Africa Data Centres, Africa's largest network of interconnected, carrier and cloud-neutral data centre facilities, has announced that it is building its first data centre in Rwanda.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has launched operations in Nigeria, delivering high-speed connectivity, cloud and cyber security services to the market.

Now Telecom partnered with the US government to develop 5G technologies for its eventual deployment in the Philippines.

A report from Analysys Mason commissioned by Ericsson highlighted the potential economic, consumer and environmental benefits from 5G connectivity in 15 emerging markets, stating these countries could see GDP growth between 0.3% and 0.46% through 2035.

Nokia has announced that Balitower, a leading provider of telecommunication tower and network infrastructure in Indonesia, is extending its relationship with Nokia by using Nokia mobile transport solutions and services to upgrade its operations and network architecture.

Data centre company Nxtra by Airtel, a subsidiary of Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel Limited, has begun construction of what is described as its largest data centre in East India.

Vodacom Congo subsidiary Vodacash is launching its new service M-Pesa Rallonge in the DRC, granting mobile banking customers access to financial assistance from their cell phones.

The Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) has announced plans to begin reassigning spectrum in the 800MHz band in order to allow the deployment of 4G and rural services.

Pan-African payments technology company Cellulant is in the news again, this time thanks to a partnership with B2C e-commerce platform Copia focused on the Kenyan market.

Bharti Airtel Lanka CEO Ashish Chandra confirmed that a new firm, Lanka Portability, has been established to oversee the implementation of fixed and mobile number portability (FNP / MNP) in Sri Lanka.

Vodafone Cook Islands has switched its internet services for the Cook Islands from Tahiti over to the new ‘western route’ of the Manatua-One Polynesia cable system to Sydney.

Indian operator Vodafone Idea (aka VIL) may have finally found a way to solve at least one of its debt issues after announcing plans to issue debentures worth 16 billion rupees (about US$195.6 million) to American Tower Corporation (ATC).

Philippines-based operator PLDT revealed there are several interested parties in buying 2,000 telecom towers from its portfolio.

Global digital infrastructure firm DigitalBridge Group has announced the acquisition of an ownership stake in AIMS Group from Malaysian telecoms firm TIME dotcom and the formation of an edge data centre platform focused on the high-growth markets of the Southeast Asia region.

Tigo Money, the fintech business of fixed and mobile telecommunications services provider Millicom, and digital payments company Visa have announced a regional agreement aimed at expanding access to digital financial services and driving financial inclusion across Latin America.

For evidence of how far inter-African digital finance has come in recent years you probably need look no further than the African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP), which went live on cross-border trading at the end of last week.

Telenor Group announced the merger between its unit DTAC and True will not meet its end-of-year deadline target as conditions for the tie-up were not met in time.  

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has selected several of Infovista’s products for next-generation 4G and 5G mobile network planning, testing, optimisation and benchmarking.

In China, it is common to use 5G for outdoor coverage and Wi-Fi indoors. Indeed, both 5G and Wi-Fi are the most popular wireless access technologies today.

Amazon penned an agreement to develop four solar panel projects in Indonesia with state-owned energy company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN, AKA Pesero), from which it will acquire 210 megawatts of renewable energy capacity.