Malaysia prepares itself for 5G deployment in the new year The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recently announced the release of the first group of 5G spectrum bands…
Shanghai targets full deployment of 5G network by 2020 Shanghai is set to become one of the first few Asian cities to have complete 5G coverage by the year…
Thai regulator says delays on spectrum auction will not affect 5G timeframe The telecommunications regulatory authority in Thailand has stated that the on-going issues with its auction of 1800MHz spectrum would not…
Chinese operator expands operations in Japan Chinese Mobile International, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese telecommunications incumbent China Mobile, has announced it plans to expand…
NEC to build submarine cable linking nine Asian destinations The Southeast Asia-Japan 2 consortium (SJC2) has signed an agreement with Japanese IT firm NEC Corporation to build a high…
Report projects that APAC Fintech market will reach $72 billion by 2020 Active support and initiatives by financial regulators such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Bank Negara Malaysia and Bank Indonesia…
Taiwan 5G Alliance aims to launch pre-commercial 5G in 2020 The Taiwan 5G Alliance – linking together more than 40 corporations and organizations from the government, academia, and research sectors…
Japan’s largest telco gears up for 2020 5G launch Japan’s largest mobile operator, NTT DOCOMO, has signed an agreement with Nokia to supply 5G baseband products for aiming to…
Chinese government sets ambitious IoT connectivity targets for 2020 The Chinese government has set ambitious connectivity targets for 2020 as the demand for cellular Internet of Things (IoT) continues…
MWC Shanghai 2017 – Asia-Pacific to account for almost half of the world’s mobile subscriber growth by 2020 The Asia-Pacific region has been forecasted to account for almost half of the world’s mobile subscriber growth by the end…