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Transsion has selected network positioning services from location data and technology platform HERE Technologies to improve its location accuracy capabilities in emerging markets including Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand.

ZTE Corporation has helped Ningxia Cable TV Network successfully upgrade its IP transport network, by upgrading the existing ZTE’s core router ZXR10 T8000 single device to cluster.

Veon Group has announced that its Russian operator Beeline is set to partner with Yandex.Plus for the launch of their first joint tariff plan.

Eros Now, an over-the-top (OTT) South Asian entertainment platform owned by Eros STX Global Corporation, has announced a partnership with Global Networks Infocomm (GNIPL) for expanding its reach in India.

The Egyptian government has started steps to raise the efficiency of basic communications services in the Sinai Peninsula.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with UNICEF to support the Giga Initiative – a collaboration between UNICEF and the ITU aimed at connecting schools across Africa.

The Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in Thailand has announced a partnership with Huawei Technologies to accelerate fibre infrastructure development in Thailand at the “Giga Thailand: Broadband Forum”.

America's Apple iPhone has surpassed smartphone brand Vivo to emerge as the largest smartphone vendor in China in October 2021, says a report.

Three Chinese operators have deployed Huawei MetaAAU — a comprehensive 5G solution — in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Xiamen.

The telecommunications provider in Indonesia PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat Ooredoo) together with Transaction Artha Gemilang (TAG), a payment services company affiliated with the Salim Group, are proud to launch the expansion of IMkas, the latest server-based electronic money service to cellular users in Indonesia.

ZTE Corporation has collaborated with Riedel Communications to deploy a custom-made, non-public 5G-as-a-Service on a campus community.

Qatari telecommunication operator Ooredoo has announced a major partnership with technology giant Ericsson that will see the two entities working together to ensure an unrivaled 5G experience for fans at the major football event in Qatar in 2022.

Telecommunications service provider Paratus Namibia and MTN Namibia announce that they have signed a national roaming agreement, a first of its kind in the Southern African country.

In the past week Facebook has removed a post violating its policies against inciting violence. Nothing too surprising about that, you might argue. However, this post was from Ethiopia's prime minister.

Azerbaijani mobile telecommunications company Azerfon (Nar trademark) has revealed its 4G LTE user base grew by 23% in the first nine months of 2021.

NTV Plus, the Russian digital satellite television service from NTV, said that the subscriber base of its OTT platform exceeded the threshold of 205,000 in the third quarter of this year.

Razer Gold, an independent virtual credit for games and entertainment, is now live with Vodafone Turkey, enabled by mobile commerce enabler Docomo Digital.

Argentinian pay-TV and fixed-line operator Supercanal Airlink is revamping its visual identity across the 14 provinces in which it operates, simplifying its name to Super while expanding internet coverage via new infrastructure deployments and boosting the stability of connections.

Late last week President Muhammadu Buhari told Nigerians, in an Independence Day broadcast, that after a government team had had "extensive engagements" with Twitter, the ban on Twitter's operations in Nigeria was to be lifted. But there are strings attached.

Beijing, the Capital of China, now has 45,700 5G base stations as of the end of August, with 5G users totaling over 12 million, said the report.

Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) to drive digital transformation and the knowledge economy for socio-economic development across the continent.

Jordan-based telecom and contact centre services provider Globitel has been awarded a contract to supply its USSD Gateway product to Telecommunications Company Suriname (Telesur).

5G will accelerate the adoption of Smart Home IoT devices, such as Smart TV (29%), Smart Health Systems (21%), and Smart Speakers (17%), said a survey.

Russian production company Star Media has unveiled the new streaming service 'Lava', which promises to offer more than 7,500 hours of content to a Russian-speaking audience abroad.

Chinese multinational electronics company Xiaomi Corporation is dropping the ‘Mi’ branding ten years after the company launched its first Mi smartphone, said local media reports.

Facebook has announced the launch of its Marketplace service (described as "a convenient destination where people can discover, buy and sell items from others in their local communities") to 37 countries and territories in sub-Saharan Africa.

Uganda's Smart Telecom (Suretelecom Uganda Limited) announced its decision to end operations in the country on August 31, said local media.

A fascinating initiative announced recently involves what will probably be one of the first government-backed digital currencies in Africa – if it happens.

Global communications platform for business, Infobip will provide WhatsApp customer communication services and its Conversations CPaaS-based contact centre system to Senegal mobile operator Expresso.

Russian long-distance telephone provider Rostelecom has signed an agreement with the compatriot universal bank VTB to create a system for issuing electronic signature certificates to the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media.

Telecom Armenia, an IPTV operator working under the Beeline Armenia brand, has deployed Ateme's OTT video-delivery solution.

Interswitch Group, the Africa-oriented technology-driven company focused on payments, has signed a deal with K-Unity Sacco to provide the savings and credit society's more than 100,000 members with secure digital payment services.