Airtel bought a 10 per cent stake in AI cloud telephony start-up Wayebo, as part of plans to upgrade its enterprise cloud offering.

The United Arab Emirates’ telecommunications regulator set an ambitious target of 100% 5G coverage in the country by 2025, in a bid to become technology leaders of the network standard in the Middle East.

Indian operator Bharti Airtel wrote to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to confirm its first payment in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) due, in a bid to bring clarity to the complicated process.

Filipino operator PLDT has stated that it will migrate all customers still using its legacy copper wire network onto fibre within the next 18 months.

Turkcell has completed the next phase of its OSS transformation using Netcracker’s suite of solutions.

Chile’s Movistar is looking to sell a 10MHz block of 1900MHz spectrum via a private tender.

Kyrgyzstan’s regulator announced its series of spectrum auctions scheduled for this month has been called off due to a lack of interest.

Telenor Serbia and Montenegro CTO Sasa Lekovic hailed recent digital transformation efforts for preparing the operators for future revenue streams, predicting new ICT infrastructure and data leverage will become vital in this as technology evolves.

Telecom Egypt has applied to the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to acquire a holding of 2600MHz TDD spectrum.

Philippines-based operator Globe Telecom rolled out 5G connectivity to more key cities in Metro Manila, as the operator continues deployment plans.

MFS Africa and Moroccan mobile money provider inwi money are bringing smooth and affordable international digital money transfers and payments to Morocco.

3 Indonesia deployed software from Indian mobility solutions provider Comviva, in a bid to tackle stock issues on its device voucher top-up system and enhance the customer experience.

Croatian operator Hrvatski Telecom kicked off plans in upgrading its HRK19 million ($3 million) fibre-optic network, pledging to connect thousands of premises to 100Mbps connectivity speed.

Romania saw a setback with its telecoms regulator stating it would be impossible to issue interested parties 5G licences, at a scheduled auction in the fourth quarter of this year.

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications announced telecom operators in the country will reduce call and data tariffs, in a reflection of a recent tax cut by the government.

Telkom South Africa and Telenor penned a managed roaming agreement which will enable Telkom to enhance roaming products for retail customers.

A new agreement has been announced that aims to allow satellite service providers to access Spanish-speaking markets throughout South America.

Philippines-based telecoms group PLDT hailed its preparation in future-proofing its network which proved vital during the Covid-19 pandemic, and urged other operators to diligently bolster their networks, in order to prepare for a new normal of operating.

It’s been a very busy week for Nokia. Following an LTE FWA announcement involving Nigeria and an FTTH announcement involving the Philippines, there’s now 4G expansion news from Azerbaijan.

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.