BSNL partners with ACES India for Kanpur Metro's underground network
07 May 2025
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has joined forces with ACES India to deliver seamless voice and data connectivity throughout the deep underground stations and tunnels of the Kanpur Metro. Kanpur is the second largest city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
This collaboration is set to ensure that passengers traveling within the underground sections of the Kanpur Metro will experience uninterrupted mobile network coverage.
Find out more Smartcom expands mission-critical push-to-talk services to Indonesia
06 May 2025
Smartcom, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) based in Singapore, has announced its strategic expansion into Indonesia, bringing its mission-critical push-to-talk (PTT) solutions to a significantly larger market.
Since 2015, Smartcom has collaborated with TASSTA, a global leader in mission-critical communication solutions headquartered in Germany, and operator Singtel to provide reliable PTT communication coverage within Singapore. The company acknowledges that expanding into a market as large and diverse as Indonesia presents a new set of challenges and opportunities.
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Vietnamese MNOs to combat online fraud via GSMA Open Gateway
25 April 2025
Vietnamese mobile operators Mobifone, Viettel, and VNPT have joined forces to combat online fraud using the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, leveraging open CAMARA APIs. This collaboration signifies the operators' commitment to building a safer digital ecosystem in Vietnam.
The MoU will see the operators collaborate with the GSMA to develop and implement APIs for crucial functions like authentication, fraud prevention, location services, device verification, and payments. This follows recent research indicating a high level of concern among Vietnamese consumers regarding financial fraud.
Find out more MobiFone seeks national security role
24 April 2025
MobiFone has reportedly applied to Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính for permission to operate within Vietnam's national defense and security sector.
The move is part of MobiFone's broader strategy to expand its role in the country's digital transformation, a key initiative under the government's ‘Project 06.’
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