28 March 2024
Malaysia's communications minister reported that the government’s National Digital Network (a.k.a. JENDELA) programme to upgrade its broadband infrastructure is on track to be completed by the end of next year, with much of the work already done.
Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said that of the 3,884 new telecoms towers planned under JENDELA, 2,395 have been built and activated as of the end of January 2024, and 39,983 transmitter stations (out of a planned 40,214) have been upgraded. On the fixed-line side, Fahmi said 3.32 million premises out of a planned 4.19 million have been equipped with fibre optic connectivity, the report said.
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations on the 'Usage of Embedded SIM for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications.' TRAI conducted consultations with stakeholders and finalised its recommendations after extensive deliberations.
TRAI said that with the emergence of 5G technology in the country, opportunities in the M2M sector have expanded, promising advancements in areas like agriculture, transportation, healthcare, and industrial automation. These recommendations aim to streamline the regulatory framework for M2M embedded SIMs, emphasising the importance of security measures such as proper Know Your Customer (KYC) processes.
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26 March 2024
Tejas Networks has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telecom Egypt, NTI (National Telecom Institute) and ITIDA (Information Technology Industry Development Agency) to replicate its experience implementing the BharatNet project in rural India and NKN (National Knowledge Network) projects in Egypt.
Tejas Networks said that other broad areas of cooperation will include building local manufacturing and R&D facilities for Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) products, capacity building of Egyptian engineers and technicians on state-of-the-art telecom and networking technologies, and setting up technical support services in Egypt, both for customers in the country as well as for the broader African and Middle East region.
Find out more20 March 2024
Globe Telecom has closed the sale of 154 towers to Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC) for PHP 13.5 billion.
The tower transfer is part of its separate deals with MIDC and Frontier Tower Associates Philippines for a total of 5,709 towers for PHP 71 billion in August 2022.
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