OPT and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) - part of Nokia - have signed a turn-key agreement for the deployment of the NATITUA cable system, which will further enhance the connectivity in French Polynesia.
China Unicom has stated that it is still holding talks with possible investors, after indications emerged that internet firms JD.com and Baidu were interested in backing the state-owned operator.
Indonesia has blocked access to the encrypted messaging service Telegram over claims that users were spreading “radical and terrorist propaganda”.
A government crackdown in China has resulted elements of WhatsApp becoming unusable in what appears to be a partial blackout of the OTT messaging services.
China’s second largest player China Unicom is currently in talk with the country’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) to obtain 700MHz spectrum in exchange for shares.
Leading Vietnamese operator VNPT has chosen Ericsson as a strategic partner to modernise its charging and business support system.
China Telecom and Ericsson have launched the China Telecom IoT Open Platform, a global connection management platform that will accelerate the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services.
Nokia and Xiaomi have signed a business collaboration agreement and a multi-year patent agreement, including a cross license to each company's cellular standard essential patents.
Retail giant Alibaba is reportedly nearing a deal to obtain ZTE’s software subsidiary, ZTEsoft Technology.
By the end of 2020, the Asia-Pacific region will be the source of around two-thirds of the global growth in mobile subscribers, according to GSMA Intelligence.
The GSMA’s Mobile IoT Initiative has kicked off with the launch of multiple commercial rollouts of Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) solutions by several of the world’s leading mobile operators.
Myanmar’s state-owned operator MPT has revealed the technology it will be using for its new LTE-Advanced network.
Internet retail giants Alibaba and Tencent are reportedly planning to invest CNY70 billion ($10.3 billion) in China Unicom, as the Chinese government looks to funnel private capital into state-owned enterprises.
China’s three largest operators - China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom – registered a further 24.3 million 4G subscribers in May 2017.
Digicel Group is rolling out Squire Technologies’ SVI_STP (Signal Transfer Point) across multiple sites in their Caribbean, Central American and Asia Pacific networks.
After a failed attempt to block access to Facebook for failing to remove content deemed illegal, Thai regulator NBTC is now trying to gain the authority to fine companies that do not react quickly enough to ‘take down’ requests.
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has opened a consultation on using millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum to launch 5G networks.
Nokia and China Mobile are deploying millions of home gateways to provide residential customers across 29 different provinces in China with access to fibre-based ultra-broadband applications and intelligent home services.
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has hit out at the country’s two leading operators for closing their acquisition of San Miguel Corp’s telecom assets despite facing an open legal challenge from the PCC.
The Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has again postponed the release of the terms for its upcoming 2.1GHz and 2.3GHz spectrum auctions.
Two of Myanmar’s operators have accelerated their 4G rollouts as they prepare to expand their coverage.
Thailand’s AIS is enhancing its customer experience by upgrading its revenue management solution from Netcracker.
China has enacted new security laws that will oblige internet firms to subject their data to stringent surveillance as well as store it on local servers.
A new joint venture aimed at mass producing and commercialising fuel cell power systems for the Chinese Telecom market has been formed by Element 1 Corp and China Aqueous Group.
Thai state-owned operator TOT has named dtac as its preferred partner to help it launch its 4G offering via the 2.3GHz band.
Asian operator group Axiata has sold a 10% holding in its Cambodian unit Smart Axiata for $66 million to Japan’s Mitsui.
Palau Telecoms has implemented a new hybrid resiliency platform from SES designed to serve the specific needs of telcos, mobile network operators, enterprises and maritime connectivity providers.
Myanmar’s four operators have each been allocated 2x40MHz blocks of technology neutral spectrum in the 1.8GHz band by the country’s Post and Telecommunications Department (PTD).
China Telecom has launched what it describes as the “world’s most extensive new-generation commercial” narrow-band IoT (NB-IoT) network.
Malaysian digital mobility services provider Webe is launching direct carrier billing on the Google Play app store with Fortumo.
The government of Thailand is urging the country’s internet service providers to prevent their customers from accessing Facebook after the social media firm denied a government request to remove content.
Indonesian operator Smartfren is using Bango’s platform to launch one-click carrier billing payment for Google Play customers.
XL Axiata will provide satellite broadband services throughout Indonesia following a new agreement between Axiata Business Services and Thaicom subsidiary IPSTAR.
Having long held third place in the Thai mobile market, True Move has pushed into second place in Q1 2017 after the previous number two dtac recorded a poor first quarter.
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