The Thai market regulator has initiated an investigation after an individual surfaced with an estimated one billion US dollars in shareholdings in telecom titan True Corporation, thereby becoming one of its largest…
On Tuesday, customers of Singtel, the largest mobile network in Singapore, faced connectivity issues for the second consecutive day. These disruptions followed a Monday outage that lasted more than eight hours and impacted thousands of users, creating…
Nokia Corporation recently announced a 3% increase in comparable net sales for Q4 2025, achieving EUR 6.1 billion. This increase is attributed to growth in both its network infrastructure and mobile networks businesses. The company’s outcomes are in line with…
The Hong Kong Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) and the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at bolstering their collaborative efforts in the fight against scam calls, scam…
The initiative’s main objective is to guarantee a reliable power supply by enlarging a 132kV-grade underwater power grid between the Malaysian peninsula and Langkawi Island, a well-known tourist hotspot. LS Cable & System prevailed over several international…
Chunghwa Telecom, a Taiwan-based telecommunications company, has officially partnered with SES, a satellite operator based in Luxembourg. The two companies have struck a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the first second-generation O3b mPower…
SoftBank Corp., under the leadership of President and CEO Junichi Miyakawa, has unveiled a significant development from its Infrinia Team. This team, specializing in the creation of next-generation AI infrastructure architectures and systems, has designed the…
India has solidified its position as the world’s second-largest 5G subscriber market, just after China. This achievement highlights the nation’s speedy embrace of next-generation connectivity and one of the fastest global network rollouts, as stated by the…
The Asia Pacific continues to be a global hotspot for mobile innovation, acting as a catalyst for change in telco strategies due to the growing data consumption rate in the region. According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, global mobile network data traffic…
Vietnam’s burgeoning 5G network is forecasted to bolster the forthcoming wave of the nation’s digital economy. This expectation comes as local telecommunications companies hasten infrastructure development and commence the expansion of commercial and public…
South Korea’s multipurpose practical satellite, Arirang 6, has experienced another postponement in its launch schedule, further emphasizing the nation’s dependence on foreign launch services and the consequential lack of control over scheduling. The Korean…
NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL and Accenture, two major players in the global tech industry, have recently entered into a partnership to create and grow a Universal Wallet Infrastructure (UWI) platform. This platform is designed to bolster digital trust services across…
SpaceX, the prominent aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company, has announced plans to reposition about 4,400 of its satellites from their current altitude of 550 kilometers to approximately 480 kilometers above Earth over the course of the…
The Philippines’ telecommunications and pay-TV service sectors are set to experience a surge in revenue, increasing from USD 8 billion in 2024 to an estimated USD 9.7 billion by 2029, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8%. The expected…
Singtel, a leading telecommunications company, has initiated Singapore’s first technical trial for 50 Gbps fiber broadband, a forward-looking step aimed at bolstering the country’s fixed connectivity. This venture is a response to the expected boom in…
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) saw a significant increase in data traffic throughout 2025, propelled by a rise in digital consumption across Indonesia. From December 21, 2025, to January 1, 2026, national data traffic grew by approximately 15% compared…
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