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Our third annual Rewind feature looks back at the telecoms news stories that dominated the headlines and captured our readers' attention on telecomasia.net in 2016. From start to finish, many [...]

As we sign out of 2018 and embrace 2019, Telecom Asia invited telco executives in the region to share their views about the market outlook, challenges and opportunities telecoms operators [...]

2016 is upon us, and as everyone looks ahead to see where the APAC telecoms sector is going, Telecom Asia looks to the past to see how the sector got [...]

The past two months have seen multiple new advances in networking technology that promise to push connection speeds to new limits, including the first commercial pilot of 'Li-Fi' and the [...]

The issue of regular call drops has become a hot political topic in India's large and growing mobile market, but the government and operators disagree on how to resolve the [...]

The ITU recently announced the global standardization of the 700-MHz band for mobile services, but its use for mobile broadband has not been standardized across APAC, which will be detrimental [...]

As we wrap up 2014, Telecom Asia takes a look back at the telecoms stories that dominated the headlines on telecomasia.net this year. Highlights include: shake-ups in Thailand, green lights [...]

Polling shows that confidence in carrier Wi-Fi is improving. Carrier Wi-Fi deployments are growing in popularity as a method to alleviate traffic congestion and improve the user experience. In November, [...]

The fourth quarter saw the demonstration of 4.1 Gbps speeds over ten-carrier LTE-Advanced, as well as more R&D collaborations aimed at developing 5G technologies. The telecom sector pushed the limits [...]

The Thai government has instructed state-owned operators to merge and cut costs, while the Chinese government has opened the broadband sector up to private competition. Thailand and China both made [...]

Telecom operators can sometimes have a strained relationship with regulators and lawmakers, as evidenced by a series of legal squabbles playing out across Asia Pacific. In early May, Vodafone commenced [...]

APAC operators continued to pursue international partnerships in May, either to help them expand internationally or better compete at home. The Myanmar government revealed that state-owned operator MPT is in [...]

With the LTE technology ecosystem starting to mature, Asia-Pacific operators have turned their attention to voice over LTE (VoLTE). In May alone, three major Asian operators in three different markets [...]

Edge computing, digital twin technology and Al-driven automation will be among the top 10 strategic technology trends that organizations will need to explore in 2019, according to Gartner. The research [...]

Telcos have a lot to learn from digital natives such as Google, Amazon and Uber, according to BearingPoint Asia Pacific senior representative Dr Chris Stephenson.During an interview with Telecom Asia, [...]

Australia's second largest fixed line ISP TPG Telecom has acquired spectrum to support its efforts to become a formidable player in the mobile market, both at home and in its [...]

PCCW Global has been moving to significantly expand its international exchange capabilities, forging agreements with both SAP and Keppel T&T. In late March, PCCW Global and SAP Digital Interconnect signed [...]

India's newest mobile operator Reliance Jio Infocomm's aggressive strategy of offering completely free services to rapidly attract customers quickly ensured the operator developed a contentious relationship with the established incumbents. [...]

Consumer spending on virtual reality headsets is on track to grow from 4 million units last year to 81 million by 2020, according to IHS Technology. The total market for [...]

Asia-Pacific mobile operators are continuing to play a leading role in the development and testing of technologies that are likely to form part of the 5G standard, and in preparing [...]

Regulators in both Singapore and the Philippines are aiming to diversify their nations' mobile industries by holding spectrum auctions reserved for prospective new entrants. In November, Singapore's Infocomm and Media [...]

The global network of subsea cables is growing even more diverse, with a new cable launch and a number of others commissioned. The Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG) consortium launched [...]

April brought several shifts in Asia-Pacific's competitive telecom landscape, with Axiata getting a foothold in Nepal, while Vietnam's Viettel struck a deal to enter the Myanmar market. Malaysia-based Axiata Group [...]

Asian operators have long recognized the power of video to improve the customer experience and generate new revenue streams. A new industry alliance and new product launches announced in April [...]

A number of recent developments show that Asia Pacific is getting serious about LTE. South Korean operators KT and LG U+ both launched LTE services at the beginning of July, [...]

APAC is home to both some of the fastest and slowest average broadband speeds in the world, and the gap between the haves and the have-nots threatens to widen. Mobile [...]

Asia Pacific has led the world both by the number of mobile Wimax deployments and the proportion to fixed Wimax deployments in the region. But is Asia pioneering with its [...]

Mobile data bandwidth consumption grew 72% in second half of last year, driven by rapid uptake of streaming video. According to a report from Allot Communications, the global surge in [...]

APAC operators are already helping drive adoption of ultra-high-speed fixed broadband services, and two more companies have now thrown their hat into the ring--AIS in Thailand and NTT DoCoMo in [...]

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has rolled the dice on next-gen broadband, unveiling a A$43 billion ($31 billion) plan that he says is Australia's biggest ever infrastructure program. He and [...]

The popularity of low-cost smartphones has left Android with a significant market lead in China --estimated at 90% by IDC. In January, China's Academy of Sciences took the wraps off [...]

Since SK Telecom launched one of the first commercial LTE-A networks in mid-2013, South Korea has been at the forefront of advanced 4G development. The nation's mobile operators are keeping [...]

The continent-spanning Asia Africa Europe Cable System (AAE-1) project got off the ground in January, with 17 major operators signing a construction agreement. The AAE-1 cable system as planned will [...]

After much anticipation, China has finally awarded TD-LTE licenses and associated spectrum to each of the nation's big three mobile operators. China Mobile was dealt a disadvantageous hand in 3G, [...]

With 4G adoption moving to an inflection point, Asian operators are ramping up their efforts to introduce voice over LTE (VoLTE). Hong Kong mobile carrier CSL announced it has deployed [...]

Myanmar may be lacking in telecom infrastructure, but that situation is changing quickly. The government and the nation's new telecom licensees are racing ahead with rollout projects. The UAE's Ooredoo, [...]

In the face of expanding smartphone adoption and explosive mobile data traffic growth, early momentum continues to build around LTE-Advanced and carrier aggregation. One of the earliest adopters of the [...]

The threat that free OTT messaging services poses to traditional telecom voice and SMS revenue has been a recurring theme at telecom conferences and trade shows. Either through cooperation, new [...]

Seven Taiwanese companies, including an affiliate of manufacturing giant Hon Hai, have won approval to take part in Taiwan's upcoming LTE auction. All seven applicants received high enough scores in [...]

China Mobile hasn't let a state audit and a tussle with OTT messaging provider WeChat distract it from spending heavily on attracting new 3G subscribers and setting the stage for [...]

Australia concluded a major digital dividend spectrum auction in May. The auction process brought two surprises--new challenger TPG won two blocks of spectrum, and Vodafone Hutchison Australia pulled out of [...]

LTE advances have been coming thick and fast, with SingTel pushing its LTE network to 150 Mbps, Taiwan setting the base price for its 4G auction and Samsung laying some [...]

Myanmar plans to award two nationwide telecom licenses by June, and at least seven international operators may compete to acquire a slot. The ICT ministry in mid-January called for expressions [...]

January was a busy month for Asian telecom M&As, with deals announced in Japan, Macau and Pakistan. Japan's Softbank approved a deal to sell off around 67% of voting shares [...]

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) revealed in January it is considering opening the nation's mobile market to private companies operating as MVNOs. The ministry launched a consultation [...]

Japan's Softbank made waves in October by announcing a $20.1 billion deal to buy a 70% stake in third-ranked US operator Sprint Nextel. The deal will see Softbank pay $12.1 [...]

Thailand's long-overdue 2.1-GHz 3G auction concluded predictably, achieving a paltry 2.8% premium over the reserve price. Despite promises of an enthusiastic auction as bidders would race to be first to [...]

Norway-based Telenor hasn't let the cancellation of its Indian JV's 2G licenses, the long dispute with its partner in the venture or the nation's thin margins dissuade it from staying [...]

Thai regulator NBTC courted controversy in August, when it decided to cut the spectrum cap for the upcoming 3G auction to 15 MHz from 20 MHz. The change all but [...]

Smartphone sales and handset subsidies meant nearly everything when it came to Chinese mobile operators' 1H results. China Unicorn had strong 3G sub growth and low-cost smart-phone sales to thank [...]