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Nepal’s second largest operator Ncell has extended its 4G network to 21 cities in the country, meaning that it covers over 15% of the country’s population.

CETel has signed a five-year contract with SES Networks to connect new exploration and production sites in Africa via SES Networks’ medium earth orbit (MEO) O3b satellite constellation.

Airtel has partnered with digital content subscription services and mobile payment aggregation provider RGK Mobile for direct billing services in India.

China has maintained its dominance in the global IoT market, with Chinese operators covering around 46% of cellular IoT connections in Q3 2017.

Huawei has won a $28.5 million contract to overhaul Filipino market leader PLDT’s online charging and electronic loading platforms for prepaid users.

Tencent has hit back against suggestions that it monitors user accounts by stating that it does not store user messages sent via its popular WeChat service.

After completing trials in Q3 2017, AT&T has now launched its LTE-M network in Mexico.

Timor Telecom (TT) has expanded its partnership with SES Networks to enable international voice traffic between Timor-Leste and the rest of the world, SES announced today.

Zain Group is leveraging Cisco advanced segment routing platforms and WAN automation to bring the benefits of distributed intelligence and centralised control to its network.

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT Group) has signed an agreement with Fon for the delivery of Wi-Fi connectivity and roaming services to its subscribers.

NICE has announced a new strategic partnership with mobile device and IT infrastructure management company Brightstar India.

PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia (H3I) has chosen the Nokia Cloud Packet Core solution to help meet rapid data growth in the Indonesian market.

MainOne and Tizeti have announced the completion of a joint development project with Facebook to enable the expansion of internet services in Lagos.

Ooredoo Myanmar is launching direct carrier billing in the market with Fortumo.

Thai regulator the NBTC has awarded a satellite licence to start up firm mu space, allowing it to offer satellite-based services until 2032.

MTN has announced a partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable their business customers throughout Africa to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) services worldwide.

Tata Communications and Cloudera have formed a strategic partnership enabling enterprises to harness their data to drive growth.

UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat is delivering its high performance Ka-band satellite Internet services to Bluetown to connect unconnected communities in Africa.

MTN Nigeria has selected Nokia to help drive its transformation from network- to customer-centric operations and improve the experience for its 52 million customers.

RGK Mobile has announced a new direct mobile operator billing agreement with BITE, a telecommunications company serving subscribers in Lithuania and Latvia.

NTT Group’s ICT arm NTT Communications Corporation has signed a partnership with Internet Solutions of South Africa to deliver NTT Com’s Nexcenter data centre service in the African continent.

China Mobile is launching a suite of Rich Communication Services (RCS) across the country from 1^st December, placing it in direct competition with messaging firm Tencent.

ICT provider Libatel is deploying the first IoT LoRaWAN smart-agriculture project in Lebanon in partnership with IoT specialist Kerlink.

MegaFon has signed a cooperation agreement with Rostelecom to jointly develop 5G networks.

Safaricom Kenya has renewed its Parts Management Service (SPMS) agreement with GSM Systems East Africa.

Electronic payment solutions firm Toka has selected XIUS to launch Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services through the brand Tokamóvil in Mexico.

Timor Telecom is providing a trial Wi-Fi service in Timor-Leste’s capital Dili using SES Networks’ fibre-like connectivity.