Millicom’s Tigo has launched the world’s first mobile money service that provides customers with interest returned directly to their wallet.

Telecom Italia CEO Marco Patuano has stated that the firm may abandon the sale of its stake in Telecom Argentina to Fintech if it continues to face regulatory delays.

Amid rival operators offloading their tower infrastructure to independent firms, Aircel looks set to buy back the towers that it sold to GTL Infrastructure 4 years ago.

Zamtel is collaborating with NEC to build a new digital microwave radio transmission network which will boost mobile coverage and capacity for citizens, enterprises and tourists across Zambia.

After selling its tower infrastructure in 7 African countries to Eaton Towers, Bharti Airtel is believed to be on the verge of agreeing a deal to sell its Nigerian towers business for more than $1 billion.

Slovakian operator Swan has commissioned Chinese vendor ZTE for its nationwide LTE network deployment.

The first in a series of Mobile Health Clinics has been launched in Indonesia by Ooredoo and The Leo Messi Foundation.

The Indian regulator TRAI could soon be replaced by a ‘super regulator’ with a mandate over all communications in the country.

MTN is transferring control of over 9,000 of its towers in Nigeria to IHS Holding as part of a new agreement.

The new government of Slovenia, which is expected to come into power in September, must approve the privatisation of incumbent operator Telekom Slovenije before it can continue.

Rwanda will soon be able to enjoy advanced communication services with improved capacity and data speed.

Telecom Italia has delayed the deadline for the sale of its stake in Telecom Argentina until September 25^th.

India’s Department of Telecoms has implemented a deadline of July 31^st 2015 for merging the two struggling state-owned operators, BSNL and MTNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd).

Indian operator Essar has agreed to sell Kenyan number three yuMobile to local rivals Airtel and Safaricom for KSH10.5 billion ($120 million).

Xiaomi is temporarily suspending sales of its Mi3 smartphone in India in order to facilitate the smooth launch of the Redmi 1S, a Rs 5,999-smartphone that goes on sale today.

After stating its intention to bid for a majority stake in TIM Participacoes, Brazilian operator Oi is now reportedly looking for a bidding partner.

Reliance Communications is introducing a mobile banking service that is entirely handset-agnostic.

India’s Department of Telecoms has stated its aim of deploying a nationwide fibre optic network by June 2016, a year ahead of the original schedule for the initiative.

Cosmote Romania has selected Chinese vendor ZTE to transform its existing 2G/3G network and build a new LTE network in southern Romania.

Brazilian operator Oi is gearing up to bid for a majority stake in its rival TIM Participacoes, the local unit of Telecom Italia.

Indonesian state-owned provider PT Telekom is planning the launch of several MVNOs in the Middle East aimed at Indonesians based in the region.

The Algerian government’s acquisition of a majority stake in mobile operator Djezzy looks set to go ahead after an independent financial adviser deemed the agreed price for the stake to be ‘fair’.