India's mobile market continues to get the bulk of local capital expenditure as the operators expand their infrastructure, reports Research & Markets.

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The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has approved a $230 million loan to Nigeria’s 9mobile.

The telecom sector in Burkina Faso continues to be stymied by slow regulatory procedures and insufficient mobile spectrum, reports Research & Markets.

Mongolia possesses a liberalised and competitive telecoms market served by multiple competing players, reports Research & Markets.

The government of Morocco has agreed to invest MAD10 billion ($1 billion) into market leader Maroc Telecom across the next three years.

Although the Maldives has a population of only 348,000 the telecom market is bolstered by the considerable influx of tourists, notes Research & Markets.

Ghana has one of the most vibrant mobile markets in Africa, reports Research & Markets.

South Africa’s MTN and Vodacom are losing millions each year as a result of theft and vandalism of telecoms equipment perpetrated by criminal gangs.

The government of Vietnam is aiming to sell stakes in both Mobifone and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VPTG) by 2021.

Considerable progress continues to be made in rolling out national fibre backbone networks in Zimbabwe, reports Research & Markets.

French Polynesia has one of the more advanced telecoms infrastructures for the Pacific islands region, reports Research & Markets.

Myanmar’s fourth-placed operator Mytel has completed technical 5G tests on the 3.5GHz frequency.

Vanuatu has a population of less than 300,000 people and well over 50% of its mobile connections still access 2G services, reports Research & Markets.

Indonesia’s Indosat Ooredoo is planning to invest IDR2 trillion ($140 million) in order to increase its network of 4G base stations almost twofold.

Huawei is preparing to invest CNY10 billion ($1.4 billion) to establish a new R&D centre in Shanghai to create wireless/IoT equipment and components.

Thai market leader AIS has seen both its revenue and total subscribers increase during its second quarter.

ZTE Corporation has signed a five-year 5G cooperation agreement with Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas of Colombia (UDFJC University) to establish a 5G Joint Innovation Research Center in Colombia.