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Microsoft East Africa and Liquid Telecom have joined forces to improve and accelerate the use of cloud services across Africa.

Promexar has selected Advantech Wireless’ Transcend 800-B Microwave Radio for a microwave backhaul system in Monterrey, Mexico.

Pakistan’s leading 4G network, Zong (CMPak) has joined forces with Chinese device maker Xiaomi to launch the latter’s products in Pakistan.

Accuris Networks Limited has partnered with Internet Solutions (IS) to introduce a seamless continent-wide Wi-Fi network in Africa.

Telefónica, Huawei and Kamstrup have successfully deployed their first project with real user’s data using NarrowBand IoT technology (NB-IoT).

Georgian mobile operator Geocell has selected Peter-Service to deliver its billing solution.

PacketLight Networks has partnered with Avelacom to build out their high speed network from London to Moscow with PacketLight’s optical transport solutions.

Fixed-line operator Hutchison Global Communications and PT Centrin Online Prima are launching a new cloud service in Jakarta, Indonesia.

EcoCash, the leading Zimbabwe mobile payment solution, has partnered with leading B2B cross-border mobile payments network TransferTo.

STC (Saudi Telecom Company) has reached an agreement to acquire tower assets from Atheeb Telecommunication for SAR230 million ($61 million).

Malaysian mobile operator U Mobile has partnered with Docomo Digital to give customers the option of purchasing Google Play Store content using direct carrier billing.

The Altan consortium has been awarded a grant to construct and operate a wholesale 4G network in Mexico by the country’s regulator, IFT.

Cablevision Argentina doubling its network capacity to meet surging demands for high-speed internet and video.

O3b Networks has announced a series of new deals with telecom operators of island nations in the Asia Pacific Region.

Ericsson and China Mobile have signed a strategic agreement to cooperate on development of the Internet of Things.

Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) is launching direct carrier billing on Google Play with Fortumo.

Ericsson and Cisco will provide Telefonica Guatemala with a new Internet Protocol (IP) network backbone, based on Cisco's aggregation services routers and Ericsson's integration services.

Microsoft is deploying Nominet’s dynamic spectrum management technology to deliver broadband in the African continent.

Vietnamobile has partnered with Fortumo to offer carrier billing on the Google Play app store in Vietnam.

Econet Wireless has launched Kirusa’s InstaVoice Missed call, Voice SMS, Voice Mail and Sports Services in Lesotho.

Afghanistan’s market leader Roshan has tapped SpeedCast International to upgrade its cellular backhaul network to support 3G services over satellite in Zabul province in southwestern Afghanistan.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has tapped Viptela and Inbox Business Technologies to deploy software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) infrastructures in Pakistan.

Cambodia’s leading microfinance institution Prasac has signed an agreement for a USD 20 million green lending facility with a responsAbility-managed fund focusing on climate financing.

Mahindra Comviva has made its digital payment solutions mobiquity Wallet and payPLUS available via the cloud.

Liquid Telecom has been granted final regulatory approval to become the majority stakeholder of Raha, Tanzania’s leading Internet Service Provider.

Digicel Pacific has tapped O3b Networks to increase satellite capacity and bring state-of-the-art mobile connectivity to the remote Micronesian Island of Nauru.

Orange Group has renewed an agreement for satellite solutions with Intelsat S.A. in Cameroon.

Digital money transfer provider SimbaPay is now providing transfer services to Ghana and Uganda.

Societe Generale announces that it has signed a merchant acquiring partnership with American Express in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where the Bank operates.

South African firm Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) is deploying Ciena’s Blue Planet orchestration software to automate the delivery of Ethernet services across its multi-vendor network.