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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The trade association of Australia’s smaller carriers has hit out against a network-sharing plan by two of the biggest operators.
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Juniper Networks has been selected by Oil India, the country’s second-largest state-owned oil and gas company, for upgrades to its data centre and campus networks.
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This year will see Chinese and North American mobile operators at their peak for buying radio access network (RAN) equipment, says a report today.
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India’s Adani Group, a transport and utility company, has admitted reports that it wants to move into 5G mobile, but says it is interested solely in private networks.
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Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has announced the launch of one of the largest permit-approved data centre campus projects in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Digicel’s US$1.6 billion sale of its Pacific business to Telstra is likely to close by the end of July, according to reports from Ireland, the home of Digicel’s owner Denis O’Brien.
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Billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi’s Advanced Info Service (AIS) will expand its broadband network with the acquisition of Triple T Broadband for US$908 million.
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Satellite company Kacific Broadband has a deal to deliver mobile backhaul services in Indonesian operator Teleglobal.
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A public tender to operate Macao’s 5G mobile network has been launched.
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The KDDI network outage from this past weekend should be classified as a “serious incident”, Yasushi Kaneko, Japan’s internal affairs and communications minister said on Sunday.
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HyperOne has completed early works packages as it continues work on its national hyperscale network.
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PLDT will triple its international capacity as it looks to activate the US-Transpacific Jupiter cable system next month.
