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Fibre optic specialist Hevek Company has partnered with fibre cable manufacturer m2fx to launch the latter’s Miniflex products in Iraq.

Kazakhstani market leader Kcell JSC has selected Amdocs for a business support systems (BSS) transformation project.

Millicom has partnered with Momac to launch SmartApps, a new Tigo-branded mobile service that will give mobile customers access to premium content.

Globe has partnered with WhatsApp to offer zero-rated access to the mobile messaging app with a prepaid promo or postpaid plan subscription.

South African operator Cell C has selected Tecnotree to expand its call completion and IVR platform.

A new online job portal dubbed Everjobs has launched in Cameroon.

Battery manufacturer Saft has received an order from Reliance Jio Infocomm for its Evolion lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery systems.

Zimbabwean incumbent TelOne has signed an extension to its connectivity contract with Avanti.

Millicom has launched a new 4G wireless network in Tanzania, offering Tigo customers high-speed internet for the first time.

Customers of M-Pesa and MTN Mobile Money in East Africa will be able to transfer money to each other following an agreement between Vodafone Group and MTN Group to interconnect their mobile money services.

Indosat and Facebook have partnered to launch Internet.org in Indonesia as part of the “Internet Tanpa Pulsa Untuk Semua” initiative for all Indonesians.

VimpelCom is expanding its use of Openmind’s SMS traffic control solution in Moscow and Central Russia.

Afghan m-commerce provider M-Paisa is partnering with electrical company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) to allow bill payments via mobile money transactions.

Vodacom is launching South Africa’s first commercially available VoLTE network.

Reliance Jio Infocomm is planning to differentiate its 4G service from its competitors’ with bespoke apps.

Orange Polska has selected Ericsson as its OSS transformation partner.

STC has selected DragonWave to support its enterprise network expansion.

Indonesian operator Telkomsel has selected Cloudera to provide its big data platform in order to facilitate its transition from a voice and SMS operator to a broadband provider.

UPC Hungary has appointed Dimoco as its partner for the technical implementation of Mobile Payment services across its mobile offering.

China Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of its top three suppliers for the rollout of mobile ultra-broadband services across China.

Telecom Namibia has partnered with Finnish smartphone firm Jolla to launch the latter’s device, Jolla smartphone.

Anise Asia has selected Virtustream to power the next generation of its cloud platform.

Tata Communications and Indosat have partnered to deliver a wide range of technology and communication solutions for Indonesian enterprises’ growing ICT requirements.

Gondwana International Networks (GIN), parent company to Africa Online, is expanding its VSAT services in Tanzania.

Claro Perú has deployed Acision’s Collect SMS solution to allow subscribers to send text messages when out of credit by requesting that the receiver accept the charges.

Afghan Wireless Communication Company has deployed a Unified charging and policy solution from Redknee to advance customer experience for its subscribers.

Nanjing Panda Electronics has selected small cell software from Radisys to deploy an LTE-TDD solution for China Mobile.