In a major deal anounced this week, Eutelsat Communications has been selected by Intersat to help deliver internet connectivity for three countries in West Africa.

Infobip has implemented a WhatsApp-based chat banking solution for fintech start-up Afridig Wallets.

Nokia announced it is working with French multinational firm Alstom to deliver a private wireless network for the National Capital Regional Transport Corporation’s (NCRTC) Delhi to Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).

Sterlite Technologies (STL), an integrator of digital networks, announced a partnership with India's largest power distribution company, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL).

Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel has commissioned a new 21-megawatt solar power plant in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra as part of its commitment to reduce carbon footprint and contribute to the global efforts to curb the effects of climate change.

After a few months during which South Africa’s operators have had a number of reported disagreements with each other or the South Africa regulator, MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, Cell C and Liquid Intelligent Technologies have now joined forces in a common cause: to take on criminals.

The Jazz Digital Park (JDP), named after leading Pakistan operator Jazz, was formally inaugurated by Kaan Terzioğlu, the CEO of Jazz owner Veon Group, this week.

Is the Indian government hoping to bring a new mobile phone operating system to its home market? That appears to be the implication of a number of recent reports in the Indian press.

The finance ministry of Chad has decreed that equipment related to telecom and internet services, including network equipment, devices, modems and routers, are exempt from import duties and taxes for the next five years.

Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission (SPRK) has concluded its tender for 1.5GHz spectrum permits, with the regulator’s council due to approve the results by the end of January 2022.

Transsion has selected network positioning services from location data and technology platform HERE Technologies to improve its location accuracy capabilities in emerging markets including Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand.

Satellite communication companies, OneWeb and Hughes partnered to provide high-speed, low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband connectivity across India.

Ericsson has established a network operations centre (NOC) in Malaysia dedicated to Digital Nasional Bhd’s (DNB) 5G network as well as its key performance indicators. DNB is Malaysia's single wholesale 5G network operator.

Mexican telecommunications service provider GigNet has announced a deal to install a private high-speed internet and Wi-Fi network for Mera Corporation.

IHS Towers, which describes itself as one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, just got even bigger after a major acquisition in Brazil.

Will South Africa’s next spectrum auction now go ahead on 8 March as planned? A compromise gesture on the part of operator Telkom, whose court proceedings threatened to derail the process, implies that it may.

Integrated satellite and terrestrial network operator Intelsat has made news recently – both in disaster relief and in the more sedate area of commercial and business aviation services.

Following reports late last year that Philippines telecommunications company DITO had hit its target of five million subscriptions before the end of 2021 in the nine months since its commercial launch in March, recent announcements suggest that the company is aiming even higher.

Croatian operator Telemach has closed its acquisition of a majority holding in local broadband provider Optima Telekom.

Even with Covid-19 pandemic-related mobility restrictions in place, Vietnam’s economy has continued to outperform the rest of the region in 2020 and 2021. Nevertheless, the telecom sector essentially spent most of this period in a holding pattern, focusing on maintaining service throughout the crisis while preparing for some major changes to come in the mobile market in 2022.

Brunei Darussalam seemed poised to start its economic recovery from the double blow it received to its GDP in 2020 from the Covid-19 crisis and a global slump in oil prices. However, expectations may have been dashed by the sudden emergence of the Covid-19 Delta variant in the country in August 2021, which followed months of zero cases.

With its economy so heavily dependent on tourism, the Maldives has suffered heavy economic as well as health casualties during the pandemic. The country had a relatively short period of lockdown and was willing to welcome visitors back as early as July 2020.

Camtel, a national telecommunications and Internet service provider in Cameroon, is gearing up for the commercial launch of its new nationwide GSM mobile service, after unveiling the 'Blue' brand for its operations in August last year.

Bahrain Telecommunication Company (Batelco) has launched three new independent digital companies that will provide ICT, cloud computing, cyber security, and digital communication services.

IT service management company ETIX Everywhere acquired a 67% interest in Genesis data center, in Bang Chalong 30 kms from Bangkok’s historical center. This data center will form the basis of a new data center campus which will be jointly developed with its local partner Interlink Telecom.

With Indonesia’s government encouraging operators to quicken the pace of migrating their customers from 3G to 4G, market leader Telkomsel has confirmed plans to implement a full LTE upgrade this year on a “sustainable basis”.

Effective regulatory reform has made Botswana’s telecom market one of the most liberalised in the region. There is a service-neutral licensing regime adapted to the convergence of technologies and services, and several operators now compete in all telecom sectors.

Brazil has one of the largest mobile markets in Latin America due to the sheer size of its population. Healthy competition in the mobile market has helped reduce the price of mobile services in Brazil in recent years and mobile service providers have had much success in converting their customers from prepaid to contract plans.

Uruguay has an advanced telecom market, with excellent infrastructure and one of the highest broadband penetration rates in Latin America. Fixed-line teledensity is also particularly high for the region, while mobile penetration is the second highest after Panama.

Tigo Business Guatemala, in collaboration with Microsoft, announced the first Cloud Center of Excellence ( CCoE ) in the Central American region.

ZTE Corporation together with China Mobile Research Institute, the Guangdong Branch of China Mobile, and MediaTek, has completed all the test items of URLLC key technologies in Guangzhou, China.