The government of South Africa is reportedly considering divesting its 14% stake in Vodacom, worth around $2.3 billion.

Loop Mobile is attempting to rescue its proposed deal with Bharti Airtel by cutting its assets from the agreement in the hopes of speeding up the approval process.

Telenor has echoed Vodafone India’s request for the Indian government to allocate spectrum secured at auction.

A new family tracing and reconnection service is being launched in the Philippines through a partnership between Ericsson, Smart and Refunite.

The Mexican regulator IFT has agreed with the country’s ministry of telecoms and transport (SCT) that the state network should be up and running by 2018.

Vodafone India has requested that the country’s Department of Telecommunications immediately allocate the 1800MHz spectrum that it won at auction in February.

The Communications Authority of Kenya has given preliminary approval for the proposed takeover of Essar’s yuMobile by Airtel and Safaricom.

TIM Participacoes has hired investment bank Bradesco to help it explore strategic options in an appointment that the operator has described as “routine”.

Vodafone CEO Marten Pieters has stated that the UK-headquartered group will spend $1 billion on upgrading its network and operations across India.

The Vietnamese government’s proposed IPO for state operator MobiFone has reportedly attracted significant international attention from heavyweight players.

Vodafone Qatar has announced a non-binding agreement to acquire the Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN).

Alcatel-Lucent has closed the sale of its subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise to China Huaxin Post & Telecommunication Economy Development Centre.

Bowing to governmental pressure to reduce subsidies, China Mobile is shifting the target of its marketing campaigns to non-contract devices.

Middle Eastern operator group Etisalat could be planning a sale of its Tanzanian business, according to reports.

The Hungarian telecom authority NMHH has sold 4G spectrum licences to 4 operators in the country, raising HUF130.6 billion ($530.25 million).

Telecom Italia has stated that it will resume negotiations with Fintech over the sale of its stake in Telecom Argentina.

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India have cut 2G data allowances by almost half without lowering prices, essentially doubling the cost of the service.

Japanese operator Softbank could make its first move into Latin America with an investment in Iusacell, according to reports.

Virgin Mobile’s new MVNO, Virgin Mobile Central and Eastern Europe (VMCEE), has attracted €40 million of investment from new backers.

Following a significant drop in customers for its Nextel Mexico unit, NII Holdings has filed for bankruptcy.