Asia Pacific
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Intel is reportedly expanding its chip packaging and testing facility in Chengdu, China despite the embattled firm’s scaling back expansion projects in Europe. -
Nokia has expanded its work with Vietnamese service provider Viettel, with the operator set to deploy its optical transport solutions to scale network performance following their joint achievement of a record optical transmission speed.
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The 2024 Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) kicked off in Istanbul yesterday, with industry leaders gathering to discuss the future of mobile networks, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital transformation.
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Gopal Vittal, Bharti Airtel’s long-serving CEO will step aside in 2026 to be replaced by Shashwat Sharma.
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The US Treasury Department has issued a Final Rule restricting US investments in foreign technologies deemed to pose a “national security concern,” specifically targeting sectors like semiconductors, quantum technology, and AI.
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SK Telecom and Samsung have developed AI technology capable of optimising 5G base stations.
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Industry veteran Andrew Sotiropoulos has joined NetApp as vice president and general manager for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
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Dialog Axiata (Dialog), Axiata Group (Axiata) and Bharti Airtel (Airtel) have entered into a binding term sheet to combine their operations in Sri Lanka.
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OneWeb and NOW Corporation have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deliver broadband connectivity to the Philippines.
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Ciena has named Amit Malik as vice president and sales leader for India.
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The European Union (EU) and the US have warned Malaysia about using Huawei in its national 5G rollout.
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The Console Connect network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform is now available at the Macquarie Data Centres campus in Macquarie Park, Sydney.
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Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has begun construction on its fourth major data centre in Inzai City, Japan.
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India’s fledgling Vodafone Idea has accused its competitors Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel of predatory pricing with their latest 5G deals.
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Nokia has partnered with Lightstorm to upgrade digital infrastructure in India.
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Epicor, a provider of industry-specific enterprise software, has announced plans to build a new regional data centre in India.
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The state-owned China Mobile is reportedly exploring an acquisition of Hong Kong’s leading telecoms company HKBN.
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Digital Realty has announced two renewable energy initiatives in Asia Pacific that will contribute to its global carbon emissions reduction targets.
