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28 stories in this topic

5g city future
Telecom
3 min read

Vietnamese network providers ready for 5G rollout

Vietnamese telecom firms are seeking a head start in the 5G race as the country becomes an early adopter of the technology. State-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) recently signed a deal with Finnish telecom firm Nokia to develop 5G…

korea retail
Telecom
2 min read

SK’s Chey says group is committed to U.S. society

The chairman of Korea’s SK Group was in Washington on last Wednesday, vowing to make a commitment not only to the U.S. market but also its people and society. Chey Tae-won, who heads Korea’s third-largest conglomerate by assets, formally opened the Washington…

browsing
Telecom
4 min read

KT subscribers jump ship after fire accident

KT’s week has taken yet another turn for the worse as the fire that caused major telecommunications disruptions in Seoul and the surrounding area has likely left the company with a hefty compensation bill and subscribers looking to take their business…

telekom malaysia
Telecom
2 min read

TM posts RM175m net loss in Q3

Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) suffered a net loss of RM175.59 million during the third quarter ended Sept 30 compared with a net profit of RM211.82 million a year ago, due to an impairment loss on network assets recognised during the quarter. In a filing with…

dolce gabbana 1
4 min read

Dolce & Gabbana chaos continues

Dolce & Gabbana has cancelled a high-profile catwalk show in Shanghai following an outcry over what many in China perceived to be a racist marketing campaign. The Italian brand products have now been dropped by e-commerce giants Alibaba, JD and Yoox…

dg apology final
Fashion
3 min read

Dolce & Gabbana Sparks Racism Backlash With Chinese Ad

Italian luxury retailer Dolce & Gabbana is facing a growing backlash in China after an ad campaign that was meant to promote the brand in arguably its most valuable market has been decried as racist. Amidst growing calls to boycott the brand on Chinese social…

bitel viettel vietnam
Telecom
1 min read

Viettel’s foreign market earnings up in Q3

Viettel earned gross profits of $57.25 million from overseas markets in Q3, a year-on-year increase of 8 percent. Its overseas investment arm, Viettel Global, reaped net revenues of nearly VND4.43 billion ($188.71) in the third quarter, up 5 percent over the…

SK Telecom brand
Telecom
1 min read

SK Group continues to focus on social value

SK Group is reevaluating its business models in a bid to ensure that all of its affiliates create social value along with economic value. SK Chairman Chey Tae-won and the heads of all SK affiliates discussed ways to renew their business models so that doing…

Globe Telecom
Telecom
3 min read

Small Cell Forum puts orchestration, SON on roadmap

The work program for the Small Cell Forum for the coming year covers “every aspect of densification,” including policy improvements for siting and spectrum, 5G-enabling technologies and the next iteration of its enterprise action plan, according to SCF. One…

intelsat
Telecom
1 min read

Myanmar taps Intelsat for satellite backhaul

Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has arranged to use two Intelsat satellites to improve wireless broadband connectivity for the nation and expand broadband access for businesses. The multi-year, multi-transponder agreement will allow the…