Asia Pacific
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US security agencies claim Chinese-affiliated hackers are conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” against US telco operators. -
Vietnamese carrier Viettel has launched an Open RAN 5G Network, leveraging hardware from Qualcomm to provide enhanced connectivity across the country.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has been ordered to halt shipments of AI-related chips to Chinese customers by US export officials.
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Singtel-backed Australian operator Optus has been fined more than A$12 million (US$7.9 million) after it failed to provide access to emergency services following a nationwide outage.
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Full allocation of the 6GHz spectrum band to Wifi could significantly boost India's economy, according to the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA).
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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.
Forthcoming events
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Nokia got it wrong with its first attempt to develop 5G equipment, but now thinks it’s turned itself around, the company has admitted.
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Huawei’s intelligent cloud-network solution has passed the rigorous test administered by EANTC, an internationally recognised independent test centre.
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Hong Kong-headquartered Big Data Exchange (BDx) has opened the first phase of its 35MW NKG Data Center Campus in Nanjing (pictured), China.
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Indosat Ooredoo has turned on the first 5G commercial service in Indonesia, in the city of Surakarta, Java.
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Dialog Axiata has opened another Tier 3 data centre near Colombo (pictured), Sri Lanka.
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Axiata and Telenor have signed an agreement to merge their Malaysian mobile operations, Celcom Axiata and Digi.
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Investment manager Amber Infrastructure Group has acquired a majority stake in Australian data centre firm iseek - Amber's first Australian digital infrastructure investment.
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Moving onto the subsea part of the Where are they now series is EllaLink and its 2020 win for Subsea Project of the Year.
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The East Micronesia Cable, a $72.6 million project led by the World Bank, has declined a bid by a prospective Chinese vendor due to security concerns.
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People around the world have come to rely on internet connectivity for so many aspects of their work and personal lives.
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Nominations for the Global Carrier Awards are now open.
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Season 2, episode 20 is presented by deputy editor Melanie Mingas, and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman, and special guest Tiago Rodrigues, CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance.
