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Yondr Group, a, developer, owner operator and service provider of data centres, has announced its entry into the Malaysian market with a planned 200MW hyperscale campus.

Telecom Egypt has penned an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to secure a loan of €150 million (US$164m) to expand its broadband network, the largest loan from the bank for a mobile network upgrade in Africa.

Vodafone Oman and Ericsson have announced the deployment of a 5G indoor system at the Vodafone Experience Hub in Muscat’s Mall of Oman as well as the Vodafone Oman headquarter offices.

Philippines-based operator Globe Telecom has ramped up its sustainability plans by committing to cut its carbon emissions by 50% in 2030, as part of its overall goal of being a net-zero operator by 2050.

Bosnia-Herzegovina’s BH Telecom is upgrading its core network with Ericsson Nikola Tesla.

Satellite operator Thaicom has penned an agreement with satellite and solutions provider Globalstar, to deploy commercial low earth orbit (LEO) and provide commercial services to boost Thailand’s tourism and maritime industries.

Vietnam has highlighted several hurdles to spreading the popularity of mobile money among mobile phone users, but operators still back it for major growth.  

The total mobile communications services revenue in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4% from US$320.9bn in 2021 to US$398.4bn in 2026, said a study.

Malaysia's smartphone market closed in 2021 with over 12 million units representing a growth of 10.6% driven by a government subsidy programme plus relatively uninterrupted logistics compared to neighbouring ASEAN markets, says a study.

Orange is planning to use satellites to plug coverage gaps in one of its African markets, with a successful trial resulting potentially in a full rollout of the technology across its footprint.

Chile’s WOM has launched commercial 5G services across several regions of the country.

The Egyptian National Postal Organisation and Bahrain-based Beyon Connect, a subsidiary of Batelco, reached an agreement to establish a new joint venture to deploy digital postbox solutions.

The Paratus Group, a full-service network spanning the African continent and connecting customers internationally, has announced its expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), hard on the heels of a government tender win.

Samsung has reportedly made a pledge to sign up for a government scheme to manufacture telecom gear in India.

Underlining the continuing growth of data centres in sub-Saharan Africa are recent announcements involving Raxio Group in Tanzania and Digital Parks Africa in South Africa.

Indian multinational information technology services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is ready to put in place a 5G network for any telecom operator across the globe on any given day and the company is working in India on a country-specific gear for the network.

Africa's overall mobile phone market suffered a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 11.3% in Q4 2021 to a total 48.6 million units, said a study.

Finnish multinational telecommunications giant Nokia has been selected by TIME dotCom for the supply and delivery of a DWDM optical network for a nationwide rollout.

Asteria Aerospace, an India-based drone manufacturer and solution provider and a subsidiary of Jio Platforms Ltd, has launched an end-to-end drone operations platform.

Liberty Latin America has selected Matrixx Software’s Digital Commerce as part of its ongoing digital evolution in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Despite supply-side hindrances, Indonesia's smartphone market is expected to reach 44 million units in 2022, growing by 8% year-over-year (YoY), said a study.

It’s been only a matter of days since Equinix announced plans to expand into Chile and Peru through its acquisition of four data centres from Entel for US$705 million. Now the digital infrastructure company is growing its presence in India.

Hard on the heels of its recent deals involving education and OTT video in the Latin American market, Spanish operator and satellite solutions and services provider Hispasat has said that it has now reached an agreement to acquire teleport operator and satellite services provider Axess Networks.

Veon’s Bangladeshi subsidiary Banglalink has launched the country’s first integrated digital health platform, branded as Health Hub.

West African solar-based internet service provider Tizeti has partnered with Microsoft Corp to roll out high-speed internet infrastructure in Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria.

Shipments of smartphones within China fell 31.8% year-on-year to 14.5 million handsets in February, a government report said.

Indian telecommunications major Reliance Jio Infocomm is raising INR 57 billion (USD 750 million) through an offshore syndicated loan to primarily fund future Capex needs, reports Economic Times.

TIM Brasil has claimed that it is the first operator in Latin American to launch Core 5G standalone (SA), meeting the requirements of regulator Anatel and allowing it to offer networks and services using the 3.5GHz spectrum.

The Indian government is reportedly going ahead this month with the planned merger of government-owned broadband infrastructure provider Bharat Broadband Nigam Ltd (BBNL) with the loss-making state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL).

Algeria is in the process of clearing and optimising radio frequencies to be used for 5G as it prepares for a widespread launch of the technology “soon”, according to Telecoms Minister Karim Bibi Triki.

Safaricom is considering spinning off its M-Pesa mobile money division into a full subsidiary, in what seems to be a push to align with more traditional banking institutions.