The value of the one-year deal pegged at $1.53B
Nokia and China Mobile signed a one-year agreement designed to allow the Chinese operator to operate a flexible cloud network infrastructure, Nokia said in a statement. The agreement is valued at up to 1.36 billion euros...
Asia ends March with more than 734M LTE subscribers, according to the GSA
LTE technology gained 182 million connections in the first quarter of this year, according to recent figures from the Global mobile Suppliers Association.
GSA revealed that the number of LTE and LTE-Advanced subscriptions...
50% of smartphone users in China will make mobile payments by 2020
A total of 195.3 million mobile users in China will be making proximity mobile payments this year, an increase of more than 45% compared to the previous year, according to a recent study...
Mobile health service 'Tonic' offers medical and wellness advice
Telenor Health, the digital health unit of Norwegian operator Telenor, launched a mobile health service in Bangladesh, the company said in a statement. Launched through Telenor’s mobile operator Grameenphone, the m-health service, dubbed ‘Tonic,’ is a...
Toyota aims to develop data communication modules for its in-vehicle connectivity by 2019
Japanese telco KDDI signed a partnership with Toyota Motor to establish a global communication platform to enable the operation of communication networks to support connected cars. Toyota announced plans to develop globally uniform data...
At least 10 Korean companies have expressed interest in the smart city project
The South Korean government signed a memorandum of understanding to participate in Sri Lanka’s $63.2 billion smart city development project, South Korean press reported. The project is part of Sri Lanka’s plan...
ZTE, China Mobile demo NB-IoT verification
Chinese ICT services provider ZTE claims to be the first in the industry to demonstrate verification based on narrowband "internet of things" standards in China Mobile’s "5G" innovation laboratory.
“Since the 3GPP NB-IoT standards are expected to be frozen late...
Service is based on the SK Telecom's mobile navigation app ‘T map’
SK Telecom unveiled its "T map for Car" connected car service, which is based on the company’s "T map" mobile navigation app. The mobile operator said the new connected car service will be...
The LoRaWAN network set to initially be available in the city of Daegu
SK Telecom and Samsung plan to deploy a nationwide LoRaWAN network to support "Internet of Things" services.
The companies said the low-power, wide-area network will be deployed using the 900 MHz band. SK...
With partner M1, Apple Pay is available through five banks in the Asian country
Singapore mobile operator M1 launched digital wallet service Apple Pay for its mobile customers in the country, following on the heels of rival StarHub, which launched the service last month.
The operator...
Chinese ICT services provider Huawei confirmed it has filed a patent infringement suit against Korean company Samsung relating to technology used in its smartphones.
Huawei said the lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and the Shenzhen...
New project aims to ease adoption of NFV
ZTE entered into a collaboration with China Mobile to promote a management and orchestration interoperability test across key industry vendors, with a goal of easing network functions virtualization adoption by verifying interoperability of China Mobile’s NFV standard...
LTE-A set to bring 375 Mbps speeds to more cities in Germany
Vodafone Germany announced plans to roll out LTE-Advanced technology by the end of this year to around 50 cities across the country, supporting network speeds of up to 375 megabits per second. The...
Cloud computing offer targets Japan with branded Alibaba Cloud
SoftBank and Chinese online and mobile commerce company Alibaba Group formed a joint venture dubbed SB Cloud Corporation to provide cloud computing services in Japan. The company said it will use technologies and solutions from Alibaba...
China Unicom plans to upgrade and expand infrastructure across the city and deploy IoT platform
China Unicom announced an investment program to expand and upgrade its telecommunications infrastructure in Shanghai, local press reported. The initiative also stipulates the development of an “Internet of Things” platform...
Ericsson and China Unicom signed an agreement to collaborate on next-generation network technology, including focus on "5G," the "Internet of Things" and cloud. The companies claim the agreement will help accelerate the development of next-generation network standardization and mature network infrastructure in an effort to...
The new firm will provide consultancy services for future collaboration between the two telcos
Indonesian telecom operator XL Axiata announced it will enter a joint venture with compatriot operator Indosat Ooredoo to provide consultancy services in future network collaboration between the two firms. The JV...
VoWi-Fi and VoLTE news from APAC region
Singapore telecom operator M1 Limited said it launched the country’s first voice-over-Wi-Fi trial, bolstered by heterogeneous network technology. The service provides for voice calls using a handset’s native dialer and direct access to the device’s contacts list without...
Analysts believe CBN will not affect current telco’s business
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology awarded a telecommunications license to state-owned broadcaster CBN. With this approval, CBN can now compete with established telecom firms China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom.
The MIIT said it...
The government raised $1.81 billion in the multiband spectrum auction
South Korea obtained 2.11 trillion won ($1.81 billion) in a recent multiband spectrum auction, well below the market expectation of 2.5 trillion won. The country’s largest mobile operator SK Telecom picked up both blocks of...
LTE-Advanced service available in 976 cities across Japan
Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo’s "Premium 4G" service is currently available in 976 cities across Japan, according to a company presentation. The service, which was launched in March 2015, offers downlink speeds of up to 225 megabits...
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor threatened to exit India if the company fails to obtain spectrum at reasonable rates.
“Long term presence in India is dependent on our ability to secure additional spectrum. We are not able to compete with current spectrum portfolio we have in...
ZTE said it invested 14% of revenues in research and development during the quarter, while China Telecom posted strong LTE growth
ZTE posted CNY 21.86 billion ($3.37 billion) in operating revenues during the first quarter of 2016, climbing 4.1% year-over-year.
Net profit for the quarter...
SK Telecom posted Q1 growth highlighting continued growth among LTE and smartphone users, with planned focus on IoT expansion
SK Telecom said it added 295,000 mobile customers during the first quarter, pushing its total customer base to 28.92 million subscribers. LTE customers numbered 19.52 million...
