CelcomDigi, a Malaysian telecommunications company, officially submitted a proposal on Wednesday to build Malaysia's second 5G network. Meanwhile, U Mobile, a rival telco, has signed multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), including a new financing deal, to strengthen its case to become the new 5G operator.
After a nationwide communications shutdown a few days ago, broadband internet services in Bangladesh have been partially reinstated and are now operational in selected areas and business sectors, while mobile internet access continues to remain unavailable.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) has announced its results for the first half of 2024 (H1 2024), showing strong financial and operational performance. In H1 2024, Indosat saw a 13.4% increase in total revenue, totaling USD 1.7 billion and a 17.8% growth in EBITDA, totaling USD 816 million.
The mobile industry is expected to contribute over USD 1 trillion to the Asia-Pacific economy by 2030, driven by the rapid adoption of 5G technologies in the region. This growth is projected to surpass the global average growth rates, as stated in the GSMA's Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2024 report.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat or IOH) and Garuda Indonesia, the national commercial airline of Indonesia, have formed a strategic partnership to utilize the latest technology and solutions to modernize Indonesia's aviation and tourism sectors. This collaboration, with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia, aims to boost the growth of these industries.
The Indian government has approved the discussion of a private member’s bill aimed at providing every citizen with free internet access, ensuring equitable availability for residents of India’s remote and underdeveloped areas.
MEF, a global industry association of network, cloud, security, and technology providers accelerating enterprise digital transformation, has announced the conference program for its upcoming Global Network-as-a-Service Event (GNE).
India’s Telecom Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia, has announced that the government plans to disclose the regulations of the new Telecom Act within the next 180 days.
Nokia has announced the successful completion of its first 5G non-standalone (NSA) Cloud RAN trial in partnership with Bharti Airtel (Airtel) in India. In line with providing excellent customer experience through high network performance, this initiative is consistent with Airtel’s goal. The trial will foster service innovation, network automation, flexibility and efficient resource scaling for end-user services.
A global internet outage has caused widespread telecommunication breakdowns and shutdowns of Windows operating systems, leading to chaos at broadcasting stations, airports, railways, and banks.
