Bulgaria could see the launch of its first MVNO if discussions between the country’s mobile operators and five TV and internet providers prove fruitful.
Bango, the global mobile payments company, has partnered with MTN Ghana to launch operator payments in Google Play.
Tencent has hit back against suggestions that it monitors user accounts by stating that it does not store user messages sent via its popular WeChat service.
China Mobile is launching a suite of Rich Communication Services (RCS) across the country from 1st December, placing it in direct competition with messaging firm Tencent.
WeChat is targeting Malaysia as the second market outside of China to receive its full suite of services.
Madagascan operator Telma Group has deployed Sicap Schweiz AG’s company’s Mobile Device Management Centre (DMC), USSD and USSD Menu Browser solutions to drive mobile growth.
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Saudi Arabia has repealed its 2013 ban on several OTT and social media services, on the condition that they comply with its regulatory requirements.
Ooredoo Myanmar is partnering Pact, a leading international NGO, to provide the country’s first telemedicine service.
Cameroonian operator iPLANS has partnered with World Telecom Labs (WTL) on its new VoIP network.
iflix and Fortumo are launching direct carrier billing service for iflix users in Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand.
Facebook has quietly begun offering a new photo-sharing app in China via a local company with which it has no affiliations.
Several Chinese firms are being investigated by the country’s internet authorities after claims that their social media services were being used to disseminate illegal content.
Indian mobile payments firm Paytm may launch chat services in an effort to shore up its position against WhatsApp and Hike – both of which are looking into offering mobile payments.
Indonesia has blocked access to the encrypted messaging service Telegram over claims that users were spreading “radical and terrorist propaganda”.
FreeConferenceCall.com is launching its services in Afghanistan.
Plintron is entering the Indian telecom market after receiving the country’s first unified licence specifically for MVNOs.
Airtel Nigeria and Ericsson are launching a new OTT streaming service called Nuvu.
FreeConferenceCall.com has launched free conference calling services in Tanzania.
MTN Group has chosen PeerApp's local content delivery solution for its operations in various geographic regions.
Econet Wireless has launched Kirusa’s InstaVoice Missed call, Voice SMS, Voice Mail and Sports Services in Lesotho.
Xura has announced an agreement with the Telefónica Group to become a global messaging partner across all countries operated by the multinational.
Facebook has launched its Messenger Lite app, aimed at “markets with slower than average internet speeds and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones”.
Telefónica has partnered with Vivendi to offer customers in Latin America two new mobile entertainment services.
Google is launching a range of products and services specifically aimed at the Indian market.
Marketers have long understood the ubiquitous nature of SMS messaging and have taken advantage of it to contact subscribers with advertising, promotions and information.
Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) have launched India’s first “Make in India” Content Delivery Network (CDN).
Shine Technologies and Econet Wireless have announced a deal to bring network-level ad blocking to 40 million subscribers across Africa.
Telegram, which positions itself a secure messaging app, has experienced its most extensive hack to date in Iran.
Verizon Digital Media Services has partnered with Bharti Airtel to launch new points of presence (PoPs) in four cities in India.
Vodafone Czech Republic has launched a new Wi-Fi Calling service based on the WIT VoWiFi solution.
Tanzanian market leader Vodacom is deploying PeerApp’s content-caching solution across the market.
Jamaican operator Digicel has selected Agama to provide its end-to-end DTV monitoring solution.
A new agreement between TIM Brazil and Gemalto will see the firms cooperate on the development of a mobile marketing tool focused on app installation.
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