Malaysia finally closes DNB stake deals
Major Malaysian operators agreed to take stakes in state-run wholesale provider Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), following talks with authorities on equity and 5G network access. In a translated statement, the…
Now Telecom taps Nokia for 5G boost
Philippines-based Now Telecom selected Nokia’s R&D arm Bell Labs Consulting to assist in developing its digital infrastructure, part of a wider goal to accelerate 5G rollout in the country. Nokia…
China 5G user base set to top 1B
Major mobile operators in China collectively invested some CNY400 billion ($59 billion) in their nationwide 5G networks, with China Telecom and China Unicom sharply boosting capex in the first six…
Singtel, Microsoft make Asia MEC move
Singtel upped its enterprise play, teaming with Microsoft to deliver what the operator claimed is the first multi-access edge compute (MEC) product for businesses in Asia. The operator plans to…
India prepares 5G auction
Indian operators looked set to get the spectrum they need to proceed with commercial 5G service launches after the nation’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled plans…
TRAI urged to slash 5G spectrum base price
India’s three major mobile operators called on the regulator to cut the reserve price of 3.5GHz spectrum for a planned 5G auction, The Economic Times (ET) reported. In submissions to…
Malaysia names Ericsson sole 5G supplier
The Malaysia government selected Ericsson to build and manage the country’s national 5G network at an estimated cost of MYR11 billion ($2.6 billion) and with service expected to go live…
Huawei chief warns of growing digital divide
MWC SHANGHAI 2021: Huawei rotating chairman Ken Hu (pictured) highlighted the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic had exposed weaknesses in communications infrastructure across the world, and warned a lack of access to…
Intelligence Brief: China on brink of breaking 200M 5G connection mark
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China revealed more than 150 million terminals were connected to 5G networks, up from 100 million a month ago. Based…
Blog: Telstra turns to humour to battle false 5G claims
Telstra, the largest operator by subscribers in Australia, faced with a spike in misinformation around 5G safety hired a local comic to try to tame the spread of conspiracy theories…