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Optus launches mission to extend D3 satellite life
Optus has sent the hardware for extending D3's life into orbit, but the propulsion pod still has to reach and attach to the satellite.
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China Unicom lands Hong Kong-Cambodia cable
SHV-HK adds a direct Hong Kong-Cambodia subsea path, but its operational role will depend on when capacity is activated and used.
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China Tower and Huawei launch TunnelStar for tunnel 5G coverage
TunnelStar recorded higher coverage and speed in two company-run pilots, but wider deployment will depend on repeatable performance across different tunnel layouts.
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MBSB provides Huawei RM400m facility for U Mobile 5G
MBSB’s facility gives Huawei earlier access to cash while U Mobile’s 5G rollout remains tied to equipment delivery, acceptance and activation.
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MegaFon Tajikistan expands 4G sites and fibre transport
MegaFon Tajikistan upgraded 4G sites and fibre transport in the first half, while its 1.1Gbps 5G result remains a test.
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Paul Abfalter appointed FLAG chief executive
Abfalter moves from strategy and revenue leadership into the top operating role, while outgoing chief executive Carl Grivner becomes chairman.
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SEA-H2X enters commercial service as SHV-HK lands
SEA-H2X is now commercial, while SHV-HK has reached Hong Kong, adding one live route and another planned link across intra-Asia networks.
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Telstra hearing turns its timing outage into a preventable controls failure
New Senate evidence shifts Telstra's July outage from an unexplained timing fault to a preventable asset-lifecycle and change-control failure, with 45% of mobile sessions affected at peak, 604 Triple Zero errors and more than 8,000 compensation requests.
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Nokia Expands Taiwan Mobile 5G Agreement
Taiwan Mobile expands radio capacity while introducing software for network monitoring, energy management, and automated optimization.
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Nokia expands Taiwan Mobile 5G deal with radio and automation
Taiwan Mobile expands radio capacity while introducing software for network monitoring, energy management and automated optimisation.
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SK Telecom Adds Deployment Partners to Sovereign AI Consortium
A.X K2 prepares for its next government evaluation with partners tasked with industrial testing, deployment, and post-deployment operations
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NTT DOCOMO Reaches 5 Million Starlink D2D Users
NTT DOCOMO’s Starlink Direct service reached 5 million users within two months, providing an early metric for customer adoption of direct-to-device satellite connectivity.
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HFCL Plans Fibre Preform Plant
HFCL launched a data centre connectivity product portfolio and plans to build a fibre preform plant to expand optical manufacturing operations.
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Telstra traces nationwide outage to network timing failure
A fault in network timing systems disrupted services across Australia, showing how synchronisation technology underpins modern telecom networks.
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Indonesian telco and Univity explore hybrid satellite network
The Telkomsat–Univity partnership suggests satellite connectivity is becoming part of telecom networks rather than a separate service.
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Philippine telcos share towers and cable in first competitor pact
Infrastructure sharing is changing what telecom operators compete on, shifting investment from asset ownership to network performance and digital services.
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Telecom Operators Expand Into AI Compute
SoftBank's SB Neo will rent AI computing capacity using dedicated infrastructure, extending the company's business beyond traditional telecom services.
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AI Data Centres Become National Infrastructure
SK Telecom's AI data centre programme shows how national infrastructure is becoming a critical foundation for AI competitiveness.
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India Moves to Protect Telecom Choice
India's telecom regulator wants operators to offer voice and SMS-only recharge options alongside bundled plans, signalling a broader policy shift towards preserving consumer choice as mobile services become increasingly data-centric.
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SK Telecom Makes Security a Public Commitment
SK Telecom's first Information Security White Paper is more than a corporate disclosure. It shows how operators are increasingly treating cybersecurity transparency as a strategic capability as AI, cloud services and digital infrastructure expand.