Asia Pacific

LIVE FROM M360 APAC, SEOUL: GSMA director general Mats Granryd (pictured) highlighted the organisation's three-pronged approach to accelerate a move to its Open Gateway initiative, which has attracted about 270 operators representing 74 per cent of global mobile connections.

Google set aside THB36 billion ($1 billion) to build its first data centre in Thailand, a move which forms part of its aim to boost responsible AI adoption and digital skilling initiatives announced in 2023.

Ericsson inked a contract with Viettel Group to employ its RAN equipment to connect the majority of Vietnamese provinces with 5G, a project announced just a week after rival Nokia bagged an identical deal for 22 provinces in the country.

Microsoft and KT signed a five-year deal focused on advancing AI services in South Korea and upgrading the operator’s infrastructure, building on a strategic partnership between announced earlier this year.

India's IoT cellular connections are forecast to jump more than seven-times to 400 million by 2030, data from Counterpoint Research showed, though China still dominates the global market for the technology.

Canon shipped its latest lithography system for chip manufacturing to a Texas-based semiconductor consortium, aiming to take market share from leader ASML by simplifying the most expensive step in chipmaking.

Vietnam's government is evaluating a proposal by SpaceX to invest up to $15 billion to launch its Starlink satellite service in the country, The World and Vietnam reported.