Optical & Fixed Networks SJC2 subsea cable linking Southeast Asia and Japan is now live The SJC2 consortium and NEC announced on Friday that the Southeast Asia–Japan 2 (SJC2) subsea cable is now live, officially adding more than 126...
Regulation GSMA, Asian Development Bank forge partnership to boost connectivity in APAC The GSMA and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a strategic agreement aimed at accelerating digital transformation and expanding mobile...
Data Centres & Networks China Telecom Completes Pilot Commercial Deployment of LLM Distributed Training over 500 km China Telecom has announced the industry's first pilot commercial deployment of distributed training for a large language model (LLM) with 177...
Optical & Fixed Networks NEC to build AUG East cable linking Singapore, Japan and SEA NEC said on Wednesday it has signed a contract with a consortium led by Singtel to build a new intra-Asian subsea cable system linking Singapore...
Operators Financial news worsens for India’s MTNL Indian state-owned operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) is apparently sinking further into a financial quagmire. It has reportedly informed...
Optical & Fixed Networks China Telecom Completes the Industry's First 1024-GPUs Distributed Lossless AI Computing Cluster via Its 800G WDM Field-Deployed Networks Recently, China Telecom has used 800G/λ and C+L technologies to provide high bandwidth for a distributed cluster with 1024 GPUs in the...
Devices & Platforms Global smartphone market sees slight dip in Q2 The global smartphone market declined by 1% year-on-year in Q2 2025, marking the first quarterly drop in six quarters, according to analyst firm...
Regulation Pakistan’s regulators address issues related to QoS and satellite internet Two recent news items from Pakistan highlight the country's attempts to manage two very different but pivotal areas of the modern...
Energy & Sustainability Renewable energy-powered data centres planned for Indonesia and Morocco Two recently announced projects in Indonesia and Morocco underline the continuing drive to power data centres in a sustainable manner.
Optical & Fixed Networks Mitratel, Tower Bersama reportedly revive merger plans Indonesian tower companies Dayamitra Telekomunikasi (Mitratel) and Tower Bersama are reportedly reviving merger discussions that were abandoned...
Operators Vietnam’s operators scale up 5G with 11,000 base stations deployed Vietnam’s three major mobile operators have collectively rolled out 11,000 5G base stations, and the government expects that figure to nearly...
Mobile Finance UnionPay enhances payment offering for Vietnamese visitors to China China’s UnionPay International, a leading name in payment solutions, has announced that, starting this year, UnionPay cards issued by Vietnamese...
Satellite Networks Indian aerospace company joins satcoms market with GEO offering A private Indian aerospace company, Ananth Technologies, which already works with the government in the space domain, has secured...
Devices & Platforms AIS partners with Samsung and Bolttech for new device protection service Thai operator AIS has teamed up with Samsung and insurance provider Bolttech to launch a new smartphone and tablet protection service aimed at...
Service Management India’s Echelon Edge wins OSS/BSS deal with BSNL Indian IT services firm Echelon Edge has announced that it has been entrusted with managing OSS/BSS infrastructure for the first two phases...
Vendors Ericsson releases its first antenna model manufactured in India Ericsson says it has marked a major step forward in its India-based operations with the release of its first antenna model manufactured in...
Energy & Sustainability Could power tariff hikes threaten Malaysia’s data centre boom? After new power tariffs were put in place on Tuesday, operators of data centres in Malaysia have apparently expressed concerns that they are much...
Optical & Fixed Networks Australia, Papua New Guinea discuss new subsea cables to boost connectivity The governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have held talks on the potential construction of three new subsea cables,...
Vendors China Telecom runs first AI DC optical-electrical test on live network in Guangdong The digital economy in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has a new engine now! China Telecom Research Institute and China Telecom...
Operators Globe trials GSMA enterprise eSIM standard for competitive edge Globe Telecom has partnered with Thales and Bridge Alliance to test a new GSMA IoT standard, in a move to future-proof its enterprise services...
Regulation Payment licence wins for dLocal in UAE, Turkey and the Philippines A cross-border payment platform specialising in emerging markets, dLocal, has announced that it has obtained what it calls three pivotal licenses...
Consumer Ecosystems Super Apps – here to save the day? Super Apps are gaining traction globally, and while the core concept remains consistent, their implementation and reception vary significantly...
Enterprise Ecosystems 5G-A and AI to deliver ubiquitous, all-scenario AIoT connections The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long way in the last decade, and it is set to reach new heights in the next five years as IoT becomes...
Operators PLDT steps up fight against telecoms theft and vandalism Philippines service provider PLDT has launched what it calls a grassroots initiative aimed at strengthening partnerships with local communities...
Optical & Fixed Networks YOFC Unveils “AI-2030” Strategy to Drive the Next Generation of AI-Ready Optical Infrastructure Zhuang Dan, Executive Director and President of Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (YOFC), participated in the “AI...
Operators Philippines mobile service revenue to exceed US$5 billion by 2029 Mobile services revenue in the Philippines is projected to grow from US$4 billion in 2024 to over US$5 billion by 2029, according to new research...
Vendors ZTE showcases full-stack innovations at MWC Shanghai 2025, co-creating an era of AI for all ZTE Corporation has unveiled a full range of frontier innovations under the theme "Catalyzing Intelligent Innovation" at MWC Shanghai 2025. These...
Optical & Fixed Networks Build a Prosperous F5.5G All-Optical Network Industry for New Growth in the AI Era During MWC Shanghai 2025, the F5.5G All-Optical Industry Summit took place with the theme of "10 Gbps Broadband and All-Optical Premium...
Optical & Fixed Networks F5.5G All-Optical Networks Stimulate New Growth in Home Broadband Business in the AI Era During MWC Shanghai 2025, Bob Chen, President of Huawei's Optical Business Product Line, delivered a keynote speech at the F5.5G All-Optical...
Satellite Networks Vodafone Idea and AST SpaceMobile unite to connect India’s unconnected Indian operator Vodafone Idea and AST SpaceMobile, which is building a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday...
Service Management Bangladesh operator to use new Gen-AI Lab from Ericsson and AWS Ericsson has announced that Grameenphone, a leading mobile operator in Bangladesh with over 84.8 million subscribers, has become the first...
Operators Globe Telecom’s AI chief: Building smart, secure foundations for the future At Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen this year, there were many cheerleaders for AI - and chief among them was Anton Bonifacio...
Regulation Will India regulator’s rule change boost public Wi-Fi? The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is apparently capping connectivity costs for public Wi-Fi providers in what is widely seen as an...
Operators Telecom chiefs warn AI must be embraced now or risk falling behind Telecom chief executives have urged the industry to truly embrace artificial intelligence in order to seize the opportunities it...
Operators China Mobile completes first test of remote storage and computing via HIC-OTN To meet the high security requirements for user data in foundation model training, China Mobile Research Institute recently proposed a new remote...
Vendors India's Bharti Airtel awards NOC MS contract to Ericsson Indian operator Bharti Airtel has awarded technology giant Ericsson a multi-year network operations centre (NOC) managed services (MS)...
Vendors India's Tata Electronics and Bharat Electronics announce partnership In the latest example of alliances aimed at supporting India’s local industries, Tata Electronics and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have...
Optical & Fixed Networks Telecom Fiji and Google announce plans for fibre optic link in Fiji Service provider Telecom Fiji and technology company Google have reportedly signed a strategic agreement to design, build, and maintain a...
Wireless Networks MobiFone and Rakuten Symphony aim to pioneer open RAN in Vietnam MobiFone Corporation, a leading mobile network operator in Vietnam, and open RAN pioneer Rakuten Symphony have announced the signing of a...
Satellite Networks Tomorrow.io uses satcoms to support farmers in the Philippines Weather intelligence specialist Tomorrow.io says it has partnered with the Philippines National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to help farmers...
Customer Management Cambodia’s Smart Axiata and TrueMoney to combine service offerings Cambodian service provider Smart Axiata, and digital payments business TrueMoney Cambodia say they have signed a strategic memorandum of...
Enterprise Ecosystems Massive enhancement announced for Indonesian LLM GoTo, described as the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, and service provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) have announced the launch of...
Regulation Thailand’s planned spectrum auction attracts just two bidders The latest spectrum licence auction in Thailand has apparently only attracted two bidders: True Corporation and Advanced Info Service (AIS) – and...
Devices & Platforms IDC slashes 2025 smartphone forecast amid global economic uncertainty IDC has cut its forecast for global smartphone shipments in 2025 to just 0.6% growth (1.25 billion units) down from a previous projection of...
Operators Globe Telecom strengthens ties with government to prevent fibre cuts Philippines-based operator Globe Telecom has deepened its partnership with government agencies to prevent fibre cuts caused by...
Enterprise Ecosystems Vi Business and HPE target Indian enterprise market Vi Business, the enterprise arm of Indian operator Vodafone Idea, has announced a strategic managed services agreement with information...
Vendors Naver promotes sovereign AI for Thai market Naver, a Korean technology company whose interests include internet, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, has signed a memorandum of...
Videos & Webinars Project Management in the AI Era: Insights from CelcomDigi, PMIMY & ZTE In this roundtable discussion, we hear from CelcomDigi, PMIMY, and ZTE on how AI is transforming project management in the telecom sector.
Wireless Networks India’s TCS and Tejas to support BSNL's network growth Indian IT services group Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and networking company Tejas Networks have been the beneficiaries of a new contract from...
Devices & Platforms Xiaomi eyes $6.9B investment in chipsets over 10 years Xiaomi reportedly revealed plans to invest CNY50 billion (US$6.9 billion) over the next 10 years to develop its own mobile processors, and is set...
