Asia Pacific
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T-Mobile’s cybersecurity chief has come out in support of the company’s security measures after it was targeted by Chinese-linked hackers, saying its defences “worked as designed.” -
Google is expanding its Australia Connect initiative with two new subsea cables connecting Australia with Christmas Island.
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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.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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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.
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WBA OpenRoaming™ Release 2 is now live, allowing network and service providers, including MNOs, Cable Operators and ISPs to monetise new opportunities and offer an enhanced quality of experience (QoE) to their subscribers.
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Sinch has partnered with Jazz to ensure messages received by Jazz subscribers are safer, more secure, free of spam and only sent to the intended recipient.
