Axiata and Telenor sign $15bn Malaysian merger
The merger will create by far the largest mobile operator in Malaysia
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Author: Harry Baldock
China tensions sink another submarine cable
The East Micronesia Cable System, set to improve communications in the island nations of Nauru, Kiribati, and the Federated States of Micronesia, has been stalled due to concerns over Huawei’s involvement
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Microsoft planning four Chinese data centres
The US tech giant wants to build the new data centres by early 2022 as part of a broader strategy of expanding its capacity in Asia
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Nokia selected for 5G RAN by Denmark’s TTN joint venture
The Finnish vendor will be the joint ventures sole 5G RAN equipment supplier
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SK Telecom lines up $5bn spending spree
The company has ambitions of mirroring the success of Japan’s SoftBank by becoming a platform business and investing in tech, especially semiconductors
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MTN latest operator to name Open RAN vendor partners
The South African operator has revealed five key Open RAN partners with which it hopes to begin rolling out Open RAN technology by the end of this year
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Building new IoT revenue streams in the 5G era
In Total Telecom’s upcoming webinar, in partnership with Syniverse, a panel of experts will discuss the rapid growth of the IoT industry and why effective monetisation must be a strategic focus for any telco
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Expect 580m 5G subscriptions by the end of 2021, says Ericsson
In its latest Mobility Report, the operator said that China, the US, and the Gulf Cooperation Council are driving adoption, leaving Europe trailing
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Iran set to renationalise nation’s fixed infrastructure
New legislation will see the government take control of the country’s physical hardware and transmission equipment, claiming that Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) has failed to effectively expand their fixed network
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Verizon builds out gaming partnerships at E3 address
On Monday the operator gave its first ever keynote address at the year’s largest gaming expo, E3, unveiling new partnerships, as well as 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) developments
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KT cruises with 5G-powered autonomous ship
The South Korean telecom giant operated their 12-person cruise ship remotely from their offices hundreds of kilometres away
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Facebook partners with D-Vois, Netplus for public Wi-Fi hotspots
The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will use Facebook Connectivity’s Express Wi-Fi platform to provide public Wi-Fi hotspots in various locations around the country
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The ‘incredible resilience’ of the smartphone market
The latest data from Canalys shows that smartphone shipments grew 12% in 2021 despite the ongoing chip shortages
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China’s semiconductor revolution: From crisis to self-sufficiency
“China’s domestic equipment and material vendors are developing faster and faster. We estimate that by the end of this year China can build an entirely self-sufficient production line of 28nm chips and, next year, 14nm chips,” said Omdia’s Head of China Semiconductor Research, Hui He
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Telefonica Spain snubs Huawei in favour of Nokia, Ericsson for SA 5G
Media is reporting that Telefonica Spain has decided to select Nokia and Ericsson for its standalone (SA) 5G network, overlooking its long-term partner Huawei
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Nokia and Ooredoo team up for 4G/5G FWA in Oman
The 4G service will initially cover around 15,000 homes and businesses, with 3,000 homes in major urban areas to soon gain access to the Nokia’s FastMile 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) solution
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Huawei targeting self-driving cars by 2025
With the vendor’s smartphone business suffering as a result of US sanctions, emerging technologies in the automotive sector could prove fruitful
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Ethiopia readies sale of 40% of Ethio Telecom
The minority sale of the operator is a key feature of the liberalisation of the country’s telecoms sector, which will also see two foreign companies gain operating licences
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Vodafone unveils new vendor team for Open RAN
The operator said the group will work together to develop one of the world’s largest Open RAN networks
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Biden pressures UAE to drop Huawei or potentially miss out on fighter jets
Sources suggest that Biden wants to see Huawei equipment removed from networks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) within four years, using a potential sale of $23 billion in F-35 jets and drones as leverage
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