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Riding on the waves of the rising adoption of mobile data services, the total mobile services revenue in the Philippines is set to increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% from US$4.1bn in 2021 to US$5.4bn in 2026, said a study.

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Telecommunications and the Information Society (Mintel), and the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (Citel) have signed a memorandum of understanding to connect rural and difficult-to-access areas of the country.

Ooredoo Oman has signed a new ICT and managed services agreement with Huawei which will come into effect on 1st January 2022.

The Brazilian Internet Service Provider (ISP) Desktop Sigmanet acquired LPNet, one of the largest broadband operators with FTTH in Sao Paulo, where it has around 127,000 accesses and covers more than 40 municipalities.

China Mobile, NR Electric, and ZTE Corporation have jointly released the industry's first end-to-end 5G TSN deterministic network.

Texas-based fibre provider Transtelco has launched a bid to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Mexican operator Maxcom Telecomunicaciones for a total of around MXN 608 million.

Malaysian multinational telecommunications conglomerate Axiata Group, through indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Axiata Investments (Indonesia, AIISB), is selling a 5% stake in its Indonesian operator XL Axiata to Ferrymount Investments Ltd (FIL) for IDR1.44 trillion (USD101 million).

South African 5G pioneer Rain has announced further growth for its 5G network, to which it recently added eight new regions.

2Africa can now officially boast that it is the longest subsea cable system in the world after the announcement that it has been extended to the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and India.

It may come as a surprise to some readers that a major operator in Bahrain still runs a 2G network. Well, it won’t be doing so for much longer. Operator Batelco is phasing out its 2G network to make way for what it calls transformation towards advanced mobile development.

The government of Botswana is upgrading its private wireless transmission network using Intracom Telecom’s OmniBAS microwave product family.

Philippines telco Globe Telecom will launch 5G standalone (SA) technology in the Philippines as it looks to bring a wide range of use cases to customers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon providing on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs, is opening a new data centre design facility in Zagreb, Croatia.

Call4tel, a global manufacturer of unified communications appliances, has appointed Nology, a leading IP solutions provider in South Africa, as its local authorised distributor of the Call4tel 3CX PBX certified appliance range.

Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions), a subsidiary of UAE-based Digital DEWA, signed a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) agreement with Nozomi Networks, provider of Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) security.

The Government of Togo and Bboxx, a next generation utility, have announced what is described as the first-ever memorandum of understanding (MoU) to sell smartphones in Togo on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Telekom Slovenije has tapped Nokia to supply broadband equipment to allow its FTTH network to offer 10Gb/s, with deployment slated for this year.

Finnish multinational telecommunications giant Nokia and South Africa-headquartered miner AngloGold Ashanti have successfully trialled 5G connectivity at an underground mine in Jerico, Colombia.

The continuing growth of India’s data centre industry shows no sign of slowing down. This time it's the Indian ICT service and solution provider Sify Technologies Ltd that has announced major plans.

Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost over 1.4 million subscribers in July 2021 whereas Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel added 6.5 million and 1.9 million subscribers, respectively, during the month, according to the latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

South Africa's data center market size will witness investments of USD 3071 million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 15% said a report.

Beijing, the Capital of China, now has 45,700 5G base stations as of the end of August, with 5G users totaling over 12 million, said the report.

Africa Data Centres, the only pan-African network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral data centres on the continent, has completed its new Johannesburg data centre, based in its Midrand Campus which is one of the largest in Africa.

Kenyan operator Safaricom has confirmed that it plans to launch a commercial 5G network in 2022.

Leading Indian operator Bharti Airtel has selected networking products company Tejas Networks to enhance its optical network capacity in key metropolitan markets.

Burkino Faso’s government has detailed its National Strategy for the Development of the Digital Economy, which seeks to boost connectivity in urban areas.

Belarusian infrastructure provider beCloud has partnered with mobile operator A1 to boost 4G/LTE coverage in the Vitebsk region by “almost seven times”.

Lynk Global has signed its first commercial deals with operators in the Bahamas and the Central African Republic.

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has completed the initial public offering (IPO) of Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co, which trades as Solutions by stc.

Iskratel, the Slovenian information, and telecommunications equipment manufacturer, launched the Innbox G92 multi-gigabit GPON home gateway for high-speed connectivity.