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PLDT y SMART ZC
Telecom
2 min read

PLDT Home Achieves Strong Fiber Growth in First Half of 2023

PLDT Home has reported impressive growth in the first half of 2025, driven primarily by its fiber services, which saw revenues increase by 7% year-on-year, reaching PHP 29.5 billion. As fiber now accounts for a staggering 97% of home revenues, the company’s…

fiber optic
Telecom
1 min read

Nokia to Equip Viettel with Optical Transport Solution

This initiative aims to meet the increasing demand for 5G, Data Center Interconnect (DCI), and cross-border connectivity. The collaboration follows a successful trial during which Nokia’s PSE-6s achieved a record transmission speed of 1.2 Tbps per wavelength…

fiber optic
Telecom
8 min read

National Policies and Projects Driving Fiber Expansion in APAC

With optical fiber networks now reaching the majority of households in many markets, the region’s fiber broadband subscriptions surpassed the 500-million mark at the end of 2022. This figure represents an impressive 85.1% share of the entire residential…

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Food
2 min read

Coca-Cola to launch US-first paperboard packaging for multipack cans

Liberty, the local Coca-Cola bottler, has partnered with fiber-based consumer packaging supplier Graphic Packing International to produce multipacks in the paperboard packaging format called KeelClip, and use multipack carton application equipment in doing…

Nokia Office
Telecom
2 min read

Nokia chosen by Allo for gigabit fiber network in Malaysia

Nokia announced that it has been chosen by Allo, an Information and Communications Technology service provider in Malaysia, to deploy a gigabit fiber network in the states of Melaka, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, and East Coast of Malaysia. The deployment, which…

Airasia Bubble Tea
Food
1 min read

Travellers Can Now Order Boba Milk Tea On AirAsia Flights

AirAsia Thailand recently introduced bubble milk tea in their in-flight menu – much to the delight of customers. There’s even a poster that says that passengers can now enjoy Boba milk tea 35,000 feet in the air. You’ve probably come across articles on how…

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Telecom
1 min read

ViewQwest to offer services over TM’s HSBB network

Singapore-based fiber operator ViewQwest is expanding its footprint in Malaysia through a new partnership with Telekom Malaysia. ViewQwest, which currently has its own fiber network in parts of the Klang Valley and Johor, plans to use Telekom Malaysia’s HSBB…

20130818153450 fiber optics internet access
Telecom
1 min read

HyalRoute to invest up to $2b in Philippines fiber project

Singapore-based shared fiber network provider HyalRoute has signed an agreement with the Philippines’ Department of ICT to invest up to $2 billion expanding to the market. The company’s subsidiary Philippine Fiber Optic Cable Network (PFCON) signed a…

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Telecom
1 min read

SP Telecom to build alternative fiber network in Singapore

Singapore-based telecommunications joint venture SP Telecom has engaged PCCW Solutions as a consultancy partner to help design and deploy the company’s planned alternative fiber network. The company has provided details of its plans to build an alternative to…