The submarine cable system, which will link Australia, New Zealand and the U.S., is set to be completed in 2019.
Southern Cross Cables selected Hong Kong-based marine survey provider EGS to scout the sea floor between Sidney, Australia, and Los Angeles to...
The subsea cable solution will use Retelit’s AAE-1 landing station in Bari, Italy.
Retelit, a provider of infrastructure and data services, and global voice carrier BICS announced a joint subsea cable connectivity solution that will link Europe via Bari, Italy, to...
ZTE forecasts 2016 revenues to climb 1% versus 2015.
ZTE said it expects first quarter net profits to reach between 1.15 billion yuan and 1.25 billion yuan ($167 million to $181 million), representing an increase of 21.1% to 31.7% compared to the same...
Huawei focus areas include connected drones, cloud VR, AR, wireless robotics and connected cars.
BARCELONA, Spain – Huawei unveiled details about the operation of its X Labs during a roundtable at the Mobile World Congress 2017. A number of companies including Intel, GE, Bosch Connected...
Latest agreement between Swiss telecom operator Sunrise and Huawei builds on initial strategic partnership from 2012.
BARCELONA, Spain – Swiss telecommunications operator Sunrise Telecom extended a previous partnership with Huawei as part of the company’s goal of creating a “defect-free” network. The deal...
The combined entity, led by Vodafone India, would have almost 400 million subscribers.
Vodafone and Indian operator Idea Cellular are reportedly close to reaching an agreement to merge their India operations, according to local press.
According to the reports, both operators are expected to announce...
Japanese firm EneCom will distribute Nokia G.fast fixed ultra-broadband access technology.
Nokia signed a distributor agreement with Energia Communications to sell its G.fast fixed broadband access technology in Japan.
G.fast is designed to deliver fiber-like speeds over copper cable over short...
5G trial reached a peak rate of 3.6 Gbps for a connected car traveling at 170 kph.
SK Telecom, Ericsson and BMW Korea witnessed peak data rates of 3.6 gigabits per second to a connected vehicle traveling at 170 kph. The test was...
The Asia-Pacific region is currently very active in terms of "5G" trials as vendors and mobile operators are carrying out tests with the aim to launch commercial networks before 2020.
South Korean operators are among the most active players in the field, with the country's...
SK Telecom reported operating revenue of $3.82 billion.
South Korean operator SK Telecom said it ended 2016 with 21.07 million LTE subscribers, surging 11.1% year-on-year, according to the telco’s earnings release. SK Telecom also said 21.87 million of its customers were using smartphones at...
5G technology is currently being reviewed by ITU member countries.
Korean telecommunications operator KT said its pilot "5G" technology has been adopted as the draft international standard by the International Telecommunication Union.
KT said the networking technology being adopted was introduced last March at...
Vodafone said its share in Indus Tower will not be included in a deal
UK mobile telecommunications group Vodafone confirmed it is negotiating about potentially merging its Indian business with rival mobile operator Idea Cellular.
Vodafone issued a brief statement in which the telco said it is...
The new fiber system will also connect with the SEA-US optical submarine cable system.
NEC signed an agreement with RTI Connectivity to supply a high-capacity fiber optic submarine cable for a new system connecting Hong Kong and Guam. NEC said the contract...
Local government seeks to understand the best scenarios for future 5G developments.
Singapore’s Info-communications Media Development Authority announced it will launch a public consultation process later this year on mobile technology developments related to "5G" technologies and required spectrum, local press...
The new fiber system is said to allow the carrier to offer 100G-plus service in Russia and Baltic countries.
Nordic company Telia Carrier established a new fiber route connecting Stockholm, Sweden, with St. Petersburg, Russia, via Tallinn, Estonia, and upgraded multiple submarine cables...
The U.K.-based firm plans to expand fiber optic metro networks in Singapore and Hong Kong this year.
U.K.-based enterprise networking provider Colt announced plans to expand fiber optic metro networks in certain Asian countries in 2017.
The company said it plans to expand and...
Firms to work together on security and identity management tools for IoT.
Hortonworks announced an open source technology collaboration with Neustar, a provider of real-time information services, to create security and identity management tools for "internet of things" devices.
Hortonworks said...
The new center to be located in Hyderabad and support the firm’s IoT business in India and globally.
Sensus, a U.S.-based supplier of utility grade communications systems and smart meters, opened its first global support center in Hyderabad, India, local press reported.
Hyderabad...
A recent study conducted by Bosch and consulting firm Prognos looked at what autonomous vehicles will mean for the U.S., Germany and major cities in China. The report, “Connected Car Effect 2025,” concluded that safety systems and cloud-based functions can prevent around 260,000 injury...
ZTE technology to be commercially available this year.
ZTE released what it claims to be the world’s first FDD-LTE massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna solution, following successful field tests in the Quanzhou Innovation Centre of China Unicom Fujian Branch.
Company reps said the field tests...
Initial focus is consumer internet of things solutions
Korean telecommunications firm LG Uplus has opened the country's first store exclusively dedicated to home internet of things (IoT) and internet television services, local press reported.
The new store is located in the city of Incheon. LG Uplus...
Huawei CEO says company aims to improve operating efficiency and cash flow generation across business units.
Huawei expects 2016 revenues to reach 520 billion yuan ($74.8 billion), which would represent a 32% increase compared to the previous year, the company’s rotating...
Facing allegations of 'abuse of market dominance,' Qualcomm calls the fine 'unprecedented and insupportable'
In a Dec. 28 announcement, the Korea Fair Trade Commission, charged with overseeing and regulating competition in South Korea, charged U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm with leveraging its dominant position in the chip...
Chinese firms together with investment firm GIC plan to acquire a 10% stake in mapping specialist Here.
Digital maps and location services provider Here and Chinese companies NavInfo and Tencent announced a strategic partnership to develop and offer location services for the Chinese...
