Xiaomi plans to go public Chinese electronics and software company Xiaomi has reportedly signed on bankers to support an expected initial public offering (IPO) which…
Philippine telco taps Huawei for $28.5m project Philippine telecom and digital services provider PLDT and its mobile unit Smart Communications announced a US$28.5 million partnership with global…
Japanese conglomerate moves to play down IPO speculation over mobile unit Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group has moved swiftly to cool down speculation over reports claiming it is preparing to list its…
Chinese smartphone brands see 125% growth in Bangladesh Chinese smartphone brands continue to grow in Bangladesh and now capture 29 percent of the market, up from 13 percent…
Australian telco breaches verification rules for prepaid mobiles Vodafone Australia will have to significantly improve its processes for verifying the identity of prepaid mobile customers under an enforceable undertaking…
North Korea’s only 3G provider freezes operations North Korea’s only 3G network provider, Egypt’s Orascom, froze operations in the hermit kingdom last month, cutting off some 3.5…
Qualcomm and Ericsson lead 5G NR multi-vendor interoperability showcase An important technology milestone based on the newly-approved NSA 5G NR (New Radio) standard has been achieved by a group…
Australian watchdog takes Optus to court for misleading customers The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) instituted proceedings in the Federal Court in mid-December against Australian telecom company Optus,…
SK Telecom’s fronthaul technology for 5G adopted as Korean national standard SK Telecom announced that its newly developed element of 5G network technology was adopted as a Korean national standard by…
Cyber threats hike up security spending The evolution to digital business strategies and an increased awareness of emerging cyber threats will boost global security spending by…
SoftBank and Vodafone form alliance to support enterprise UK-based telecom provider Vodafone and Japan-based SoftBank jointly announced they have entered into a strategic alliance in mobile services for…
Huawei announces OpenLab in Malaysia to drive digital transformation in APAC Over 200 government officials, technology experts, scholars, and representatives from tech companies gathered from all across the Asia-Pacific region for…