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Leading Vietnamese operator VNPT has chosen Ericsson as a strategic partner to modernise its charging and business support system.

Ooredoo Qatar and Comptel have signed a self-service technology agreement to improve customer service.

Nokia is bringing its 1830 PSS (Photonic Service Switch) DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) technology to Nepal in partnership with WorldLink.

China Telecom and Ericsson have launched the China Telecom IoT Open Platform, a global connection management platform that will accelerate the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services.

Nepal’s Ncell Axiata is increasing its collaboration efforts with Chinese vendor ZTE in the field of network virtualisation.

Intelsat S.A and Gilat Satellite Networks have partnered for a joint managed services solution to provide 3G infrastructure in the most remote locations around the globe, where terrestrial services are not feasible.

London-headquartered NGO Save the Children International (SCI) has awarded Speedcast a contract to provide connectivity to a network of 40+ sites in Africa.

SenRa Tech has partnered with low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) provider Senet to deploy LoRaWAN connectivity throughout India. 

The government of Poland has awarded a tender for the design, build-out and operation of advanced fibre optic networks to Nokia in partnership with Infracapital, the infrastructure arm of M&G Investments.

Etisalat Nigeria is launching its time-based mobile data solution BlazeOn, powered by Comptel’s FWD solution, in the Nigerian market.

The Konnect Africa broadband venture set up by Eutelsat Communications has this month officially launched new-generation services, starting in Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda.

Tata Communications has launched three new nodes for its IZO Private Cloud service to support enterprises’ hybrid cloud adoption while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Wirecard and VEON have signed a global payments and processing agreement that will benefit hundreds of millions of mobile users across the world.

Croatia’s Hrvatski Telekom has selected Netcracker’s Billing solution as one of the key platforms for its large-scale IT transformation.

Zain Iraq has extended its managed services contract with Ericsson until 2021.

Digicel Group is rolling out Squire Technologies’ SVI_STP (Signal Transfer Point) across multiple sites in their Caribbean, Central American and Asia Pacific networks.

SES and Orange Central African Republic have partnered to provide connectivity services in the Central African Republic.

Digital money transfer service WorldRemit has added Android Pay to its service, offering its users a new way to send money internationally and reach millions using mobile money accounts.

Satellite communications provider CETel has acquired Onlime’s Managed Satellite Services for an undisclosed amount.

East African operator Djibouti Telecom has joined its IP network with Hurricane Electric, the world's largest IPv6-native Internet backbone.

Contactless mobile money payments provider Youtap has partnered with MatchMove to provide its customers in Africa and Asia with an off-the-shelf open-loop payment acceptance solution for closed-loop wallets.

Nokia and China Mobile are deploying millions of home gateways to provide residential customers across 29 different provinces in China with access to fibre-based ultra-broadband applications and intelligent home services.

Tigo Rwanda has partnered with Ericsson to completely overhaul its Business Support System (BSS) ecosystem.

Dalkom Somalia has Somalia signed an agreement for satellite services with Intelsat SA that will expand its broadband enterprise and direct-to-home (DTH) services in East and Central Africa and the Middle East.

MFS Africa and Paga have partnered to connect Paga users and Nigerian bank account holders to remittance senders from around the world.

Bharti Airtel has approached Google to discuss the possibility of installing Wi-Fi hotspots across India to bolster its broadband coverage.

Samsung is aiming to double the amount of handsets it manufactures in India to ten million units a month with a KRW700 billion ($623 million) investment.