Networks, connectivity and the telecom players powering Asian retail and commerce.
Huawei will receive net patent payments from Qualcomm for the first time, pushing the Shenzhen group’s lifetime licensing revenue above $6.9 billion.
VEON subsidiary Beeline Kazakhstan has activated satellite messaging for standard smartphones in dead zones across the country through Starlink Mobile.
Vietnam completed its nationwide 2G switch-off after state operator Viettel migrated nearly 8.6 million users to higher-speed networks in eight months.
The sovereign cloud offering run by RE:AI provides access to five open-weight models with intelligent workload routing and data residency controls.
Fifth-generation network traffic rose 70 percent to 12.9 exabytes in 2025, accounting for nearly half of all mobile broadband volume nationwide.
Local colocation operators are shifting from single-digit kilowatt rack densities to higher-density configurations using closed-loop water cooling.
The wholly Saudi-owned cable will connect Duba to Sharm El Sheikh, supporting digital sovereignty under Vision 2030.
Six commissioners held their first meeting since July without chairman Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck, scheduling twice-weekly sessions through October.
The telecom regulator in Dhaka will proceed with the sale of frequencies between 880 MHz and 888.4 MHz despite operator friction over policy reforms.
Commercial operations began on September 9 using equipment designed to lower power consumption across LTE and 5G networks.
Chief Technology Officer Volkan Sevindik details plans for 5G+ rollouts, API integration, and AI infrastructure.
The collaboration will connect optical ground stations directly to NTT’s All-Photonics Network for future commercial space services.
More than 130 speakers and 120 exhibitors convene at CentralWorld to address turning network scale into profit across two days.
The Australian infrastructure firm plans three 24-fiber-pair subsea cable links connecting Sydney, Perth, Singapore, Jakarta, Guam, Japan, and Los Angeles by 2029.
The Tier III-certified UzCloud facilities provide sovereign AI computing and GPU services more than 300 kilometres from Tashkent.
The operator holds the top market spot in both mobile connections and fixed broadband subscriptions nationwide.
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