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Telefónica Movistar and DIRECTV reached an agreement through which Movistar acquires and assumes the operation of DIRECTV's Internet services in Colombia.

Mondia Pay, part of leading mobile commerce company Mondia, and mobile money service M-Pesa have partnered to allow Tanzanians to conveniently access Mondia’s suite of online content on the Vodacom Tanzania digital services network.

Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is back in the news; this time Indonesian operator Telkomsel is announcing ambitious coverage targets for the technology.

A fascinating announcement from Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) indicates that Peru and Korea are to cooperate on a project involving the sharing of telecommunications infrastructure.

Rain, an operator that offers a data-only 4G and 5G service to a number of South African cities, has announced ambitious coverage growth plans for its 5G network.

Malaysian ICT provider Allo has selected Nokia to deploy a gigabit fibre network in the states of Melaka, Johor, Negeri Sembilan and East Coast of Malaysia.

The Sonatel group, the telecom operator in West Africa, has officially become the delegated manager of the Benin digital infrastructure company (SBIN).

CETIN, a telecommunications infrastructure group in the Czech Republic, has announced hitting a milestone of one million households connected to its high-speed fibre broadband.

Comviva, the global player in digital solutions, has announced its strategic partnership with Etisalat Misr to offer media-rich Caller Ring Back Tone (CRBT) services.

Brazilian Internet Service Provider (ISP) Desktop Sigmanet is planning to stage an initial public offering (IPO).

Asian e-commerce giant QNET has said it is seeking to establish a physical presence in Kenya and to grow a large network of independent representatives.

UAE operator Etisalat has announced further expansion plans for its SmartHub ecosystem of interconnected communities with the planned launch of a new facility.

There are 40 countries/territories worldwide with private network deployments based on LTE or 5G or LTE or 5G-suitable private network spectrum licence.

What is claimed to be Thailand’s first 5G open RAN smart city is on the way, courtesy of the country’s National Telecom Public Company Limited (NT) , 5GCT, a local partner specialized in delivering end-to-end 5G smart cities, networking company Cisco Systems (Thailand), and end-to-end, cloud-native network software provider Mavenir.

IoT solutions specialist Kerlink has partnered with Vietnamese start-up Cloud Energy to develop and deploy new solutions to meet demand for IoT services in rural areas around Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

The global satellite operator Telesat and TIM Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of Telecom Italia, completed in-orbit 4G mobile data backhaul testing using Telesat's Phase 1 low earth orbit (LEO) satellite.

The state-owned telecommunications company in Azerbaijan, Aztelekom is building a network based on Gigabyte Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology in the villages of the country within projects to expand the coverage area of ​​communication services and improve their quality.

Mobile TeleSystems Belarus (MTS Belarus), in cooperation with the state-owned infrastructure operator beCloud, is expanding its 4G network in the Minsk region.

The Russian operator VimpelCom (Beeline trademark) announced the launch of the VoWiFi (Voice over Wi-Fi) service in Moscow and the Moscow region in a pilot mode.

Underlining the growth of the mobile payment business across Africa, operator MTN has announced a $2 million partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its mobile money business – called MoMo – in South Africa.

Tele2 Russia has selected Ericsson to upgrade its network with the 5G-ready Ericsson Radio System, including software. The partners will jointly deploy 50,000 base stations across the country in 27 regions including Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Global smartphone wholesale revenue increased 37% YoY to pass $100 billion in the first quarter of 2021, said a study. Smartphone shipment volume also grew 28% YoY this quarter.

Polish OSS provider Suntech has won a new contract with Singapore-based StarHub to upgrade its service fulfilment platforms as part of an ongoing digital transformation process.

UAE-IX, carrier and data center neutral Internet Exchange operator in the GCC region, recorded 63% growth in total customer bandwidth to over 1,400 Gbps in 2020.

Arc Solutions, a joint venture launched by Du and Batelco, has signed an agreement with global telecoms operator BSO to interconnect network footprints in the Middle East and around the world.

Travellers, employees and retailers at Brazil’s São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) are now able to access the world’s first at-airport Wi-Fi 6 network using OpenRoaming.

Recent reports in the Tanzanian press indicate that the government hopes to encourage investors to establish mobile phone assembly lines in Tanzania in order to bring affordable smartphones to unserved members of the population.

Ecuador’s state-owned provider CNT (Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones) has formed an Automatic National Roaming agreement with Telefonica’s local Movistar unit which will see 4G coverage expanded within 18 provinces.

Latin American data centre specialist Odata is to expand into Chile; it plans to build a new facility in Santiago.

The launch of 4G in Liberia’s Grand Cape Mount County by operator Lonestar Cell MTN is undoubtedly going to boost coverage to a number of underserved towns and villages.

The state-owned telecommunication service provider Nepal Telecom (NTC) has commenced the official trial of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service in Nepal.

WebMoney Transfer, a global settlement system and environment for online business activities, provided the owners of P-purses in rubles with the opportunity to go through full identification using the Beeline Mobile-ID service.