Oi’s largest stakeholders are reportedly no longer aiming to divest their holdings in the beleaguered Brazilian operator and are instead considering how to boost its offering.

Vodacom Group has deployed commercial 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) in Lesotho, with the operator claiming the launch as a first for the continent.

As the 5G era sets in, emerging services from operators will undergo explosive growth. Currently, the communications industry is gradually entering the new era of ubiquitous connections, customer perception, and intelligence.

WhatsApp has provided assurances to the Indian government that it will develop tools to prevent the spread of misinformation that has led to violence within the country.

Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) has closed the sale of its Media Convergence Nodes and related infrastructure to Reliance Jio.

Russian operators have called for legislation obliging foreign internet firms such as Facebook and Google to contribute to the costs associated with a new law requiring data to be stored domestically.

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) nowadays are facing increasing challenges due to changes in customer behaviour as well as competitions from OTT players in terms of service innovation, time-to-market and customer service experience.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel has signed a three-year agreement with media firm Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

South Africa’s Cell C is reportedly aiming to launch an IPO in 2020 as part of a strategy to generate capital for acquisitions.

Only two of the nine available blocks of 1800MHz spectrum found a buyer in Thailand’s much delayed 4G auctions.

Chinese device maker Xiaomi has reported a profitable second quarter following its IPO.

Reliance Jio’s latest subscriber gains place it ever closer behind India’s second and third largest operators, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular.

Apple has blocked around 25,000 gambling apps from China’s App Store following criticism in the Chinese media.

Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority has cleared Ojer Telekom (Otas) to transfer the 55% stake it holds in Turk Telekom to a new entity established by its creditors.

Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) has drafted new regulations on spectrum refarming to improve competition and penetration in the market.

Nepali ISP WorldLink has leveraged Juniper’s high-performance networking solutions to tackle the networking constraints and complexities of an exponentially growing consumer market.

South African operator group MTN has dismissed reports that it is planning to divest some or all of its 40% holding in pan-African online retail firm Jumia.

Troubled Indian operator Reliance Communications looks likely to leave the market entirely after receiving two bids of $1.1 billion for its available telecoms assets.

Indian operator Idea Cellular is deploying Nokia’s cloud-native core technology in the country’s capital Delhi as it takes steps towards digitalisation to meet increasing data demand and mobile broadband growth.

Ukrainian operator lifecell has deployed the country’s first virtualised LTE core network, allowing it to deliver various next-generation mobile services.

New research from Tutela analysing 4G speeds in Brazil shows that Vivo and Claro are battling for first place in the Latin American market.

The CEO of Kenyan market leader Safaricom has stated that the operator has no plans to react to Airtel Kenya’s imminent halving of its cross-network calling fees.

Smart Communications will conduct the Philippines’ first commercial 5G trial next year in partnership with Ericsson.

As part of their shared mission to boost financial inclusion throughout Nigeria, Oradian and the Association of Non Bank Microfinance Institution of Nigeria (ANMFIN) have launched a strategic partnership.

Korean smartphone giant Samsung may shutter operations at one of two device factories in China as a result of escalating labour overheads and waning sales in the market.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered a second round of due diligence to be conducted on Teleology Holdings - the preferred bidder for 9mobile - before it approves the deal.

Net1 Indonesia is providing Free Wi-Fi access for refugees of the recent earthquake in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

India’s government is looking to launch 5G services across the country by 2022, according to telecoms secretary Aruna Sundararajan.

MTN Group has seen its H1 net profit drop by 5% year-on-year despite growth in several of its African markets, including Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa.

Bulgarian operator Vivacom is extending its contract with Ericsson to deploy 4G Voice service and Wi-Fi calling.

NII Holdings’ impending sale of its Nextel Brazil unit has reportedly attracted the attention of some major Latin American players, including America Movil, Telecom Italia and Telefonica.

A mobile wallet pilot project is being launched in Colombia by a collaboration between state-run Banco Agrario, mobile operator Telefonica Colombia, and mobility firm Comviva.

MTN Group has signed an agreement with Flytxt to automate both inbound and outbound marketing across its entire network of more than 217 million subscribers.

With the continued evolution of satellite technology, the world is becoming an increasingly smaller place. Areas that were once impossible to reach – cargo ships in the middle of the Pacific or airplanes flying at 35,000 feet – can now stay connected 24/7.

Shaping Africa's digital future – AfricaCom launches FREE headliner conference tracks with world-class speaker line-up.

All-over-IP Team is currently working on a new report that will provide an extensive coverage of the physical security, IT infrastructure and smart solutions sales channels in Russia.

The Kenyan regulator’s report into improving competition in Kenya has had its findings savaged by Bob Collymore, CEO of the market’s most dominant operator Safaricom.

The role that 5G technology will play in the Indian market is the subject of a new report from Research and Markets.

India’s Supreme Court has cleared Reliance Communications to sell off assets worth INR250 billion ($3.63 billion) after it resolved a legal spat with Ericsson with a settlement of INR5.5 billion ($80.06 million).

The government of Colombia is looking to sell its 32.5% stake in Telefonica’s local unit Coltel for COP2.3 trillion ($791 million).

Gilat Satellite Networks has partnered with satellite firm Hispasat to commercialise the latter’s Ka band satellite capacity over Brazil.

China Tower’s IPO has raised $6.9 billion, making it the most valuable offering globally since 2016.

Indian number three Idea Cellular has posted a profit for its fiscal Q1 despite falling revenue and ARPU.

Indian regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has proposed making more than 8,500MHz of spectrum available across nine bands when the country holds its next spectrum auctions.

Huawei’s Q2 smartphone shipments increased by 41%, meaning that the Chinese device manufacturer has surpassed Apple to take second place in the global smartphone market with a share of 15.5%.

MTN has stalled its plans to invest $750 million in Iran in the face of possible US sanctions on the market.

The European Commission (EC) has approved the acquisition by the investment group PPF of four Telenor subsidiaries serving CEE (Central and Eastern Europe).

Russian operator MTS has taken legal action against the state of Turkmenistan in an attempt to recoup funds that it invested in the market prior to its “forced” suspension of operations last year.

Bharti Airtel saw its Q1 profits fall steeply following “sustained pricing pressure” in the Indian mobile market.

Millicom has headed off a legal challenge claiming that the operator was not the full owner of its subsidiary Tigo Tanzania.