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Nokia has joined hands with OIV, a provider of communications infrastructure in Croatia, to deliver a 5G private wireless network solution for AD Plastik’s automotive component manufacturing facility in Croatia.

Indian telecommunications company Tata Communications (previously known as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited) posted a 27.8% rise in consolidated net profit at INR 3.95 billion (GBP 40 million) for the third quarter ended December 2021.

Apple is bringing iPhone 13 production to the vast Indian market, with commercial production planned for early next year.

Cassava Technologies, which describes itself as Africa’s first integrated tech company, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Mitsui, one of Japan’s largest global conglomerates.

ZTE Corporation has conducted its 5G Summit and User Congress 2021 via live stream.

STL, an integrator of digital networks, has announced key initiatives to strengthen its presence in the Middle East, Africa (MEA) region by forming new partnerships, setting up a centre of excellence, and expanding its team.

ZTE Corporation announced that it has secured 50% of section 4 of China Mobile's high-end router and switch centralised procurement 2021-2022 and will supply the routers ZXR10 M6000-18 S and ZXR10 M6000-8S Plus.

US-based open RAN software company Parallel Wireless has announced plans to continue growing its footprint across the globe with the expansion of its open RAN research and development work in a number of countries that include Israel and India as well as the US and UK.

A1 Croatia will deploy 5G radio and core networks nationwide in partnership with Ericsson.

Ericsson has won a 3% share of a joint 5G radio contract offered by China Telecom and China Unicom.

CETIN, a wholesale provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications infrastructure, and NEC Europe Ltd have announced the signing of a large network security project relevant to a number of countries in Eastern Europe.

Jio Platforms Limited, a product company focusing on innovation in the areas of 4G and 5G networks as well as cloud and edge solutions, and part of Indian giant Reliance Industries, has been busy building partnerships in the 5G space.

To strengthen its leadership in 5G business transformation, Huawei is increasing investment in carrier software as a strategy to support 5G business success.

Pan-African technology group Liquid Telecom has rebranded itself as Liquid Intelligent Technologies, the culmination, it says, of its extensive business transformation from being a telecommunications and digital services provider to a full one-stop-shop technology group.

Operators in Qatar and Sri Lanka have recently announced SD-WAN-related partnerships with global technology provider Cisco.

Home-made solar-powered mobile phones are on their way to Uganda, says local manufacturer Simi Mobile.

Hot on the heels of confirming Nokia as a 5G RAN partner, Thailand’s dtac has stated that it will power its 5G services in several regions of the country using equipment from Ericsson.

NEC planned to set up an open RAN laboratory in India as part of plans to boost its commercial-ready 5G ecosystem development.

Iraqi operator Asiacell Telecom has selected Nokia to optimise its nationwide network, in a two-year contract beginning in January 2021.

Nokia secured a three-year deal to upgrade Airtel Kenya networks, a move that laid foundations for a commercial 5G rollout in the capital of Nairobi.

Following last week’s announcement that operator Togocom is deploying the first 5G network in West Africa, Nokia has announced that it will be supplying 5G equipment and services for the new network, which launched in Togo's capital city Lomé last week.

Russian operator MTS announced it will deploy the first 5G-ready dedicated network using Ericsson gear for gold and silver producing company Polymetal, paving the way for future B2B uses of 5G.