Asia Pacific
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Microsoft is reportedly pulling the plug on additional data centre projects, with planned sites in Indonesia and Australia now joining a string of cancellations across the US, UK, and Europe, signalling a possible rethink of its AI strategy. -
AirTrunk is securing a US$1.7 billion (SG$2.2 billion) green loan to fund an 80.2MW data centre in Singapore—yet no one in the industry seems to know where this new facility will be located.
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Australia’s telecoms regulatory has laid out its views on options for the future use of spectrum licences, expressing favour in extending most licences due to expire between 2028 and 2032.
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Vodafone Idea has picked Nokia to upgrade and expand its optical metro and circle networks across India.
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A consortium in Japan is set to build an offshore floating green data centre, marking a major step in the evolution of sustainable AI infrastructure.
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Singtel-owned technology services firm NCS is expanding its Asia Pacific footprint, launching a joint venture with Globe Telecom in the Philippines.
Forthcoming events
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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has surged in popularity, climbing to the top of Apple’s App Store in the UK, US, and China, posing a significant challenge to Silicon Valley’s dominance.
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Pro-Assad forces sabotaged fibre links in Syria as the former regime's supporters look to target critical infrastructure following December's sudden collapse of the Assad regime.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NEC Corporation recorded a significant data transmission milestone, achieving speeds of 1.8 Gigabit per second (Gbps) using optical inter-satellite communication.
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Reliance, the Mukesh Ambani-owned conglomerate, wants to build the largest data centre in the world, with plans to construct a multi-gigawatt-scale site in Jamnagar.
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StarHub, one of Singapore’s largest telecom operators, has teamed up with Nokia to boost 5G and 4G application development for enterprise verticals, including banking, finance, ports, online streaming, and the public sector.
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At ITW Asia 2024, the Investment Keynote Panel: Drivers and Detractors in Digital Infrastructure explored the opportunities and challenges associated with investing in digital infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region.
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The diversification of subsea cable systems and landing stations has become a critical focus for the telecoms industry, spurred by hyperscale demand and geopolitical uncertainties in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Subsea cable firm Subco will add technology from FiberSense to detect and identify disturbances in the upcoming SMAP subsea cable.
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Telstra International has unveiled plans to enhance its infrastructure to create a “highly autonomous network” by the end of the decade, leveraging AI technologies and digital twins.
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Qatari conglomerate Power International Holding (PIH) has completed its acquisition of Kazakhstan-based operator Mobile Telecom-Service LLP (MTS).
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Global Connect revealed it has joined a project to create a subsea cable connecting Northern Europe, East Asia and the US via the Arctic in what it described as one of the largest digital infrastructure projects in European history.
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Singtel has partnered with Singaporean defence and security agencies to deploy network slicing technologies to bolster the country’s national security.
