China Telecom has confirmed that its LTE network will support both TD and FDD strains.

Vietnam is weighing up whether to harden its stance on over-the-top (OTT) messaging services, including Viber, Whatsapp and Vietnamese app Line.

Thailand's bustling population of 67 million has reportedly reached a mobile penetration rate of more than 130%, according to recent government figures.

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has confirmed its plans to continue with the proposed sale of its 84% stake in the Indonesian operator Axis Telekom. Earlier reports had claimed that a clash between STC and three banks over a $1.2 billion loan to Axis could derail the sale.

China Telecom will launch its own OTT messaging app via a joint venture with NetEase.

Thailand’s state-controlled operator TOT has put on hold plans to extend its 3G network due to concerns over financing.

China Unicom has stated its intentions of trialling TD-LTE technology alongside the more popular FDD LTE...

The European Commission’s ongoing trade case against several Chinese vendors could be shelved depending on the outcome of a lucrative China Mobile tender.

The top five smartphone vendors in China now make up 20% of the global market, according to Q2 figures published by Canalys.

Indonesia’s third-largest operator XL Axiata could soon move into second place if negotiations to acquire rival Axis Telekom are successful.

Thai fixed and mobile operator True Corp has postponed its attempts to procure a business partner due to an ongoing dispute with the state operator CAT Telecom. Unless the dispute is resolved, True’s planned infrastructure fund – through which it aims to raise THB70 billion ($2.25 billion) – could be thwarted.

Mobile operator billing for in-app purchases is now available to all 1.15 billion mobile phone subscribers in China...

The grey market for cellphones will contract for the second consecutive year in 2013, with worldwide shipments dropping by 12% as both makers and buyers of these handsets turn to branded products...

Indonesian enterprise service provider Lintasarta has selected Adtran’s broadband platform for a fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) service rollout which will reach most of the businesses in the country.

Tier one mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) Sisteer has launched a new MVNO named Buzz Me on Malaysia’s U Mobile network...

Chinese number two China Unicom has confirmed a partnership to promote an OTT messaging app...

The government of China is reportedly fast-tracking the 4G spectrum licensing process to make sure that it is complete by the end of the year...

The Philippines’ market leader PLDT has deployed solutions from network specialist Ciena across its global network footprint...

The two operators that won telecom licences in Myanmar have unveiled their pricing plans and deployment goals for the near-term future...

The market for enterprise M2M solutions is growing, supported by rapid global adoption of mobile broadband needed for wireless M2M applications...

China Unicom has signed up to the Ubuntu Carrier Advisor Group, providing a welcome lift to the nascent platform. Unicom is China’s number two operator with over 250 million subscribers...

The leading telecoms provider in the Philippines has signed a global IP transit service agreement with TeliaSonera International Carrier...

The SJC Parties have announced that the Southeast Asia-Japan Cable (SJC) system is now operational...

Ooredoo and Telenor have emerged as the winners of Myanmar’s two available mobile licences...

China Mobile is now tendering for vendors to build its national 4G TD-LTE network...

On the verge of launching its next-generation satellite constellation, O3b Networks has announced a major long-term capacity deal, providing fibre-equivalent capacity to Malaysian telecoms provider Maju Nusa...

Nokia’s newest Asha device, the Asha 501, is launching in Thailand and Pakistan this week, with  India following soon afterwards...

Google’s head of Asia Pacific, Karim Temsamani, has claimed that the increased mobile internet usage driven by emerging market consumers is resulting in a “rebuilding of the internet”...

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has extended its fibre optic network to the island of Coron in Palawan province, strengthening network coverage in a major tourist destination...

Malaysian operator DiGi Telecommunications is implementing Ericsson’s Device Connection Platform to provide its customers with everything they need to deploy, manage and monetize millions of machine-to-machine (M2M) and consumer-electronics devices...

After forming an alliance in an attempt to win a mobile licence in Myanmar, international telecom giants Vodafone and China Mobile have announced that they are abandoning the licensing race...

Thailand’s market-leading operator AIS is implementing 3G mobile backhaul solutions based on technology from Cisco...