to deliver new service offerings via the cloud.

Leading Philippine fibre internet provider Converge ICT Solutions and South Korean service provider KT Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that aims to extend digital tools and innovations to enterprises in the Philippines, and to explore new digital transformation solutions for the evolving needs of ICT customers. The MoU signing was held at the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress.

Melon Digital, a new digitally led mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) based in South Africa, has selected the Digital Brands Suite as a Service from software and services provider Amdocs to provide customer care and monetization capabilities in a SaaS-based solution powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI),  state-owned 5G agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and Ericsson have announced the extension of their memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the commercialisation of 5G-enabled science, technology, innovation and economy (STIE) solutions for companies in Malaysia.

Customer experience and data monetization solutions company Comviva has announced at MWC 2023 a partnership with Tunisia's leading mobile communication services provider Ooredoo to strengthen customers’ loyalty and engagement.

It’s only been a matter of months since a new service provider, Celtiis, entered the Benin market. Now, however, the number three operator is apparently preparing to deploy 5G mobile technology.

Vertiv, a provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced a distribution agreement with TechAccess, a leading information technology company based in South Africa. This agreement, targeting customers in sub-Saharan Africa, allows TechAccess to distribute Vertiv’s integrated rack solutions portfolio designed for the enterprise sector and to support critical infrastructure systems.

MTN South Africa (MTN SA) has selected Nokia as one of its 5G radio access network (RAN) equipment providers.

The Costa Rican telecom regulator Sutel has recommended that the country’s science, technology and telecommunications ministry MICITT should start the tender to award spectrum for 5G networks. This follows a feasibility study and a public consultation.

At Mobile World Congress 2023, ZTE has concluded the launch event for its 5G FWA Gen 5 personal and home data terminal, hosted by Ni Fei, SVP and President of Mobile Devices.

At MWC MTN Group and Huawei have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen strategic cooperation in environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters.

At MWC, Console Connect, a global network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform, has launched what it calls the world’s first private connectivity solution to help businesses dynamically and securely route traffic directly between devices and clouds globally without traversing the public internet.

Hispasat, a satellite operator and division of utility company Redeia, is presenting what it calls ‘one of the great innovations of MWC 2023’ at this year’s show: satellite connectivity at 100Mbs.

Sivers, a technology company that supplies ICs and integrated modules and PureSoftware, a global software products and digital services company, have jointly developed an O-RAN-compliant base station reference design for the 5G millimetre wave market based on the NXP Layerscape processor platform.

ZTE Corporation, a provider of information and communication technology solutions, will be very busy at MWC 2023, unveiling an extensive line-up of more efficient, eco-friendly and cutting-edge products and solutions.

Nokia has announced at MWC 2023 an updated company and technology strategy, and unveiled a refreshed brand, as part of what it calls its long-term strategic transformation.

Network software provider Mavenir has introduced its Virtual Cell Site Router (vCSR), at MWC 2023. It’s a solution that moves the cell site routing functionality into a containerised virtual function inside the Open RAN DU server (running on COTS hardware).

At MWC 2023 Syniverse, which builds and services the technologies that support human connections, will be highlighting the availability of a new key feature of Evolved Mobility, the company’s voice over LTE (VoLTE) roaming solution.