Skip to content
RetailNews Asia

Topic

#telcos

Every story tagged #telcos on RetailNews Asia: reporting, analysis and market signals from across Asian retail and e-commerce.

13 stories in this topic

5G Qualcom
Telecom
1 min read

AT&T launches 5G service in New York City

After Sprint and Verizon, it’s AT&T’s turn to bring 5G to another US city. The carrier has just announced that starting today, customers in New York City will be able to use its 5G service if they own a compatible device. However, AT&T’s 5G network won’t…

5G for India
Telecom
1 min read

Consumers willing to pay a premium for 5G

Despite concerns surrounding the commercial proposition of 5G technology, smartphone users are willing to pay an average of a 20% premium for 5G services, according to Ericsson. The company’s latest ConsumerLab report on the 5G consumer potential finds that…

Australia Telecom
1 min read

NTC extends migration date to eight-digit landline numbers

The Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission has extended the migration to eight digit landline numbers in the Greater Metro Manila area by six months, at the request of the banking industry. The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) and the…

huawei 5G demo
Telecom
1 min read

25 cellcos test 5G in Q1, says GSA

The GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) has said that in the first quarter alone at least 25 operators from 15 countries have demonstrated 5G technologies, or announced 5G tests, or trials. And 18 operators are currently committed to the implementation…

5G
Telecom
2 min read

Indian telcos to start their 5G journeys this year

India’s plan of utilizing 5G technology to keep up with the rest of the world may soon become a reality. Indian operators will start the process of upgrading to 5G technology from this year. According to Huawei India CEO Jay Chen, 5G technology in present…

telcos 2017 04
Telecom
1 min read

Telcos turn to machine learning as they drown in data

Machine learning in 2017 will become a mainstream tool for communications providers struggling to transform data overload into actionable analytics, according to Argyle Data. “The telecommunications industry is drowning in data,” said Padraig Stapleton, VP of…

Chunghwa Telecom
Telecom
1 min read

CUG signs IPX peering deal with 3 APAC telcos

China Unicom Global (CUG) has signed an IPX direct interconnection bilateral agreement with regional peers PCCW Global, Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) and Chunghwa Telecom. The direct IPX peering agreement will allow CUG to expand its mobile roaming…

accuris wifi
Telecom
1 min read

Accuris, iPass to offer Wi-Fi solution for cellcos

Wi-Fi roaming, interworking and service policy enablement provider Accuris Networks has entered a partnership with global Wi-Fi operator iPass to offer mobile operators and MVNOs the ability to integrate carrier Wi-Fi into their service offerings. The…

iStock 43661926 SMALL
Telecom
1 min read

Oculeus introduces real-time fraud traffic blocking

OSS/BSS vendor Oculeus has introduced real-time traffic fraud blocking capabilities to its Oculeus Anti-Fraud offering. The new capabilities are designed to eliminate or significantly reduce revenue losses caused by fraudulent traffic by conducting the fraud…

4g
Telecom
1 min read

Vietnam grants 4G licenses to three cellcos

Vietnam has granted 4G licenses to three of the market’s major mobile operators – MobiFone, military-run Viettel and state-owned VNPT. The operators have been granted permission to roll out LTE services over the 1800-MHz band. Each of the three operators have…

ais thailand
Telecom
1 min read

Thai cellcos must register SIMs or lose licenses

Thailand’s telecoms regulator NBTC has warned operators that they will have their operating licenses immediately revoked if they fail to register prepaid SIMs sold from now on. The regulator has also warned that operators may be fined if phones with an…

Cyber Security 2
Research
3 min read

Cybercriminals use insiders to attack telcos

Cybercriminals are using insiders to gain access to telecommunications networks and subscriber data, recruiting disaffected employees through underground channels or blackmailing staff using compromising information gathered from open sources. This is among…

telco singapore
Telecom
2 min read

Telcos not connecting with Singapore teens

Only 8% of teenagers in Singapore (versus 12% globally) feel that telecoms service providers understand their lifestyle and offer services to match it, according to research from Vanson Bourne. But at the same time, only 18% (30% globally) report experiencing…