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UAE-based operator Etisalat and Chinese vendor Huawei have signed an agreement to cooperate in mobile network expansions in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Northern Emirates over the course of 2014.

Nigerian telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has fined operators MTN, Airtel and Globacom for failing to meet performance indicators in January.

Qatari carrier Ooredoo has been certified by the Algerian telecoms watchdog to deploy 3G services in nine additional provinces.

South Korea’s second-largest mobile operator, KT, has decided against bidding for a stake in Tunisie Telecom, Reuters reports.

Kevin Russell, CEO of Australian communications provider Optus, has announced his resignation from the role.

Hurricane Electric has expanded its presence in the Asia-Pacific market with a connection into the BBIX internet exchange in Tokyo, Japan.

Optical transport provider Infinera and Spanish network operator Telefónica have collaborated to demonstrate the use of software defined networking (SDN) to support Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) capabilities in a multi-layer environment.

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Time Warner Cable has received Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification for its wholesale E-access services, from the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).

Chinese equipment vendor Huawei has appointed Dean Yu as CEO of its Kenyan operations.

Telekom Slovenia is looking to grow its presence in Bosnia through a number of strategic acquisitions, Reuters reports.

Chinese equipment vendor ZTE has taken over responsibility for the roll-out and operation of German mobile operator E-Plus's network.

Vodafone Greece and rival Greek operator Wind Hellas have reportedly signed an agreement to create a joint venture in the country.

Japanese telecoms company NTT Communications is set to expand its global footprint with the launch of an additional PoP in Luxembourg by the end of March this year.

UK-based Geo Networks has announced a partnership with service provider Coreix to connect its two primary facilities in London.