Operators

Malaysia-based Axiata Group reportedly moved closer towards combining its Indonesian operation XL Axiata with local carrier Smartfren, owned by conglomerate Sinar Mas, in deal that could worth $3.5 billion.

Telia's recently appointed CEO Patrik Hofbauer used his first quarter at the helm of the company to flesh out the operator’s mid-term plans, as the company recorded a decrease in revenue for Q1 2024.

Finnish operator Elisa teamed with indoor air measurement company Airyn Technologies to employ IoT to tackle various internal environmental conditions it stated could prove hazardous to peoples’ health.

LIVE FROM AWS SUMMIT 2024: Joao Gaspar da Silva (pictured), enterprise architect for edge, 5G and APIs at Vodafone Business, outlined private 5G benefits in connected manufacturing environments, outlining the network technology's role in a wide range of use cases spanning computer vision to asset tracking.

China Mobile registered brisk year-on-year gains in 5G network customer additions, with revenue growth in the opening quarter of 2024 aided by higher ARPU.

Pietro Labriola secured a second term as CEO of Telecom Italia following an investor vote, in what appears to represent backing of his strategy to sell the operator's fixed network assets.

Jio Platforms claimed its 5G user base topped 108 million subscribers at the end of fiscal Q4 2024, with 28 per cent of all wireless data carried on the network.