Sparkle and Mobily sign MoU for Southeast Asia-Europe route

17 October 2024

Sparkle and Mobily have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a new route to connect Europe to Southeast Asia and thus meet the growing demand for secured and diversified connectivity between the two continents.

Under the MoU, the parties agreed to leverage on Sparkle’s and Mobily’s terrestrial networks and the AAE1 cable in Jeddah to create a diversified and low latency route that will connect Italy to Saudi Arabia reaching Singapore.

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SBS Transit taps Motorola Solutions for critical radio communications

16 October 2024

SBS Transit has signed a S$14 million long term service support (LTSS) contract with Motorola Solutions to maintain and support critical radio communications across SBS Transit’s Downtown Line and Sengkang and Punggol Light Rapid Transit system for the next 15 years.

TETRA radio communications are used extensively throughout SBS Transit’s daily operations, from mobilising teams in response to incidents to keeping passengers safe and informed via public announcements and emergency call buttons on trains.

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Airtel targets greener solutions using AI/ML

15 October 2024

Bharti Airtel and Nokia will collaborate on an initiative to introduce energy-efficient solutions and practices across Airtel’s 4G/5G RANs using AI and machine learning.

The ‘Green 5G’ initiative aims to implement a zero-traffic, zero-watt operation solution that reduces RAN power consumption to very low watts during low or zero traffic periods.

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Telkomsat targets maritime sector with BNM

14 October 2024

Telkomsat is partnering with Bhinneka Nusantara Mandiri (BNM) to use capacity from the new Merah Putih 2 satellite to accelerate digital transformation in the maritime sector.

According to Telkomsat, Indonesia's maritime sector has struggled to embrace the digital transformation initiatives seen in other industries. Limited satellite capacity and unstable connectivity have hampered the ability of fishing boats and commercial vessels to leverage reliable, real-time connectivity services.

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