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Timor-Leste Expands Rural Connectivity with Starlink Rollout Across 450 Villages
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (287+ words) Timor-Leste is expanding internet access to 450 village headquarters nationwide through a government-led initiative using Starlink satellite connectivity, as the country accelerates efforts to bridge the digital divide and modernize public services in remote communities. The Ministry of Transport and Communications…...
Telkom Group Unveils Pukpuk Cable Linking Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (378+ words) PT Telkom Indonesia, through its international arm, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), has officially launched the Pukpuk Submarine Cable System (Puk-Puk 1), marking the first direct cross-border submarine cable connection between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea." The cable system was inaugurated…...
Reinventing Fiber Rollout Economics in Central Asia
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (502+ words) Latest News in Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Pursue Deeper Policy-Driven Tech Cooperation Central Asia faces a convergence of infrastructure challenges driven by explosive digital demand and rapid urbanization. Over 96% of Kazakhstan's population now uses the internet, and urban expansion in…...
Autonomous Networks: Start with the Destination, Not the Route
1+ week, 5+ day ago (312+ words) By George Glass, Chief Technology Officer, TM Forum Customer Point of View: I Want a Service, Not Excuses This is where the satnav analogy becomes especially useful. A traditional network behaves like an old-fashioned paper map: once you have chosen…...
The Race to Build Gigawatt-Class AI Data Centers in Asia
2+ week, 2+ day ago (467+ words) Digital infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region is changing quickly. Data center planning is moving from tens or hundreds of megawatts to gigawatt-scale facilities, pushed by artificial intelligence (AI), cloud giants, and national digital strategies. This shift is not just a…...
Thailand's Fixed Broadband Sector Drives Steady Telecom Revenue Growth
2+ week, 6+ day ago (231+ words) Thailand's fixed communication services revenue is projected to grow steadily through 2030, primarily due to the expansion of the fixed broadband service sector. Global Data's Thailand Fixed Services Forecast (Q4-2025) indicates that the revenue from fixed communication services in Thailand is expected…...
Soft Bank Trials Spectrum-Sharing Technology for NTN and Terrestrial Networks
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (181+ words) Soft Bank'has tested a dynamic nullforming technology designed to suppress interference from aerial base stations and enable spectrum sharing between NTN platforms such as high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) and terrestrial mobile infrastructure. The operator said the technology dynamically reduces radio…...
Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in Asia-Pacific Data Centers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (982+ words) Rising demand has created hardware dependencies, geopolitical risks, and logistics bottlenecks. As a result, these are major threats to operational continuity in Asia-Pacific data centers. Asia-Pacific data centers depend on a globally distributed hardware ecosystem. Key components, including GPUs, CPUs,…...
NTT DOCOMO Reports Successful Outdoor Trials of AI-Powered Wireless Interface for 6 G
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (344+ words) NTT DOCOMO has completed successful outdoor trials of its AI-powered 6 G wireless interface, achieving up to 100% throughput improvement in real-world environments. Conducted with NTT, Nokia Bell Labs, and SK Telecom, the tests validate the technology's ability to maintain high-performance communication…...
SMAP Subsea Cable Nears Completion After Final Splice Success
3+ week, 6+ day ago (160+ words) More Like This: Taiwan Calls for Reinforced Subsea Cables as Part of National Connectivity Resilience Plan With all 16 fiber pairs now connected along the entire route, SUBCO's engineering and operations teams will focus on system acceptance testing as SMAP approaches…...