The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has formally suggested that all telecom companies should be allowed to share both infrastructure and spectrum, whether it be actively or passively. This move aims to improve the efficient use of resources.
Industry News
Philippines Inaugurates Phase 1 of National Fiber Backbone Project
ExpiredThe Philippine government has officially launched Phase 1 of the National Fiber Backbone (NFB) project, which aims to improve internet connectivity service capacity throughout the country and reduce the cost of internet connectivity.
ZTE, China Mobile, Qualcomm Achieve Groundbreaking Peak Data Rates
ExpiredZTE Corporation, together with China Mobile's Zhejiang Branch and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has achieved a groundbreaking peak data rate exceeding 5.4 Gbps through the industry's first end-to-end field test of 3CC CA and 1024-QAM.
India's Smartphone Market Booms in Q1 2024
ExpiredIn the initial quarter of 2024, India witnessed a sustained high demand for smartphones, with four out of the top five vendors reporting year-on-year growth.
Malaysia's Communications Minister Teases Major 5G Developments
ExpiredMalaysia’s Communications Minister, Fahmi Fadzil, anticipates several important announcements concerning the 5G network to be disclosed by the end of this month or in early May.
Dialog, Axiata Group, Bharti Airtel to Merge Operations in Sri Lanka
ExpiredDialog Axiata PLC, Axiata Group Berhad, and Bharti Airtel Limited have agreed to merge their operations in Sri Lanka, a move that is believed to help advance the telecommunications in the country.
DNB Affirms Progress Amid 5G Negotiation Challenges
ExpiredMalaysia's wholesale 5G operator, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), has refuted claims made in a news report on Friday that negotiations with mobile operators to acquire equity stakes in DNB have collapsed, citing an alleged lack of internal transparency as a contributing factor.
Cradlepoint Shares Insights on Singapore’s Connectivity Landscape
ExpiredCradlepoint’s recent survey has revealed that despite 62% of Singaporean companies utilizing cellular connectivity, 57% of these organizations have experienced a weekly downtime of 1-2 hours due to fixed-line or fiber network failures.
SEA-ME-WE 5 Submarine Cable Breakage Disrupts Bangladesh's Internet
ExpiredBangladesh's internet users are encountering disruptions due to a recent breakage in the country's primary source of international bandwidth, the SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable.
China Reportedly Mandates Removal of US Chips from Domestic Networks
ExpiredThe Chinese government has reportedly ordered top telecommunications operators in the country to phase out foreign chips from their networks by 2027.