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SoftBank Corp. has officially begun field trials for its 5G Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), using the Segment Routing IPv6 Mobile User Plane (SRv6 MUP) technology.

PLDT Inc. (PLDT), a leading integrated telecommunications company, has successfully tested the first 50G Passive Optical Networks (50GPON) in the Philippines.

NTT, a global IT infrastructure and services company, has announced the launch of a new data center campus called Noida 2. The campus, located in Noida's data center corridor within the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), will support a planned capacity of 52.8 MW of critical IT load in two data centers. It is carrier neutral and interconnected with NTT's other data center locations, providing seamless access to top-tier public cloud providers.

Papua New Guinea's telecommunications regulator has granted Starlink a five-year license to operate in the country, while also vowing to crack down on illegal operations of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite terminals.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) has announced that BDx Indonesia, the company’s joint venture with BDx Data Centers (BDx) and Lintasarta, will procure a portfolio of carrier-neutral colocation and edge sites in prominent urban centers such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Batam, Medan, Makassar, Bandung, and Semarang. This includes ten strategic locations connected to five international and six domestic subsea cables.

In collaboration with Intel and Dell Technologies, UNICOM Engineering has significantly broadened its portfolio of immersion-ready servers. This strategic expansion is in response to the escalating demand for enhanced computing power within the contemporary data-driven landscape.

DE-CIX Malaysia and Digital Penang have launched the Penang Internet Exchange (PIX) powered by DE-CIX, which aims to improve digital connectivity in the region. PIX will serve as a central hub for data exchange and support the digital transformation goals of the Penang state government. This initiative will localize internet traffic exchange within Penang, leading to lower network latency for users, promoting the adoption of next-generation digital applications.

GULF and AIS are collaborating through the ‘Gulf x AIS Solar Synergy: A Spark of Green Energy Network’ project to provide energy and digital technology to communities in Thailand.

India's smallest union territory, and possibly one of its most remote, will now have submarine cable connectivity for the first time. The Kochi-Lakshadweep islands submarine optical fiber connection (KLI-SOFC) project, which was approved by the government in late 2020 and recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi, has been completed.

Vertiv, following the introduction of the world's inaugural tropical data center testbed in Singapore, has declared its dedication to fostering collaboration. Recognized as the Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed (STDCT), this facility represents a noteworthy stride in the realm of sustainable data center innovation. The collaboration leading to its establishment involves two universities and has received financial support from the National Research Foundation.