The Mislatel consortium, which is made up of China Telecom, Chelsea Holdings and Udenna Corporation, has been chosen to found the Philippines’ third mobile operator.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has shut down almost 10,000 social media accounts for “spreading politically harmful information”.

Emerging markets now make up the majority of the world's top ten smartphone markets.

The Philippines is a step closer to a third operator after a consortium of four companies cleared the first stage of the selection process.

Nokia has signed three separate frame agreements worth a combined value of more than EUR 2 billion with China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom.

In an effort to drum up greater interest in its upcoming 4G auction, Thai regulator NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) could significantly extend the payment period for winning bidders.

Asian device manufacturers are set to take a hit after Google announced that it would begin charging such vendors a licensing fee for apps that were previously bundled for free as part of its Android platform.

Thailand’s number three dtac has confirmed that it will bid for 900MHz spectrum in the upcoming auctions, making it the only operator to do so.

Six companies have obtained the required documents to bid on the Philippines’ much-anticipated third mobile licence.

Telecom authorities in the Philippines have approved the proposed process for selecting the market’s highly anticipated third operator.

Thai regulator NBTC is putting 900MHz spectrum back up for auction, but has revised the terms in the hopes of attracting operators after the failure of the last sale.

Dr. Leroy Blimegger is the Senior Vice President of the Global Services Division at Huawei. Based in Shenzhen, he has worked at the company for 13 years.

Thai operator dtac now has just two days to migrate its customers off its 2G network after the country’s regulator refused to allow a temporary extension of its 850MHz spectrum concession.

Thai operator dtac could launch a legal challenge against the country’s regulator if it is prevented from using the 850MHz spectrum band following the expiration of its concession with CAT Telecom on 15th September.

The government of China could merge two of the country’s Big Three operators – the second and third placed China Unicom and China Telecom – as it looks to boost 5G investment.

As the 5G era sets in, emerging services from operators will undergo explosive growth. Currently, the communications industry is gradually entering the new era of ubiquitous connections, customer perception, and intelligence.