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Verizon Digital Media Services has partnered with Bharti Airtel to launch new points of presence (PoPs) in four cities in India.

Vodafone Czech Republic has launched a new Wi-Fi Calling service based on the WIT VoWiFi solution.

Tanzanian market leader Vodacom is deploying PeerApp’s content-caching solution across the market.

Jamaican operator Digicel has selected Agama to provide its end-to-end DTV monitoring solution.

A new agreement between TIM Brazil and Gemalto will see the firms cooperate on the development of a mobile marketing tool focused on app installation.

OTT Video services in the Philippines are set to expand with the launch of a new service from the country's second largest MNO Globe Telecom.

Jongla has launched what it claims is the world’s lightest instant messaging service in Africa, claiming to use less bandwidth and just 10 per cent of a handset’s memory compared with rivals.

Mobile operator MTN has introduced a new mobile and web app in Uganda called WebPhone.

Bharti Airtel is providing its global customers with low-cost calls to the Philippines via a new partnership with Globe Telecom.

Smile Communications has introduced East Africa’s first VoLTE services in Uganda and Tanzania.

Brazilian mobile operator Oi has launched Gemalto's new SmartApp solution.

Bulgarian LTE operator Max has selected Genband’s fring OTT solution to launch its next generation Voicer app.

Tigo Tanzania has announced that it will offer free WhatsApp services to its 10 million users.

There is a “sweeping trend” across the world towards OTT television consumption on mobile devices, which are now the most popular choices for watching paid OTT TV content.

Russia’s MTS is launching a new app offering several communications services across Moscow.

Vietnamese operator MobiFone has become the first operator in the country to launch a Wi-Fi calling service.

Ooredoo Maldives and Facebook have partnered to connect more people  to the internet with the launch of Free Basics in the Maldives.

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have long focused on protecting their Person-to-Person (P2P) communications revenue against the rising popularity of OTT messaging, either through partnership opportunities or developing their own competitive services.

Collaborative communications provider FreeConferenceCall.com has launched free conference calling in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.

Leading South African operator Vodacom has launched Video Play, an app that utilises spare network capacity to download and cache selected video content at a reduced cost.

Indonesian telco Indosat has announced a partnership with e-book reading service Bookmate to launch a mass market mobile reading service under the Bookmate-Cipika Books brand.

Line Corporation has released a lightweight version of its popular LINE chat and messaging app for emerging markets that utilizes less storage space and data.

Facebook’s Internet.org is continuing its march into Africa through a partnership with South Africa’s third largest operator Cell C.

Indosat has become the latest Indonesian operator to launch its own app store.

PLDT Global has selected Fring to power its JuanaChat app aimed at helping overseas Filipino migrants and workers to stay connected with friends and families in the Philippines.

Facebook’s Internet.org initiative has launched in Malawi, raising the number of people who can access its “100-plus free basic services” to 1 billion.

Global research consultancy TNS has today announced a strategic partnership with GeoPoll, the world’s largest mobile survey platform.

MTN Nigeria is offering a full month of free downloads for all Nigerian apps, in a campaign branded APPtitude.

Millicom has partnered with Momac to launch SmartApps, a new Tigo-branded mobile service that will give mobile customers access to premium content.

Globe has partnered with WhatsApp to offer zero-rated access to the mobile messaging app with a prepaid promo or postpaid plan subscription.