Chinese device maker Xiaomi has reported a profitable second quarter following its IPO.

Apple has blocked around 25,000 gambling apps from China’s App Store following criticism in the Chinese media.

Smart Communications will conduct the Philippines’ first commercial 5G trial next year in partnership with Ericsson.

Korean smartphone giant Samsung may shutter operations at one of two device factories in China as a result of escalating labour overheads and waning sales in the market.

Net1 Indonesia is providing Free Wi-Fi access for refugees of the recent earthquake in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

China Tower’s IPO has raised $6.9 billion, making it the most valuable offering globally since 2016.

ip.access has announced a collaboration with Blue Arcus Technologies to improve satellite backhaul for rural deployments.

Supported by growth in mobile data, fixed broadband and pay-TV services, the combined telecom and pay-TV service revenue in Malaysia is poised to grow at a CAGR of 2.4% over the forecast period 2017-2022.

Ten investors have pledged funding to the tune of $1.4 billion for China Tower as the infrastructure company lines up its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

Bank BRI, the state-owned largest bank in Indonesia, is deploying the Jupiter System from Hughes Network Systems via its satellite BRIsat, which covers Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has partnered with Nuage Networks from Nokia to provide a nationwide SD-WAN service to both large enterprise customers and SMBs.

Globe Labs, the innovative developer community of Globe Telecom, has partnered with Nexmo (part of Vonage) to deliver voice solutions to the Philippine market and the rest of Southeast Asia.

The TRIBID green energy project has been officially registered at the 8th Japan-Indonesia JCM Joint Committee in Jakarta.

Globe Telecom is spinning its tower business off into a separate company.

Nokia and China Mobile have signed an MoU to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to optimise future networks and enable the delivery of new Edge Cloud and 5G services.

Nokia and Tencent, one of China's leading providers of Internet services, have signed an agreement to carry out joint research and development work to explore the potential of 5G for the provision of new applications.

Lowan, a leading low power wide area network (LPWAN) solution provider located in Hangzhou, China, has incorporated Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) into its smart-grid power meters.

PSN (PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara) has selected Hughes Network Systems to provide its JUPITER System for broadband services over the PSN VI High-Throughput Satellite (HTS).

Philippines-based telecommunications solutions provider Bambu Wireless has signed a multiyear contract with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on the EUTELSAT 172B satellite.

Remote and rural health clinics across Timor-Leste will soon be connected to high speed satellite internet via a new connection supplied by Kacific Broadband Satellites Group.

The Office des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) is delivering enhanced mobile broadband and Internet services to residents across the vast French Polynesian territory through a new partnership with SES Networks.

Thai fixed-line provider TOT has launched a new gigabit broadband internet service that is powered by MaxLinear’s G.hn technology.

Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has broadened its relationship with Intelsat to accelerate the deployment of the country’s wireless communications infrastructure in Myanmar.

Edotco, the tower unit of Malaysian group Axiata, has agreed to manage Ooredoo Myanmar’s energy assets across 1,250 of the operator’s tower sites nationwide.