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From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): APAC telcos are accelerating into the AI infrastructure market, building sovereign compute platforms alongside global technology partners – with initiatives from …

Ericsson saw 6% organic growth in Q1 2026, but slumped 10% in real terms with currency swings, divestment costs, and higher AI chip prices – causing it to miss targets. …

Tech Mahindra is advancing private 5G networks in India, enabling Industry 4.0 applications such as connected robotics and real-time analytics In sum – what to know: Private 5G deployed – …

U Mobile aims to achieve 80% 5G coverage across populated areas in Malaysia by July 2026 In sum – what you need to know: U Mobile secures major 5G funding …

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) …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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) …

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 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 …

‘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 …

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” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …