Another African country has clamped down on social media. This time it’s Somalia, which has banned TikTok and Telegram.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-based operator Flow announced plans to shut down its 2G network this year to free up spectrum to bolster 3G and 4G services.

The Chadian government fined Airtel Chad XAF5 billion (US$8.3 million) for failing to meet quality of service requirements.

Telenor Pakistan promoted COO Khurrum Ashfaque (pictured) to CEO, replacing Irfan Wahab Khan who will take a new role as SVP in Telenor Asia.

Apple manufacturer partner Foxconn has reportedly begun production of the iPhone 15 in a factory in Southern India, as the semiconductor giant continues to pivot away from its reliance on Chinese manufacturing.

A US Trade and Development Agency-funded feasibility study for Nigeria’s Hotspot Network Limited has led to the issuance of financing for the deployment of 120 solar-powered rural telecommunications base stations across 22 states in Nigeria.

Is Brazilian regulator Anatel about to decide on the conditions of use of standard power devices in the 6GHz band and ensure their unlicensed use in outdoor and indoor environments?

Veon has applied for a digital banking licence via its Bangladesh-based unit Banglalink, as the group looks to expand into fintech services.

Hard on the heels of yesterday’s news about its sister company Vumatel’s success in the South African FTTH market, fibre infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has launched a R400 million (about US$21 million) fibre network infrastructure expansion project.

Indian equipment provider Tejas Networks won a contract worth INR74.9 billion (US900 million) from BSNL to supply gear, support and maintain annually the operator’s 4G/5G network.

Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom says it has increased account limits on its wildly popular M-Pesa mobile money service to KSh500,000 (about US$3,477) following approval from the Central Bank of Kenya.

South Africa’s biggest home fibre network operator, Vumatel, says it has now passed two million households with fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity.

IXAfrica Data Centre, a developer and operator of hyperscale-ready data centres in East Africa, and Tilisi Developments, a premier real estate developer, have announced that IXAfrica has signed a term sheet to purchase 11 acres of prime land for the construction of its second data centre campus in Nairobi, Kenya.

Indian operator Vodafone Idea received a loan of INR20 billion (US$240 million) to aid it in making scheduled payments, as the operator continues to grapple with high debt.  

Saudi Arabian service provider Zain and Red Sea Global (RSG), a multi-project developer, have unveiled what they call the world's first zero-carbon 5G network at the Six Senses Southern Dunes resort at The Red Sea Project on the west coast of Saudi Arabia.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has launched the Gaborone Metro Ring, a high-capacity, high-speed, and secure telecommunication network that will empower local businesses to deliver a huge boost to Botswana’s economic growth.

Brazilian regulator Anatel has signed an agreement with the Japanese government focused on open RAN, with the goal of increasing deployments of the technology in Brazil and developing new business opportunities between the countries.

Airtel Kenya has outlined plans to invest a minimum of US$150 million into expanding its network across the next three years.

Constancia mine in Peru is the latest industrial application to use LTE to improve its operations, with the help of broadband communications technology company Rajant Corporation.

Senegal’s mobile operators have implemented agreements to enable nationwide roaming between their networks.

Safaricom has confirmed the resignation of its Board Director and longstanding employee Michael Joseph.

Airtel Uganda has announced that it is set to make an initial public offering via the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE).

Service provider Vodacom’s plans to buy two fibre operators have been blocked by South Africa’s Competition Commission, which says it has found no major benefits from the proposed transaction that were not already in existence.

Salam has selected Oracle to drive 5G innovation across the Middle East.