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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Singtel has announced it is one of the world’s first operators to have a security-as-a-slice (SecaaS) as a capability, which identifies and blocks cyber threats at the network level.
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Veon’s Beeline network has launched mobile connectivity across the metro service in the capital city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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OneWeb has integrated 36 satellites into an Indian rocket ready for its penultimate launch, expected in the next few days.
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Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has unveiled plans for a 96MW data centre campus in Batam.
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An Australian start-up has raised US$18 million to develop miniaturised quantum computers that it believes are capable of solving complex problems.
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NEC and ADVA will deploy time synchronisation solutions for Telkom Indonesia as the operator looks to deliver time-sensitive 5G services across the country.
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Yotta Data Services has partnered with Shamsul Alamin Group (SAG) to support Yotta's entry and expansion into Bangladesh.
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Princeton Digital Group is to power three new data centres in Indonesia from geothermal energy.
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Australian operator Vocus has promoted Ellie Sweeney, its COO for the past four years, to be CEO.
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Australian carrier Vocus is to acquire Challenge Networks, which provides 4G and 5G private mobile networks.
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Two SoftBank companies have launched a 10Gbps broadband service for enterprise customers in a wholesale deal with rival operator NTT.
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Latvia-based carrier Avelacom has expanded its network to Hong Kong and appointed Timothy Wong to be VP of sales in the Asia Pacific
