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NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has entered into an agreement with FSM Telecommunications Cable Corporation (FSMTCC), BwebwerikiNet Limited (BNL) of the Republic of Kiribati, and Nauru Fibre Cable Corporation (NFCC) of the Republic of Nauru to construct, supply and install the East Micronesia Cable System (EMCS), an optical fiber submarine cable system. The EMCS will connect four islands in FSM (Pohnpei and Kosrae), Kiribati (Tarawa) and Nauru with a high-capacity optical fiber submarine cable, spanning approximately 2,250km. This marks the first submarine cable connection for the islands of Tarawa (Kiribati), Nauru and the state of Kosrae (FSM).

Spark, one of New Zealand's premier telecommunications carriers, has partnered with Netlinkz, a network-as-a-service technology startup listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Following ongoing testing with a limited number of New Zealand enterprises, the cooperation hopes to provide Starlink business-grade satellite broadband to customers later this year.

Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom service provider, has won the Digital India Corporation's (DIC) Cloud and CDN mandate. This collaboration would strengthen DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing), India's national platform for digital open education resources. The DIC is run by the Government of India's Ministry of Education (MoE).

Telstra, one of Australia's leading telecommunications companies, has introduced a new end-to-end Industrial Automation capability targeted at evolving the country's major sectors. Telstra intends to empower businesses by simplifying the difficulties involved with Industry 4.0 by leveraging the experience of its subsidiaries, Aqura Technologies and Alliance Automation, its joint venture with Quantium and its extensive network infrastructure, including 5G, fiber and IoT.

PLDT Inc., the Philippines' leading integrated telco network, has announced intentions to re-accelerate its network roll-out, incorporating process enhancements to promote business development and operational efficiencies. The company intends to improve its network infrastructure in order to accommodate the growing demand for mobile traffic and home broadband services.

Telstra Wholesale has launched 400 Gbps wavelength services on intercapital routes after a successful trial with Aussie Broadband earlier in the year. The service supports customers who need robust, high-capacity fiber connectivity to meet growing bandwidth demands.

Globe Telecom emerged as the fastest 5G mobile network for the first quarter of the year within three major areas in Mindanao, Philippines, according to the Ookla Speedtest Intelligence Q1 2023 data.

2degrees, a New Zealand-based telecommunications company, has announced plans to test a groundbreaking technology that will allow text messages to be sent via a "cell tower in space." The trial, scheduled for May 25, is part of a commercial contract between 2degrees and Lynk Global, Inc.

DITO Telecommunity Corporation made a splash by topping four categories in the latest Opensignal Mobile Network Experience report: upload speed experience, availability, excellent consistent quality  and core consistent quality.

EdgePoint Infrastructure, a leading ASEAN-based independent telecoms infrastructure firm, has activated its first tower colocation tenancy site in conjunction with DITO Telecommunity through its subsidiary, EdgePoint Towers Inc. (EdgePoint Philippines).