News from Asia-Pacific

Satellite Networks

Chinese LEOsat player GalaxySpace expands reach with PCCW Global

Chinese LEO satellite contender GalaxySpace has signed a deal with Hong Kong carrier PCCW Global to expand its market reach overseas by...

Operators

India’s BSNL trials 5G; market leader Jio trials 5G network slicing

India’s state-owned operator BSNL has reportedly started 5G trials in the country ahead of its imminent launch of 4G. However, mobile market...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Sparkle supports capacity boost for India’s Airtel Business

Italian company Sparkle, an international telecoms service provider, has signed an agreement with Airtel Business, the B2B arm of Indian service...

Wireless Networks

The Slow Adoption of Standalone 5G

As global demand for data continues to surge, the need for more robust and efficient connectivity solutions becomes paramount. Enter 5G...

Operators

Debt issues worsen for India’s MTNL

Just under three weeks after India’s Union Bank froze the accounts of state-run telecom firm MTNL over non-payment of...

Devices & Platforms

India: the semiconductor deals just keep on coming

Semiconductor growth in India continues apace, with a number of deals announced in the past few days.

Business

GSMA announces former Vodafone Africa, APAC, Middle East boss as director general

The GSMA revealed former Vodafone executive Vivek Badrinath (pictured) will take the hot seat as director-general of the GSMA from Mats Granryd...

Wireless Networks

Will enhanced automation help Open RAN find an audience?

Open RAN has long been billed as an appealing option for vendors in emerging markets but numerous factors have stalled adoption. The cost of...

Satellite Networks

China’s Geespace adds ten more LEO satellites to constellation

Chinese LEO satellite operator Geespace said on Friday it has launched a third batch of satellites for its planned LEOsat constellation that it...

Operators

Telekom Malaysia pushes AI with singing platform

Telekom Malaysia (TM) deployed an AI-powered music platform that modulates voices, a move designed to develop the operator’s expertise in the...

Operators

Globe expands coverage on Philippines' largest island

Globe Telecom expanded coverage with 20 new sites across four provinces in the administrative region of Central Luzon, a move to boost digital...

Wireless Networks

WHO finds no link between mobile phones and brain cancer

The World Health Organization found there is no link between brain and head cancer from use of mobile phones or being situated close to mobile...

Enterprise Ecosystems

Maxis partners with HPE to support Malaysian enterprise customers

Malaysian communications service provider Maxis has announced the latest addition to its managed services portfolio by becoming a managed service...

Satellite Networks

Digicel Pacific network uses SES satcoms for disaster recovery

Highlighting an increase in natural disasters in the Pacific Region, Digicel Pacific and SES have announced an agreement to bolster Digicel...

Operators

Telkomsel expands hyper 5G zones

Indonesian operator Telkomsel announced an expansion of its ‘Hyper 5G’ network in Bali, as part of broader plans to deliver comprehensive 5G...

Vendors

Nokia dismisses Samsung link to Mobile Networks unit

Nokia shot down speculation from a Bloomberg report claiming that it is prepping its mobile unit for a US$10 billion sale for suitors including...

Operators

U Mobile strikes China Mobile partnership

Malaysian operator U Mobile joined

Data Centres & Networks

BDx Indonesia launches its interconnected IX ecosystem

BDx Indonesia has announced the launch of the first phase of its interconnected internet exchange (IX) ecosystem in Indonesia.

Operators

Vietnam mobile download speed increases 40%

The Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) announced Vietnam’s national average mobile data speed increased 40% from 38.69Mbps in...

Consumer Ecosystems

Internet issues down to a submarine cable, says Pakistan’s regulator

There have been further developments in the controversy in Pakistan

Operators

Viettel tests standalone 5G

State-owned operator Viettel labelled its latest standalone 5G network test as a “major step” towards its expected commercial deployment this...

Consumer Ecosystems

Who – or what – is to blame for the internet slowdown in Pakistan?

We are now some weeks into an apparent internet slowdown in Pakistan, but no clearer on what is causing it, albeit activists and the state seem...

Mobile Finance

North Korea moves to stabilise its e-payments network

North Korea’s Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau is reportedly conducting inspections of the country’s electronic payments network to update...

Operators

BSNL gets closer to offering India 4G

India’s state-owned operator BSNL plans to launch 4G services in the country this October, according to local news reports. This follows what...

Operators

CelcomDigi, U Mobile, ZTE claim first in mobile speeds

Malaysian operators CelcomDigi and U Mobile, alongside ZTE announced recognition in the Malaysia Book of Records for achieving the fastest mobile...

Devices & Platforms

Indonesian smartphone market grows

The Indonesian smartphone market grew 20% year-on-year in Q2 boosted by the vendor promotion during the holiday season.

Data Centres & Networks

AWS plans to expand data centre operations in Hyderabad, India

A number of news outlets in India are suggesting that cloud services provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to expand its data centre...

Devices & Platforms

Smartphone shipments grow 14% in SE Asia

Smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia grew 14% year-on-year in Q2 this year reaching 23.9 million units, as the region continues to recover from...

Satellite Networks

Mishap for Chinese satellite-carrying rocket

Hard on the heels of

Wireless Networks

China Tower signs IoT monitoring deals with China Telecom, Unicom

Chinese telecoms infrastructure firm China Tower says it has renewed multi-year framework deals with China Telecom and China Unicom to prepare...

Energy & Sustainability

Will Malaysian plans to address sustainability deter data centre investment?

The Malaysian Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) has this week said that it will address sustainability issues in the...

Operators

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison opens AI hub

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) opened its Digital Intelligence Operations Center (DIOC), a move to leverage AI to enhance its network....

Data Centres & Networks

Telkom Indonesia seeks investor for data centre business

Indonesia's state-owned service provider Telkom Indonesia, the country’s largest telecommunication group, is widely reported to have appointed...

Satellite Networks

Is China planning to take on Starlink?

News reports from China indicate that a Chinese state-owned enterprise has this week launched the first batch of...

Service Management

Bangladesh’s Grameenphone to use Mobileum's RAFM solution

A reminder that there has been other telecoms news coming out of Bangladesh recently apart from

Regulation

TRAI targets QoS with new 4G and 5G rules for India’s operators

India’s telecom regulator TRAI has announced plans to tighten up on quality of service (QoS) requirements relating to 4G and 5G networks, in a...

Mobile Finance

Mynt secures more funds from Ayala, MUFG

Globe Telecoms’ fintech unit Mynt (Globe Fintech Innovations) gained fresh investments from Ayala Corp and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG),...

Regulation

Infosys faces big tax bill in India. Will more major names follow?

Indian authorities have hit leading IT outsourcer Infosys with a US$3.9 billion tax demand – and some news reports suggest the...

Regulation

Could new spectrum be made available for 5G in India?

India’s news media outlets are reporting that there may be government interest in reallocating some broadcasting spectrum for use in 5G...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Namibia welcomes Equiano as Pakistan prepares for 2Africa

Recent African cable news includes a milestone for Namibia with the inauguration of its Equiano cable station and plans for a 2Africa cable...

Data Centres & Networks

Malaysian and Indonesian data centres promote AI-ready designs

ArtificiaI intelligence (AI)-ready data centres are in the news this week, with Malaysia and Indonesia playing host to new or planned...

Mobile Finance

PLDT arm acquires for digital payments boost

PLDT’s digital unit DigiCo acquired a 10% stake in Bayad Center and the entirety of Multipay Corp, as the operator aims to position itself for...

Operators

IOH sees profit double in H1

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison IOH reported growth across its business in the first half of the year pointing to optimisation of operations, while...

Wireless Networks

SAR Televenture to roll out 4G small cell sites for Vodafone Idea

Small cells are back in the news again with an announcement that local vendor SAR Televenture is to deploy 4G small cell sites for Indian...

Regulation

Vietnam targets 2028 for 3G sunset

Vietnam set a target to shutdown 3G networks by September 2028 to pave the way for 4G and 5G services, and meet subscriber demand.

Enterprise Ecosystems

Google Cloud and PwC India announce AI alliance

Cloud computing services company Google Cloud and professional services firm PwC India have announced an enhanced strategic alliance that, they...

Operators

Globe raises more cash in latest tower sale

Globe Telecom announced it gained PHP13.5 billion (US$230 million) from the transfer of more towers as it seeks more cash to pay down debts and...

Devices & Platforms

China smartphone market grows 10%

The Chinese smartphone market experienced 10% growth in the second quarter with units reaching 70.5 million units, and local vendors occupying...

Data Centres & Networks

Equinix buys land to grow its Malaysian data centre business

Digital infrastructure giant Equinix has announced yet another deal in Asia. This one is an estimated US$5 million investment to acquire land...

Regulation

GSMA predicts APAC mobile economy to hit $1 trillion

The mobile economy of the Asia Pacific was predicted to grow by US$130 billion by 2030 and hit US$1 trillion, due to faster adoption of 5G...

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