The Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) has granted wholesale telecom infrastructure provider CSquared a licence to deploy fibre optic cables everywhere and anywhere in the country.

Zain Group, the mobile telecommunications services provider across the Middle East and North Africa, achieved growth in its net profits for the first nine months ended September 2021, increasing by 5% to 135 million dinars (450 million dollars).

Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) and its technology partner, Nokia, announced that it has successfully conducted a 5G trial.

Vodafone Group is transferring its 55% majority holding in Vodafone Egypt to its sub-Saharan Africa-focused unit Vodacom Group.

It has long been assumed it would happen, but now it’s been confirmed: India’s operators are getting a six-month 5G trial extension – which means a 5G spectrum auction is unlikely in the first quarter of next year.

Globe Telecom, the provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines, said it is speeding up the rollout of its 5G-capable in-building solutions (IBS) for better indoor coverage in key tourism-related destinations such as airports, shopping malls, and stadiums.

The Croatian Network Regulatory Agency (HAKOM) has launched a public consultation to discuss the future use of radio spectrum across multiple bands ahead of its planned allocation in late 2022/early 2023.

Ooredoo Oman, an Omani telecommunications company owned by Ooredoo, has announced the expansion of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service to additional locations in the Sultanate.

ZTE Corporation has helped China Mobile deploy the largest commercial cloud-based Operation and Maintenance Center (OMC) system.

Leading Indonesian operator Indosat Ooredoo and Google's cloud computing services arm Google Cloud have announced a new strategic partnership, with the aim, as the partners put it, of accelerating digital transformation across consumer and enterprise segments in Indonesia.

Malaysian operator Celcom has claimed a significant milestone: it says it has conducted Malaysia’s first Voice-over 5G New Radio (VoNR) trial call.

It looks like Telenor’s attempts to sell its Myanmar unit may be facing fresh problems as the country’s military leadership is said to be looking for participation from local buyers in any planned deal.

Albania’s telecoms regulator AKEP (Electronic and Postal Communications Authority) has signed a cooperation agreement with the country’s broadcast regulator AMA (Audiovisual Media Authority) on a number of issues including the release of 700MHz spectrum.

Telecommunications service provider Paratus Namibia and MTN Namibia announce that they have signed a national roaming agreement, a first of its kind in the Southern African country.

The credit rating provider Fitch expects base prices for 700 Mhz and 3.3-3.6 GHz bands to come down in India. 5G spectrum sale in the country is likely to be held in 2022.

Russia's leading long-distance telephone provider Rostelecom is looking at selling its Armenian subsidiary GNC-Alfa, providing services under the Rostelecom Armenia brand, reports local media.

Smart Africa and Afriwave Telecom Ghana Limited have partnered to collaborate on the One Africa Network and Interconnect Clearinghouse initiative, Data Center and Cloud Project, and Intra-African Connectivity Project, to advance digital transformation in Africa.

Two of the world’s leading telecommunications companies, Orange and Vodafone, have made major announcements in the regional press about planned undertakings in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital.

Telecoms giant Vodafone and leading Serbian operator Telekom Srbija have announced a new partnership agreement. It will cover Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It’s not been officially confirmed, but a number of African news outlets are reporting that South African operator MTN has made a takeover approach for Telkom.

Bharti Airtel has confirmed in a Bombay Stock Exchange filing that it has transferred 100% of shares in mobile operator AirtelTigo to the government of Ghana.

80.8 million smartphones were shipped in China in 3Q21, down 4.7% year-on-year (YoY), said a study.

Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, is currently considering a deal to merge the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Zain Saudi Arabia’s cellular infrastructure in a process that the media outlets Bloomberg and Al Arabiya.net said would create the kingdom’s largest cellular company.

The overall addressable market for enterprise servers in Malaysia is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.6% between 2020-2025, driven by the ongoing expansion of data center capabilities by leading vendors coupled with high-speed computing by the enterprises.

UPC Poland (UPC Polska), the largest cable television operator and a leading provider of triple-play services in Poland, has introduced 5G services to its subscribers in Poland.

Morocco has one of the more advanced telecommunications sectors in Africa. It has been supported by the government’s Maroc Digital 2020 strategy (which encourages the development of a digital economy) and the National Broadband Plan (which aims to provide the entire population with fixed or mobile broadband by the end of 2022).

In the past week Facebook has removed a post violating its policies against inciting violence. Nothing too surprising about that, you might argue. However, this post was from Ethiopia's prime minister.

Israel’s developed economy largely revolves around high technology products, primarily used in the medical, biotechnology, agricultural, materials, and military industries. The country also attracts investment in its cyber-security industry, and has established itself as a hub for thousands of start-up companies.