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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Two of Malaysia’s biggest operators will not take a stake in the government-owned 5G agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), a Reuters source says.
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Intelsat will enter the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market in India through an agreement with Nelco, a satellite communications provider in India.
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Macquarie Telecom Group has announced that it has achieved eight straight years of EBITDA growth.
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China is growing fast in the mobile core network market, outstripping sales in the rest of the world, according to a new report.
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Google has confirmed the completion of its third data centre in Singapore, bringing its total investment in the country to US$850 million.
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PCCW Global’s Console Connect service has launched a global partner programme, called PartnerConnect.
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The Chinese embassy in the Solomon Islands has dismissed claims about a ‘debt trap’ after reports emerged of its investment in the Pacific country.
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Motorola Solutions has acquired Barrett Communications, a global provider of specialised radio communications, the company has announced.
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Vodafone is in talks with Canadian pension fund Caisse de depot to sell its 21% stake in Indus Towers.
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Macquarie Asset Management and Warburg Pincus, another private equity firm, are closing in on an investment in Chinese data centre firm Bohao Internet Data Services.
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India’s 5G launch is imminent, Ashwini Vaishnaw, the country’s telecoms minister revealed on Twitter.
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PLDT has fired up the US-Transpacific Jupiter Cable system, which is the Philippines’ fastest direct data cable link to the US and Japan.
