Following the recent announcement of its partnership in Ghana, the electronic payment service iSend has unveiled new agreements in two more African markets.

Orange is looking to increase competition in South Africa’s mobile market by setting up an MVNO, and may also be joining a Wi-Fi consortium that aims to deploy an extensive network across the country.

The successful mobile payment service M-Pesa has been launched in Delhi by Vodafone India, in conjunction with ICICI Bank.

Vietnam is weighing up whether to harden its stance on over-the-top (OTT) messaging services, including Viber, Whatsapp and Vietnamese app Line.

Two Turkish companies have reportedly expressed an interest in acquiring a stake in Serbia’s incumbent operator, Telekom Srbija.

Thailand's bustling population of 67 million has reportedly reached a mobile penetration rate of more than 130%, according to recent government figures.

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has confirmed its plans to continue with the proposed sale of its 84% stake in the Indonesian operator Axis Telekom. Earlier reports had claimed that a clash between STC and three banks over a $1.2 billion loan to Axis could derail the sale.

The initial requirement for network policy was more network protection, but as it has evolved it has become a revenue generating tool in terms of differentiating packages and customer experience – in this way, it is something of a misused term.

China Telecom will launch its own OTT messaging app via a joint venture with NetEase.

Having cancelled its previous licensing process due to concerns over escalating prices, the Czech telecoms regulator has restarted the country’s 4G spectrum auction process.

The Russian fixed-line operator Rostelecom is implementing a “strategic change of direction” which will incorporate a strong shift towards mobile.

Vodafone India has asserted its position that the 800MHz frequencies used for CDMA technology in the market would be better utilised for GSM services.

Electronic payment service iSend has announced an agreement with Airtel Ghana, allowing consumers to purchase pre-paid mobile airtime for family members and friends who are Airtel Ghana customers.

The Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator Yahsat has expanded the availability of its satellite broadband Internet service in the Republic of South Sudan through its new partnership with SSCOOP SS Cooperative “SCOOP”.

The government of Uzbekistan is offering assets seized from Russian operator MTS to the firm’s creditors, following unsuccessful attempts to find a party interested in acquiring them.

Thailand’s state-controlled operator TOT has put on hold plans to extend its 3G network due to concerns over financing.

Five mobile operators have applied to bid in Bangladesh’s impending 3G auctions.

American Tower is increasing its presence in Brazil and Mexico via an $811 million infrastructure acquisition...

The Fitch Ratings agency has expressed the opinion that MegaFon will be “at the top of a three-tier market in the provision of next-generation mobile services in Russia” if its proposed acquisition of Scartel goes ahead...

China Unicom has stated its intentions of trialling TD-LTE technology alongside the more popular FDD LTE...

Orange has announced a new set of mobile payment services in conjunction with Visa for Orange Money subscribers...

A new agreement will allow consumers in the United States and Canada to purchase mobile airtime for family and friends who are Telefonica Movistar customers...

Russian operator MegaFon is looking to purchase a 100% in Scartel/Yota, the country’s only operator currently running a multicity 4G/LTE network. MegaFon will acquire the stake from controlling shareholder Garsdale, which has expressed its support for the deal.

The European Commission’s ongoing trade case against several Chinese vendors could be shelved depending on the outcome of a lucrative China Mobile tender.

Two major operators in the Czech Republic could be on the verge of entering into a network-sharing agreement.

Mobile broadband specialist Nokia Siemens Networks has formally rebranded as Nokia Solutions and Networks and will now go by the acronym NSN.

Russian telecom giant VimpelCom is selling off two major businesses in Africa to raise roughly $100 million. The group has also expressed its interest in bidding for the Pakistani operator Warid Telecom.

The top five smartphone vendors in China now make up 20% of the global market, according to Q2 figures published by Canalys.

Indonesia’s third-largest operator XL Axiata could soon move into second place if negotiations to acquire rival Axis Telekom are successful.