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Technology, policy and IoT connecting the smart city You may have heard of the term “Connector” popularized by Malcom Gladwell’s The Tipping Point. I am one of them and I know …

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 …

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 …

KDDI already partnered with Ericsson on 5G Japanese telecoms operator KDDI and Finnish vendor Nokia plan to sign an agreement to jointly develop experimental 5G technologies, Japanese press reported. According …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, CEO of LeEco, told CNBC in a recent interview that technology giant Apple is “outdated,” amid a government shutdown of Apple’s book and movie services. Yeuting also …

The telco currently counts 500,000 subscribers in its LTE trial Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm aims to launch commercial LTE services across India in the coming months, parent firm …

4G LTE subscriber base reaches 5 million Indonesian telecoms operator Telkomsel announced its 4G LTE network currently reaches 100 cities across the country. The telco has already deployed more than …

The smart city project aims to transform Kowloon East district into a new business area Swedish vendor Ericsson has teamed with U.S.-based professional services company Arup to carry out a …

The government will reserve a spectrum license for new entrants The Pakistani government expects to hold an auction for 850 MHz spectrum before a separate auction for spectrum in the …

10 key indicators to watch Ubiquitous connectivity is set to bring about another industrial revolution. Connected sensors and controls will enable us to monitor and adjust almost every activity in real-time, …

KT aims to launch 5G trial services in 2018 Japanese company NEC Corporation and Korean telecoms carrier KT completed of a Proof of Concept (PoC) trial for a 5G wireless …

Builds on 5G MoU signed by Ericsson, China Mobile Ericsson said it is joining China Mobile’s 5G Joint Innovation Center program to accelerate development of next-generation wireless networks. The program …

The smart city project aims to transform Kowloon East district into a new business area Swedish vendor Ericsson has teamed with U.S.-based professional services company Arup to carry out a …

Axiata paid $1.36 billion for a 80% stake of Ncell Malaysia-based Axiata Group has entered the Nepal telecommunications market through the acquisition of the country’s largest mobile operator Ncell. The …

The Indian telco paid $526 million for the LTE airwaves Indian mobile telephony operator Bharti Airtel reached a deal to acquire spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band from rival telco …

KT aims to launch 5G trial services in 2018 Japanese company NEC Corporation and Korean telecoms carrier KT completed of a Proof of Concept (PoC) trial for a 5G wireless …

NTT DoCoMo currently offers new smartphones for $6 Japan’s telecommunications ministry instructed mobile phone carriers NTT DoCoMo and SoftBank to stop selling smartphones with excessive discounts, according to Japanese press …

Chinese ops accounted for 53% of ZTE overall revenue ZTE generated RMB 100.19 billion ($15.45 billion) in full-year 2015 operating revenues, climbing 23% year-over-year. In the Chinese market, ZTE reported operating …

The smartphone market will grow at a 7% CAGR between 2015 and 2020, according to new study A total of 2.04 billion mobile phones will be shipped globally this year, …

The telco said it is open to acquire subsidiaries from rival Philippine operator Globe Telecom said it is open to the possibility of acquiring local conglomerate San Miguel Corporation’s telecom …