Asia Pacific Operators June 10, 2022 Globe Telecom eyes $1.5B tower sale Globe Telecom commenced a process to sell around half of its 12,194 cell tower assets in a deal that could fetch $1. 5 billion for the Philippines-based operator, reported Bloomberg. By Amiya Johar
Asia Pacific China Mobile Operators February 28, 2022 China Mobile targets 1M 5G sites at end-2022 China Mobile committed to taking its 5G base station count to 1 million by end-2022, with the head of world’s largest mobile operator stating the Winter Olympics in Beijing showed the potential of the next-generation infrastructure in building a better… By Joseph Waring
Asia Pacific Operators Vodafone April 20, 2020 Vodafone Idea misses AGR payment deadline Vodafone Idea reportedly sought an extension to pay adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues to the government for the period between January to March 2020, as the effects of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic impacted operations. By Kavit Majithia
Asia Pacific Operators Telstra May 29, 2019 Telstra accelerates job cuts, restructuring plan Telstra will make 6,000 of a planned 8,000 job cuts in this financial year, as it makes progress on a wider restructure to reduce costs and simplify its operations. By Kavit Majithia
August 31, 2018 Vodafone, Idea seal deal to create India market leader Vodafone India and Idea Cellular completed their long-awaited merger, creating the country’s largest mobile operator with more than 400 million subscribers. By Kavit Majithia
Asia Pacific July 31, 2018 Tencent throws weight behind LoRa Chinese Internet giant Tencent has joined the LoRa Alliance, a move intended to accelerate development of the low power wide area (LPWA) technology. By Kavit Majithia
Asia Pacific Operators Telstra July 25, 2018 Telstra gets flexible on data Telstra introduced new mobile plans that give customers the option of removing excess data charges, as the operator pledged to invest AUD5 billion ($3. 7 billion) in its network. By Kavit Majithia