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Customer experience solutions provider Amdocs has been awarded a five-year managed services contract for business support systems (BSS) modernisation by Botswana Telecommunications Corporation.

Peruvian market leader Telefonica del Peru has placed orders for Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform to extend cellular and broadband coverage to rural areas nationwide.

Mobile payments firm Fortumo has launched direct carrier billing in 3 new African markets.

Global internet of things (IoT) connectivity provider Sigfox announced it has begun deploying a dedicated IoT network throughout Brazil.

OTT Video services in the Philippines are set to expand with the launch of a new service from the country's second largest MNO Globe Telecom.

Nokia and Hutchison 3 Indonesia (H3I) have signed an agreement that will see Nokia expand H3I's core network in Indonesia.

Ericsson has partnered mobile financial services company Trriple to provide mobile wallet services for consumers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well its banking and smart city sectors.

Mobile network operator Zain Group has become the first to launch a high-speed 4G-LTE network in Sudan, the sixth market in total where it has launched the technology.

Pakistani mobile operator Zong has signed an MoU with the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology for 4G services to the university.

Austrian MVNE platform provider I-New has expanded its Latin American operations with the launch of a new MVNO platform in Mexico.

Leading Indian operator Bharti Airtel is to redesign its online recharge and payments interface, integrating mobile wallets and allowing customers to pay for online recharges through a unified online interface.

Vodafone today announced that its mobile money service M-Pesa has surpassed 25 million subscribers worldwide.

Eutelsat Communications today announced it has selected Gilat Satellite Networks to power a range of new broadband solutions in Western Russia to launch commercially in July.

MTN Business has launched a new cloud delivery platform in Rwanda and Cameroon, aimed at enabling SME customers to access cloud services with greater ease.

Network solutions provider ECI and Sprint have deployed a greenfield broadband network in Sosnowiec, Poland.

Jongla has launched what it claims is the world’s lightest instant messaging service in Africa, claiming to use less bandwidth and just 10 per cent of a handset’s memory compared with rivals.

Mobile operator MTN has introduced a new mobile and web app in Uganda called WebPhone.

Indian telecoms firm Reliance Jio has announced the launch of its 8,100km Bay of Bengal Gateway cable system, which it claims is the first dark fibre system to be lit at 100 Gbps.

Pakistani mobile operator Zong, a division of China Mobile, has partnered mobile payments company Fortumo to roll out direct carrier billing.

Nokia is providing technology to help Idea Cellular to roll out 4G/LTE in three key Indian telecom circles.

Iranian operator TCI (Telecommunication Company of Iran) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NFV & managed services specialist Italtel to develop and modernise its telecom network.

Telefónica Mexico has selected Ericsson to supply more than 1,000 Ericsson Radio Dot Systems in Mexico City's urban areas.

Warid Telecom is leveraging Syniverse’s IPX Network Solution and Diameter Signalling Services to enable its subscribers to access LTE services around the globe.

Omani operator Omantel is deploying Sigfox’s IoT network across the Sultanate.

Interactive Intelligence Group has launched a new customer engagement cloud service for businesses throughout South Africa.

Polish operator Netia has launched a cloud-based UC solution using BroadSoft UC-One software.

UAE operator du has formed a VAS business management partnership with mobility solutions  provider Mahindra Comviva.