Filipino number two Globe has pledged a minimum $200 million investment to upgrade the network of its recent acquisition, Bayantel.

Pakistan’s telecoms sector has undergone a sharp downturn over the past year, with revenue from mobile falling by 1.8% and a dramatic drop in direct foreign investment.

MTN Nigeria has been hit with a massive NGN 1.04 trillion ($5.2 billion) fine by the country’s telecoms regulator the NCC after it failed to register personal details for 5.1 million subscribers.

Private equity firm LetterOne has confirmed a deal with Brazilian mobile operator Oi in an alliance that the partners claim “enables the consolidation of the sector”.

India’s number four Reliance Communications (RCom) is reportedly discussing a merger with two of the smaller operators, Aircel and Sistema (SSTL).

Following regulatory approval, Millicom has completed the acquisition of an 85% stake in Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel).

MTS is now offering mobile services in Ukraine under the Vodafone brand.

American Tower Corporation is acquiring a 51% controlling interest in Viom Networks.

Russian operator MTS has partnered with Vodafone to deploy 3G and begin offering new services in Ukraine.

Argentina’s telecoms regulator AFTIC has prevented Telecom Italia from selling its majority stake in Telecom Argentina to an investment company.

Ericsson has concluded a preliminary share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Ericpol's operations in Poland and Ukraine.

Poland’s 4G auctions have finally closed after raising PLN9.23 billion ($2.5 billion) in bids.

Grameenphone has been publicly slammed by Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam over its network quality.

A merger between Indian number four Reliance Communications (RCom) and fellow operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) could be completed within a month.

China Mobile’s Pakistani unit, which operates as Zong, has complained to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority that its quality of service is being severely affected by interference on its 1.8GHz spectrum.

Ooredoo Group and Nokia have signed a major framework agreement to support Ooredoo’s long-term development strategy across its footprint in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.

Millicom is taking a 24% stake in Helios Towers Africa on a fully diluted basis following a shareholding reorganisation.

State-owned Thai operator TOT pulled out of negotiations with market leader AIS over the possibility of forming a joint venture for tower infrastructure.

The three major Chinese operators are allowing prepaid subscribers to carry their unused data allowances over into the next month.

Axiata’s tower subsidiary edotco is acquiring a 75% controlling stake in Digicel’s Myanmar Tower Company.

Pakistan’s recent tax hike has seen a sharp fall in imports of both network equipment and handsets.

Microsoft has partnered with Baidu to make the Chinese firm’s search engine the default option for Windows 10.

Poland has approved the imposition of a deadline on its ongoing 4G auctions by the country’s regulators.

Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) is in the final stages of selling off its tower business, with the bidding down to 4 companies.

Chinese device manufacturer Xiaomi has launched an MVNO to compete with the country’s three major incumbents.