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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.

Algeria is issuing its three mobile operators with additional spectrum holdings in a bid to restore connectivity after extensive network outages.

Pan-Africa cross-border payments group MFS Africa has partnered with MoneyGram to enable P2P payments and money transfers in Africa.

The MIST cable system is on its way – and Orient Link, which provides construction, sales, operations and maintenance for submarine cables, and NEC Corporation, a leading name in the integration of IT and network technologies, have signed an agreement to build it.

In November 2019 it was announced that Orange Romania was the first operator within the Orange Group’s footprint to commercially launch 5G. Now the 5G network in Bucharest has been expanded to cover the entire city.

Armenian operator Ucom has claimed that its subscribers will now be able to access “much higher quality” mobile services following an extensive network upgrade.

There’s a bright future ahead for Indian data centres according to JLL, a leader in real estate services.

Kyrgyzstan is set to auction 2300MHz-2400MHz TDD spectrum, with licences covering all areas of the country except for the capital of Bishkek and second major city Osh.

Further evidence of the growing reach of Internet of Things (IoT)-based solutions comes from a new LoRaWAN contract in South America.

Airtel Africa and MoneyGram have announced a partnership that will allow 19 million Airtel Money subscribers to receive international MoneyGram transfers directly into their mobile wallets.

Operator 3 Indonesia and Nokia have announced that they are working together to optimize and expand 3’s LTE network coverage and capacity to meet customer demand via what is referred to as a new Zero Drive Test solution.

Telefónica Group’s Brazilian subsidiary Vivo has extended its contract with Netcracker for its Revenue Management and Service Activation platforms.

AdcareIT is deploying managed secure SD-WAN services using an integrated NFV edge solution from Telco Systems and Clavister.

We reported last week that incentives to encourage local production of electronics in India were encountering problems attracting major names from the telecommunications network equipment business. Smartphone makers, by contrast, seem a lot more enthusiastic.

Vogel Telecom, a leading wholesale carrier in Brazil, has deployed the Groove (GX) Series G30 Compact Modular Platform from networking solutions provider Infinera to double capacity on its network.

iSAT Africa, a leading data, video and internet service provider, has signed an agreement with Azercosmos, a leading satellite operator in the South Caucasus.

Pan-African operator Airtel Africa and leading international banking group Standard Chartered Bank have announced a strategic collaboration to drive financial inclusion across key markets in Africa by providing customers with increased access to mobile financial services.