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PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, Orange, the leading telecommunications operator in France and a major investor in over 40 submarine cables in the world, and PEACE Cable International, a leading international submarine cable operator, signed an agreement during the Submarine Networks World event in Singapore to deploy the Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine cable system, with a 12,000km ultra-low latency high-speed cable system that will relieve critical congestion on one of the busiest data routes in the world.

ZTE, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has developed the new smart adapter CarConnect in cooperation with Deutsche Telekom. The device now appears in a completely revised version. In addition to faster access to mobile Internet, drivers are offered new functionalities and more security.

Vice President for 5G Core Network Technology at KT, Yongmin Choi took to the stage at 5G Asia 2019 to explore the potential of 5G network management on a larger scale during his keynote speech “Preparing for the 2^nd phase of 5G commercialisation: Findings and future tasks”.

Axiata Group Berhad and Telenor Group have mutually agreed to end discussions regarding a non-cash combination of their telecom and infrastructure assets in Asia (the "Proposed Transaction").

The 5G Asia event held in Singapore brought together the industry’s best and brightest names to discuss the invaluable influence that the 5G phenomenon is having all over Asia and across multiple enterprises.

Vonage, global business cloud communications leader, has announced a partnership with Transcosmos research and development, Inc., an R&D and services provider based in Japan.

MEF is pleased to give companies until Thursday, 19 September, to make submissions for the 2019 MEF Awards program, which recognizes service, application, technology, and professional excellence and innovation on a global basis.

Huawei has accused the US government of launching cyberattacks to spy on their networks and threatening their staff.

During the ITU Telecom World 2019 held in Budapest, Hungary, Chinese tech giant Huawei was participating under the "Ubiquitous Gigabit Connectivity & Intelligent Society".

Vodafone, Spark and 2degrees have joined forces in an effort to deliver broadband and mobile services to twenty rural areas across New Zealand.