Asia Pacific
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The Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI), part of the National Applied Research Laboratories, has purchased its first full-stack superconducting quantum computer from IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in quantum technology. -
Recent damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has sparked fears of sabotage, but experts urge caution before assigning blame.
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The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan has partnered with the UK’s Digital Catapult to drive forward Open RAN innovation.
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Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has formed a joint venture with investment firm RMZ to invest $1.7 billion in the Indian data centre market.
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Samsung Electronics has inaugurated its new semiconductor research and development facility, NRD-K, in Korea.
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SK Telecom has launched a customer service centre tool driven by a proprietary AI model tailored to enhance agents' handling of customer queries.
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China Mobile is building an optical network to connect the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao area.
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True and Total Access Communication – AKA Dtac – have received approval from their respective boards and entered into an agreement to create the new, listed telecom-tech company, they first announced last year.
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Finland's Cinia and Japan's ARTERIA Networks (ARTERIA) have formed a joint collaboration to build a subsea cable system linking Europe and Asia through the Arctic.
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The US financial regulator has made South Korean telco KT pay a total of US$6.3 million for bribing politicians in South Korea and Vietnam.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories to watch from around the world today.
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Ericsson broke rules in Iraq for an eight-year period in the last decade – just when the US was saying Huawei and ZTE was selling equipment to Iran, against US sanctions.
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Mike Foster, the former CEO of Fujitsu A/NZ has been named as the new director of the strategic growth, defence and national security portfolio at Macquarie Government.
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Pakistan’s 5G spectrum auction will be concluded by the end of this year or early next year according to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman Amir Azeem Bajwa.
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Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) and SES have formed a joint venture – Jio Space Technology Limited – to deliver broadband services in India leveraging satellite technology.
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Capacity is now accepting entries for its annual 20 Women to Watch power list!
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The Singapore-based DC Alliance is to "explore the commercial viability" of a tier-rated data centre in the Republic of Palau following an MoU with the Pacific Blockchain Corporation and the launch of a Digital Residency scheme in the country.
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400Gbps technologies are expected to drive service provider router market growth, according to a report by Dell’Oro Group.
