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Microsoft East Africa and Liquid Telecom have joined forces to improve and accelerate the use of cloud services across Africa.
Microsoft East Africa and Liquid Telecom have joined forces to improve and accelerate the use of cloud services across Africa.
Fixed-line operator Hutchison Global Communications and PT Centrin Online Prima are launching a new cloud service in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has tapped Viptela and Inbox Business Technologies to deploy software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) infrastructures in Pakistan.
South African firm Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) is deploying Ciena’s Blue Planet orchestration software to automate the delivery of Ethernet services across its multi-vendor network.
Reliance Communications subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has deployed its Cumulous Network, which will boost connectivity in the seven Indian Capital cities across the Indian sub-continent.
Nokia has signed two Memoranda of Confirmation frame agreements with Filipino operator Globe Telecom.
Over the next few years, we can expect operators in developing countries to adopt Network Function Virtualization (NFV) as a key concept within their network infrastructure.

GTT Communications and Filipino operator PLDT have announced a reciprocal relationship that will enable them to expand service reach and capabilities for their respective customers worldwide.
Telekom Malaysia has signed an agreement with RingByName allowing the cloud communications services firm to participate in its VADS marketplace.
Millicom’s Tigo Business and Microsoft have formed a Microsoft Cloud OS Network (COSN) partnership to deliver cloud computing benefits to businesses in the LatAm region.
New customised services such as cloud-based, real-time, high definition (HD) video will become one of the main sources of operator revenue in future as voice, SMS and data income streams decline.
VimpelCom has entered into a software partnership with Ericsson in a deal worth more than USD 1 billion that will radically transform VimpelCom's global IT infrastructure.

CBCcom and Viptela will partner on a new software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) service for business customers across China using the Viptela Platform.
Indian market leader Bharti Airtel has launched a new private cloud service and announced a partnership with Microsoft for the firm’s Azure ExpressRoute.
MTN Business has launched a new cloud delivery platform in Rwanda and Cameroon, aimed at enabling SME customers to access cloud services with greater ease.
MEA-focused managed IT services provider Orixcom has joined Epsilon’s Cloud Link eXchange (CloudLX) platform.

XL Axiata has selected Ericsson to transform its network through the deployment of disaggregated architecture.
China Unicom has formed a joint venture with Telefonica to offer big data services in its home market.
Alcatel-Lucent is to provide the government of Burkina Faso with cloud networking technology that will enable it to develop new digital public services.
A new partnership between Ericsson and Sri Lankan connectivity provider Dialog Axiata will make Managed Enterprise Cloud services available in the island nation.
Mirantis has formed a joint venture with Chinese public cloud provider UCloud to accelerate adoption of OpenStack in China.
Telefonica Empresas Chile is implementing FalconStor’s data service software platform to offer migration, replication and high availability to customers looking to move data safely and securely.