5G+ Asia Pacific Operators June 26, 2020 AIS pushes 5G for industry recovery AIS pledged to support Thailand’s economic recovery from Covid-19 (coronavirus) by deploying 5G services across a number of key sectors as part of an ongoing nationwide network build. By Joseph Waring
5G+ Asia Pacific Operators June 26, 2020 LG Uplus tops Korea 5G speed ranking LG Uplus emerged as the leading operator in South Korea in 5G download rates with an average considerably faster than its two rivals, data from Opensignal revealed. The operator recorded an average of 237. 2Mb/s compared with 220. By Joseph Waring
5G+ North America Operators Verizon June 25, 2020 Verizon completes Pivotal 5G kit trial Verizon completed a trial of new repeater technology with Pivotal Commware meant to help it more rapidly expand its mmWave 5G footprint, while also revealing an upgraded home broadband service in Houston. By Diana Goovaerts
June 25, 2020 Web Summit suffers setback Organisers of technology conference Web Summit delayed the event by one month to early December in light of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, with plans to offer both an in-person and online formats, Reuters reported. By Manny Pham
Asia Pacific Operators June 25, 2020 Axiata scores more backing for digital finance moves Singapore-based insurance company Great Eastern invested $70 million in the digital services arm of Axiata Group, funds which will be used to expand the unit’s fintech play. The insurance company acquired a 21. By Joseph Waring
June 25, 2020 NGMN taps former Vodafone exec as CEO Industry group the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance appointed Vodafone Group veteran Anita Dohler (pictured) as CEO and board director, taking over from long-term boss Peter Meissner who will retire on 30 June. By Manny Pham
Network Tech Operators Telenor June 25, 2020 Telenor updates Cisco pact, begins vRAN trial Telenor Group and Cisco signed a third collaboration agreement, as the two press-on with joint projects focused on developments in Open vRAN, B2B services, security, 5G and distributed cloud. By Chris Donkin