According to a number of news outlets, operator Liberty Latin America is considering an acquisition of Telefonica’s businesses in Colombia and Ecuador.

More news of satellite support for rural connectivity comes from South Africa with the announcement of a deal between operator Telkom and satellite broadband solutions provider YahClick.

Orange Morocco is implementing Neural Technologies’ revenue assurance and fraud management solution.

Brazil’s embattled operator Oi has sold its mobile assets to the sole party that bid on them – a consortium of rival operators Claro Brasil, Telefonica Brasil (Vivo) and TIM Brasil.

Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal Region launched its 5G network in key municipal districts in KwaZulu-Natal province.

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) loaned up to half a billion dollars to a consortium of companies led by Vodafone to create a new operator to enter the Ethiopian market.

The Indonesian government kick-started its selection proves for companies aiming to secure 30MHz of 2300MHz (2360MHz-2390MHz) for mobile services, and cut XL Axiata and Indosat Ooredoo after evaluation.

NEC planned to set up an open RAN laboratory in India as part of plans to boost its commercial-ready 5G ecosystem development.

State-owned operator Oman Telecommunications (aka Omantel) is said to have attracted three bidders interested in buying its tower network.

In what is claimed to be a first for India, the government-owned telecommunications provider BSNL and Skylo, which offers satellite-based IoT solutions, have announced an exclusive IoT partnership.

Another major name has recently been added to the growing list of companies driving the mobile money transfer trend in Africa – and Xoom, PayPal’s money transfer service, says it is also offering lower charges than the average for its service.

Iraqi operator Asiacell Telecom has selected Nokia to optimise its nationwide network, in a two-year contract beginning in January 2021.

The Niger government announced it will invest CFA58 billion ($107 million) to connect around 1.4 million people to connectivity.

Russian operator MTS has launched an outdoor pilot 5G network zone in partnership with Ericsson and Qualcomm.

The GSMA and the World Bank have developed what they call an innovative, ground-breaking study on the impact of mobile broadband on welfare and poverty reduction. It uses data from Nigeria – the largest mobile market and economy in Africa – and its findings are fascinating.

Cyprus’ telecoms watchdog set a date for the island country’s upcoming 5G auction for later this month, as it attracted four interested bidders after seeing delays due to a high starting price for licenses.

The Philippines new third operator DITO Telecommunity bullishly increased its coverage target pledge to 90% of the population by the end of its five-year network deployment programme, improving on its obligation to the government to secure its telecoms licence.

MTN Group could sell and lease back as much as 50% of its towers in its home market of South Africa.

Just when SIM-linked controversies appeared no longer to be news, two SIM registration stories have hit the headlines – this time from Nigeria and Malaysia.

The Indian cabinet has agreed to an ambitious public Wi-Fi plan that could bring broadband data connectivity to anywhere in the country – even places that at present have no mobile coverage.

Colombian operator WOM is deploying 125 cellular backhaul sites in partnership with Axess Networks as it seeks to connect rural areas as part of its nationwide build-out.

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South African communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has been ordered to cut mobile data prices in half.

Telecel Faso announced the launch of 4G+ (LTE-A) mobile services which deliver download speeds of 100Mbps and upload speeds of 20Mbps, as the operator moved to match rival offerings in Burkina Faso.

After recently announced plans to limit the fees America Movil can charge customers, it looks like the Mexican telecoms regulator and billionaire Carlos Slim’s telecoms giant America Movil are heading for another scrap.

Welcome news for Kenyan operator Safaricom, though possibly less so for its customers, is that coronavirus-related price cuts affecting its mobile payment business may end soon.

Nokia and Vodafone India Foundation, the CSR arm of Vi (formerly Vodafone Idea), have deployed a smart agriculture solution that aims to improve the productivity of farmers in India.