The private network is expected to improve base defense and battleship and base operation support capabilities
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy has selected Samsung Electronics and KT Corporation (KT) to deploy a private 5G network for its ‘Smart Naval Port’ project. The first deployment...
Vocus will gain 24,000 km of fiber, 7,000 km of international submarine cables and 20,000 connected buildings from TPG
Australia's TPG Telecom revealed Monday it will sell its fiber and fixed network infrastructure assets Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super’s telecommunications group Vocus for $3.54 billion....
The telcos say the standardization of network APIs will lower the barrier to entry and reduce app development time
Korean mobile operators SK Telecom (SKT), KT and LG Uplus are establishing a unified ‘Network Open API’ standard to lower the barrier to entry and...
Starlink owns about 60% of the approximately 7,500 satellites orbiting Earth
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has issued a license to Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, to provide the country with satellite broadband services.
Reports from Reuters revealed that Starlink had approached...
In March, Singtel announced partnerships with Cisco, Fortinet and Nokia, to deliver enterprise quantum security solutions
Singapore’s Singtel has launched a three-phase pilot program for the country’s National Quantum-Safe Network Plus (NQSN+) to protect enterprises against quantum threats and support a variety of enterprise network...
Brookfield Asset Management will acquire 100% of ATC India for $2.5 billion
The Competition Commission of India has cleared the takeover of American Tower Corp (ATC) Indian operations (known as ATC India) by Brookfield Asset Management for $2.5 billion. The acquisition, announced in January, will see the...
On June 27, 2024, in Shanghai, China, a collaborative 6G Network Architecture Prospect seminar was held during which leading global mobile operators from China, Japan and South Korea convened to delve into the innovative architecture of 6G networks, signifying a constructive step forward in...
The GSMA said it expects mobile traffic in the APAC region to quadruple between 2023 and 2030
The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA)'s most recent Asia Pacific (APAC) mobility report demonstrates how critical mobile technologies and services are for this region, which documented...
Huawei filed a lawsuit in a Chinese court, alleging that MediaTek has committed patent infringement
Chipmaker MediaTek confirmed that it has been slapped with a lawsuit from Huawei that alleges the former is guilty of patent infringement. While further details — such as which patents...
The report said 5G subscriber numbers continue to grow in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
5G subscriptions in South East Asia and Oceania 5G are forecast to reach around 560 million by the end of 2029, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report.
The updated report...
'The mobile AI era is here,' said Huawei SVP and president of ICT sales and services at MWC Shanghai 2024
SHANGHAI — Business model innovation and capability integration are key elements for carriers in order to maximize return on investment in ‘5.5G’ or 5G-Advanced (5G-A)...
According to Rakuten, the 700 MHz band offers better indoor building penetration and underground connectivity
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced the launch of commercial services using the so-called “platinum band” previously allocated by the Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2023.
In a release,...
The DoCoMo hydropower system converts electricity from water flow into a form suitable for powering a base station
NTT DoCoMo has demonstrated what it claims to be Japan's first self-powered hydropower cellular base station using its hydroelectric power-generation system and a jet turbine developed by...
The support package also includes approximately $732 million to support fabless chip companies in South Korea
South Korea announced this week $19 billion in funding for the nation’s semiconductor businesses with an emphasis on chip design and contract manufacturing. The move follows similar announcements coming...
True also hopes to use AI to automate 100% of its repetitive processes within the next three years
Thai telco True Corp this week held “AI Gets Real,” an event highlighting its AI ambitions this week. At the event, company executives revealed ambitions to increase...
The recent Huawei Connect 2023 event in Paris showed how as wireless, telecom and data networks continue to grow, they will ultimately connect everyone and everything. The theme of this year-end event was “Accelerating Digital and Green Transition Together" and shows what was accomplished...
A few weeks ago, at a wireless conference in Dubai, Huawei showed their progress and the direction for the next several years. In fact, every wireless company worldwide will experience these same growth opportunities. So, let’s take a closer look at where the wireless...
NTT is to resell Nokia's private cellular and edge cloud system to a total addressable market of 3.2 million enterprises in Thailand – in line with the country's Thailand 5.0 scheme
Global system integrator NTT is to resell Nokia's private cellular and edge compute...
The LoRa Alliance has trumpeted growth in the Asia Pacific region, ahead of its bi-annual meetup in Tokyo in October. It claimed “millions of sensors” have been added in the region in the first half of 2023 on the backs of “large projects” in...
The GSMA expects 5G connections to account for 41% of all mobile connections by 2030
According to the GSMA’s new Mobile Economy APAC 2023 report, the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is experiencing exponential 5G growth, with next-gen connections predicted to account for 41% of all mobile connections...
Nepal Telecom plans to conduct the 5G trial using the 2600 MHz frequency band
State-owned Nepal Telecom has postponed its 5G trial by several weeks, citing a dearth of compatible mobile devices. Specifically, the carrier will conduct its trial using the 2.6 GHz airwaves that...
Viettel began testing commercial 5G services in parts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in 2019
AMD announced the successful completion of a 5G mobile network field trial with Viettel Group’s R&D arm Viettel High Tech (VHT). AMD supplied its Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC devices for...
The project, led by China Telecom and Singtel, will add 18 TBps of regional capacity
A group of Communication Service Providers (CSPs) servicing the Asia Pacific region announced Tuesday a shared investment of $300 million to develop a 6,000 kilometer (km) submarine cable system in...
Edge Bare Metal service’s first APAC deployment was for Solana Foundation’s blockchain efforts, said Lumen
Lumen Technologies has announced the launch of edge services for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Lumen’s Edge Bare Metal services provide access to the company’s distributed edge network of high-capacity bare-metal...
