Asia Pacific
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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison is working with GoTo to launch an open source language model designed for local Indonesian languages. -
US security agencies claim Chinese-affiliated hackers are conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” against US telco operators.
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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).
Forthcoming events
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Keppel Midgard Holdings (KMH) has entered into a binding term sheet with Philippine fibre broadband provider Converge Information & Communications Technology Solutions (Converge).
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Lawyers for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, on bail in Vancouver, have won their second victory in just over a week — their first since she was arrested in December 2018.
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French launch company Arianespace plans to launch another 36 communications satellites for OneWeb next Monday evening.
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Capacity’s annual power listing, featuring the top 100 people across the wholesale telecoms industry is back - and the nomination deadline has been extended.
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Tesla is building a data centre in Shanghai to hold all the data of its Chinese customers in their own country, to comply with Chinese cyber security law.
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Globe has appointed Issa Guevarra-Cabreira as its new chief commercial officer (CCO), the first woman to hold this role in the company’s history.
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The energy provider looking to acquire InTouch Holdings – owner of Singapore's mobile operator AIS – has said it is ready to apply for a short-term loan to fund the deal.
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Sofia, Bulgaria – 21st April 2021: Neterra, the independent global leaders in layer 1, 2 and 3 connectivity solutions, DDoS protection, and data centre & network services, has today launched its expanded Dedicated Internet Access service - a fully-committed and naturally more secure form of global connectivity to more than 180 countries.
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Kazakhstan’s Republican Center for Space Communications (RCSC) and SES have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore satellite service agreements.
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The cloud continues to be a massive driver for digital transformation in many enterprises today.
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The Australian Government is to make AU$90 million in funding available for connectivity projects in regional communities.
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Intermedia Cloud Communications has appointed Makoto Omi as its new country president for Japan.
