O3b Networks is supporting Digicel Samoa’s LTE services by providing core connectivity services to the operator through its O3b satellite enabled network.
Telefonica has sold a 1.5% holding in China Unicom for €322 million while retaining a 1% stake in the Chinese number two player.
Xura has announced an agreement with Indonesian market leader Telkomsel to help protect the operator’s more than 153 million subscribers from SMS spam.
Mobile payment enabler Union Mobile Pay is working with Syniverse to enable banking institutions across China to enhance their customer loyalty programs.
Telefonica has partnered with the Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei in order to bolster its 5G development.
Chinese device manufacturer Huawei is developing a bespoke operating system to decrease its dependency on Google’s Android OS.
Intracom Telecom has signed an agreement with Lintasarta to supply its latest Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) wireless system in Indonesia.
Wirecard AG and Verifone have entered into a strategic alliance to rapidly expand the point-of-sale market in Asia Pacific beginning with Indonesia.
Apple has hit a setback in China after the country’s regulator for intellectual property upheld a claim that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus infringe on an exterior design patent held by a Chinese company.
Ericsson has confirmed that it has been questioned by US authorities as part of an investigation into alleged corruption related to the Swedish vendor’s business in China.
New customised services such as cloud-based, real-time, high definition (HD) video will become one of the main sources of operator revenue in future as voice, SMS and data income streams decline.
ABS has successfully launched its ABS-2A satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 full thrust rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
China Mobile has signed a €1.36 billion ($1.5 billion) one-year contract with Nokia.
Nokia and China Mobile are deploying a GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) mobile backhaul network in the Jiangsu and Henan provinces of China.
Globe Telecom and the mobile payments company Fortumo have signed a partnership to launch enhanced direct carrier billing in the Philippines.
French Polynesia’s Office des Postes et Telecommunications (OPT) has signed a new and expanded contract with Intelsat for Ku-band satellite solutions on Intelsat 18, located at 180° East.
Australian market leader Telstra has reportedly expressed an interest in re-entering Vietnam via an investment in Vietnamese number two Mobifone.
CBCcom and Viptela will partner on a new software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) service for business customers across China using the Viptela Platform.
Palau National Communications Corporation has signed an agreement with O3b Networks to increase its allotted capacity to bring faster, more reliable connectivity to Palau.
SES and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd are partnering to launch the SES Enterprise+ Hybrid Broadband in Asia powered by SkyEdge II-c Libra.
Filipino firm San Miguel Corp (SMC) is selling its telecoms assets to the country’s two incumbent operators, PLDT and Globe Telecom.
Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has agreed to utilise services on two Intelsat satellites.
Systems integrator IP-Tribe has selected Radisys’ MediaEngine to deliver next-generation transcoding solutions to its mobile operator customers in Southeast Asia.
PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia is launching direct carrier billing in Indonesia with mobile payments company Fortumo.
bmobile-vodafone Solomon Islands has selected SpeedCast International to upgrade its cellular backhaul network to support 3G data services in the Solomon Islands.
SES have partnered with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom) to provide connectivity to the Indonesian market via capacity on the recently-launched SES-9 satellite.
Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Development Agency is deploying authentication solutions from Gemalto.
Indonesian fibre-optic operator Biznet has selected Amdocs to provide a comprehensive customer care and billing solution in support of its growth plans.
Hanoi Telecom Corporation is advancing its optical network in Vietnam with Infinera’s Intelligent Transport Networks.
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information (MIIT) has granted China Broadcasting Network (CBN) the country’s fourth telecoms licence.
Norwegian group Telenor has indicated that it could partner with San Miguel Corp on a wireless joint venture in the Philippines.
OTT Video services in the Philippines are set to expand with the launch of a new service from the country's second largest MNO Globe Telecom.
Nokia and Hutchison 3 Indonesia (H3I) have signed an agreement that will see Nokia expand H3I's core network in Indonesia.
Human rights group Licadho has criticised the Cambodian Telecoms Law that came into effect in December of last year, saying it “poses a severe threat to freedom of expression”.
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