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More 5G rollout news – this time from Slovenia, where operator Telemach has announced that it is rolling out a 5G network after gaining the necessary frequencies to offer wireless broadband through a national auction that took place in April this year.

Reliance Jio, the front-runner among the big three operators in India, can now claim another leading position: the use in a 5G field trial network of its own indigenously developed 5G equipment and technology in Mumbai.

Atos, which describes itself as a global leader in digital transformation, is to build a new data centre in Kenya.

Bahrain’s National Broadband Network BNET has selected Mobileum’s Active Intelligence Platform for risk management.

Veon’s Georgian mobile operator Beeline has chosen Nokia’s cloud-native software to modernise its core network throughout Georgia and to strengthen customer services, network performance and security as it extends its 4G network with 5G-ready equipment.

Bharti Airtel has turned on its 5G trial network in Gurgaon’s Cyber Hub in the Millennium city, reports local media outlets.

Philippines’ third major player in the telecommunications industry DITO Telecommunity Corporation is approaching the one-millionth subscriber mark a few months after its official launch in March.

The Iranian government has adopted major legislation to enable the government to take back control of physical hardware and transmission equipment used for the delivery of fixed data services.

Argentina is in the subsea cable news again. Late last week wholesale telecom service provider GlobeNet’s new subsea cable system Malbec, which connects Argentina and Brazil, was launched.

As part of what is described as an ambitious plan to strengthen Ghana as a maritime forerunner in West Africa, the Ghana Maritime Authority and Danish commercial satellite operator Sternula have announced a new partnership involving e-navigation connectivity.

Ooredoo Oman has launched super-fast, reliable 4G and 5G fixed wireless (FWA) access throughout the country, powered by Nokia.

Romanian cloud service provider ClusterPower will build the largest data centre in Romania and one of the largest in Europe in the southern part of Craiova.

The mobile operator Tele2, together with Nokia, launched a 5G test zone in the Kazan Metro, which thus became the first fifth-generation network in the Russian metro.

Colombia’s WOM announced that it has connected its 700MHz 4G network to 525 previously unserved rural areas.

IoT specialist Kerlink has partnered with wireless, real-time water-management systems provider WEGoT to expand and accelerate adoption of WEGoT’s solutions to help address serious water shortages in India.

Nepalese service provider Subisu has selected Nokia to modernise its 1500-kilometer backbone network stretching across East and West Nepal.

America Movil's Claro Uruguay unit began technical tests in 5G in the 28 GHz band in the country after receiving authorization from the Communication Services Regulatory Unit (URSEC).

PCCW Global's Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine cable and PCCW Global have announced that they will deploy Infinera ICE6 optical engine equipment on the Mediterranean segment of the PEACE submarine cable system.

Claro Argentina, a part of the América Móvil group, has partnered with DOCOMO Digital, the integrator of digital app stores, to facilitate the purchase of applications and content with direct carrier billing (DCB), within the Samsung Galaxy Store, using Claro's pre-paid or post-paid accounts.

A 5G will be pilot launched in Kyrgyzstan by the end of 2021, according to Talant Kalykov, director of the State Communications Agency.

Google has announced plans to build Firmina, an open subsea cable that will run from the East Coast of the United States to Las Toninas, Argentina, with additional landings in Praia Grande, Brazil and Punta del Este, Uruguay.

It looks like Hype –the in-browser chat service for Opera Mini users – is not just hype after all. This week has seen the launch of the service by global internet brand Opera in South Africa, Zambia and Ghana.

A1 Bulgaria has chosen Nokia as the main equipment supplier for its radio access network (RAN).

Ooredoo Oman said it recently recorded downlink speeds of more than 5 Gbps on a commercial 5G Massive MIMO single sector, one of the first such tests in the region.

Southeastern Europe (SEE) region pay-TV, internet, and telecoms provider United Group’s spate of acquisitions boost its annualised revenues almost treble in the year to March to close to EUR 2 billion.

There’s been some Interesting news from research group IDC, which has reported a strong performance for Africa's smartphone market in the first quarter of 2021.

Orange Jordan has signed a three-year agreement with Nokia to deploy more than 100,000 units of Nokia WiFi Beacons across the country.

Telecom Egypt (TE) and Vodafone Group have inked a modified shareholders’ agreement which includes changes to Vodafone Egypt’s dividend policy.

Ukrainian telecommunications operator Datagroup announced that it has completed the acquisition of the operator Volia, the country's Pay-TV and broadband service provider.

Group Vivendi Africa (GVA) officially rolled out its broadband connectivity operations in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou.

Alibaba is clearly keeping busy in the Southeast Asian market. Recent reports indicate major new or ongoing initiatives in the Philippines and Malaysia, along with general investment in the region.

South Africa’s number three operator is claiming an African first. Telkom says it has launched Africa’s first virtual card for transacting on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers to make e-commerce payments.