Nokia has set the stage for a provisional Chinese joint venture to be formed once its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent is complete.

Turkey’s three major operators have spent €3.36 billion securing spectrum in the country’s much-anticipated 4G auctions.

Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has announced it has introduced charges to banks for transferring funds from accounts of third-party M-Pesa wallets.

Global internet of things (IoT) provider Jasper and Thai mobile operator TrueMove H have announced an IoT partnership.

Israeli market leader Cellcom is mulling over an acquisition of the country’s smallest competitor, Golan Telecom.

Indian market  leader Bharti Airtel has confirmed its acquisition of Indian ISP Augere Wireless Broadband amid speculation that it may sell its units in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

MobilArt, a digital B2B and B2C solutions provider based in India, the Middle East and South Africa and specialising in mobile content, has partnered mobile solutions firm SLA Mobile to offer direct operator billing as a payment option to its customers.

General Cable Corporation has announced the completion of the sale of its Thailand operations to MM Logistics Co. for cash consideration of approximately US$88 million.

Telecoms service provider ZTE has signed a global cooperation agreement with operator Telefónica, strengthening an existing arrangement whereby ZTE becomes the primary technology partner of Telefónica.

Kenyan bank KCB Group and the country’s second largest mobile operator Airtel have signed a strategic partnership enabling Airtel customers to walk into KCB outlets in order to deposit or withdraw money from Airtel Money wallets.

Global cloud business communications provider Solgari has partnered London-based IT solutions provider Pensar to address the growing demand from financial institution and technology companies for cloud services across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

Mexico's telecommunications services will generate US$26.3 billion in revenues in 2018, according to new data published by Dataxis, a 4.2 per cent increase on 2014 figures.

Indian telecoms service provider Reliance Communications has partnered Internet of Things (IoT) firm Jasper to enable Indian enterprises to launch, manage and monetise next-generation IoT businesses.

Epsilon has rolled out new fibre infrastructure in Singapore to strengthen its local reach, and support the growth of cloud services in Singapore and across the Asia-Pacific region.

Thai mobile operator dtac and mobile payments company Fortumo have announced the launch of direct carrier billing in Thailand.

Smartfren Telecom has launched a 4G LTE-Advanced network in Indonesia, providing users in 22 major cities with access to the highest-performance mobile broadband services.

Nokia Networks has secured a deal from Ooredoo Qatar for the deployment of Nokia small cells in hotspots around the country, in a bid to increase Ooredoo's network capacity and coverage country-wide.

Leading South African operator Vodacom has launched Video Play, an app that utilises spare network capacity to download and cache selected video content at a reduced cost.

Leading Libyan telecoms and IT firm LPTIC has announced the "strategic consolidation" of several Libyan-owned shareholdings in mobile and fixed-line network operating companies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Nokia Networks and Save the Children have announced the extension of their partnership to protect Indian children during disasters, with Nokia set to deploy solutions to enable critical communication during disasters.

Indonesian telco Indosat has announced a partnership with e-book reading service Bookmate to launch a mass market mobile reading service under the Bookmate-Cipika Books brand.

Annual purchases made via mobiles, tablets, desktops and other connected devices should reach 125 billion globally by 2018, fuelled by an increase in "commuter commerce", according to new data by Juniper Research.

The GSMA has announced the appointment of Mats Granryd as new director general and member of the GSMA board, to lead the organisation in its efforts towards "connecting the world".

Airtel, Vodafone, Aditya Birla Nuvo, and Tech Mahindra are among 11 applicants to have been granted "in principle" approval by the Reserve Bank of India to launch payments banks, in a bid to achieve universal access to financial services in the country.

Ecuadorian telecoms provider Telconet is deploying Ruckus Wireless’ Smart Wi-Fi products across the Latin American country, with over 4,000 ZoneFlex indoor and outdoor access points so far rolled out.