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The Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) began broadcasting a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) signal, providing a major boost to satellite and aviation navigation tools used in African and Indian ocean regions.

Six days after agreeing to the Dh800 million (about $218 million) deal, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company has reportedly formalised the sale of a 26 percent indirect stake in Khazna Data Centre to another UAE group, Technology Holding Company.

Nokia is to provide Nigerian mobile operator Tizeti with an LTE fixed wireless access (FWA) solution for high-speed internet services in Nigeria.

At the 12th Huawei User Group Meeting in 2020, Li Yao, deputy director from NOC of China Mobile Pakistan, delivered a keynote speech on "Energy-efficient Operation in the EM Market".

Cloud and data centres in the Asia-Pacific region are among the fastest-growing in the world. That’s the finding of a new report from Tariff Consultancy Ltd service Datacentrepricing.

According to a report last week from Ecofin news agency, Algeria can soon expect reinforcements to its existing compliment of undersea fibre connections.

Telkom Kenya and KaiOS Technologies unveiled the Kaduda T-Smart to the Kenyan market, marking the first operator launch for a KaiOS smart feature phone in the country.

Altus IT, the leading carrier-neutral data centre provider in Croatia, has been acquired by Interxion, a Digital Realty company.

Recent news from India and Africa underlines the continuing growth of IoT-based solutions for a diverse range of applications.

The start of work on building the new Satellite of the Republic of Indonesia (SATRIA) is reported to be imminent.

IP connectivity supplier Telia Carrier penned an agreement with Equinix in Mexico to expand its network in North America, a move to expand its footprint and meet growing demand for high speed internet connections.

The government of Colombia has chosen Speedcast International for a project to provide high-speed internet to 250 sites across rural Colombia.

There's more news on the planned Singapore India Gateway (SING) cable system, for which a new contract has just been announced.

Fintech start-up Thunes raised $60 million in Series B financing with Helios Investment Partners leading the latest round of funding, as the company continues expansions plans in emerging markets.

A large number of Indian news outlets have been reporting that India, the US and Israel are now collaborating on 5G technology.

As another reminder of the growing strength of OTT services in mobile-dominated markets, OSN, (Orbit Showtime Network) has signed a multi-year partnership with Vodafone Egypt.

About 27 rural districts in Mozambique are expected to benefit from a rural connectivity project launched by the government last week.

Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) is deploying the new AirPON breakthrough solution from Huawei to provide Gigabit broadband service to remote villages and old, low-rise residential buildings.

Both major operators in Laos have been trialling 5G but it’s the state-owned Lao Telecommunications Company (LTC) that has won the race to officially launch a 5G network in the country.

Papua New Guinea is set to gain a greenfield 4G mobile network, as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $25 million investment into a project for its construction in the Pacific country.

Satellite connectivity company Eutelsat Communications inked a multi-year distribution agreement with Paratus to bring high quality network connectivity to South Africa, meeting growing demand in the country’s underserved areas.

Data centre operator Rack Centre has announced an expansion programme that will increase capacity in its Lagos campus in Nigeria.

The Indian government continued its crackdown on Chinese technology firms by banning 118 apps, citing security concerns threatening India’s sovereignty.

The recent news of a deal between leading aerospace industry company Airbus and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, a leading global satellite operator in the UAE, has been quickly followed by another contract announcement – this time involving L3Harris Technologies.

MFS Africa has partnered with global money transfer start-up PaySii to help facilitate remittances in Africa.

It has been suggested that some of Nigeria’s telecommunications companies may be unable to enter the mobile money market after the decision by the country’s central bank that new entrants must guarantee a significant capital base.

Croatia’s Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has extended its agreement with Ericsson’s Nikola Tesla unit for the delivery of managed services up to end-2023.

Orange Niger is set to build out and modernise its network after being granted a loan of XOF31 billion (US$56.3 million) by Coris Bank Niger.

Avaroa Cable and Vodafone Cook Islands have signed a multi-year partnership for use of the Manatua Cable.

A new data centre is about to open in Kenya, courtesy of PAIX Data Centres, an African provider of cloud and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services.

Filipino licensee NOW Telecom has appointed Unicapital to provide financial advice on a potential public offering.