Millicom International Cellular, a telecommunications and media company which is a provider of fixed and mobile services dedicated to markets in Latin America, has signed an agreement to gain full control of Tigo Guatemala by acquiring the remaining 45% stake from its local joint venture partner in a $2.2 billion all-cash deal.

Global connectivity provider Epsilon has expanded its partnership with SEAX (Super Sea Cable Networks), a neutral information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure provider, to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia. SEAX has license to operate in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Hard on the heels of its takeover of Inmarsat, global communications company Viasat has underlined the diversity of its markets and offerings with two very different deals in Ghana and Peru.

Shares of Airtel Africa and MTN Nigeria have hit what are described as all-time highs after they were granted approval by Nigeria's central bank for banking licences – at least in principle.

Malaysia’s state-owned Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), which provides the only wholesale 5G services in the country, has integrated five domestic operators into its 5G network.

Sudan’s three main operators have received a court order to restore internet services after they shuttered access following a military coup last month.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s BH Telecom has selected Oracle’s Converged Charging System as it looks to revamp its prepaid product offerings and prepares to monetise 5G.

Indian multinational telecommunications services company Bharti Airtel and Cloud service provider Oracle announced new Cloud and data centre deals to help boost the digital economy and empower more than 1 million enterprise customers, as data consumption explodes in India amid rapid Internet and smartphone penetration.

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.