Standard Chartered has welcomed Doris Wong to the company in the role of Head of Coverage for Greater China and North Asia (GCNA). Wong’s employment will be effective beginning on June 1. Working from Hong Kong, Wong will be a member of the Client Coverage…
The Australian government has put forth a draft bill that would mandate leading mobile carriers, including Telstra, Optus, and TPG, to ensure baseline outdoor mobile coverage countrywide. The bill, known as the Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligations (UOMO), is…
Google has shut down a service that was aimed at helping carriers around the world improve their coverage, by providing them with aggregated data from Android devices. The closure comes at a time of heightened concerns about data privacy across the industry.…
China Telecom has contracted Nokia to enhance the operator’s 4G coverage and capacity to meet growing subscriber demand. The companies have signed an agreement to expand the deployment of 4G in 19 provinces nationwide, which will include preparing China…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has laid out a plan to extend mobile coverage to 95% of the nation’s municipalities and cities by end-2018. The operator has submitted a proposal with regulator NTC to use the spectrum due to be acquired through the co-purchase…
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