Vietnam’s market-leading operator has boosted the capacity in its packet core network by 50%...

A major project which will provide carrier-grade Wi-Fi access across the Philippines is now underway...

Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform reportedly now has a greater market share in China than Apple’s iPhone – despite having been available there for just two months...

Chinese authorities have cleared Google’s proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility...

A HSPA network expansion in Thailand has hit difficulty after doubts arose over the legality of the deployment...

One of Thailand’s leading mobile operators has signed a three-year wireless distribution deal covering various services, including strategic sourcing and device management...

With tablets finding an eager audience in Southeast Asia, Android is emerging as the most prevalent operating system for the devices...

VimpelCom is divesting its interest in the Vietnamese operator GTEL Mobile, selling its 49% holding to GTEL’s parent company...

After a well-documented series of delays, Thailand is finally holding auctions for 3G spectrum later this year...

Google’s Android OS has affirmed its dominance in the Chinese smartphone market, with the number of devices running the OS more than doubling in 2011...

Thailand’s state-owned operator TOT is upgrading its 3G networks to HSPA+, which will improve mobile broadband services for its 7.2 million subscribers...

Although the mobile penetration rate in The Philippines is expected to breach the 100% mark by end- 2012, growth momentum is expected to be relatively strong in the next few years due to the prevalence of prepaid subscribers...

By some measures Vietnam is still in a comparatively early stage of its telecommunications development, but for some years now the country has been aggressively expanding its national infrastructure and growing its subscriber bases across all market segments...

The first CDMA Windows Phone to go on sale in China is being readied for launch...

As a means of combating churn, the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications is reportedly planning on limiting the number of SIM cards that any one customer is able to register, with the maximum set at three per network...

Following the news that Etisalat will cease operations in India, reports are claiming that the UAE-based firm is looking to withdraw from Indonesia by selling its stake in local operator PTXL Axiata...

Google’s proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility is still awaiting clearance following the extension of the investigation into the deal by the relevant Chinese authorities...

A major Malaysian WiMAX operator has outlined its plans for expanding into fibre broadband and LTE...

Despite its growth opportunities, the Vietnamese telecoms industry remains relatively unattractive in the short term due to the dominance of state-owned entities in a highly competitive landscape...

Three Asian units of the Norwegian operator group Telenor are to share a “unique cross-border billing platform initiative”...

With a growing number of mobile phones coming to market with invalid identification IMEI numbers, device configuration and intelligence provider Mobilethink is launching a generic settings tool as part of its remit to support all devices used in GEM markets...

According to reports, North Korea’s mobile subscriber figures have doubled in the past year, surpassing 1 million users...

Operators across Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will benefit from addition local presence and expertise following the announcement of a new partnership...

 A Malaysian operator is aiming to become the first in the country to offer full-fledged convergent support to its subscribers by transforming its business support systems...

A leading news agency in Thailand has made the strategic decision to use next-generation technologies to gain a competitive edge over rival TV news organisations...

A new agreement will extend an international top up service for China across the world, allowing Chinese living abroad to recharge the credit of their relatives in their homeland...

Three Chinese banks have come to the rescue of the debt-ridden Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom)...

 Consumer and business customers in China will soon have access to services based on Serve, a next-generation commerce technology...

As one of the largest growth markets in the world, it is unsurprising that forecasts for China’s telecoms sector are being revised upwards...

A leading Thai mobile operator is updating its provisioning and activation software...

2012 may be the year of the low-cost smartphone following the introduction of a 1GHz Android smartphone platform for TD-SCDMA and EDGE/WiFi...

A 354 kilometre under-sea link in Indonesia, critical to the country’s international connectivity, has been upgraded by Nokia Siemens Networks...

 An intensifying battle between mobile and fixed-line services is increasing price-based competition in Indonesia, with the result that although subscriber numbers continue to rise, customers are spending less...