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.
Forthcoming events
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Speaking at the Huawei webinar "5Grows Together: Innovation for a 5Gigaverse Society" on 13 January, Daisy Zhu, VP of wireless marketing, outlined how 5G is rapidly on the rise around the world, growing to over half a billion users since mobile operators started launching the technology two and a half years ago.
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NTT DOCOMO is to begin rolling out IPv6 single-stack support for selected DOCOMO devices, while Japan's other carriers continue operating with IPv4 addresses – for the time being.
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Analysis from GlobalData claims that initial public offerings (IPOs) in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) space increased 72% last year when compared to 2020.
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Softbank Group has a new leadership line-up and speculation is mounting that further appointments – and departures – could be confirmed in the coming weeks.
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CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC) has appointed Brook Wong (Ching Wa Wong) as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
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Reconnecting Tonga; rebuffing KKR; digital investments down under; and BDx's Braham Singh
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Bharti Airtel (Airtel) and Google are to partner on a long-term, multi-year agreement to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem.
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NEC Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Danube Systems.
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Satellites have reconnected Tonga in the south Pacific following the volcano disaster two weeks ago – but the 105,000 population have less than 20% of the capacity they are used to via subsea cable.
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Bharti Airtel subsidiary Airtel Africa will join the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 on January 31, 2022.
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Lightstorm is to provide direct connectivity to DE-CIX’s Internet Exchanges from over 45 multi-tenant data centres (MTDC) where Lightstorm has a presence.
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Digital Realty has opened its first data centre in South Korea, and the first carrier-neutral facility in the country.
