The government of India has approved the state-owned operator BSNL’s request for a holding of 2.1GHz spectrum as it prepares to launch a commercial 4G offering next year.

The Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Programme (PNGSDP) has partnered with Digicel to execute a new telecommunications vision to benefit present and future generations in the country’s Western Province.

The second quarter of 2018 saw renewed growth in the Philippines’ smartphone market, with Chinese brands increasing their share of this market.

GTT Communications is upgrading its fibre network across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Mobile platform and services provider Syntonic is forming a new Brazilian unit to expand into South America following its asset purchase of the Zenvia Mobile Servicos Digitais business unit.

Fenix International, part of global utility ENGIE, has reached 30,000 Zambian households just 9 months after expanding into the country in partnership with telecom MTN.

Vodafone Group has formed a new partner market agreement with Telecom Argentina as part of an effort to strengthen its presence in Latin America.

Orange Digital Ventures Africa has made a second investment in South African mobile points of sale (mPOS) firm Yoco.

Thai operator True has confirmed that it intends to challenge a THB94 billion ($2.9 billion) fine that it has been issued by a tribunal relating to a dispute with rival operator TOT back in 2005.

GlobeNet and Facebook have begun construction of the new submarine cable system that they announced in May.

Xiaomi has begun the process of transferring Indian customer data to cloud servers housed within the country.

Sky and Space Global, which works to provide affordable communications to the world's equatorial regions, has expanded its reach into Indonesia and Suriname.

Nigeria’s government has agreed a $328 million loan from Chinese state bank Exim to upgrade the country’s telecoms infrastructure.

BringCom has completed its acquisition of Datanet in Uganda after receiving final approval from the Uganda Communications Commission.

Bharti Airtel has received clearance from India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to sell a 15% stake in its broadcast unit Bharti Telemedia to Lion Meadow Investment.

South African operator Vodacom is reportedly discussing a network-sharing deal with fixed-line provider Telkom SA as a replacement for its previous agreement with Cell C.

Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) and Gilat Satellite Networks have signed a contract to provide broadband connectivity across Russia.

CETel has signed a cooperation agreement with the national satellite operator in Turkmenistan, Türkmen Hemrasy CJSC.

Vodacom Group has deployed commercial 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) in Lesotho, with the operator claiming the launch as a first for the continent.

WhatsApp has provided assurances to the Indian government that it will develop tools to prevent the spread of misinformation that has led to violence within the country.