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.
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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.
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Microsoft is to build its first data centre in Malaysia as part of a $1 billion investment in the country over the next five years.
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Nokia is to install equipment from its AirScale portfolio across South Korea following an agreement with LG Uplus.
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Facebook has signed a major deal to buy clean wind power from a company in India to help power its offices and data centres in Asia.
