Operators Viettel tests standalone 5G State-owned operator Viettel labelled its latest standalone 5G network test as a “major step” towards its expected commercial deployment this...
Consumer Ecosystems Who – or what – is to blame for the internet slowdown in Pakistan? We are now some weeks into an apparent internet slowdown in Pakistan, but no clearer on what is causing it, albeit activists and the state seem...
Mobile Finance North Korea moves to stabilise its e-payments network North Korea’s Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau is reportedly conducting inspections of the country’s electronic payments network to update...
Operators BSNL gets closer to offering India 4G India’s state-owned operator BSNL plans to launch 4G services in the country this October, according to local news reports. This follows what...
Operators CelcomDigi, U Mobile, ZTE claim first in mobile speeds Malaysian operators CelcomDigi and U Mobile, alongside ZTE announced recognition in the Malaysia Book of Records for achieving the fastest mobile...
Devices & Platforms Indonesian smartphone market grows The Indonesian smartphone market grew 20% year-on-year in Q2 boosted by the vendor promotion during the holiday season.
Data Centres & Networks AWS plans to expand data centre operations in Hyderabad, India A number of news outlets in India are suggesting that cloud services provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to expand its data centre...
Devices & Platforms Smartphone shipments grow 14% in SE Asia Smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia grew 14% year-on-year in Q2 this year reaching 23.9 million units, as the region continues to recover from...
Wireless Networks China Tower signs IoT monitoring deals with China Telecom, Unicom Chinese telecoms infrastructure firm China Tower says it has renewed multi-year framework deals with China Telecom and China Unicom to prepare...
Energy & Sustainability Will Malaysian plans to address sustainability deter data centre investment? The Malaysian Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) has this week said that it will address sustainability issues in the...
Operators Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison opens AI hub Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) opened its Digital Intelligence Operations Center (DIOC), a move to leverage AI to enhance its network....
Data Centres & Networks Telkom Indonesia seeks investor for data centre business Indonesia's state-owned service provider Telkom Indonesia, the country’s largest telecommunication group, is widely reported to have appointed...
Satellite Networks Is China planning to take on Starlink? News reports from China indicate that a Chinese state-owned enterprise has this week launched the first batch of...
Service Management Bangladesh’s Grameenphone to use Mobileum's RAFM solution A reminder that there has been other telecoms news coming out of Bangladesh recently apart from
Regulation TRAI targets QoS with new 4G and 5G rules for India’s operators India’s telecom regulator TRAI has announced plans to tighten up on quality of service (QoS) requirements relating to 4G and 5G networks, in a...
Mobile Finance Mynt secures more funds from Ayala, MUFG Globe Telecoms’ fintech unit Mynt (Globe Fintech Innovations) gained fresh investments from Ayala Corp and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG),...
Regulation Infosys faces big tax bill in India. Will more major names follow? Indian authorities have hit leading IT outsourcer Infosys with a US$3.9 billion tax demand – and some news reports suggest the...
Regulation Could new spectrum be made available for 5G in India? India’s news media outlets are reporting that there may be government interest in reallocating some broadcasting spectrum for use in 5G...
Optical & Fixed Networks Namibia welcomes Equiano as Pakistan prepares for 2Africa Recent African cable news includes a milestone for Namibia with the inauguration of its Equiano cable station and plans for a 2Africa cable...
Data Centres & Networks Malaysian and Indonesian data centres promote AI-ready designs ArtificiaI intelligence (AI)-ready data centres are in the news this week, with Malaysia and Indonesia playing host to new or planned...
Mobile Finance PLDT arm acquires for digital payments boost PLDT’s digital unit DigiCo acquired a 10% stake in Bayad Center and the entirety of Multipay Corp, as the operator aims to position itself for...
Operators IOH sees profit double in H1 Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison IOH reported growth across its business in the first half of the year pointing to optimisation of operations, while...
Wireless Networks SAR Televenture to roll out 4G small cell sites for Vodafone Idea Small cells are back in the news again with an announcement that local vendor SAR Televenture is to deploy 4G small cell sites for Indian...
Regulation Vietnam targets 2028 for 3G sunset Vietnam set a target to shutdown 3G networks by September 2028 to pave the way for 4G and 5G services, and meet subscriber demand.
Enterprise Ecosystems Google Cloud and PwC India announce AI alliance Cloud computing services company Google Cloud and professional services firm PwC India have announced an enhanced strategic alliance that, they...
Operators Globe raises more cash in latest tower sale Globe Telecom announced it gained PHP13.5 billion (US$230 million) from the transfer of more towers as it seeks more cash to pay down debts and...
Devices & Platforms China smartphone market grows 10% The Chinese smartphone market experienced 10% growth in the second quarter with units reaching 70.5 million units, and local vendors occupying...
Data Centres & Networks Equinix buys land to grow its Malaysian data centre business Digital infrastructure giant Equinix has announced yet another deal in Asia. This one is an estimated US$5 million investment to acquire land...
Regulation GSMA predicts APAC mobile economy to hit $1 trillion The mobile economy of the Asia Pacific was predicted to grow by US$130 billion by 2030 and hit US$1 trillion, due to faster adoption of 5G...
Enterprise Ecosystems Indonesian airline partners service provider Indosat Indonesian telecoms service provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has announced a new strategic partnership with Garuda Indonesia, the country’s...
Data Centres & Networks Equinix enters the Philippines with data centre deal Digital infrastructure company Equinix has announced its planned entry into the Philippines with the acquisition of three data centres...
Business India’s budget: good or bad for telecoms? There’s been good news and bad news for various sections of the Indian telecoms industry in the country’s recent budget, though many headlines...
Business Malaysia’s U Mobile plans massive IPO in 2025 Malaysian mobile data service company U Mobile is back in the news
Optical & Fixed Networks Sky and Converge partner for Philippines fibre services Sky Cable Corporation, the pay television and broadband arm of ABS-CBN, a leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, has...
Operators Telenor raises 2024 outlook Telenor raised its 2024 forecast after reporting “solid results” across its footprint in the Nordics and Asia.
Operators MTNL’s struggles worsen. How will the Indian government respond? The Indian government has reportedly made a INR920 million (US$11,006,235.72) payment towards the bond dues of the struggling state-owned...
Devices & Platforms Gen AI pushes growth in smartphone sector Analyst houses Canalys and IDC reported growth in the global smartphone market fuelled by the hype from gen AI equipped devices.
Regulation India’s DoT plans unified interactive portal India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced plans to develop a unified interactive portal to consolidate information about the...
Satellite Networks Satcoms boosts sustainable copper exploration in Pakistan A fascinating coming together of satellite networks, artifical intelligence (AI) and 3D mapping is benefiting gold and copper producer Barrick...
Data Centres & Networks Vietnam eases data centre ownership rules With Vietnam's rules on storing data locally causing a surge in demand, local data centre operators are apparently unable to cope. Thus Vietnam...
Satellite Networks Successful launch of Turksat 6A is a satcoms first for Turkey Turkey launched its first domestically produced communications satellite, Turksat 6A, into orbit early this week, widening the country's...
Enterprise Ecosystems DIDWW expands virtual phone number service DIDWW, a provider of two-way SIP trunking services to operators and businesses all over the world, says it has expanded the coverage of its...
Enterprise Ecosystems Vi Business and PayU target India’s MSMEs Targeting an important market of which all Indian operators would no doubt like a slice, Vodafone Idea’s enterprise arm, Vi Business, and digital...
Data Centres & Networks Vietnam's CMC goes into the data centre business Vietnamese ICT company CMC Corporation has launched a data centre subsidiary. The new company – CMC AI Digital Infrastructure, or CMC ADI –will...
Regulation Indian regulator relaxes its recruitment criteria India's new Telecommunications Act contains one little-noticed (until now) provision could benefit the country's regulatory environment. It seems...
Vendors Ericsson says bon Vonage to $1 billion Ericsson announced it will book a non-cash impairment of SEK11.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) in its Q2 results, blaming cloud unit Vonage which had...
Vendors Foxconn expands reach again in Vietnam Foxconn’s Singaporean unit reportedly gained a licence from Vietnamese authorities to invest US$551 million into two projects to produce smart...
Optical & Fixed Networks What was the biggest takeaway from DTW 2024? No prizes for guessing that AI stole everyone’s attention at Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen this year. In every keynote and session,...
Cyber Security Is North Korea removing Chinese gear from its mobile network? The North Korean government has reportedly made plans to strengthen security of its mobile network by the end of this year by ditching Chinese...
