In what could be interpreted as an attempt to protect the Japanese conglomerate from the impact of COVID-19, Softbank has announced it will sell assets to the value of JPY4.5 trillion ($41 billion).
Operator groups Telenor and Axiata had intended to merge their Asian operations but have now decided it’s just too much hassle.
At its Asia-Pacific Innovation Day Huawei announced it has now signed 50 commercial 5G contracts globally and shipped 200,000 5G modules.
Facebook has been promising some sort of payments solution for WhatsApp, and it seems to be making a bit of progress in Indonesia.
IDC had a stab at smartphone shipments in two of the worlds most lucrative markets, and it does not make pleasant reading for Apple.
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has said the total number of LTE connections across the world surpassed 3G in the second half of last year and its adoption is faster than with any other mobile communications system technology.
CTCC, China Telecom’s cloud services-focused subsidiary is deploying Nuage Network’s software defined networking technology to underpin the firm’s datacentre architecture.
The introduction of VoLTE is accelerating with 21% of operators currently investing in deployments, and according to the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) the figure is set to double next year. So far a total of 10, of which seven this year, commercial VoLTE-enabled HD voice services have been launched, and the GSA is expecting eight more by the end of 2014.
In a bid to support more cloud and digital services Telstra announced that it is working with telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson to introduce software defined networking and network function virtualisation into the telco’s network.
Virtualisation incumbent VMware has inked partnerships with China Telecom and SoftBank in a move that will see both telcos host and help sell the company’s hybrid cloud service in the region. The move marks a significant expansion of the service as VMware looks to take its hybrid cloud offerings beyond North America and Europe.
Verizon Enterprise Solutions, the cloud computing and enterprise IT-focused division of American operator Verizon has appointed Francis Yip to group vice president of Verizon Asia Pacific, where he will lead all of the business’ strategic initiatives.
The changing human interaction with the cloud and its importance in our day-to-day lives has created a golden opportunity for businesses to use insights to increase customer satisfaction for both corporates and consumers. Organisations across APAC are embracing the IT transformations within cloud, big data and mobile—and learning how to better serve the needs of their customers, says Nathan Bell, global director of products and marketing at Telstra Global.
Spanish operator Telefónica has awarded Polish B/OSS vendor Comarch a contract to supply network planning and optimisation products and services to across the operator’s European footprint. It is the vendor’s first multinational deal with Telefónica and builds on a previous implementation with Telefónica Deutschland, Comarch said.
It is beginning to look like telecoms is falling into line with the tech sector when it comes to the axe-wielding. https://t.co/870eRxhgDw
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South Africa-based MTN has joined the growing list of telcos that are making the move to public cloud. https://t.co/kvJ92deTAv
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Wholesale fibre firm CityFibre has launched a new ad campaign designed to get consumers to switch to its network vi hhttps://t.co/srAQeHgBIz
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