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BBM and Eskimi have announced an exclusive mobile advertising partnership in Nigeria.

Entel Chile has implemented Bango’s carrier billing solution for Google Play.

Orange Money Botswana and EcoCash have launched a new partnership to enable better and more affordable access to digital money transfers between Zimbabwe and Botswana.

Off-grid renewable energy operator Winch Energy and African ISP iWayAfrica will deploy a remote solar kiosk under a pilot program.

Nokia and Vodafone Qatar are modernising Vodafone Qatar's core network using Nokia virtualised applications to meet growing high-quality voice and data demands of customers living in and visiting Qatar.

Vodafone India has deployed Nokia's cloud packet core to provide faster mobile broadband and enhance the scale and agility of its network for launching new services.

Movistar Argentina has selected Ericsson to transform its Radio Access Network (RAN) over a three-year period based on Ericsson Radio System.

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has awarded Nokia a contract to modernise and optimise its IP and optical networks.

MegaFon has acquired a 100% stake in Project Investment Technologies Management Company LLC (“TechnoInvestProject”), from Russian systems integrator Technoserv group.

Hungarian operator UPC is implementing Agama’s video assurance platform to ensure top quality of its video services.

Paycode has rolled out a secure biometric solution in Zambia in partnership with Ingenico Group.

Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has broadened its relationship with Intelsat to accelerate the deployment of the country’s wireless communications infrastructure in Myanmar.

FibreCo went live on its open access dark fibre link along the N3 from Johannesburg to Durban including the subsea cable landing stations of SEACOM and EASSy on the east coast.

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is extending its Openet Policy and Charging solution to support Voice over LTE (VoLTE) as a further advancement of its 4G network.

Edotco, the tower unit of Malaysian group Axiata, has agreed to manage Ooredoo Myanmar’s energy assets across 1,250 of the operator’s tower sites nationwide.

Angola Cables has added additional peering points at the several new locations internationally.

Libelium has added LoRaWAN wireless connectivity to Waspmote Plug & Sense! and Smart Parking sensor devices in India.

MTN has become the first mobile operator in South Africa to deploy Cisco Jasper’s Control Center, enabling their business customers to launch, manage, and monetise IoT services worldwide.

New data from Syniverse shows that inter-regional 4G LTE roaming traffic from India has grown by a staggering 3,300% year-over-year.

Thaicom has signed an agreement with Mediavision to expand its Multi-Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) broadcast platform in Africa.

Sigma Systems has announced a major deal with Indonesia’s leading mobile network operator, Telkomsel.

Safaricom has tapped Amdocs for new digital services to meet the evolving demands of its 29.5 million customers.

The Monet Cable System connecting Boca Raton, Florida to both Fortaleza and Santos, Brazil, has been completed.

Telefónica Group's Brazilian subsidiary Vivo has upgraded and expanded its use of Netcracker's Service Management solution.

Perpetual Communications Limited (PCL) has selected Annecto Telecom as its exclusive technical and trading partner to provide voice, data, SMS and VAS aggregation services in Nigeria.

Wholesale infrastructure provider GlobeNet is deploying a new 2,500 km submarine cable that will link Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires.

C&W Networks has deployed Coriant’s mTera Universal Transport Platform in its Pan-Caribbean network.

Russia’s MegaFon has formed a new venture that will expand its offering across several industries, partnering with bank Gazprombank, state-owned Rostec and investment firm USM Holdings.

Jasco is working with Avaya to market and sell cloud-based communications solutions to businesses in Africa, focusing strongly on the Kenyan market.