Marketing and communications industry publication Campaign Middle East has reported that the news service Sky News Arabia is the first TV broadcaster in the region to have a live 24/7 channel output in what is referred to as mobile-friendly vertical mode.

The Philippines government ramped up plans to accelerate tower construction in the country, by issuing provisional certificates to tower companies, as part of plans to accelerate connectivity in the country.

There’s been a further boost for Brazilian connectivity with the announcement from global communications company Viasat of the expansion of its residential internet service to 14 additional states in Brazil.

Vietnamese operator MobiFone has announced that it is now using a Next Generation Diameter Signaling Controller and BroadForward Diameter Firewall (BroadForward DFW) deployed by the leading Vietnamese technology provider and integrator QD.TEK.

Huawei saw a contract win with Russian operator MTS announcing the start of a large-scale mobile networks modernisation project in Moscow using gear from the company, a project to prepare the city for commercial 5G launch.

The Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) began broadcasting a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) signal, providing a major boost to satellite and aviation navigation tools used in African and Indian ocean regions.

After its rebranding as Vi and the announcement of a major sports sponsorship, there’s even more big news from the former Vodafone Idea. The Indian operator is now announcing the launch of GIGAnet, described as a first-of-its-kind spectrum refarming exercise.

STC reportedly requested banks for pitches to advise the telecoms company in a potential IPO of its products and services development division.

Six days after agreeing to the Dh800 million (about $218 million) deal, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company has reportedly formalised the sale of a 26 percent indirect stake in Khazna Data Centre to another UAE group, Technology Holding Company.

Nokia is to provide Nigerian mobile operator Tizeti with an LTE fixed wireless access (FWA) solution for high-speed internet services in Nigeria.

At the 12th Huawei User Group Meeting in 2020, Li Yao, deputy director from NOC of China Mobile Pakistan, delivered a keynote speech on "Energy-efficient Operation in the EM Market".

Cloud and data centres in the Asia-Pacific region are among the fastest-growing in the world. That’s the finding of a new report from Tariff Consultancy Ltd service Datacentrepricing.

According to a report last week from Ecofin news agency, Algeria can soon expect reinforcements to its existing compliment of undersea fibre connections.

Nokia and Filipino broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions announced plans to deploy fibre to the home ultra-broadband services on the island of Mindanao, to connect over 300,000 homes and businesses over the next three years.

There’s been some more good news for Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea in the aftermath of the Indian Supreme Court ruling that has given both operators ten years to pay outstanding adjusted gross revenue (AGR) fees.

Telkom Kenya and KaiOS Technologies unveiled the Kaduda T-Smart to the Kenyan market, marking the first operator launch for a KaiOS smart feature phone in the country.

Vodafone Group remained confident of selling its Egypt unit to Saudi Arabia operator STC, despite missing a deadline to finalise terms last week.

The Czech units of Vodafone and T-Mobile have filed legal complaints against the country’s regulator over its planned 5G spectrum auction.

Altus IT, the leading carrier-neutral data centre provider in Croatia, has been acquired by Interxion, a Digital Realty company.

Recent news from India and Africa underlines the continuing growth of IoT-based solutions for a diverse range of applications.

The start of work on building the new Satellite of the Republic of Indonesia (SATRIA) is reported to be imminent.

Globe Telecom has reached out to several independent tower firms in the Philippines in a bid to boost the quality of its mobile network.

IP connectivity supplier Telia Carrier penned an agreement with Equinix in Mexico to expand its network in North America, a move to expand its footprint and meet growing demand for high speed internet connections.

Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed announced plans to sell a five per cent stake in state-owned Ethio telecom to citizens, as part of plans to break the monopoly held by the operator and open up the traditionally closed market.

The government of Colombia has chosen Speedcast International for a project to provide high-speed internet to 250 sites across rural Colombia.

There's more news on the planned Singapore India Gateway (SING) cable system, for which a new contract has just been announced.

Following May’s announcement of plans for a 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of digital products and services from 1 July 2020, there’s been further tax-related news from Indonesia.

Fintech start-up Thunes raised $60 million in Series B financing with Helios Investment Partners leading the latest round of funding, as the company continues expansions plans in emerging markets.