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U Mobile announced that Straits Mobile Investment has agreed to reduce its stake in the Malaysian telecom operator from 48.3% to 20%.

M1 Limited (M1) has announced an agreement to acquire a 70% stake in ADG National Investment and Technology Development Corp (ADG), with the remaining 30% to be retained by its current shareholders, including its Chairman and Founder, Vu Minh Tuan.

Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) announced that it acknowledges the government's decision to implement a 5G dual network and supports initiatives that enhance the benefits of 5G technology for everyone.

PLDT has secured a PHP 2 billion (USD 34.4 million) social loan from HSBC Philippines. The funds will be used to finance the expansion of its fiber infrastructure in underserved and unserved communities.

SoftBank Corp. announced that it has completed the installation of around 4,000 NVIDIA Hopper GPUs in its AI computing platform in Japan. This platform is currently being expanded.

Bharti Airtel has become the first telecom operator to deliver uninterrupted 5G connectivity at ten newly inaugurated stations along the Mumbai Metro Line-3, also referred to as the Aqua Line.

Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe) has been selected by the Philippine partner for the 19,000-kilometer MYUS Cable System, connecting Malaysia to the United States.

As of October 2024, Rakuten Mobile has initiated a project aimed at promoting the international standardization of advanced edge cloud technologies. This project has been selected for support by Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) under its Innovative ICT Fund Projects for Beyond 5G/6G: Strategic Program for Social Implementation and Overseas Deployment.

Nokia has been chosen by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to upgrade its 5G network in central and southern Taiwan in a one-year extension deal.

PLDT Group's data center subsidiary, VITRO, under ePLDT, has announced a strategic alliance with Hong Kong-based HGC Global Communications (HGC) aimed at enhancing data center connectivity in the Philippines.