Apple will cooperate with the Indian government to develop an anti-spam mobile app for its iOS operating system.

Bango has launched operator-billed payments for Google Play users with 9mobile in Nigeria.

Mobile payment company Fortumo and mobile operator Telenor are launching direct carrier billing for consumers in Serbia.

Qualcomm has signed non-binding MoUs to supply components to three Chinese smartphone manufacturers – Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi.

The short-term outlook remains difficult for telecoms operators in Yemen, reports Research & Markets.

Omantel has increased its holding in Zain Group, obtaining a 12.1% stake for $1.35 billion.

Speedcast International has been selected by an affiliate of Nabors Industries to provide new IT communications equipment and cloud-based connectivity services to 40 land-based sites in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina.

American Tower (ATC) is acquiring the tower units of both Vodafone India and Idea Cellular in separate agreements.

Orange Group has selected ZTE’s ZSmart Digital BSS to support the strategic transformation of the IT ecosystems in its subsidiaries in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eutelsat-owned satellite broadband service provider Konnect Africa has unveiled SmartWIFI, a new hotspot service, as part of its ongoing commitment to bring digital opportunities to Africans.

InterSat and ABS have launched iDirect platforms on ABS-3A C-band and Ku-band beams.

Telia has hit out at the Latvian government’s rejection of its proposal to combine local mobile operator LMT with fixed provider Lattelecom.

Speedcast and SES have announced an agreement to provide several hundreds of Mbps of connectivity into Peru.

Inmarsat and JT Group (formerly Jersey Telecom) have partnered to implement a holistic connectivity solution for Internet of Things (IoT) technology.

The Qatar Foundation has announced plans to shift its 5% stake in Indian market leader Bharti Airtel for around $1.5 billion.

Moroccan IT brand Accent has selected Spreadtrum's LTE platform SC9832 and WCDMA//HSPA(+) platform SC7731C for its smartphones.

Thailand’s upcoming auction of 850MHz and 1.8GHz spectrum will see four blocks made available at similar reserve prices to its last auction in 2015.

China Telecom is reportedly considering an acquisition of a majority holding in Brazil’s Oi for BRL20 billion ($6 billion).

Intelsat S.A. and the Coca-Cola Company are working together to bring satellite-enabled Wi-Fi services to remote communities across Africa.

French Internet Peering Service Provider France-IX rapidly expanded its presence in Africa in 2017, positioning itself for African networks and content providers wishing to peer with its community of several hundreds of carriers, ISPs and content delivery networks.

Nokia and Vodacom have signed an MoU under which the companies will trial Nokia 5G technology to accelerate the launch of the new technology and enable Vodacom to drive digitalisation for the benefit of businesses and individuals in South Africa.

Mobily has awarded Ericsson a modernisation contract to upgrade its access network in the western region of Saudi Arabia, deploying the latest features of the Ericsson Radio System.

Teleport, satellite and network operator Talia has announced Quika, a state of the art service using Ka-band High Throughput Satellites (HTS) to provide customers with connectivity at low cost with the use of antennas as small as 74cm.

Orange has announced the opening of two very large-capacity IP and IPX Points of Presence (PoP) in South Africa.

Ooredoo Myanmar is significantly expanding its network and infrastructure to offer the fastest and widest 4G network in the country.

MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with CETel (Central European Telecom Services GmbH) to provide pan-African C-band VSAT satellite services via the AFRICASAT-1a satellite at 46.0°E.

TerraPay and Wari have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will strengthen the remittances ecosystem in 35 key African markets.