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Orange has signed an agreement to acquire Millicom's subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BT has confirmed that it has begun the search for a finance director following reports that Tony Chanmugam is resigning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bharti Airtel and Axiata have signed an agreement to merge their units in Bangladesh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

HKNet Company - a subsidiary of NTT Communications - has integrated network functions virtualisation (NFV) technology into its internet access service vIP-net. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BT's CEO of wholesale business Nigel Stagg is stepping down after 36 years at the company. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unitel has launched its VoLTE technology through its 4G network in Luanda, Angola. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prospective satellite-based internet provider OneWeb and Airbus Defence and Space have announced a joint venture named OneWeb Satellites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lycamobile could be delisted from the UK company register after reportedly failing to file accounts for last year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Russian operators VimpelCom and MegaFon are jointly developing base stations and sharing LTE network development and operation across Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At Metro Connect 2016 in Miami, US, fibre-optic network provider FirstLight Fiber revealed an expansion of its network in New York, adding 36,000 fibre miles into Westchester, Rockland and Orange counties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seven foreign companies are said to have submitted applications for Myanmar's fourth mobile licence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Virgin Media is planning to cut 900 jobs in the UK over the next two years as part of the company's restructuring plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anthony "Tony" Rossabi has been appointed managing director of Telx following Digital Realty's acquisition of the company last year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Verizon Communications has posted higher-than-expected estimates for its revenue in Q4 2015, adding 1.5 million customers in the quarter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Altice has completed the sale of Cabovisao and Oni in Portugal to private equity group Apax France. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Indonesia's telecoms minister has warned that the licences of mobile operators could be revoked unless they merge or build networks to support internet services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Xtera Communications has completed the installation of its second repeatered submarine cable system deployed in the last quarter of 2015 in the Atlantic Ocean. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BT has appointed Howard Watson as CEO of Technology, Service and Operations (BT TSO) and group chief information officer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UK's HM Revenue and Customers (HMRC) is changing how telecoms operators are taxed in a move to combat value-added tax (VAT) fraud. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Telecom Italia (TIM) and US startup Kumu Networks have demonstrated what they claim to be the world's first test of "full duplex relay" technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article announces telecommunications company Axiata Group's appointment of Hans Wijayasuriya, Dominic Arena, and Mohd Asri Hassan as chief executive officer for the South Asia region, chief strategy officer, and group head of business operations respectively.

The article reports on telecommunications provider PCCW Global's selection of Aqua Communications's America Europe Connect subsea fibre optic cable system for the delivery of low latency and high capacity connectivity for its backbone network between New York and London, England. Topics mentioned include the expected growth rate in data traffic across the Atlantic between 2016 and 2011, and the benefit of the deal to PCCW's customers which include financial services companies and carriers.

The article reports that communications service provider Epsilon has been selected by Keppel Data Centres to provide local access network to its customers in Singapore as well as Internet protocol transit services and global connectivity.

The article reports that telecommunications operator TeliaSonera has wrote down the value of its business in Uzbekistan by 5.3-billion kronor and an additional 1.9-billion kronor impairment charge related to its operations in Denmark as it prepares to pull out of the Eurasian region.

The article announces the appointment of Christopher Schlaeffer as chief digital officer of VimpelCom as of January 17, 2016.

The article focuses on the Internet Protocol Exchange (IPX) multi-service interconnection agreement between telecommunications providers PCCW Global and Telstra International that allows them to expand into other markets while improving their existing mobile services portfolio.

The article reports on a proposal by the nomination committee of mobile network operator TeliaSonera for the election of Susanna Campbell, Anna Settman and Olaf Swantee as members of the board of directors.

The article discusses the major acquisitions that were made by bandwidth infrastructure services provider Zayo Group in November 2015 as part of it continuous investment in fibre optics. One is the purchase of European telecommunications provider Viatel that gives it Pan-European intercity and metro fibre capability and an opportunity to increase its dark fibre revenue. Another is the acquisition of Canadian fibre-optic company Allstream from Manitoba Telecom Services.

The article announces the appointment of Anders Olsson as chief operating officer and head of global services and operations at telephone company TeliaSonera.

Telecom Italia has denied any contact with Oi over a potential merger of Oi and Tim Brasil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Telekom Malaysia and NEC have completed the landing of the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) submarine cable system at Melaka, Malaysia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A strong year for TeliaSonera International Carrier saw its CEO Brendan Ives take to the stage to collect a Global Carrier Award. He tells Agnes Stubbs why investing in customer service will set it apart from the rest in 2016 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

George Nikoloudis, COO at OTE Globe talks to Capacity about the company's involvement in the 'blockbuster' AAE1 cable system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Founded in 2003, KORE is a technology specialist focussed on the machine-to-machine and internet-of-things sector. Co-founder and CEO Alex Brisbourne says that the main aim of the launch was to create an intermediary layer between traditional mobile operators and the leaders of innovation that were creating unique applications for the M2M market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ninth SubOptic conference will be held in Dubai in April. Alice Shelton, programme chair for SubOptic 2016 as well as technical area manager for Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, shares a preview of the key themes and issues that will be addressed throughout the event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Orange has entered into exclusive talks with French insurance company Groupama to acquire a 65% stake in its banking unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AT&T has launched a smart cities framework which will utilise internet of things (IoT) innovations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has again pushed back its deadline to complete a review of Charter Communications' acquisition of Time Warner Cable (TWC). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BT Group has appointed Clive Selley, its present chief information officer and CEO of its BT technology, service and operations (TSO) business to lead Openreach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborn Networks has completed its $500 million project funding for Seabras-1, a transoceanic subsea cable connecting PoPs in New York City and Sao Paulo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article announces the departure of EE Chief Executive Officer Olaf Swantee following the completion of BT's acquisition of the company.

The article reports that cellpone company Nokia has gained control of telecommunications equipment company Alcatel-Lucent and will own approximately 79% of Alcatel shares after its planned acquisition of the company.

The article reports that Orange has reportedly signed a confidentiality agreement with Bouygues for the acquisition of its telecoms arm.

The article reports on acquisitions made by telecommunications company Zayo Group which are European telecom provider Viatel and Canadian fibre-optic company Allstream continuing its investment in fiber. Topics discussed include Viatel expanding its presence in Europe earning it Pan-European intercity and metro fibre capability via a 8,400km fiber network across eight countries, views of Alastair Kanee, president of Zayo Group, on it and acquisition of infrastructure service provider Latisys.

The article discusses the intensified network partnership agreement between Swisscom and Ericsson to establish a joint Mobile Expert Group that will pursue innovation and transformation of the mobile network.

The article discusses the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between telecommunications provider Ooredoo and Qatar Airways for the former to sponsor the onboard Wifi service of the airline allowing its customers to access emails, browse the internet and send short or multimedia messaging service.

The article discusses TeliaSonera subsidiary Netcom's achievement of a speed record of 1 Gigabyte per second in Long Term Evolution (LTE) advanced pro technology, known as 4.5G, live demonstration in collaboration with telecommunications equipment company Huawei.

The article announces that Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor has nominated Gunn Waersted for the chairmanship of its board of directors after the resignation of former chairman Svein Aasar.

The article discusses the higher wholesale broadband prices set by New Zealand's Commerce Commission which becomes effective December 16, 2015. Topics covered include the monthly prices for whole sale copper broadband, unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) and unbundled bitstream access (UBA), the responses of operator Chorus and telephone service company Spark New Zealand on the price hike, and the reason behind the price increase according to telecommunications commissioner Stephen Gale.

The article discusses Canadian telecommunications company Shaw Communications' acquisition of the country's fourth largest mobile operator Wind Mobile for 1.16 billion dollars.