MTN Group has chosen PeerApp's local content delivery solution for its operations in various geographic regions.

Thailand may adopt a unified licensing regime for its telecoms and broadcasting sectors.

Pan-African communications service provider Internet Solutions Kenya has tapped Telco Systems to upgrade its entire fibre network infrastructure to 10GB.

Reliance Jio has deployed Ciena’s multi-terabit converged packet-optical technology to power its pan-India 4G network core and help unleash digital revolution in India.

Afghan CDMA operator Wasel Telecom has partnered with SpeedCast International to connect residents in remote villages in Afghanistan.

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Chinese vendors are pouring increasing amounts of investment into Thailand’s smartphone market as they look to supplant South Korean vendor Samsung as the market’s leading device manufacturer.

Orange is launching its brand in Burkina Faso, bolstering its offering in West Africa.

India’s state-owned provider BSNL is upgrading all of its 2G sites to 3G base stations and deploying 4G services in certain areas across the next fiscal year.

TIM Brazil has signed a new contract with Nokia to build out a robust network infrastructure, helping the operator cope with increasing consumption of 4G mobile data.

Indian newcomer Reliance Jio is collaborating with Google to develop a low-cost 4G smartphone that can only be used on its network.

The government of the Philippines has approved a project to create a national broadband network.

Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar have deployed Nokia 4.5G Pro technology to increase mobile data speeds to up to 800 Mbps for Ooredoo's customers in some of the busiest areas of Qatar's capital city.

Airtel Lanka is deploying Gemalto's Device Management platform in Sri Lanka, enabling its subscribers to have instant access to 4G data services such as email and internet.

Carrier-neutral data centre and connectivity platform datamena has partnered with Epsilon to deploy the latter’s Infiny on-demand connectivity platform.

Ooredoo has chosen Telia Carrier to provide IoT backhaul connectivity to Ericsson’s DCP platforms in Europe.

Omantel is partnering with Console Connect, marking the global direct connect solutions provider’s first Middle Eastern network partnership.

Nokia and Saudi Telecom Company (STC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of 5G and IoT use cases.

Slovenian operator Telekom Slovenije is partnering with Fortumo to launch direct carrier billing on the Google Play app store.

iBasis has collaborated with Turkcell to open an IPX Point of Presence (PoP) in Istanbul.

VimpelCom has tapped Nokia to supply managed services for its fixed, mobile and transport network operations for the next five years.

Millicom International Cellular S.A. and Bharti Airtel have agreed to combine their operations in Ghana.

Elitecore, the telecom software division of Sterlite Technologies, has announced next generation Wi-Fi solutions including Enterprise Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Global Roaming, Wi-Fi calling and Middleware for Carriers and Enterprises.

IoT firm Ingenu and Datorá Telecomunicações are launching an IoT network powered by Ingenu’s RPMA (Random Phase Multiple Access) technology in Brazil.

NFS, holding company of Telecel mobile operations, is merging with international carrier Telecel Global (formerly Exxon Telecom).

The Samoa Submarine Cable Company (SSCC) has commissioned two eCentre data centre solutions from Flexenclosure.