Asia

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.

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…

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.

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.

Vodafone India and Idea Cellular completed their long-awaited merger, creating the country’s largest mobile operator with more than 400 million subscribers.

Chinese Internet giant Tencent has joined the LoRa Alliance, a move intended to accelerate development of the low power wide area (LPWA) technology.

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.