Telecoms operator Batelco has selected Ericsson as the sole supplier for its LTE and WCDMA expansion plans in Bahrain.

Axiata has confirmed that it has agreed a deal to acquire the Indonesian operator Axis, having struck a “conditional sale and purchase agreement” with Axis’ current owner STC.

The Pakistani arm of China Mobile has stated that it is interested in acquiring local operator Warid Telecom, which is already the target of some major operators looking to consolidate their position in the Pakistani market.

Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) is upgrading and expanding its sub-sea cable network in The Bahamas to pave the way for the launch of a range of new broadband-enabled services.

Slovenian operator Telemach has selected packet-optical solutions provider Transmode to upgrade its core infrastructure with a high capacity optical network running from Ljubljana to Maribor and Vienna in Austria.

The Bahraini Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) has provided LTE frequencies to the three incumbent mobile operators, Batelco, Viva and Zain.

Brazilian telecommunications operator Linktel has installed Aptilo Networks’ Service Management Platform (SMP) as part of an upgrade to its nationwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots.

Singaporean operator SingTel has confirmed its enthusiasm for consolidation in the Indian market, stating its express hope that the current number one Bharti Airtel will lead the charge.

Indian number three Idea Cellular has selected backhaul solutions from Ceragon for a major TDM network upgrade.

A new remittance corridor between the UK and Ghana has been launched by Lycamoney in conjunction with MTN Ghana and BICS.

South African Internet Service Provider XDSL has expanded its data centre with an additional 600m2, bolstering its existing data centre facility. 

A new mobile banking solution provided by Solomon Telekom will facilitate the flow of currency between the 992 islands in the archipelagic nation.

The government of Oman is planning on selling a 19% stake in the market-leading operator Omantel.

Korean operator KT has stated that it is currently negotiating a potential acquisition of a 35% stake in Tunisian state operator Tunisie Telecom.

Liquid Telecom has launched a carrier-neutral data centre in Nairobi.

Mobile payments company Fortumo has launched its mobile payment services in India.

Orange Moldova has selected Astellia to support its 4G mobile network quality enhancements, starting at the early field trials throughout the current commercial deployment.

The Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) is building a new peering platform in Mombasa, Kenya, to help develop East Africa’s regional Internet interconnection.

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has completed its rollout of a submarine fibre optic backbone in Palawan, one of the country’s premier tourist destinations.

Apple has been outpaced in the Chinese market by lead rival Samsung and three other smartphone OEMs, according to ABI Research.

Myanmar’s incumbent operator is reportedly considering partnerships with several foreign operators – most notably Orange.

The leading Filipino operator Globe Telecom has partnered with the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) and Solar Energy Foundation to provide solar lamps to families in remote regions of the archipelago.

The Israeli cloud-based broadband solutions provider DiviNetworks has secured $5 million of investment from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group.

Bangladesh’s second-largest operator Robi Axiata has selected NetCracker’s Revenue Management solution to enable new service innovation and superior responsiveness to changing customer demands.

Vodacom Mozambique has ordered an eCentre of 500sqm open floor space for its new primary switching centre, to be deployed in the industrial zone of Tchumene in Matola, just outside the capital Maputo.

ZTE’s Grand Memo LTE is poised to become the first 4G device available for sale in China, after it became the first to be awarded a TD-LTE handset permit by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.