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While it may not be entirely clear how operators in particular are going to monetise 5G, there is certainly no shortage of announcements involving 5G rollout. Among the latest are three from the UAE, Iran and Sri Lanka.

Anam and Apigate have partnered to deliver a highly accessible and secured messaging platform aimed at both enterprises and mobile operators that enables businesses to scale digitally.

Huawei launches the industry's first intelligent metro router series, NetEngine 8000, at MPLS+SDN+NFV World Congress 2019.

MediaKind has been selected by Vodafone Qatar to deliver MediaFirst, its next generation cloud-based multiscreen TV Platform service, to consumers in Qatar.

PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong’s HKT, has completed a major Internet infrastructure upgrade in Mozambique.

TIM Brasil has selected Gilat’s satellite backhaul solution to enable 4G services to unserved areas, such as highways and small towns, as well as to the agribusiness IoT market.

Ericsson has been selected by Batelco to commercially deploy 5G across Bahrain.

Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) has signed an agreement to sell and lease back the passive physical infrastructure of its mobile tower portfolio to IHS Holding Limited (IHS) in a deal worth SAR 2.52 billion (USD 672 million).

Tower leasing firm PT Solusi Tunas Pratama (STP) has partnered with NTT Docomo to test a new site inspection service named docomo sky.

MTN South Africa has partnered with global customer engagement company Clickatell to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers to engage with the telco over WhatsApp.

The Saudi Arabian telecom system integration market is projected to grow from $420 million in 2018 to $683 million by 2024, according to Research & Markets.

Czech search engine Seznam has demanded greater detail on Google’s plans to introduce greater competition across the Android device ecosystem.

Fortumo has deployed its Trident Bundling Platform to connect Amazon with the Indian state-run telco BSNL, allowing it to offer its subscribers one year of Amazon Prime in select plans.

Russian telecom services provider ER-Telecom Holding has selected Netcracker’s Digital BSS as part of its digital transformation.

Eafricalab will use ACI Worldwide’s UP Retail Payments solution for Postillion to better serve consumers across 25 African countries.

Venezuela is currently undergoing country-wide blackouts that are leaving 98% of the population without internet connectivity.

Western Union has teamed up with Thunes, a cross-border payments network for emerging markets, to enable Western Union customers to send funds directly into mobile wallets around the world.

Cambodian enterprise ISP SINET has chosen Nokia to launch new, high-speed broadband services in the country.

ECI has won a contract with CEB FibreNet - a subsidiary of the Central Electricity Board in Mauritius - to expand and leverage its existing fibre optic network coverage.

Vodafone Idea has partnered with Nokia to roll out its next generation future-ready LTE network across multiple service areas.

Indonesian operator XL Axiata is using equipment from Ericsson to build out its 5G-ready transport network.

Vast Networks, Africa’s first open access network provider, has selected Benu Networks’ Virtual Service Edge (VSE) platform to deploy the only carrier-grade mobile offload network on the African continent.

Skyband, a member of the Inteltec Group and provider of satellite and networking solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed a new agreement with LeoSat Enterprises.

Nokia has deployed 100G in Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited's (PTCL) network to enhance the capacity and speed of its optical network for both domestic and international traffic.

Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has extended its agreement with Optiva for the software provider’s Charging Engine, Voucher Management and Policy Control solutions.

Jazz and Nokia have signed a contract to support Jazz's expansion of its 4G network to provide better coverage and a superior subscriber experience.

Palestine Islamic Bank (PIB), the largest Islamic bank in Palestine, has chosen cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos T24 Transact to transform its banking systems and drive its digital transformation.

Zain Saudi Arabia and Nokia have signed two agreements that will allow the operator to launch IoT services and applications and provide innovative end-to-end solutions to enterprise and public sector segments in the Kingdom.

Indosat Ooredoo (Indosat) has chosen Nokia to upgrade its IP/MPLS network to meet fast-growing subscriber demand for fixed and mobile broadband services.