Vodafone M-Pesa is simplifying mobile money payments and cash collection with businesses by implementing Ericsson’s M-Commerce Interconnect (EMI) service.
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Pakistani operator Zong is aiming to create an additional 1,000 4G sites across Pakistan by the end of the year.
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O3b Networks has announced that it has been commissioned to more than double the bandwidth capacity of South Sudanese ISP RCS-Communication.
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Pan-African telecommunications provider Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has announced Africa’s first roll-out of Satmotion from Integrasys.
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Apple is launching Apple Pay in Russia via a partnership with Mastercard and local bank Sberbank.
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Facebook has launched its Messenger Lite app, aimed at “markets with slower than average internet speeds and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones”.
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Telefónica has partnered with Vivendi to offer customers in Latin America two new mobile entertainment services.
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VimpelCom has selected Cisco Jasper to be the Smart Connectivity management platform across its network operator properties globally.
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South African network solutions provider Vula Telematix has partnered with machine connectivity specialist Ingenu to launch the Machine Network in the Western Cape region of South Africa.
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Google is launching a range of products and services specifically aimed at the Indian market.
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IFC has announced that it has successfully completed a landmark six-year project with satellite operator O3b Networks Ltd.
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Microsoft has revealed the Nokia 216 and Nokia 216 Dual SIM feature phones, which are launching in November across four African markets.
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ICFLIX, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading internet streaming service, has partnered with SLA Digital to bring Direct Operator Billing to more customers in the Middle East.
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Southeast Asian cable operators Mega Vision and CICT are leveraging Calix GPON solutions as they transform portions of their networks to fibre.
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Telkom Indonesia has selected HAUD to provide A2P SMS monetisation and SS7 security managed services in order to create new sources of revenue and improve subscriber experience.
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Chinese device maker and equipment vendor Huawei is set to commence the manufacture of its Honor smartphones in a Chennai-based plant next month.
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Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) is launching its flagship M40 and M50 smartphones using WCDMA//HSPA (+) chipsets from Spreadtrum.
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Vodafone and 4G operator Afrimax Group have announced a non-equity Partner Market agreement for Cameroon.
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The concept of a cashless society is rapidly being established – albeit not in the way traditionally pictured in films and popular culture.
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MTN has shut down its mobile money offering in South Africa.
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Global telecom service provider Sonema has selected Comtech EF Data Corp’s Heights networking platform to expand its satellite networking capabilities across the African continent.
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QBoCel, an MVNO and MVNE operating on Telefonica Mexico’s network, has successfully implemented FTS’ turnkey MVNO and MVNE solution.
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Mozambican telecoms distributor Kambeny has ordered 28 eSite green power solutions from Flexenclosure.
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Jordanian operator Umniah is implementing Astellia’s 3G service assurance solution to augment its data services.
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The GSMA has announced that all three mobile money providers in Madagascar – Airtel Money, mVola and Orange Money – are rolling out interoperable mobile money services across the entire country.
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Avanti Communications Group and Bentley Walker have signed a new contract to provide superfast satellite broadband in Tanzania.
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BSNL and Vodafone India have signed an intra-circle roaming agreement for their 2G networks in India.
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NEC Corporation has signed a contract with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia to develop the Indonesia Global Gateway Cable System (IGG).
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Orange has received Electronic Money Establishment (EME) licences in four African markets - Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Senegal.
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Nokia and Orange Polska have successfully completed a pilot project to prepare for the mass migration of Orange's legacy public switched telephone network (PSTN) services to an all-IP network ready to support current and future broadband needs.
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Nokia is deploying China's first commercial Carrier WAN-SDN project in partnership with Jiangsu Telecom, a regional branch of China Telecom.
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Marketers have long understood the ubiquitous nature of SMS messaging and have taken advantage of it to contact subscribers with advertising, promotions and information.
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The AMOS-6 satellite being launched by Facebook and Eutelsat to bring satellite connectivity to rural Sub-Saharan Africa has been destroyed after the SpaceX rocket carrying it exploded.
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Epsilon subsidiary Cataleya has been selected by Bangladeshi operator Global Voice Telecom Ltd (gvtele) to deploy its next-generation session border controller (SBC) Orchid One.

