Asia Pacific
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A former US telecom and IT worker was sentenced to four years in prison for passing on information about Chinese dissidents to the Chinese government. -
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.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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There was much excitement a couple of years ago when the first 5G service was launched. 5G delivers a real step change in connectivity, capacity and latency that promises both faster download speeds and a host of new low-latency and machine-to-machine applications.
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Lendlease has confirmed its first data centre in Japan, a facility that it said will be "one of the largest of its scale" in the country.
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Vodafone Idea saw revenue fall by 4.7% quarter-on-quarter to INR91.5 billion (€1 billion) in the three months to the end of June.
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Facebook and Amazon have sought US government approval to operate a new subsea cable connecting Philippines and California.
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Google and Facebook have announced that they are to build Apricot, a new subsea cable connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia.
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Vocus has announced plans to deliver the first international subsea cable connection into Darwin, Australia.
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Subsea cable owner RTI Connectivity (RTI) and global convergence solutions company InterGlobix, have entered into a strategic business partnership agreement.
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NEXTDC has received planning permission for its 150MW hyperscale campus west of Melbourne.
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Hurricane Electric confirms the launch of a new point of presence (PoP) at Vocus Auckland - Albany in New Zealand.
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Hanwha Systems, a South Korean electronics and military equipment company, has become the latest investor in OneWeb, the satellite operator.
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Canadian lawyers for Huawei’s CFO have called for extradition proceedings to be halted, complaining about “widespread misconduct”.
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Indian banks are in discussions about converting Vodafone Idea’s debts into equity, effectively taking over one of the country’s three main mobile operators.
