Asia Pacific
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Nokia has secured a contract extension with Taiwan Mobile to boost the performance and capacity of its 5G network and upgrade its 4G/LTE network. -
SK Telecom has unveiled plans to build an “AI infrastructure superhighway” which includes constructing gigawatt-scale data centres across Asia and the 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.
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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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HGC Global Communications (HGC) and Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) have partnered to boost connectivity across emerging markets in the Philippines.
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Off-grid edge data centre operator Edge Centres has acquired DC Matrix, an edge data centre operator based in Queensland for an undisclosed sum.
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TIM's CEO tango; Colt's data centre drive; a cable called Medusa; and Host in Ireland's Garry Connolly
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Ribbon Communications has been selected by IPS, a provider of international connectivity services, to expand its long-haul subsea data transmission capacity.
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Vodafone Idea is revamping its national backbone networks after it announced a partnership with Ciena.
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Financial services institutions now have direct access to exchanges operated by Japan Exchange Group (JPX) courtesy of Avelacom.
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Despite rising Covid-19 infection rates around the world, DE-CIX says its infrastructure remains well prepared for the new wave of the pandemic.
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Capacity shares five key stories to know from around the world today.
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Japanese telco Optage is selected HPE 5G core stack for its testbed Local 5G network.
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Telehouse is planning a new data centre in Thailand, which it said will be the "most connected" facility in the country.
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A new Australian carrier has signed an agreement with East Timorese service provider Sacomtel to deliver communication services on its planned 18,000km subsea route from Darwin to Singapore.
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The Indian government will take a 36% in the fledgling Vodafone Idea after the operator’s board approved the conversion of dues into equity.
