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A1 Bulgaria’s 5G network is now live in the country’s capital of Sofia.

MTN Group hailed its achievement in connecting 42 million users to its MoMo mobile money service, an acceleration attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Omani company data2cloud has announced that it has achieved official accreditation to provide cloud services to the Omani government.

Togocel (Togo Cellulaire) has been given the green light to conduct full-scale 5G trials using live network equipment, under real world conditions.

Another day, another Ericsson deal. This time UAE operator Etisalat has awarded the giant networking and telecommunications company a 5G-related contract.

French firm Global Technologies has been tasked with reviving the Central African Republic’s defunct fixed-line provider SOCATEL (Societe Africaine de Telecommunications) by the country’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT).

NuRAN Wireless Inc has announced that it has received its first purchase order from iSAT Africa for an initial commercial rural deployment in what is described only as a sub-Saharan African country.

Western Union has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a minority stake in the fast-growing Saudi Digital Payments Company (known as stc pay), a fully owned subsidiary of the Saudi Telecom Company).

Ooredoo Oman has selected Etiya to implement its digital Customer Relationship Management (CRM) transformation project.

Data centre company Ascenty has announced the opening of the Chile 1 data centre in Santiago, the company's first unit to start operating outside Brazil.

Saudi Telecom Company has selected Comtech’s Location Technologies group to upgrade its location-based services.

News that China’s 34th satellite launch of the year went smoothly will come as little surprise. However, some mobile communications users on the ground may be pleased.

Recent news from the Philippines and Nigeria indicates growing penetration of broadband services, though by no means all of it is being delivered by fixed lines.

Wi-Fi-supported technology that could be used to enable health monitoring in remote areas is being developed – and China is one of its target markets.

India’s second-biggest operator, Bharti Airtel, has started deploying 4G technology in bandwidth formerly used for 2G.

There’s a new point of presence (PoP) in Brazil from Sparkle, a leading international service provider and global operator.

Paratus, a full-service pan-African telecommunications operator, has selected mobile network infrastructure solutions provider Star Solutions to supply its Sonata EPC core network platform for deployment in Namibia.

Saudi Arabia is to provide 60,000 free Wi-Fi points in a number of public places thanks to a newly announced initiative.

Nokia has announced plans to deploy an internet gateway for a government-owned network in Iraq.

Covid-19 was supposedly a boost to mobile money use in Kenya after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) allowed free M-Pesa and mobile banking transactions until the end of the year. However, Safaricom is apparently not thrilled by the possibility that this ruling may be extended into 2021.

Safaricom is expected to revise down its bid for an operating licence in Ethiopia following the revelation that mobile money offerings will be the exclusive preserve of local financial institutions.

Chinese manufacturer Vivo said it will manufacture its mid-range V20 SE smartphone in India, pledging to support the government’s national Make in India initiative.

MTN Rwanda opened its mobile money API platform to third-party developers, as part of plans to stimulate the growth of its monetary technology ecosystem.

Estonia’s first commercial 5G network is now live, with Telia Eesti launching services in the city centres of Tallinn, Tartu and Parnu.

There’s been yet another major deal involving Amdocs in recent days. The software and services giant and Indian operator Airtel have announced plans to extend their existing partnership to deliver what is referred to as a differentiated experience to customers.

A1 Bulgaria, part of the A1 Telekom Austria Group, has announced a partnership with software and service company Amdocs to modernize and digitize its contract management and document life cycle.

Senegal’s postal authority has signed an agreement with satellite communication service provider Spacecom. The deal will help the public company in charge of postal services in Senegal to provide internet services to the country’s rural population.

Chile’s Grupo Gtd is using Netcracker solutions to digitise its customer experience and automate order and fulfillment processes.

Telia Lithuania (also known as Telia Lietuva), the country’s biggest telecommunications and IT company, has announced the launch of a 5G mobile network in Lithuania.

Underlining the growing interest on the part of US technology companies in India, Amazon, through Amazon Web Services (AWS), reportedly has plans to invest an estimated $2.8 billion in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana State, India, to set up a new cloud region – or AWS Region, as it is known.

WhatsApp began widespread rollout of its payment service in India after multiple regulatory challenges, with backing from the country’s largest banks.