Ooredoo has offered support to those affected in Myanmar’s 11 national disaster zones following severe seasonal flooding. 

Hitachi Data Systems has announced a strategic partnership with Mitsumi Distribution to extend its footprint in East and West Africa.

Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) has had a number of firms express interest in acquiring the tower unit that it is attempting to divest.

Telekom Austria has reportedly expressed an interest in buying the 58% stake in Telekom Srbija that the government of Serbia has made available for purchase.

Local companies in Myanmar now have the option of bidding for the country’s fourth mobile licence, adding another level of competition to the market.

Bharti Airtel is cutting a significant percentage of its staff in Africa this year, with the figure likely to be around 15-20%.

Orange is holding discussions with Armenian internet service provider Ucom regarding the sale of its mobile unit, Orange Armenia.

Russian operator MTS is acquiring IT firm NVision for RUB15 billion ($263.4 million).

The government of Zimbabwe may be on course to purchase Vimpelcom’s stake in Zimbabwean operator Telecel.

Orange has set up a separate holding company for its operations in Africa and the Middle East, underlining its commitment to the region.

Mexican broadcast giant Totalplay could enter the upcoming tender to build Mexico’s proposed $7 billion nationwide mobile broadband network.

A controlling stake in Telekom Srbija has been made publicly available by the country’s privatisation agency.

Telecom Egypt will be awarded a 4G mobile licence next year, according to the country’s telecoms minister.

Bharti Airtel has raised $1.3 billion through the sale of tower assets across five of its African markets.

Orange has reportedly agreed to terms with Israeli operator Partner Communications that could see the companies terminate their licensing agreement.

Turkcell has bolstered its holding in Ukraine following its $100 million acquisition of a 44.96% stake in Euroasia Telecommunications.

Bharti Airtel has scrapped its proposed deal to sell telecom towers in Tanzania and Chad to Helios Towers Africa.

Cinven’s bid for Telekom Slovenije has been rejected due to a proposed amendment, but the investor group is reportedly still interested in an acquisition.

Indian operator Reliance Communications and Russian investment group Sistema are holding “exclusive discussions” over a possible merger of their Indian operations.

North Korea’s only mobile provider, Koryolink, has blocked foreigners from accessing the internet via 3G-enabled devices.