15 April 2024

Ncell has boosted connectivity speeds for its 4G service in various districts of the Lumbini and Bagmati provinces as part of an ongoing drive to improve Quality of Service (QoS) for customers.

Customers in the Bagmati districts of Chautara Sangachowk Gadhi, Indrasarowar, Manthali and Thaha now have faster 4G connections, as do customers in the districts of Bhumekasthan, Chandrakot, Malarani, Mathagadhi, Pyuthan, Rambha, Sandhikharka, Tansen and Tinau in Lumbini.

10 April 2024

James Gray, director of telecom strategy, PowerX

Towercos have long been the enabler of rural coverage and connectivity expansion in Southeast Asia (SEA). But as digitalisation of the region continues to boom - with strong consumer and commercial adoption driving data demand - rapid urbanisation and next-generation technology uptake is putting pressure on mobile operators to increase points of presence (PoPs) and deliver 5G.

Operators are now looking increasingly to towercos to provide efficient, reliable and low-cost urban co-locations in growing urban environments. These challenges are compounded by the increased complexity of tower management, driven by rising numbers of tower tenants (lease-up rate, LUR) and uptake of Open RAN. Highly integrated use of facilities means future towercos of SEA need to be collaborative and intelligent - and make a paradigm shift in their approach to asset management. A new model for tower power management and operations is needed, one rooted in real-time insights from data science and machine learning.