Turkcell is attempting to acquire a controlling stake in Fintur Holdings from its partner TeliaSonera.

Thai market leader AIS has formed a new partnership with BaseKit to offer the latter’s website building platform to SMB clients.

South African operator Neotel has deployed solutions from ADVA and Juniper to create a flexible, dynamic and integrated packet optical network architecture.

VimpelCom is combining its Pakistani unit Mobilink with rival operator Warid Telecom in a deal marks Pakistan’s first merger.

Satellite operator SES S.A. partnered with Burkina Faso’s electoral body CENI (Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante) to enable secure digital transmission of the country’s recent electoral results.

Intracom Telecom has announced it will supply the Warsaw Metropolitan Police (KSP Warsaw) with its OmniBAS platform.

China Mobile has put in a CNY31.88 billion ($4.98 billion) for local fixed-line provider Tietong in order to bolster its portfolio of assets.

Orange and French energy firm ENGIE have formed a partnership focused on delivering electricity to rural Africa.

BlackBerry has confirmed that it will exit Pakistan over after it was unable to reconcile its commitment to privacy with the government’s security concerns.

International online money transfer service Continental Money is partnering with global remittance hub TransferTo to offer international mobile top-up to its customers.

MFS Africa has announced a group framework agreement with Vodafone, expanding the partnership between the multinational mobile operator and the pan-African Fintech firm globally.

Bharti Airtel Africa has tapped IMImobile to provide its mobile billing solution Tap2Bill for merchants and content providers across Africa.

An Israeli-Palestinian agreement has been reached on the assignment of radio frequencies for the exclusive use by Palestinian cellular operators as well as on a shared basis by Palestinian and Israeli operators.

The government of Myanmar has stated that it will make 4G spectrum available to operators as soon as they are able to begin providing commercial services.

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) is looking to assume full control of Kuwaiti number two Viva with an acquisition of the 74% stake that it doesn’t yet own.

Facebook’s Internet.org is now offering its Free Basics app across India via Reliance Communications’ (RCom) mobile network.

Alcatel-Lucent is upgrading Orange Romania’s existing long-haul microwave transport network, allowing Orange to enhance its 4G network capacity and performance.

Indian operators will soon be able to hold more spectrum within a telecom service area following an amendment to the measurement system.

The Indian Supreme Court is charging Vodafone INR20 billion ($300 million) for a merger licence that will allow it to consolidate 6 of its units in the country.

Bulgarian number three Vivacom has been bought at auction for €730 million by the businessman and fellow Bulgarian Spas Roussev.

Yandex Data Factory, the big data analytics arm of Russian search engine provider Yandex, has announced a new partnership with VimpelCom subsidiary brand Beeline.

South African incumbent Telkom has abandoned discussions relating to a potential acquisition of local mobile operator Cell C.

Global satellite operator Eutelsat and infrastructure provider Camusat have partnered to deliver turnkey connectivity solutions for mobile operators in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Intersat is expanding its internet service offerings to East Africa via  a new agreement with SES S.A.

UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has announced partnerships with Hughes Networks Systems and iWayAfrica to support its African expansion.

VimpelCom has confirmed that it will sell its Zimbabwean unit to state-owned ISP ZARnet.

Spacecom is cooperating with Cameroon ISP Ringo S.A. to deliver the region’s first large-scale cellular-satellite hybrid broadband Internet project.

Online money transfer service WorldRemit has launched instant transfers to Tigo Mobile Money accounts in Rwanda.

The ACE consortium has announced the start of the next phase of the ACE submarine cable system to expand broadband connectivity and digital services in Africa.