Satellite CSP SpeedCast has signed an agreement with O3b Networks to deliver state-of-the-art O3b satellite connectivity in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Millicom’s Tigo Paraguay has commissioned a new data centre from Flexenclosure to be built in Paraguay.

Russian operator MegaFon has partnered with China Unicom on its DREAM project.

South African operator Cell C has stated its belief that regulating OTT players could have an adverse effect on the industry.

MTN Nigeria has claimed that it refuses to pay “a dime or penny” of the $3.9 billion fine that it has incurred in the market for failing to comply with security regulation.

Indonesia’s Biznet has deployed solutions from Ciena on its 100G fibre-optic terrestrial and submarine networks.

Millicom is considering a launch of its Tigo mobile brand in Mexico as competition improves following new regulation.

Ericsson and Huawei have expanded their global patent licensing deal.

Indonesian operator 3 PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia (H3I) has partnered with net mobile AG to enable direct carrier billing for Windows apps purchases.

MTN Nigeria has acquired the CDMA operator Visafone after a protracted negotiation period.

China Unicom and China Telecom have signed a cooperation agreement to compete more effectively against market leader China Mobile.

Mobile operator Tigo Tanzania has announced its seventh quarterly payment in a row of US$ 2.1 million to its 4.6 million Tigo Pesa users.

The Polish city of Rzeszow has launched an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) to enhance smart city capabilities...

Ocean Networks has appointed Natixis to act as exclusive equity and debt advisor for the South America Pacific Link (SAPL) fibre optic cable system project currently under way.

Seaborn Networks has raised the US$500 million financing for its Seabras-1 direct point-to-point submarine cable connection between New York and São Paulo.

International communications provider Ooredoo has announced the launch of its mobile money service, AsiaHawala, in Iraq, claiming to be the first mobile money provider to launch in the country.

Hard on the heals of its deal to acquire Cellcom Liberia, Orange is further strengthening its African portfolio by buying Airtel's operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.

The second-hand smartphone market will hit a value of US$17 billion worldwide, while one quarter of smartphone users will no longer make a traditional phone call in a given week, according to Deloitte.

Millicom has announced Tigo Paraguay is set to launch 4G/LTE commercial services and high speed internet on all enabled smartphones in March.