The mobile sector has become an important component of Saudi Arabia's telecom industry and contributes around 75% to overall telecoms revenues.

Bangladesh ranks among the most densely populated countries on the globe, but its fixed-line penetration remains the lowest in South Asia.

CompuDyne, a leading telecommunications solutions provider in Malaysia, is partnering with SES Networks to bring high quality and cost-effective cellular backhaul service to Malaysia and its surrounding islands.

Flexenclosure has delivered a new high-altitude data centre in Bogota, Colombia.

Naguib Sawiris of Orascom, Egypt’s largest private sector employer, is seeking to annul the latest ICSID ruling in its long running dispute with the Algerian government.

Israel has a highly developed telecoms sector with wide coverage of fixed broadband services as well as both 3G and 4G mobile broadband available.

Significant improvements are planned for Lebanon's fixed network, according to Lebanon's new telecoms minister Jamal Jarrah.

Mobile services are widely available in Iran, with services on offer from three major mobile network operators - MCI, MTN Irancell and Rightel - which are able to offer services on a national basis.

The market is highly competitive with the three major operators - Zain, Orange and Umniah - all having over 30% market share each in terms of mobile subscribers.

The fixed line market in Nepal remains underdeveloped, with the dominance of the mobile segment a key factor in this.

Senegal's economic growth has improved steadily in recent years, with GDP estimated to have grown 5.1% in 2015.

There are many positive developments occurring in the liberalised telecoms market of Bahrain, according to Research & Markets.

For many years Uzbekistan has been struggling to bring its telecommunications system up to the standard found in developed countries.

Thai state-owned operator TOT has agreed to allow MVNO The WhiteSpace, branded as Penguin, to boost its capacity using TOT’s 2.1GHz spectrum.

The ICT sector in Cameroon contributes only about 3.5% of GDP, which is low for the region.

The focus of fixed broadband network deployment has firmly shifted to fibre in Qatar, with the number of DSL connections declining by around 100,000 since they reached their peak in 2011.

The Philippines’ Smart Communications has deployed an Amdocs solution enabling personalised and contextualised customer engagement.

Indonesian operator XL Axiata has has deployed Packet Design technologies to ensure optimum service delivery over its IP/MPLS mobile and core networks.

Kuwait’s Zain has partnered with Towershare in a deal to sell and lease back its local mobile towers to IHS Holding Limited for US$165 million.

Polish operator Netia has selected Comarch’s Fault Management central network monitoring system to detect network issues and service incidents promptly.

Apple may be granted some of the concessions it has sought in India as a condition for manufacturing iPhones locally.

Omantel has signalled its aim to acquire a further 12% holding in Zain Group by signing a letter of intent with Zain shareholder Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate (Al Khair).

Tata Teleservices is being shuttered by its parent company Tata Sons, with regional unit chiefs told that operations will be closed by March 2018.

Etisalat Misr has signed a four-year contract with Ericsson to modernise and expand its core network and business support systems.

Ecobank has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers.

Nordic Tele Services (NTS) is deploying Flexenclosure’s hybrid power systems at its telecom sites in Myanmar.

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.