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.
Forthcoming events
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Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) confirms the opening of its latest data centre in Osaka Keihanna, Japan.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest US$6 billion in Malaysia over the next 14 years to boost cloud services across the country.
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Athalos has teamed with a wave of partners to provide a single global telephone number for building advocacy and donor engagement for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Pakistan.
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Bharti Airtel confirms the launch of its ultra-fast 5G services known as Airtel 5G Plus, in 125 cities.
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Globe Telecom has become the first country in the Philippines to test low earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity for short messaging service (SMS) and emergency alerts in partnership with Lynk Global.
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Nokia and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch an advanced enterprise campus private wireless network in key regions across Indonesia.
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Inligo Networks, the company building a cable connecting Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and the US, has appointed Ken Michael as chief operating officer.
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Australian carrier Vocus has started work on the cable that will link the country to Asian markets in Singapore.
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The merger between True Corporation and Total Access Communication – AKA Dtac has been completed according to Dtac’s majority owner Telenor.
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The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance cooperation between both countries.
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Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier has set up intercontinental 5G standalone (SA) roaming between Europe and Asia.
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Data centre operator Chindata has increased the voltage in its latest campus to cut costs and save energy.
