Key Apple supplier Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) pointed to an error in its payments system for starting unrest among staff who complained of overdue pay and working conditions, thus sparking fights between employees and security personnel.
Data centre company Nxtra by Airtel, a subsidiary of Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel Limited, has begun construction of what is described as its largest data centre in East India.
Vodafone Cook Islands has switched its internet services for the Cook Islands from Tahiti over to the new ‘western route’ of the Manatua-One Polynesia cable system to Sydney.
Indian operator Vodafone Idea (aka VIL) may have finally found a way to solve at least one of its debt issues after announcing plans to issue debentures worth 16 billion rupees (about US$195.6 million) to American Tower Corporation (ATC).
Philippines-based operator PLDT revealed there are several interested parties in buying 2,000 telecom towers from its portfolio.
Global digital infrastructure firm DigitalBridge Group has announced the acquisition of an ownership stake in AIMS Group from Malaysian telecoms firm TIME dotcom and the formation of an edge data centre platform focused on the high-growth markets of the Southeast Asia region.
Telenor Group announced the merger between its unit DTAC and True will not meet its end-of-year deadline target as conditions for the tie-up were not met in time.
In China, it is common to use 5G for outdoor coverage and Wi-Fi indoors. Indeed, both 5G and Wi-Fi are the most popular wireless access technologies today.
Papua New Guinea operator Telikom expanded its partnership with Kacific Broadband Satellites Group to bolster its network reach in the island nation.
Axiata and Digi’s boards have both approved the proposed merger of their respective Malaysian mobile units, Celcom Axiata and Digi Telecommunications.
The merger of True and DTAC has hit yet another hurdle, with AIS petitioning Thailand’s Central Administrative Court to revoke the regulatory approval granted to the deal last month.
Having withdrawn its proposed personal data protection bill in August, the Indian government now expects to release a newly drafted bill in about a week for public comment.
It looks like some of the pressure on Ericsson over recent allegations of bribery may be easing with the news that Sweden has dropped an investigation into suspected Ericsson bribery in China.
At the B20 Summit, a business community focused event that is part of the G20 Summit, operator Telkom Indonesia and cloud computing company GoogleCloud have announced a multi-year strategic collaboration to realize Telkom’s vision of becoming a leading digital telco that empowers local businesses and communities.
The Indonesian smartphone market recorded a 12.4% year-on-year decline in shipments to 8.1 million units in Q3, as the market constricted due to inflation and rising fuel costs.
BDx Indonesia, one of the largest wholesale data centre and cloud-focused operations in the Indonesian market, has announced a plan to develop a new 100MW data centre campus on 12 acres of land acquired from industrial area developer Suryacipta.
This week has seen major announcements relating to its Mexican and Indonesian markets from Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies.
A new submarine cable system in Southeast Asia is on the way after a consortium of telecommunication companies agreed to invest about US$300 million in Asia Link Cable (ALC).
Huawei's Fiber to the Room (FTTR) solution won the Access Innovation Award at the 24th World Communication Awards (WCA), recognizing the Chinese vendor’s technical innovation and business achievements in the access field.
Major Indian operator Bharti Airtel has announced two big achievements for its 5G network this week: one million 5G users and the first airport in India to get access to its 5G network.
GetaFIX, the Philippines’ largest neutral internet exchange (IX), and leading IX operator DE-CIX, have announced a strategic partnership that will connect the Philippines to DE-CIX’s Southeast Asian distributed interconnection ecosystem.
Indian managed data centre service provider Yotta Infrastructure has unveiled what it describes as North India’s first hyperscale data centre, at an inauguration ceremony at its Greater Noida Data Centre Park.
At the 8th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2022), Huawei unveiled its Fiber to the Room (FTTR) solution with an industry-leading centralized Wi-Fi access network (C-WAN) architecture.
Digicel Pacific, the leading telecommunications provider in the Pacific region, is bolstering its coverage in Papua New Guinea with the help of the O3b medium-earth orbit (MEO) satellite system from satellite operator SES.
There’s been a lot of backtracking after Monday’s news that the low Vodafone Idea/Vi share price could delay plans for the Indian government to take equity in the operator.
Malaysia’s Maxis has confirmed that its board is evaluating the governance requirements for signing an access deal with the country’s 5G wholesale vehicle Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB).
Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) has signed an agreement with Kacific which will improve connectivity in underserved areas and provide the operator with an enterprise-level back-up service to help mitigate the impact of future outages.
Rohde & Schwarz, known for its solutions in test and measurement, technology systems, and networks and cybersecurity, has received an order from the Malaysia telecoms regulator.
What can cash-strapped Indian operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) do after plans for the conversion of dues it owes to the Indian state into a government stake were once again delayed, this time due to the operator’s low share price?
Malaysian operators Celcom Axiata, DiGi Telecommunications, Telekom Malaysia and U Mobile have now signed agreements to access – for ten years – the much-delayed wholesale 5G network rolled out and run by state agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB).
Bharti Airtel, one of the big three operators in the Indian market, has contracted Aviat Networks for wireless multiband radio solutions.
Less than a week after the merger of Thai operators True Corp and Total Access Communication (DTAC) got the go-ahead, Norway's Telenor, which owns DTAC, has asked for clarification from regulator the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) on the conditions it has imposed.
Two recent Nokia deals, in Indonesia and Azerbaijan, emphasise network enhancement and improved customer experience but also, the vendor says, offer the potential for cost savings for operators.
Nokia has confirmed the extension of its existing relationship with the world’s largest power utility, State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC).
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