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Retail Asia16/01/2018
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Telecom

Teletalk and Robi sign network sharing deal

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Bangladesh operators Teletalk and Robi Axiata have arranged to share network sites across the country to improve the network experience for their respective customers. The two operators have signed an agreement on the network sharing deal at a meeting this week attended by company executives including Robi CEO Mahtab Uddin Ahmed and Teletalk managing director Kazi Md Golam Kuddus. The agreement […]
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Retail Asia16/01/2018
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Telecom

Ncell Axiata expands LTE network

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Nepal’s Ncell Axiata has revealed it has expanded its LTE network to cover two more cities – Lahan and Dhangadhi. The operator’s 4G network now spans 21 cities, giving Ncell the widest 4G coverage in the market at more than 15% of the population. Ncell launched 4G mobile broadband in the 21 cities last week. The company […]
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Retail Asia16/01/2018
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Akamai could be up for sale

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A recent report claims that Akamai is working with Morgan Stanley to explore strategic alternatives. On the table, apparently, is a sale of the company. To whom, though? The move may be in response to pressure from Elliot Management Corp, which holds a 6.5% stake in Akamai and has been pushing the company to consider ways to […]
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Retail Asia11/01/2018
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Idea Cellular plans to raise $1b

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Indian operator Idea Cellular said Thursday that its board has approved plans to raise up to 67.5 billion rupees ($1.06 billion) in the sale of new shares, in a bid to strengthen its capital position ahead of completing its planned merger with Vodafone India. The company, which is poised to merge with Vodafone’s India unit to […]
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Retail Asia11/01/2018
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Taiwan to switch off 3G networks at year end

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Taiwan’s telecoms regulator has revealed that the nation’s 6.4 million 3G users will need to migrate to a 4G network by the end of the year, when operators’ 3G licenses are due to expire. The 3G licenses are scheduled to expire on December 31 and services will terminate in 2019, as reported. Four operators are […]
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Retail Asia11/01/2018
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Axiata Group appoints heads for business service, info security

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Axiata Group has made two key appointments for its business services and information security, as part of its transformation efforts into a “new generation digital champion.” The Malaysia–based telecoms conglomerate has recently appointed Asri Hassan Sabri – Axiata’s group chief business operations officer since January 2016  –  as chief executive officer of its newest subsidiary, Axiata […]
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Retail Asia11/01/2018
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China Unicom, Kuang-Chi sign cooperation agreements

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China Unicom has signed business cooperation framework agreements with Kuang-Chi Technologies and KuangChi Science, subsidiaries of Kuang-Chi Group. The agreement is an integral part of a series of cooperation framework agreements which Unicom signed with strategic investors in key industry verticals participating in its mixed-ownership reform, the Chinese operator said in a statement. Under the […]
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Retail Asia26/12/2017
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Huawei teams with Baidu on AI development

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Huawei has entered a partnership agreement with Chinese search giant Baidu covering AI platforms and technology, internet services and content ecosystems. The two companies plan to develop an open mobile and AI ecosystem using Huawei’s HiAI platform and Baidu Brian, a collection of AI assets and services. The HiAI platform is being developed on Huawei’s […]
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Retail Asia26/12/2017
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Kingsoft Cloud picks Equinix for SEA expansion

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Chinese software and Internet service company Kingsoft Cloud Holdings has selected the Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Singapore to expand into Southeast Asia. According to the Global Mobile Consumer Survey, published by Deloitte, mobile application usage such as social networking, messaging, and gaming, is increasingly popular within Southeast Asia. By strategically deploying […]
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Retail Asia26/12/2017
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Telenor Myanmar to buy more 1800-MHz spectrum

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Telenor Myanmar will pay $80 million to acquire additional 1800-MHz spectrum to help it optimize its 4G network. The operator will acquire an additional 2×10-MHz of 1800-MHz spectrum, doubling its holdings in the spectrum band. Telenor is exercising its right to acquire additional spectrum on a first come first served basis, as stipulated in the […]
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Retail Asia26/12/2017
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Ooredoo launches 1.2Gbps mobile speeds in Qatar

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Qatar-based Ooredoo has announced it has broken the 1Gbps speed barrier using commercial smartphones and a live network. The company said the company has made speeds of up to 1.2Gbps commercially available to customers in Qatar as it works to be one of the earliest adopters of 5G technology. Tests conducted on live sites across […]
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Retail Asia26/12/2017
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Open standards key to tapping IoT value chain

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Operators must adopt an open standards approach if they are to make the most of the revenue opportunities presented by IoT applications that use low power wide area (LPWA) networks. A common IoT service layer will result in increased cost-effectiveness, improved scalability and greater confidence that today’s IoT deployments will be future-proof. This is the […]
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Retail Asia22/12/2017
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Telecom

Philippines’ Duterte urges fast-track for third telco

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The Philippines’ president Rodrigo Duterte has announced plans to fast-track the entry of a third operator into the market, and wants the operator to be up and running within the first three months of next year. Duterte has directed the Department of Information and Communications Technology and regulator the National Telecommunications Commission to approve all […]
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Retail Asia22/12/2017
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Ericsson wins contract extension with NBN

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Ericsson has announced an extension of its managed services agreement with NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia’ national broadband network, through to 2020. Under the renewed agreement, Ericsson will continue to be responsible for providing network operations for the fixed wireless component of the NBN as well as ground systems operations for the network’s […]
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Retail Asia21/12/2017
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Singtel to develop IoT smart meter infrastructure

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Singtel has entered an agreement with global smart metering vendor EDMI Limited to develop a smart electric metering infrastructure for Singapore. The partners have been testing the use of smart electric meters over Singtel’s nationwide LTE Cat-M1 cellular IoT network to enable the wireless transmission of real-time meter readings to the power grid. The companies […]
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Retail Asia21/12/2017
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Ooredoo launches 1.2Gbps mobile speeds

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Qatar-based Ooredoo has announced it has broken the 1Gbps speed barrier using commercial smartphones and a live network. The company said the company has made speeds of up to 1.2Gbps commercially available to customers in Qatar as it works to be one of the earliest adopters of 5G technology. Tests conducted on live sites across […]
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Retail Asia21/12/2017
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North Korea’s sole 3G player Koryolink said to shut down

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North Korea’s sole 3G operator Koryolink may have shut down operations as a result of international sanctions over the nation’s ongoing nuclear testing. Koryolink’s owner, Egypt’s Orascom Telecom is preparing to withdraw from the company as it faces mounting pressure from the US and UN Security Council to comply with the sanctions, according to a […]
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Retail Asia08/11/2017
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Morten Lundal to step down as Maxis CEO

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Morten Lundal will be stepping down from his position as chief executive officer of Maxis next year after serving the Malaysian telecoms operator for nearly five years. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Maxis said Lundal will be leaving the company when his contract expires on March 31, 2018.  No official reason was provided, and Maxis will […]
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Retail Asia08/11/2017
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Telecom

StarHub launches autonomous delivery robot

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Singapore’s StarHub has entered a partnership with ST Kinetics to supply autonomous delivery robots to local businesses. Under the partnership, the companies will deploy Aethon TUG robots to business environments, starting with a roll out in three hotels to streamline the laundry supply chain. TUG robots (pictured) were designed by ST Engineering’s land systems business Aethon. They are designed to […]
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Retail Asia08/11/2017
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DoCoMo trials 4K video streaming for cars over 5G

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NTT DoCoMo joined forces with Toyota, Ericsson and Intel on a trial of 5G technologies for automobiles, achieving data speeds of up to 1Gbps in a vehicle traveling at 30km/h. The trial of 4K video communications was conducted along Tokyo’s Odaiba waterfront. It involved a moving vehicle mounted with an Intel GO 5G automotive platform terminal equipped with an […]
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