Quarter 4, 2024

NEWS

• Tuas Port to see 5G-Advanced connectivity
• CelcomDigi signs healthcare MoU
• Airtel Business and Kia to connect cars
• India’s operators oppose Starlink

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• COAI questions existing licence fees
• Indara in need of new CEO
• IOH and GoTo to develop LLM ecosystem
• Kudosity launches beta RCS in APAC

ON THE NETWORK

• Solving venue user engagement challenges

FEATURE

• Connecting Asia - meaningfully

FEATURE

• Breaching the defences

INDUSTRY VIEW

• How standards-driven satellite innovation can accelerate Asia’s digital economy

WIRELESS USERS

• Vejthani Hospital goes smart with Huawei
• Advantech supports Vietnam’s first smart hospital

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Smallest low power SiP for cellular IoT
• World’s first AI-powered indoor FWA
• Ecosystem management for IoT

WORLD NEWS

• Claro signs up with Starlink
• Batelco launches first off-grid mobile site
• INWIT completes Smart City Roma deal
• VMO2 launches Total Not Spot site

Quarter 3, 2024

NEWS

• Thailand to gain smart healthcare
• Vietnam delays 2G sunset
• M1 Limited goes green with solar
• SITA smartens up Indian airports

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Bangladesh’s first private subsea cable
• Telkomsel targets the auto market
• DoT to streamline telco licences
• DIT buys ATC India

ON THE NETWORK

• Inflection for APAC’s IFC market

FEATURE

• Sunsetting 2G/3G

FEATURE

• The path from TowerCo to InfraCo

INDUSTRY VIEW

• AI: reshaping the telecommunications landscape

WIRELESS USERS

• Connecting Operation Antarctica Defence
• Communications for Malaysia’s oil & gas industry

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Micro-power WiFi systems
• Sea Tel 370s TV antenna brings TV to sea
• Robust NB-IoT with geolocation
• Nanoseconds-accurate UTC timing in L/Ku-bands

WORLD NEWS

• Cellnex deploys DAS for 37th America’s Cup
• Nigeria to shift emergency comms to cloud
• Free Mobile delivers first 5G 3.5GHz SA network
• Omantel completes RedCap lab trial

Quarter 2, 2024

NEWS

• BSNL suffers second breach in 6 months, data held to ransom
• Philippines starts first phase of National Fibre Backbone
• Infostellar to deploy antennas across APAC
• Orbit Connect receives landing rights from IN-SPACe

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• MEASAT to support SPOTV APAC broadcast operations
• India: mobile voice service revenue to drop as data uptake expands
• Symbio gains NSP licence for Malaysia
• Sri Lanka to open tower market to independent companies

ON THE NETWORK

• Nepal: unlocking financial inclusion

FEATURE

• Making money with AI

FEATURE

• NTNs – a puff of hot air?

INDUSTRY VIEW

• The continuing importance of digital Land Mobile Radio technology

WIRELESS USERS

• Alepo helps ACS launch Myanmar’s first 4G LTE-only service
• Indosat consolidates merged networks with Nokia

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Supporting NTN NB-IoT devices for GEO satellites
• GNSS and Power-over-Fiber meets enterprise needs
• Automatic switching between LMR and broadband

WORLD NEWS

• BT Group implements ‘cell sleep’ across EE mobile sites
• Econet Wireless Zimbabwe targets 550 new core sites with 700MHz spectrum
• Luna Space picks Hughes for VSAT network
• Elisa starts XGS-PON buildout

Quarter 1, 2024

NEWS

• Bangladesh’s operators receive unified licences
• Microsoft to train 100,000 women in AI
• Cambodia: 5G coming soon
• DNB to upgrade to 5G Advanced

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Maxis and Huawei sign 5.5G MoU
• Thailand may lose satellite orbital slot
• PhilTower and MIDC to form 5G JV
• Vi converts OCDs into equity shares

ON THE NETWORK

• The rise of diverse mobile networks

FEATURE

• What’s hot in satcoms?

FEATURE

• Is Asia ready for 6G?

INDUSTRY VIEW

• New models for tower power management

WIRELESS USERS

• Critical communications on India’s rails
• KL International Airport goes digital

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• CSPs to gain from AI-enabled pricing software
• Nebula246 radio now supports 2G
• IoT multiband combination antennas
• Smart antennas for machine automation

WORLD NEWS

• Entel brings 5G to South Pole
• Burkina Faso calls for fourth MNO
• Odido opts for Netcracker for digital transformation
• Motorola to provide P25 radios for Victoria’s CFA

Quarter 4, 2023

NEWS

• PhilTower optimises power assets
• Globe Telecom raises battery theft alarm
• TCIL pitches Indian telco equipment to Angola, Gambia, and Mauritius

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Airtel and Vi divest FireFly Networks stakes to Manipura Digital Infrastructure Opco
• BITS Pilani and Airlinq collaborate on 5G and IoT
• Indosat reports 24% yoy EBITDA growth
• Singtel’s profits up due to one-off gain

ON THE NETWORK

• Hybrid satellite solutions to help airlines meet passenger demand for in-flight connectivity

FEATURE

• FWA – groundbreaking tech or fibre stopgap?

FEATURE

• Powering the towercos of tomorrow

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Towercos: seizing opportunities to stay ahead

WIRELESS USERS

• Bharti Airtel implements large-scale VoLTE for disaster recovery
• Turbo-charging communications restoration post-typhoon

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Expanded NTN capabilities to connect the underconnected
• Iridium GO! premium fixed install antenna kits connect mobility users on the go, on land and at sea
• Industrial SMEs to benefit from compact private wireless connectivity

WORLD NEWS

• O2 Czech Republic launches 4G/5G in all 61 Prague Metro stations for consumers and critical comms
• Batelco launches MENA’s first ‘Mobile Peering’ service
• Telespazio gains access to Sparkle Sicily Hub
• LLA to sell 1,300 mobile towers to PTI

Quarter 3, 2023

NEWS

• BSNL to launch 4G at 300 sites a day
• MEASAT close to connecting 600 schools
• Reliance Jio launches FWA
• Celona brings private 5G to southeast Asia

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Vodafone Idea reports net loss
• DITO Telecommunity gains cash injection
• Reliance Jio seeks to raise $2 billion
• AIS wins court case with NT

ON THE NETWORK

• Communicating through a disaster

FEATURE

• Enabling smarter cities

FEATURE

• The eSIM opportunity

INDUSTRY VIEW

• How AI, IoT, and 5G are powering growth

WIRELESS USERS

• Sustainable Hrvest deploys LoRa
• Agro Farm opts for IIoT

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Liquid cooled servers for telcos
• Amdocs amAIz delivers generative AI
• Connect LPWA enables more efficient 5G launch

WORLD NEWS

• Paratus to distribute Starlink services in Africa
• Anatel investigates very high telco taxes
• Kcell to deploy single 5G RAN network
• Polish rail to gain enhanced comms

Quarter 2, 2023

NEWS

• Kerala becomes India’s first e-governed state
• Singtel and Azure to expand IoT
• Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson consolidates
• SLT-MOBITEL targets digital education

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• BSNL to spend big for 4G network
• Axiata delayers business configuration
• AIS sees 20% rise in data usage
• PLDT closes first 135 tower deal with Unity

ON THE NETWORK

• eSIM technology for IoT connectivity

FEATURE

• Delivering a 5G revolution

FEATURE

• Connecting Asia from space

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Mission critical communications

WIRELESS USERS

• Securing the mobile network
• Keeping kids safe with AI

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• IIoT gains ultra-robust SPE
• In-building 5G augmented with HUBER+SUHNER
• Mobile-first security platform
• Field-testing tools for fibre link validation

WORLD NEWS

• Angola Cables and Orange to share infrastructure
• XConnect launches Sao Paolo PoP
• Ethio Telecom targets OTT entertainment
• Latin America to gain e-health via satellite

Quarter 1, 2023

NEWS

• 3i Infotech wins WiFi monetisation deal
• AirJaldi Networks explores expansion
• MEASAT extends broadband services
• Dialog completes mmWave 5G test

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Grameenphone SIM card sale ban lifted
• Starhub optimistic for future
• India’s smartphone shipment nosedive
• Dialog Axiata reports loss for 2022

ON THE NETWORK

• 5G, IoT, and the move beyond connectivity

FEATURE

• Acting fast when disaster strikes

FEATURE

• Advancing national interests with broadband

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Mobile industry predictions for 2023

WIRELESS USERS

• Telkomsel deploys 5G IoT solution
• ZTE, AIS and SUT develop Thailand’s first smart factory

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Ceragon releases new RAON software
• URGROUP’s tunable DWDM transceivors
• Field Master MS2080A spectrum analyzer
• New access points meet WiFi 6 requirements

WORLD NEWS

• neXat and Servicio Satelital partner
• Stargroup to expand LTE to rural communities
• SKT employs AI voice authentication at call centres
• UAE and Oman to be linked via OEG

Quarter 4, 2022

NEWS

• Singtel aims for net zero
• SpaceX partners with the Philippines
• India drafts new telecommunications bill
• TCC and Kacific to connect the underserved

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Vodafone Idea reports net loss
• Globe Telecom ‘relevant and competitive’
• Malaysia merger to proceed
• Telenor pursues Pakistani ops sale
• Malaysia merger to proceed
• True-DTAC merger hits bumps

FEATURE

• Adding value in Southern Asia

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Digital transformation from the inside out

WIRELESS USERS

• High speed WiFi for 4,000 stations
• Neutral-host urban NaaS for rail

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Grandstream launches two dual-band WiFi routers
• New VSAT service for small maritime vessels
• Realm Enablement Suite accelerates IoT solutions to market
• SeeHawk Monitor automates network management

WORLD NEWS

• Sepura and Softil deliver critical comms
• Mobile phone recycling cuts CO2
• Eutelsat and Tizeti partner on broadband
• Verizon trials 5G via eSIM
• Omantel launches 400GbE DCI service

Quarter 3, 2022

NEWS

• Teltronic to equip Delhi-Meerut RRTS with Mission Critical Services MCX
• Cinturion, Lightstorm sign TEAS cable India deal
• Irix enhances connectivity across Borneo and Sarawak
• M1 to launch offshore 5G coverage for Singapore’s southern coast

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Vodafone agrees Indus Towers merger
• ABS appoints new CEO
• Bangalink agrees tower sharing initiative with BTCL
• BSNL to sell more than 10,000 towers

FEATURE

• Mission critical: dealing with disaster

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Mesh networks

WIRELESS USERS

• Connectivity in mining
• Tourism safety protocol

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• The Pharaoh from Antenova
• Samsung and Airbus partner to launch new critical comms kit
• Pure glass from Nippon
• The Huawei WiFi Mesh 7

WORLD NEWS

• Lynk Global and BICS to expand mobile coverage to the global underserved
• Tanzania gains first 5G mobile network
• Marlink to use Starlink capacity for enterprise and maritime customers
• Liquid to offer SMEs new connectivity via satellite

Quarter 2, 2022

NEWS

• Thailand launches 5G alliance
• India wants ‘homemade 6G by 2030’
• Inmarsat completes first tests of integrated terrestrial networks in Singapore
• Bladon sends 200 micro turbine generators to the Philippines

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Airtel Uganda applies for extension
• MTN to invest more in Ghana
• Lesotho operators begin SIM registration
•  Orange appoints new leaders

FEATURE

• Is southern Asia doing enough with renewable energy?

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Smart Cities

COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

• India

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Motorola’s bluetooth earbud
• The Curvalux antenna
• Kenwood’s emergency solution
• Mobile Mark upgrades LTM series

WORLD NEWS

• Orange France, Ericsson partner for 5G converged charging solution
• Deutsche Telekom turns to nature for 5G site
• Bezeq posts solid Q1 figures
• Canada bans Huawei

Quarter 1, 2022

NEWS

• Cambodia delays launch of national internet gateway
• NTC launches 4G at popular religious site
• Nokia and Teletalk roll out 5G in Bangladesh
• ASEAN gets ‘first’ 5G smart hospital

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Telenor completes Myanmar exit
• Saudi Telecom acquires Pakistani tower firm
• EU telcos look to Phillipines
• ATC appoints new CEO

FEATURE

• Are we at the start of a new ‘space race’?

COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

• Nepal’s 5G strategy in 2022

INDUSTRY VIEW

• 5G: insights from APAC

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Mining tools
• ‘High-end routers’
• ‘Breakthrough next-gen VSAT platform’
• Optimised for IoT applications in the world?

WORLD NEWS

• Hawaiian Telecom’s US$100m fibre investment
• Cellnex unveils Ireland IoT plans
• Israel’s Partner Communications sees Q4 boost
• Orange and MasMovil talk Spanish merger