Fiji's principal telecommunications holding company Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) has announced the signing of a conditional share sale agreement to purchase a 30.34% interest in Bluesky Pacific Holdings from Unit Trust of Samoa (UTOS).
Fixed-line teledensity in Papua New Guinea has seen little change over the past two decades. Progress in the country’s telecom sector has come primarily from mobile networks, where accessibility has expanded considerably in recent years, with population coverage increasing from less than 3% in 2006 to more than 90% by early 2021.
Timor-Leste has been moving forward with the regeneration of its economy and rebuilding key infrastructure, including telecommunications networks, that were destroyed during the years of civil unrest.
Vietnamobile has signed a multi-year deal with CSG to drive customer billing, mediation and settlement operations in order to support its growth as it introduces new products and services.
Malaysian operator Celcom is set to expand its fixed broadband operations via a new agreement with Allo.
Thai market leader AIS has partnered with Suranaree University and ZTE to develop smart factory solutions, including 5G Cloud AGV autonomous vehicles, inspection patrol robots, 5G AR Remote Guidance, and real-time VR Monitoring.
Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) entered the Indonesian data centre market, as part of a new joint venture with Jakarta-based Indonesian conglomerate Triputra Group and global investment firm Temasek.
Fresh off revealing an ambitious expansion plan for its VoLTE network, Indonesia’s Telkomsel has announced that it aims to launch a commercial 5G network this week.
Filipino newcomer DITO Telecommunity has selected Nokia to deploy 5G services on the island of Mindanao.
Malaysian ICT provider Allo has selected Nokia to deploy a gigabit fibre network in the states of Melaka, Johor, Negeri Sembilan and East Coast of Malaysia.
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the pre-existing global shortage of semiconductor chips, which power everything from smartphones to vehicles. Geopolitical issues between the US and China have impeded international trade and driven the need for self-sufficiency, which China is pursuing.
IoT solutions specialist Kerlink has partnered with Vietnamese start-up Cloud Energy to develop and deploy new solutions to meet demand for IoT services in rural areas around Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).
During the months leading up to February’s military coup in Myanmar, the country’s four mobile operators were ordered to install intercept spyware that allowed the army to access mobile subscribers’ communications.
The pandemic has prompted a global surge in demand for data, with video-grade networks required now for entertainment as well as basic communication with those we’ve been unable to see in person. Operator groups were already on this journey, but have been forced to accelerate their strategies to meet this demand.
Polish OSS provider Suntech has won a new contract with Singapore-based StarHub to upgrade its service fulfilment platforms as part of an ongoing digital transformation process.
Filipino operator PLDT is enhancing its nationwide network using Nokia’s digital operations software, cloud infrastructure software and AirFrame servers.
Indian telecommunications giant Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd has announced its participation in the construction and deployment of two next generation cables to support what it calls the extraordinary growth in data demand across India.
Indonesian fixed and mobile operator XL Axiata has announced it is working with fibre provider FiberStar to expand the reach of its XL HOME fibre-optic network and target several new cities.
Brazil became the second South American country, after Argentina, to join Chile's 14,810km trans-Pacific submarine cable project, which will connect South America, Oceania, and Asia.
Riding on the wave of 5G, China's telecommunications industry has registered faster revenue growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021.
Few industries have been left unaffected by the global chip shortage, which has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic to escalate into a full-scale crisis. The shortage of chipsets has underlined every sector’s dependence on connected technology, and Chinese manufacturers are looking to boost production in order to make up for the recent shortfall.
The arrival of Bifrost – a new submarine telecommunications system that will connect Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Guam and the west coast of North America – is getting closer thanks to a new joint build agreement.
Telco-cloud systems integrator and OSS/BSS software provider Odine Solutions announced Telin, a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia, deployed Odine's Wholesale Voice Management platform, to enable dynamic management and real-time visibility to manage the rapidly changing demands of the voice industry.
Fugro, a geodata specialist, says it has completed the first phase of its marine site characterisation project for Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to support the trans-Pacific Bifrost Cable System.
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has threatened the developers of 33 mobile apps with penalties unless they cease the practice of collecting data without user consent.
Indonesian digital telco Indosat Ooredoo has deployed Ericsson's Operations Engine (EOE) framework, incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to monitor and tune network parameters to upgrade its 4G radio network.
Fiji has a relatively sophisticated communications infrastructure with the highest mobile and internet penetration in the Pacific Islands. It is the leading market to watch in terms of both LTE and 5G development in this region.
Telenor has registered an impairment loss of NOK6.5 billion ($779.4 million) for its Myanmar unit as the country experiences a collapse in security and human rights standards following a military coup in February.
For many years, GSM was the primary mobile technology for Vanuatu’s 300,000 people.
The Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM) has gone live with Temenos’ next-generation core banking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to offer a digital-first service in the Philippines.
Samoa was one of the first Pacific Island countries to establish a regulatory infrastructure and to liberalise its telecom market.
The South Pacific region has become a hub for submarine cable system developments in recent years, with further networks scheduled to come online later in 2021 and into 2022.
French Polynesia has one of the more advanced telecoms infrastructures for the Pacific Islands region.
80% of Indian enterprises have kept the next-generation connectivity technology, 5G, on their priorities list said a study.
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