Nigeria has suspended its ongoing discussions with MTN over the operator’s $3.9 billion fine pending the results of an investigation by a committee of its House of Representatives.
SES have partnered with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom) to provide connectivity to the Indonesian market via capacity on the recently-launched SES-9 satellite.
Reliance Industries has agreed to a provisional sourcing deal for iPhones during Apple CEO Tim Cook’s first visit to India.
The Government of Colombia has deployed Gemalto’s SafeNet Authentication Service to secure citizens’ online access to financial services.
Nokia will once again become a global brand for mobile phones, smartphones and tablets following a new strategic agreement announced by the Finnish firm.
Airtel Nigeria and Ericsson are rolling out Ericsson’s Radio System in sites across Nigeria to boost affordable mobile broadband access.
India’s regulator TRAI is being urged to scrap a ban on differentiated data pricing by representative body for the country’s major operators.
Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Development Agency is deploying authentication solutions from Gemalto.
Indonesian fibre-optic operator Biznet has selected Amdocs to provide a comprehensive customer care and billing solution in support of its growth plans.
Zain KSA and Nokia have partnered to deploy LTE-Advanced three component carrier aggregation technology that will boost the operator’s data speeds to 187.5 Mbps across its network.
Ericsson and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning for Rwanda have signed an agreement for the launch of a national interoperability switch.
A new subsea cable collaboration will connect Muscat in Oman to Karachi in Pakistan.
Cable & Wireless Seychelles has contracted Syniverse to provide global LTE reach to its inbound and outbound roaming subscribers.
Yahsat and Tele10 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at improving internet connectivity in Rwanda, Burundi and East Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hanoi Telecom Corporation is advancing its optical network in Vietnam with Infinera’s Intelligent Transport Networks.
A new partnership between BSO and IXcellerate is set to improve fibre access to Russia’s MOEX Exchange in Moscow.
Bulgarian wholesale carrier and gateway provider Sofia Connect has deployed 2x100G services from Interoute, linking carriers from the Balkans, Caucasus region and the Middle East to western Internet hubs.
Money transfer service provider Barri Financial Group has partnered with TransferTo to enable real-time Mobile Money transfers to Tigo Money accounts in El Salvador.
NTT Communications and Omantel have agreed to collaborate on wholesale IP services at several locations worldwide.
A sustainability review of Vodacom’s M-Pesa offering has resulted in the operator choosing to discontinue the service in South Africa.
Indian market leader Bharti Airtel has launched a new private cloud service and announced a partnership with Microsoft for the firm’s Azure ExpressRoute.
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information (MIIT) has granted China Broadcasting Network (CBN) the country’s fourth telecoms licence.
MTN Ghana has selected Ericsson for the deployment of a new LTE network in the Greater Accra region.
TAQNIA Space, Skyware Technologies and Crescent have signed a joint venture agreement in Saudi Arabia with KACST as the technology partner.
Indian operator Idea Cellular is launching Bango’s Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) for Google Play.
Customer experience solutions provider Amdocs has been awarded a five-year managed services contract for business support systems (BSS) modernisation by Botswana Telecommunications Corporation.
Peruvian market leader Telefonica del Peru has placed orders for Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform to extend cellular and broadband coverage to rural areas nationwide.
Mobile payments firm Fortumo has launched direct carrier billing in 3 new African markets.
The 72 hour block imposed on WhatsApp by a judge in Brazil’s Sergipe province has been reversed by an appeals court judge.
Norwegian group Telenor has indicated that it could partner with San Miguel Corp on a wireless joint venture in the Philippines.
WhatsApp has run into further trouble in Brazil after a judge in the state of Sergipe ordered the app to be blocked for 72 hours by all five of the country’s major operators.
The GSMA has expressed its belief that the Indian government should lower spectrum prices if it aims to meet its goals for mobile broadband penetration.
Chilean operator Entel is partnering with Ericsson on the Swedish vendor’s global Ecology Management Product Take-Back program.
Emerging markets offer Amazon Prime an untapped $70 billion revenue opportunity for OTT services according to a new report.
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