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Singapore bidding farewell to 3G from this summer
Singapore’s mobile operators have today confirmed that they will begin shutting down their 3G networks in the coming months.
Power play: Thailand’s biggest telco to merge with energy giant
This week, Thailand’s seventh-richest man, Sarath Ratanavadi, has revealed ambitious plans to merge his energy company Gulf Energy Development with its telecoms subsidiary, InTouch Holdings, the parent company of Thailand’s biggest telco AIS.
SKT invests $200m in California AI company Smart Global Holdings
South Korean telco SKT has announced that it will invest $200 million in California-based Smart Global Holdings (SGH),an AI data centre solutions company.
Telin and BW Digital partner for new Indonesia-Singapore subsea cable
Indonesian telco Telin and infrastructure developer BW Digital have announced a strategic partnership to build the Nongsa-Changi submarine cable, which will connect Singapore and Batam, Indonesia.
Global Telco AI Alliance sign LLM JV
The founding partners of the Global Telco AI Alliance, Deutsche Telekom, SK Telecom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank have this week signed a joint venture for telco AI development.
SK Telecom invests $10m in gen AI search engine Perplexity
South Korean telco SK Telecom has announced today that it will invest $10 million in US-based generative AI search engine start up Perplexity.
Optus sued by regulator over 2022 cyber-attack
Australia’s Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has begun legal action against Optus, the country’s second largest telco, over a data breach it suffered in 2022.
SK Telecom to spearhead global AI data centre standardisation
South Korean telco SK Telecom has announced that its proposal to standardise technology for AI data centres has been approved as a new research project by the ITU-T (the International Telecommunication Union’s Telecommunication Standardization Sector), a United Nations specialised agency.
South Korea to invest $7 billion in AI semiconductors
The South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced this week that the country will invest 9.4 trillion won ($6.94 billion) in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2027 in an effort to maintain a leading global position in the semiconductor chips industry.
Ifland: SKT’s metaverse adventure continues with new markets, AI, and K-pop
While the buzz around the term ‘metaverse’ has died down substantially in the last two years, the South Korean mobile operator’s commitment to Ifland appears to remain resolute, with multiple updates related to the project released last week.
How AIS are monetising 5G for future success in the Thai mobile market
On Day 0 of this years’ MWC in Barcelona, we attended the 5G Beyond Growth Summit and heard from Thai mobile operator AIS, on their 5G progress and milestones so far.
Global Telco AI Alliance create JV to build telco-focussed LLM
In the summer of last year, SKT, Deutsche Telekom, e&, and Singtel joined forces to create the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA), an industry initiative to jointly explore AI in the telco space.
Jio releases ‘Jio Brain’ AI platform
Jio Platforms, the parent company of Reliance Jio, India’s largest mobile operator, has announced the launch of its new artificial intelligence platform named ‘Jio Brain’. ‘The platform is a result of two year’s research and development focussing on generative AI.
World Communication Awards 2023: The Winners
News The World Communication Awards 2023 has seen its fiercest competition to date, with entries from across the world battling it out to be recognised as the best of the best. The black-tie gala evening was a great success, with senior executives from across the...
Optus CEO resigns after network outage
Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, CEO of Australian telco Optus has resigned from her position of three years after a countrywide network failure this month left millions without connectivity.
KKR invests $400m into subsea cable firm OMS
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Today, KKR has announced that it has made a $400 million investment in Malaysian submarine cable specialist OMS Group.
OMS is one of Southeast Asia’s largest subsea cable service providers, using its fleet of cable ships and cable barges to provide support and maintenance for the region’s submarine cable infrastructure.
SK Telecom partners with Mars Auto to develop 5G self-driving trucks
News The new memorandum of understanding (MoU) will see the pair collaborate to develop AI-powered self-driving vehicles, facilitated by the operator’s 5G mobile network This week, South Korea’s largest mobile operator SK Telecom (SKT) has signed a new MoU with Mars...
UK joins Global Coalition on Telecommunications
News The UK government will also invest £70 million in emerging technologies, such as quantum computing and 6G Today, the UK has joined the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) alongside Australia, Canada, Japan, and the USA. The coalition aims to ensure...
SKT and Luxembourg team up for quantum research
News A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) could see the South Korean mobile operator “establish an entity in Luxembourg”, as the partners seek to collaborate on the nascent technology This week, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister and Minister for Communications and Media,...
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