China Mobile is attempting to court business from mobile users overseas by relaunching an OTT app that uses data connections to offer free calls.

Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile have announced that the French vendor’s all-IP Evolved Packet Core portfolio has been selected to support the nationwide rollout of China Mobile’s 4G LTE network, set to be the world’s largest mobile ultra-broadband network.

Nokia Solutions and Networks and China Mobile Research have expanded their partnership to further their cooperation on research and standardisation of advanced mobile broadband technologies in LTE as well as in 5G.

The government of Myanmar is weighing up potential partners for the country’s incumbent operator, Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT).

G-Mobile, a major service provider in Mongolia, is deploying small cell base stations in conjunction with Alcatel-Lucent.

The Indonesian operator Indosat is deploying Comptel’s Convergent Mediation platform to consolidate its entire mobile product portfolio.

China Mobile has blamed the increasing prevalence of OTT services for a 9% drop in its Q3 net profits.

PCCW Global has signed an international IP VPN Network-to-Network Interconnection (IP VPN NNI) agreement with PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, the corporate division of Filipino operator PLDT.

Ken Hu, the deputy chairman of Huawei, has publicly decried allegations that the Chinese vendor breaches cyber security via hacking on behalf of the Chinese government.

ZTE Corporation has been awarded a more than 60% share of the contracts in China Mobile’s group tender for 100G Optical Transport Networking products for 2013, exceeding the combined total of all other vendors.

China Unicom and China Telecom have reportedly been allocated spectrum that can be used to offer FDD-LTE services.

ZTE has been selected by U Mobile Sdn Bhd to provide a disaster recovery (DR) system to strengthen the resilience and robustness of Malaysia’s most dynamic and innovative 3G mobile network.

A new partnership between global CSP Epsilon and dark fibre infrastructure provider PT Power Telecom will open up the Jakarta metro area to international network operators.

Malaysian operator Celcom, a subsidiary of Axiata, has selected LTE solutions from NSN for a launch in the Klang Valley, which comprises Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding suburbs.

Axiata has confirmed that it has agreed a deal to acquire the Indonesian operator Axis, having struck a “conditional sale and purchase agreement” with Axis’ current owner STC.

A new mobile banking solution provided by Solomon Telekom will facilitate the flow of currency between the 992 islands in the archipelagic nation.

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has completed its rollout of a submarine fibre optic backbone in Palawan, one of the country’s premier tourist destinations.

Apple has been outpaced in the Chinese market by lead rival Samsung and three other smartphone OEMs, according to ABI Research.

Myanmar’s incumbent operator is reportedly considering partnerships with several foreign operators – most notably Orange.

The leading Filipino operator Globe Telecom has partnered with the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) and Solar Energy Foundation to provide solar lamps to families in remote regions of the archipelago.

ZTE’s Grand Memo LTE is poised to become the first 4G device available for sale in China, after it became the first to be awarded a TD-LTE handset permit by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Tata Communications and PCCW Global have signed a landmark IPX peering agreement to broaden the reach of next generation IP services in Asia Pacific and Africa.

Flilipino market leader Globe Telecom is now offering LTE technology to homes across the country via its home broadband brand, Tattoo.

Yatanarpon Teleport (YTP), a leading operators in Myanmar, has signed an agreement with global CSP Epsilon to deliver local data access services in the country.

Beleaguered Thai fixed and mobile operator True Corp may be forced to downsize its proposed infrastructure fund IPO by around 17%.

Beijing Mobile, a branch of the leading Chinese operator China Mobile, has signed a contract with Nokia Solutions and Networks to implement an extensive Quality of Experience (QoE) solution.