Telenor Myanmar has launched direct carrier billing in Myanmar with mobile payments company Fortumo.

Indonesian market leader Telkomsel has acquired a 30MHz block of 2.3GHz spectrum for IDR1.01 trillion ($75 million).

CompuDyne, a leading telecommunications solutions provider in Malaysia, is partnering with SES Networks to bring high quality and cost-effective cellular backhaul service to Malaysia and its surrounding islands.

Thai state-owned operator TOT has agreed to allow MVNO The WhiteSpace, branded as Penguin, to boost its capacity using TOT’s 2.1GHz spectrum.

The Philippines’ Smart Communications has deployed an Amdocs solution enabling personalised and contextualised customer engagement.

Indonesian operator XL Axiata has has deployed Packet Design technologies to ensure optimum service delivery over its IP/MPLS mobile and core networks.

Nordic Tele Services (NTS) is deploying Flexenclosure’s hybrid power systems at its telecom sites in Myanmar.

Ericsson and Intel have successfully completed the first 5G 3.5GHz multi-vendor end-to-end Interoperability Developmental Test (IoDT) at a 5G field test in the Chinese capital of Beijing.

Telkomcel is offering 4G broadband to its subscribers in Timor Leste in conjunction with Ericsson.

NEC Corporation has announced the completion of the Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1Malaysia (SKR1M) 100 gigabit per second (Gbps) submarine cable linking Peninsular Malaysia with Sabah and Sarawak.

Globe Telecom has chosen Gilat for a five year multi-million dollar managed service contract to enable accelerated deployment for the mobile operator’s rapid network expansion throughout the Philippines.

Identity scoring firm Juvo has partnered with Malaysia’s fastest growing MVNO, Tune Talk.

Globe Telecom's mobile commerce subsidiary G-Xchange has partnered with EMQ to expand the latter’s reach in the Philippines through GCash, offering overseas workers greater flexibility and convenience.

Ooredoo Myanmar is partnering Pact, a leading international NGO, to provide the country’s first telemedicine service.

Bluesky Cook Islands has increased the amount of satellite capacity it is using from SES Networks in order to launch 4G+ service to Rarotonga and Aitutaki, the two key cities of the island nation.

The Chinese State Administration for Industry and Commerce is reviewing allegations from app developers that Apple has abused its dominance in the market.

MyTel, the fourth licensed operator in Myanmar, is aiming to extend its 4G-only network to 90% of the country’s population when it launches in Q1 2018.

China Unicom and Ericsson have launched China's first gigabit LTE broadcast commercial network, offering subscribers high-speed mobile broadband data.

Vinaphone is launching carrier billing on Google Play in Vietnam with solutions from Fortumo.

China Unicom has confirmed that Alibaba, Baidu, JD.com and Tencent are all taking part in its upcoming CNY78 billion ($11.7 billion) share sale.

Facebook has quietly begun offering a new photo-sharing app in China via a local company with which it has no affiliations.

Several Chinese firms are being investigated by the country’s internet authorities after claims that their social media services were being used to disseminate illegal content.

China Unicom has rejected reports suggesting that its collaboration on operating centres with internet giants Tencent and Alibaba indicates that the firms will invest in the operator.

Chinese device manufacturers expanded their share of the global smartphone market to 48% in Q2, according to Counterpoint Research.

China’s crackdown on VPNs has prompted Apple to withdraw “some” VPN applications from the Chinese App Store.