Two of India’s Big Three have filed a legal challenge against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s decision to significantly reduce interconnect charges ahead of scrapping them altogether.

State-run Indian operator BSNL has entered into an agreement with leading Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider Aeris to jointly tap the IoT market in India.

The Liberian Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has installed sensor-based monitoring stations from spectrum management and monitoring solutions provider LS Telcom.

Pakistan's telecom market has been struggling for a long time with the transition from a regulated state-owned monopoly to a deregulated competitive structure, according to Research & Markets.

Orange Central African Republic, in partnership with SES Networks, unveiled its new high-speed internet connectivity solution for enterprises, prior to the launch of the service in the country.

Vogel Telecom, a leading carrier’s carrier service provider in Brazil, has selected an integrated OTN switching and coherent optical transport solution from Coriant.

Ericsson and Intel have successfully completed the first 5G 3.5GHz multi-vendor end-to-end Interoperability Developmental Test (IoDT) at a 5G field test in the Chinese capital of Beijing.

Panama-headquartered fintech firm Geva Group has selected Mahindra Comviva as its technology partner for MFS business.

Fortumo and the mobile operator group Orange have launched direct carrier billing in Egypt.

Telkomcel is offering 4G broadband to its subscribers in Timor Leste in conjunction with Ericsson.

Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has announced nationwide digitisation program for the country.

Nokia and Orange Jordan are deploying a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network across Jordan.

Chilean regulator Subtel has begun a public consultation over whether MVNOs should receive lower wholesale rates from network operators to allow them to compete more effectively.

Caribbean telecoms provider Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W) has begun the successful restoration of mobile services to Dominica.

9mobile’s thirteen bank creditors are working together to enable a sale of the operator by the end of the year.

NEC Corporation has announced the completion of the Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1Malaysia (SKR1M) 100 gigabit per second (Gbps) submarine cable linking Peninsular Malaysia with Sabah and Sarawak.

UHP Networks has announced RUN, a FaaS broadband data solution optimised to take advantage of the maximum efficiency provided by Intelsat EpicNG’s high-throughput fleet.

The Ghanaian subsidiaries of Millicom and Airtel are on course to merge, with the proposal receiving conditional approval from the country’s National Communications Authority (NCA).

Telenor Pakistan’s CEO Irfan Wahab Khan has called for the country’s government to offer subsidised smartphones to expand high-speed connectivity among Pakistani consumers.

Kerlink is expanding into India by setting up a subsidiary to coordinate the company’s partnership with Tata Communications to deploy the world’s largest LoRaWAN network.

The UN has confirmed that hundreds of families affected by last month’s deadly mudslide on the peripheries of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown are receiving aid in the form of mobile money.

Syniverse has signed a multiyear agreement to provide LTE roaming and real-time monitoring services to Lebanon-based operator Alfa, managed by Orascom TMT.

Ericsson has initiated legal proceedings against Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom), claiming that it is owed more than INR11.56 billion ($180 million) by the group and its subsidiaries.

Indian operator Aircel has partnered with digital security specialist Avast to provide its 85 million subscribers with greater online protection.