Vodafone and 4G operator Afrimax Group have announced a non-equity Partner Market agreement for Cameroon.

New data on Mauritius’ mobile and broadband market has been released by Research and Markets.

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, has made its first disbursement to Mawingu Networks.

Turkcell has announced the launching of its mobile application “Merhaba Umut” – “Hello Hope” to facilitate the integration of Syrian refugees living in Turkey.

Research and Markets has released its latest status report on the telecoms sector in Libya.

Google faces an investigation by the Indonesian tax office over allegedly unpaid taxes on billions of dollars worth of advertising revenue.

Norwegian group Telenor and Saudi operator STC are both considering whether to continue their operations in Malaysia.

MTN has shut down its mobile money offering in South Africa.

Global telecom service provider Sonema has selected Comtech EF Data Corp’s Heights networking platform to expand its satellite networking capabilities across the African continent.

Malaysian operator group Axiata is attempting to raise up to $700 million by divesting some of its overseas holdings in Cambodia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Vodafone is planning a $3 billion injection of equity into its Indian unit to prepare for the market debut of new rival Reliance Jio as well as the upcoming spectrum auction.

QBoCel, an MVNO and MVNE operating on Telefonica Mexico’s network, has successfully implemented FTS’ turnkey MVNO and MVNE solution. 

Mozambican telecoms distributor Kambeny has ordered 28 eSite green power solutions from Flexenclosure.

Jordanian operator Umniah is implementing Astellia’s 3G service assurance solution to augment its data services.

Avanti Communications Group and Bentley Walker have signed a new contract to provide superfast satellite broadband in Tanzania.  

BSNL and Vodafone India have signed an intra-circle roaming agreement for their 2G networks in India.

NEC Corporation has signed a contract with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia to develop the Indonesia Global Gateway Cable System (IGG).

Orange has received Electronic Money Establishment (EME) licences in four African markets - Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Senegal.

Telia has signed an agreement to sell its stake in Tajikistani operator Tcell to AKFED (the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development).

Nokia and Orange Polska have successfully completed a pilot project to prepare for the mass migration of Orange's legacy public switched telephone network (PSTN) services to an all-IP network ready to support current and future broadband needs.

Nokia is deploying China's first commercial Carrier WAN-SDN project in partnership with Jiangsu Telecom, a regional branch of China Telecom.

Indian newcomer Reliance Jio has revealed its 4G data pricing along with a launch offer of free domestic voice calls.