Wireless Networks Huawei, AIS, Midea and Unicom lead 5G first for Thailand Technology giant Huawei, alongside Chinese electrical appliance manufacturer, Midea, Thai operator AIS, and Chinese...
Satellite Networks Home-grown insurance now available for Indian satcoms General insurance provider Tata AIG has launched what it calls its Satellite In-Orbit Third-Party Liability Insurance policy for satellite...
Data Centres & Networks Multi-company partnership aims to enhance Indian compute capability Tecnotree, which describes itself as a global digital platform and services leader for artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and cloud-native...
Satellite Networks Starlink gets the nod in Indonesia Indonesia will become the third South East Asian nation to gain SpaceX’s satellite service Starlink after the government granted the Elon Musk...
Energy & Sustainability PDG gets 'green loan' for Malaysian hyperscale project Data centre provider Princeton Digital Group (PDG), says it has has secured its first US$280 million 'green loan' for its 150MW AI-ready JH1 data...
Wireless Networks India’s BSNL confirms nationwide 4G rollout for August State-owned Indian service provider BSNL has confirmed plans to start rolling out 4G services across the country from August.
Data Centres & Networks PLDT may sell almost half its data centre business to NTT Philippines-based service provider PLDT is widely reported to be in talks to sell just under 50% of its data centre business to Japanese...
Vendors Malaysia partners with Ericsson, Intel for digital projects Malaysia’s special purpose company for 5G deployment Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) partnered with Ericsson to boost digitalisation in the...
Data Centres & Networks Alibaba plans Vietnam data centre to meet localisation requirements Alibaba, a Chinese multinational technology company specialising in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, reportedly plans to build a...
Operators Globe Telecom sells more towers Philippines-based operator Globe Telecom sold off more towers in a deal sealed back in 2022, raising PHP13.5 billion (US$234 million) to support...
Operators Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison posts surge in profit Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) reported profits surging in its Q1 results supported by revenue growth across its units, and cutting down...
Vendors AI: An arms race in the making Huawei Analyst Summit (HAS) 2024 may have been a closed event for media this year but Developing Telecoms was still in Shenzhen to soak in new...
Data Centres & Networks Yotta partners BLC for data centre project in Nepal Yotta Data Services, which describes itself as India’s leading end-to-end digital transformation service provider, has announced a joint venture...
Operators US forces Chinese operators to switch off China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile were ordered by the Federal Communications Commission to halt their fixed or mobile broadband...
Data Centres & Networks TCS to set up BSNL data centres across India Indian IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is setting up large data centres in...
Operators India’s Jio tops data traffic consumption charts India’s leading operator Reliance Jio is now the world's largest mobile operator in terms of data traffic consumption, overtaking China...
Data Centres & Networks New deal connects Indonesian businesses to global internet exchanges Moratelindo, one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure and network providers in Indonesia, has chosen Epsilon Telecommunications, a...
Investment FPT and Nvidia partner to boost Vietnam as an AI hub Vietnam’s biggest technology firm, FPT, has announced what it calls a comprehensive strategic partnership with technology giant Nvidia, aiming to...
Investment Vodafone Idea FPO fully subscribed: now what? Indian operator Vodafone Idea's much heralded Rs18,000 crore (about US$ 2.2 billion at current exchange rates) follow-on public offer...
Wireless Networks China Mobile, ZTE, Qualcomm milk 5.4 Gbps speeds out of 5G-A Chinese telecoms equipment vendor ZTE said on Friday it has collaborated with China Mobile and Qualcomm to achieve a peak download rate of 5.4...
Energy & Sustainability India’s Indus and NGEL sign renewable power pact NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL), a division of Indian state-owned power giant NTPC, has signed an initial pact with India's leading passive telecom...
Investment Malaysia plans major digital technology investment The Malaysian government has announced some ambitious investment plans to raise the country’s profile in digital technology in the coming...
Regulation China demands WhatsApp and Threads to be pulled from App Store Apple has complied with an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China to pull WhatsApp and Threads from the Chinese version of the App...
Investment Good start for Vodafone Idea’s latest massive fundraising plans Indian operator Vodafone Idea’s Rs 5,400 crore (about $645.5 million) offer of shares to anchor investors was fully subscribed on...
Devices & Platforms Global smartphone market continues recovery Global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% year-on-year to 289.4 million units in Q1 2024, marking a third consecutive quarter of...
Regulation China orders stripping of US chipsets from networks Chinese operators were reportedly ordered by officials to phase out use of foreign chipsets by 2027, a move that would hit US chip...
Regulation India reassesses e-governance guidelines Not surprisingly perhaps, the pace of technological change is forcing governments to move quickly – or to try to move quickly – to keep up, as...
Data Centres & Networks India’s CtrlS launches Google Cloud Interconnect services Indian data centre company CtrlS has launched Google Cloud Interconnect services in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.
Operators PNG operator to use energy company infrastructure Energy company Santos is to partner with Papau New Guinea operator Telikom PNG in developing what is described as “an evolving telecommunications...
Satellite Networks Starlink aims for ISP licence in Indonesia SpaceX, which designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, has applied to Indonesia's government for an internet service...
Wireless Networks China Mobile launches 5G-A, taps Ericsson to co-develop use cases China Mobile has launched what it claims is the world’s first commercial 5G-Advanced network ahead of the standard’s expected completion later...
Vendors Huawei doubles profit in 2023 Huawei reported net profit more than doubled in its 2023 financial year to CNY87 billion (US$13.4 billion) as it saw revenue growth across its...
Regulation Malaysia considers licence payment change Malaysia’s communications watchdog opened a public consultation to review its licensing process and refocus how payment for licences will be...
Operators Vodafone Idea EGM approves fundraise proposal There’s been a boost for efforts by Indian operator Vodafone Idea (aka Vi) to raise more funds after an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on...
Operators True confident on merger with Dtac, despite lawsuit Thai operator True Corp said it expects no impact to its operations or merger with Dtac, as the National Broadcasting and...
Cyber Security Chinese telcos launch open API to tackle fraud with OTPs The GSMA has announced that China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have commercially launched an open API from the GSMA Open Gateway...
Operators Now Corp chairman eyes tower lease opportunity and mobile launch Now Corporation sees its rivals selling off tower assets to independent tower companies as an opportunity for its enterprise broadband provider...
Regulation India aims to geotag all comms infrastructure by 2027 The Indian government has announced plans to geotag key telecom infrastructure, including telecom towers and optical fibre cables, to facilitate...
Satellite Networks Will HAPS see take-off in India? High altitude pseudo satellites (HAPS), aka high-altitude platform systems, are back in the news, this time thanks to a deal affecting India.
Operators Globe hails island upgrade for growth plan Globe Telecom hailed milestones in building 276 new cell sites and upgraded 2,509 sites to 4G LTE in the Philippines island of Mindanao in 2023,...
Vendors Neways boosts Asian semiconductor presence with new Malaysian facility Neways, which specialises in mission-critical technology for leading semiconductor, connectivity and smart mobility companies, has announced the...
Wireless Networks Nokia reports 5G-led growth in data usage in India Nokia has published the findings of its latest annual Indian market-focused Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT).
Mobile Finance Mastercard enabling remittances into China with Alipay Mastercard has signed a deal with China’s Alipay to facilitate international remittances into the market.
Operators Globe sells off 154 towers for $242m Philippines-base operator Globe Telecom closed the sale of 154 towers to Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC) for PHP...
Satellite Networks Intelsat and CDL to deliver land mobility services throughout India An expanded connectivity offering from two major names in satellite communications – Intelsat and CDL – is said to hold out the promise of...
Energy & Sustainability Globe Telecom hails solar-equipped sites Philippines-based operator Globe Telecom deployed hybrid solar units across 26 sites as part of wider plans to become a net zero emissions...
Vendors Telecom equipment market contracts, Huawei comes top for revenue Data from Dell’Oro Group showed Huawei was the leading telecom equipment vendor by revenue in 2023, but the overall market had contracted 5%...
Investment KKR pledges telecom tower investment for Philippines Private equity firm KKR & Co will invest US$400 million in telecoms tower operations in the Philippines, according to an announcement made by...
Operators India’s BSNL highlights 4G BTS progress – but is it enough? A number of Indian press reports have suggested that state-owned operator BSNL has installed 3,500 4G-capable base transceiver stations (BTSs) in...
Customer Management AIS and IPification to deliver next-gen phone verification to Thailand Thai operator AIS is...
