The population of the Solomon Islands, a state consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, can soon look forward to the benefits of cable-led communications, according to the Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company (SISCC).
Thai regulator NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Communication) has confirmed plans to auction 5G-ready spectrum in four bands in February next year.
With its widespread application of modern technologies such as fibre optics, wireless transmission, digitalisation and satellite services, Malaysia has built one of the more advanced telecom networks in the developing world, reports Research & Markets.
Myanmar’s state-run operator MPT has been granted a mobile financial services licence by the country’s central bank after a lengthy approval process.
Vietnam has laid out plans to shutter the country’s 2G networks beginning in early 2022.
Thai regulator NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) has scrapped its three contracts with state-owned TOT and blocked the operator from its projects going forward.
The third major player in the Philippines, DITO Telecommunity Corp, has signed separate agreements with infrastructure firms LCS Holdings and Sky Cable as it looks to expedite its nationwide deployment.
Hard on the heels of the announcement of 5G trials in the country, one of Malaysia’s leading mobile network operators, Maxis, has signed a deal with China’s Huawei Technologies for the provisioning of a 5G network.
Thailand’s state-owned TOT has been given 60 days to pay dtac THB317 million ($10.3 million) in overdue interconnect fees.
Samsung has announced that it will no longer manufacture mobile devices in China.
5G trials will get underway this month in Malaysia, with the country’s government confirming that eight companies have pledged a combined initial investment of MYR116 million ($27.7 million).
Malaysia, Nigeria and Bolivia have all been trialling 5G – at least one of them with an eye to 5G rollout in 2020.
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is planning to auction 5G spectrum in the 2600MHz, 26GHz and 28GHz bands later this year, but getting hold of that spectrum could be costly.
At the Mobile 360 Series – Digital Societies conference in Kuala Lumpur the GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, has launched the fourth edition of what it calls a key annual report on the region.
Traditional approaches to driving internet network roll-out and uptake are failing to reach the remaining half of the global population still lacking online access, according to a new report issued by the ITU-UNESCO-founded Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.
The Fijian regulator has reduced charges for the Fiji International Telecommunications Pte Limited (FINTEL) cable landing station.
Networking systems, services and software company Ciena has announced the completion of a ‘significant’ upgrade to the SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable system to support enterprise data exchange, internet TV, and online gaming.
Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei has said that the company would be ready to share its 5G portfolio with a non-Asian company for a one-off fee.
Thailand’s AIS has agreed to a ten-year tower leaseback arrangement with state-run operator TOT in a move which resolves an ownership dispute dating back to 2014.
Vietnam’s market leader Viettel has snubbed Chinese suppliers for its 5G network buildout, instead opting for equipment from Ericsson and Nokia.
At the 2019 Data Center Optoelectronics Technology and Industry Summit, Huawei and industry chain partners jointly established the Next Generation SFP Multisource Agreement (NGSFP MSA) work group.
Apple has conceded that its largest iPhone manufacturing plant broke Chinese labour laws relating to the use of temporary staff.
Axiata and Telenor have dropped the proposed merger of their Asian businesses while noting that talks may resume in the future.
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry is reportedly putting forward a proposal to merge the country’s two state-run operators, CAT and TOT, by the middle of next year.
China's telecommunications development has generally been driven by investments from government-allied entities and features a strong industrial policy, reports Research & Markets.
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has confirmed that it no longer plans to hold an IPO in mainland China.
Thai market leader AIS has signed cooperation agreements with several international vendors for joint research and testing of 5G technology.
China Mobile has revealed plans to release a proprietary 5G smartphone as part of its drive to launch the technology in more than 50 Chinese cities before 2020.
Kacific has selected ABS for ground infrastructure as it prepares for the launch of its Kacific1 satellite later in the year.
Google is reportedly planning to begin manufacturing its Pixel smartphones in Vietnam due to the escalating US-China trade war.
The Philippines looks likely to receive a fourth major commercial mobile operator shortly after its third, with Now Telecom set to launch 5G services and build out a backbone network across the country.
Focusing on 4G availability has rocketed Cambodia into the top half of Opensignal’s global rankings for this metric – but at the cost of 4G speeds.
Mongolia possesses a liberalised and competitive telecoms market served by multiple competing players, reports Research & Markets.
Strategy Analytics has predicted worldwide 5G smartphone sales of 160 million in 2020, provided China embraces the technology as forecast.
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