Advanced Info Service (AIS) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing Thailand’s infrastructure, which will strengthen the foundations of the country’s digital economy by utilizing the 700 MHz frequency band in the fourth installment of Series 3.
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SoftBank Trials 5G MEC Using SRv6 MUP
SoftBank Corp. has officially begun field trials for its 5G Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), using the Segment Routing IPv6 Mobile User Plane (SRv6 MUP) technology.
Comarch's End-To-End OSS Solution Drives KDDI's 5G Standalone Network
Comarch has announced a partnership with ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation to provide KDDI with a resilient, virtualized network built on 5G standalone (SA) technology.
NTT Launches Noida 2 Data Center Campus, Bolstering India's IT Capacity to 52.8 MW
NTT, a global IT infrastructure and services company, has announced the launch of a new data center campus called Noida 2. The campus, located in Noida's data center corridor within the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), will support a planned capacity of 52.8 MW of critical IT load in two data centers. It is carrier neutral and interconnected with NTT's other data center locations, providing seamless access to top-tier public cloud providers.
Leaseweb Global Expands Reach with Launch of Multi-CDN in Asia-Pacific
Leaseweb Global, a leading provider of Cloud services and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), has announced the launch of Leaseweb Multi-CDN in the Asia-Pacific region. This new technology combines multiple content delivery network (CDN) providers to expand the global reach of customers.
Indosat and BDx Indonesia Drive Indonesia's Digital Future with Data Center Deal
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) has announced that BDx Indonesia, the company’s joint venture with BDx Data Centers (BDx) and Lintasarta, will procure a portfolio of carrier-neutral colocation and edge sites in prominent urban centers such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Batam, Medan, Makassar, Bandung, and Semarang. This includes ten strategic locations connected to five international and six domestic subsea cables.
Telstra International and Trans Pacific Networks Launch Echo Subsea Cable
Telstra International has partnered with Trans Pacific Networks (TPN) for the deployment of the Echo subsea cable, which will directly connect the US to Singapore for the first time. Echo's subsea system is a novel path offering high-speed and reliable network infrastructure which will connect California, Jakarta, Singapore, and Guam.
DE-CIX Malaysia and Digital Penang Launch Penang IX
DE-CIX Malaysia and Digital Penang have launched the Penang Internet Exchange (PIX) powered by DE-CIX, which aims to improve digital connectivity in the region. PIX will serve as a central hub for data exchange and support the digital transformation goals of the Penang state government. This initiative will localize internet traffic exchange within Penang, leading to lower network latency for users, promoting the adoption of next-generation digital applications.
Singtel Enhances its Maritime Portfolio of Services with Starlink
Singtel has partnered with Starlink to improve its maritime digital offerings, which will encourage ship owners and operators to adopt cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G wireless networks, edge computing, and cloud-based solutions.
Lakshadweep Islands Achieve Connectivity Milestone
India's smallest union territory, and possibly one of its most remote, will now have submarine cable connectivity for the first time. The Kochi-Lakshadweep islands submarine optical fiber connection (KLI-SOFC) project, which was approved by the government in late 2020 and recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi, has been completed.