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.

Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) has closed the sale of its Media Convergence Nodes and related infrastructure to Reliance Jio.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel has signed a three-year agreement with media firm Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

South Africa’s Cell C is reportedly aiming to launch an IPO in 2020 as part of a strategy to generate capital for acquisitions.

Chinese device maker Xiaomi has reported a profitable second quarter following its IPO.

Apple has blocked around 25,000 gambling apps from China’s App Store following criticism in the Chinese media.

Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority has cleared Ojer Telekom (Otas) to transfer the 55% stake it holds in Turk Telekom to a new entity established by its creditors.

Nepali ISP WorldLink has leveraged Juniper’s high-performance networking solutions to tackle the networking constraints and complexities of an exponentially growing consumer market.

South African operator group MTN has dismissed reports that it is planning to divest some or all of its 40% holding in pan-African online retail firm Jumia.

Indian operator Idea Cellular is deploying Nokia’s cloud-native core technology in the country’s capital Delhi as it takes steps towards digitalisation to meet increasing data demand and mobile broadband growth.