MTN has become the first mobile operator in South Africa to deploy Cisco Jasper’s Control Center, enabling their business customers to launch, manage, and monetise IoT services worldwide.

Throughout 2017, Latin America saw a 6.1% year-on-year increase in fixed broadband deployments, reaching a regional total of 72.4 million connections.

New data from Syniverse shows that inter-regional 4G LTE roaming traffic from India has grown by a staggering 3,300% year-over-year.

Vodafone India saw a significant drop in service revenue over the past fiscal year.

A fire which broke out at an Orange technical centre in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire has been deemed an act of professional “sabotage” by the operator group.

China’s state-owned tower firm China Tower has applied for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong.

Veon has reported “good operational performance” across its operations in Pakistan, Russia and Ukraine despite seeing losses due to currency devaluation in certain markets.

Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa (VMMEA) has received $30 million in financing, which it will use to fund its expansion across the region.

Thaicom has signed an agreement with Mediavision to expand its Multi-Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) broadcast platform in Africa.

Sigma Systems has announced a major deal with Indonesia’s leading mobile network operator, Telkomsel.

Virgin Mobile Latin America is actively seeking a buyer after discussions regarding a potential take-over by Telefonica fell through.

Safaricom has tapped Amdocs for new digital services to meet the evolving demands of its 29.5 million customers.

The Monet Cable System connecting Boca Raton, Florida to both Fortaleza and Santos, Brazil, has been completed.

Telefónica Group's Brazilian subsidiary Vivo has upgraded and expanded its use of Netcracker's Service Management solution.

Perpetual Communications Limited (PCL) has selected Annecto Telecom as its exclusive technical and trading partner to provide voice, data, SMS and VAS aggregation services in Nigeria.

Wholesale infrastructure provider GlobeNet is deploying a new 2,500 km submarine cable that will link Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires.

C&W Networks has deployed Coriant’s mTera Universal Transport Platform in its Pan-Caribbean network.

Russia’s MegaFon has formed a new venture that will expand its offering across several industries, partnering with bank Gazprombank, state-owned Rostec and investment firm USM Holdings.

Jasco is working with Avaya to market and sell cloud-based communications solutions to businesses in Africa, focusing strongly on the Kenyan market.

Fixed-line operator HGC is partnering with SMS Firewall vendor Anam to deliver an SMS A2P Gateway and SMS Firewall for Vietnamobile.

Angola Cables has implemented Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme Spectrum Sharing capability to boost the amount of customised capacity that it can offer to its customers.

Satellite operator Thaicom and satellite broadband provider WIT (We Are IT) Philippines have signed a multi-year capacity wholesale agreement aimed at providing connectivity for the rollout of nationwide enterprise and government broadband projects.