Asia Pacific
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Internet Exchange operator DE-CIX has partnered with submarine cable firm GCX to resell the IX’s India’s services to end global end customers. -
Mobily and Telecom Egypt have partnered to launch a submarine cable linking Saudi Arabia and Egypt via the Red Sea to expand connectivity in the region.
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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.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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Nokia has paused its activities with the industry’s leading open RAN organisation because of threats that Washington could impose the same penalties to those on Huawei.
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HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) confirms the expansion of its Eyeball-as-a-Service (EaaS) solution to the Philippines, following its initial launch in Singapore.
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neutrality.one and SmartCIC have partnered to extend internet access and cloud-based connectivity to their customers using SD-WAN.
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Colt Technology Services (Colt) confirms the expansion of its portfolio of market data services to include Mainland China.
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US chip company Qualcomm has revealed that it is working with Chinese vendor ZTE to achieve 5Gbps speeds on 5G services on millimetre-wave spectrum.
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The US government has granted Huawei licences to buy microchips for car components, in the first sign of easing in the battle with the Chinese vendor.
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Indosat Ooredoo confirms the launch of commercial 5G services in Jakarta accelerate Jakarta’s digital transformation and realise its smart city vision.
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This year The Global Carrier Awards return for a live ceremony in London, but who will be there? Here is the highly-anticipated 2021 shortlist
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The AB Handshake community is dramatically changing the way communications providers validate telephone calls and prevent fraud.
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Macquarie Data Centres' IC1, IC2, and IC3 have achieved Certified Strategic designation from the Australian government for their enhanced security.
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AirTrunk has opened its new, Japan HQ in Shibuya, Tokyo, as it prepares to go live with AirTrunk TOK1, later this year.
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Princeton Digital Group is to build a US$150 million, greenfield data centre in Indonesia.
