Meta announces 50,000km Waterworth cable
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19 February 2025
Gaya Nagarajan, Meta’s vice president, Network Engineering and Alex-Handrah Aimé, global head, have announced Project Waterworth, a new subsea cable that will span 50,000km across five major continents.
According to the two executives, Project Waterworth will be the world's longest subsea cable project, using the most advanced technology. They expect Project Waterworth to provide ‘industry-leading’ connectivity to the United States, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other critical locations.
Find out more WBA releases L4S guidelines for WiFi networks
19 February 2025
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has today released a set of “L4S Implementation Guidelines” for Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable (L4S) throughput over Wi-Fi networks.
The guidelines demonstrate how demand for low-latency Wi-Fi applications such as cloud gaming, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) can be achieved with an explanation of implementation approaches, Access Point (AP) tests and simulation studies for L4S AP performance in different scenarios.
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TRAI to streamline regulatory processes
18 February 2025
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendations on the terms and conditions for network authorisations under the Telecommunications Act, 2023. The move aims to streamline regulatory processes, enhance ease of doing business, and support the growth of the telecom sector.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had sought TRAI's inputs on the framework for granting authorisations to entities establishing, operating, maintaining, or expanding telecom networks. Following a consultation process, which included public feedback and an open house discussion, TRAI has outlined a structured approach for issuing network authorisations.
Find out more Southeast Asia smartphone market decline ends
14 February 2025
The Southeast Asian smartphone market rebounded in 2024 as vendors shipped 96.7 million units, an annual growth rate of 11%, ending two years of decline.
Canalys Analyst Le Xuan Chiew highlighted that Southeast Asia’s rebound outpaced the global average of 7%. However, despite this growth, the average selling price (ASP) declined due to price-conscious consumers. Samsung’s shipments dropped 9% year-on-year, yet it bucked the trend of falling ASPs, recording a 14% increase in this metric.
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