Maria SantosTelecom
DNB Secures $1.27 Billion Islamic Facility for Malaysia 5G Network
Malaysia’s state-backed wholesale carrier Digital Nasional Berhad replaces a government credit line as three private telcos prepare to take equal equity stakes.
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Wei ZhangTelecom
Qualcomm to Pay Huawei in Multi-Year 5G and Artificial Intelligence Patent Agreement
Huawei will receive net patent payments from Qualcomm for the first time, pushing the Shenzhen group’s lifetime licensing revenue above $6.9 billion.
Wei ZhangTelecom
Vietnam Shuts Down 2G Network as Viettel Migrates Millions to 4G
Vietnam completed its nationwide 2G switch-off after state operator Viettel migrated nearly 8.6 million users to higher-speed networks in eight months.
Maria SantosTelecom
India Average Monthly Mobile Data Usage Passes 31 GB per User
Fifth-generation network traffic rose 70 percent to 12.9 exabytes in 2025, accounting for nearly half of all mobile broadband volume nationwide.
Maria SantosTelecom
NTT DOCOMO and Nokia Launch Multi-Vendor O-RAN Base Station Platform
Commercial operations began on September 9 using equipment designed to lower power consumption across LTE and 5G networks.
Wei ZhangTelecom
Over 1,500 Telecom Leaders Gather in Bangkok for Telecoms World Asia 2026
More than 130 speakers and 120 exhibitors convene at CentralWorld to address turning network scale into profit across two days.
Wei ZhangTelecom
Jio Uses 524 Million Subscribers to Expand into Homes and Enterprise
The operator holds the top market spot in both mobile connections and fixed broadband subscriptions nationwide.
Rajiv MenonTelecom
Japan Four Big Telcos Form 5G Millimeter-Wave Sharing Pact
KDDI, NTT Docomo, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile will jointly study shared 28GHz base station architectures to cut deployment costs across urban dead zones.
Wei ZhangTelecom
Vodafone Idea Signs 25-Year Mumbai Metro Line 3 Network Deal with ACES India
The carrier will access shared neutral-host active and passive infrastructure to deliver 4G and 5G coverage across the underground transit corridor.
Wei ZhangTelecom
Digicel PNG and Vodafone PNG Sign Tower-Sharing Agreement
The pact follows Vodafone PNG’s co-location deal with state-owned Telikom PNG in August as the country prepares for 5G rollout.
Maria SantosTelecom
Indonesia and India Sign Five-Year Telecom Pact Spanning 5G and 6G Research
An annual bilateral dialogue will rotate between Jakarta and New Delhi to monitor joint tech ventures and emergency network resilience.
Maria SantosTelecom
Tencent Cloud and U Mobile Partner on Enterprise 5G and AI in Malaysia
The preliminary agreement establishes a commercial testing pipeline through U Mobile’s Enterprise Innovation Platform to target Malaysian businesses.
Wei ZhangTelecom
Papua New Guinea Ready to Issue 5G Licences in 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz Bands
Mobile operators securing the frequencies must extend 4G coverage to 20 new sites identified under the Universal Access and Service Program.
Maria SantosTelecom
Chunghwa Telecom and Askey Deploy Mobile 5G for Construction Robots
The portable private network pilot in Kaohsiung targets high-risk building tasks and site automation across social housing projects.
Maria SantosTelecom
Reliance Jio Holds 506 Million Users but Trails in 11 Indian Circles
The Mumbai-based operator commands the overall market while facing entrenched regional competition across half of India’s telecom service zones.
Maria SantosElectronics
South Korea Smartphone Shipments Slip 0.5% as Premium Devices Take 73% Share
Foldable handset shipments hit 190,000 units in the first quarter of 2026, posting triple-digit annual growth despite a flat broader market.