Japan giants ink Uzbekistan infrastructure deal
A quartet of Japanese industry players including NEC and NTT Communications signed contracts to supply …
Japan, Netherlands tipped to back China chip controls
Japan and the Netherlands were tipped to be set to support aggressive new US trade …
Vodafone Idea expands rural retail footprint
Vodafone Idea touted a boost for its retail footprint in rural areas after opening 1,100 …
NZ regulator seeks input on 2degrees tower deal
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission raised preliminary concerns about a proposed acquisition of 2degrees’ passive infrastructure …
Spark trials SA 5G with Ericsson, Red Hat
Spark New Zealand completed a standalone (SA) 5G trial using Ericsson’s cloud-native core and Red …
Rakuten Mobile to reduce retail footprint
Rakuten Group reportedly outlined plans to shut 20 per cent of its mobile retail outlets …
KDDI, Samsung team on network slicing
KDDI demonstrated the capability of its standalone (SA) 5G network to generate multiple network slices, …
Taiwan approves operator tie-ups with conditions
Taiwan’s telecom regulator approved two mergers between Taiwan Mobile and Taiwan Star Telecom, and Far …
Ericsson, Intel combine to push Malaysia 5G
Ericsson and Intel highlighted joint efforts to accelerate the impact of 5G in Malaysia, as …
XL pays down debt with rights issue
Indonesia-based XL Axiata argued its finances had been strengthened by making early payments on its …