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China Intensifies Crackdown on Telecom Fraud

China ramped up efforts to combat telecom fraud, corruption, and crimes against minors in 2024 while maintaining a strong stance…

Satellite Communication

India Mandates Certification for Satellite Communication Equipment

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has mandated the testing and certification of satellite communication (satcom) equipment, including gateways and user…

AIS

AIS Tightens Cross-Border Signal Controls to Thwart Telecom Scams

Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS), has intensified its efforts to prevent the misuse of cross-border mobile signals by…

National Telecom

National Telecom to Halt Spectrum Allocation for MVNOs

State-owned telecom operator, National Telecom (NT), will cease allocating spectrum capacity to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) as its rights…

Konektadon Pinoy Bill

PCTO Warns Konektadong Pinoy Bill Poses Threat to Telecom Industry

The Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operators (PCTO) has cautioned that certain provisions in the proposed Konektadong Pinoy bill could negatively…

China Myanmar Thailand telecom fraud

China, Myanmar, and Thailand Unite to Dismantle Telecom Fraud Centers

China, Myanmar, and Thailand officials have reached an agreement to eliminate telecommunication fraud centers operating in Myanmar, according to China's…

Mytel

U.S. Sanctions Myanmar’s Mytel Telecom

The United States Bureau of Industry and Security announced that Mytel, a telecommunications company partly owned by Myanmar’s military junta,…

Telecom Operators DoT TRAI

Telcos Urge DoT to Adopt TRAI’s Definition of International Traffic

Telecom operators have reportedly urged the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to adopt the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) definition…

TRAI Spam

TRAI to Enforce Two-Year Telecom Ban on Spammers Starting September

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is introducing new measures starting September 1 to address the issue of spam…

6G South Korea MSIT

South Korea Establishes ‘6G Society’ to Advance Mobile and Satellite Collaboration

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) has established a ‘6G Society’ to facilitate cooperation between the 6G mobile…

Hong Kong’s Communications Authority

Hong Kong’s Communications Authority Announces New Spectrum Allocation

The Office of the Communications Authority is set to assign 1200 MHz of the 26 GHz and 28 GHz spectrum…

BTRC Spectrum Fee

BTRC Allows Mobile Operators to Pay Spectrum Fees in Local Currency

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has opted to permit mobile phone operators to settle spectrum acquisition fees using the…