Axiata Group and Bharti Airtel are merging their Bangladeshi units to push the combined venture into second place in the market.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is believed to be on the cusp of acquiring 4G spectrum from rival operator Aircel for roughly INR38 billion ($357 million).

Operators in Indonesia have been warned by the country’s telecoms minister that their licences could be revoked unless they consolidate or improve their build-out efforts.

The Nigerian government has indicated that MTN will have to withdraw its legal challenge against the $3.9 billion fine issued by the regulator if it wishes to settle out of court.

Brazil’s regulator Anatel has granted the country’s military the authority to block mobile phone calls during the Olympic and Paralympic games set to take place this August in Rio de Janeiro.

C&W Networks has selected Xtera Communications to upgrade its submarine cable systems in the western Atlantic ocean and the Caribbean Sea to 100G.

The Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC) is implementing a strategic plan to develop its Ivorian subsidiary Oricel.

The prime minister of Vietnam has given the go-ahead for a development project aimed at expanding 3G/4G broadband across the country by 2020.

The Solomon Telekom Company, which operates as Our Telekom, has upgraded its capacity with O3b Networks.

The Nigerian federal high court has given MTN until 18^th March to reach an agreement outside of court over the $3.9 billion fine it faces in the country.

MegaFon and VimpelCom have partnered to develop base stations and share 4G/LTE network development and operation across 10 regions of Russia.

Palau’s National Communications Corporation (PNCC) is upgrading its services with O3b following the launch of its PalauCel 3G service in 2015.

Tower firm Edotco is lining up a $200 million investment in Myanmar over the next 5 years.

Brazilian infrastructure firm Telebras has ordered Ka-Band hub facilities from Advantech Wireless as part of the Programa Nacional de Banda Larga (PNBL), Brazil’s national broadband access initiative.

China Mobile has been heavily pushing its 4G offering, and this effort began to pay off at the end of 2015.

MTN has stated that “it is not and has never been implicated in corruption related actions” in Cameroon after being implicated in fraud by the country’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (Conac).

A new partnership between Seacom and network provider Ciena will deliver increased reached and enhanced capacity to African ISPs.

Indonesian operator XL Axiata is planning another infrastructure sale in an attempt to further reduce its debt.

Polish operator Play (P4) has implemented Callup’s remote SIM management system, SIM OTA.

Brazil’s Oi is currently looking to secure financing from two banks as it seeks to merge with TIM.