Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
National Telecom trend intelligence tracks national telecom market trends, 5G rollout, fibre modernisation, wholesale network strategy, spectrum pressure, and digital infrastructure investment in Asia-Pacific, giving readers a fuller view of the demand shifts, capacity constraints, platform strategies, capital timing, regulatory pressure, and operating assumptions behind the market.
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BSNL 4G network carries 6PB of data daily
BSNL's indigenous 4G network is serving 22–23 million users across 100,000 sites, shifting attention from rollout to live network performance.
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Kemkomdigi agrees Palapa Ring reroute for Sitaro
Sitaro and Kemkomdigi agreed to reroute Palapa Ring Tengah through Tagulandang, with construction and commissioning still pending.
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Firmus signs 25-year APX East capacity deal
Firmus will spend about US$300m for up to 150Tbps over 25 years on SUBCO's planned Australia-US cable, due in 2028.
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SoftBank completes Japan HAPS trial ahead of 2027 service
The trial connected ordinary smartphones through a high-altitude platform over Japan as SoftBank works towards commercial HAPS services from 2027 onward.
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Maxis to fibre 151 Melaka telecom towers
Maxis will fibre-connect 151 MICTH towers in Melaka under a RM30 million programme replacing microwave backhaul.
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Avantel wins ₹117.88 crore DRDO satellite hub contract
Avantel will develop, install and commission a satellite communications ground hub for voice and data services under a ₹117.88 crore DRDO contract.
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Viettel adds capacity as four subsea cable faults hit Vietnam
Viettel is adding subsea and terrestrial capacity after four cable faults disrupted about 30% of Vietnam's international Internet capacity.
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ViaSat-3 F3 enters service across Asia-Pacific
Viasat has made ViaSat-3 F3 capacity available to customers across Asia-Pacific, moving the satellite from commissioning into revenue-generating operations.
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Telstra reviews critical network functions after outage
Telstra is checking other critical network functions after an external review found ownership and oversight gaps behind July’s timing-system outage.
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Vodafone Idea reaffirms ₹49,000 crore spectrum plan
The payments rise sharply through FY29 while Vi is also trying to fund a ₹45,000 crore network expansion programme.
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India reportedly doubles 5G EMF limit to 10W/m²
The higher ceiling would give operators more radio-power headroom at each site, but coverage gains will depend on how individual networks are designed.
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Taliban ministry reportedly halts Afghanistan fibre work
A reported ministry order covers fibre expansion, connections, maintenance and repairs, raising questions about how operators can restore faults if it remains in force.
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SK Telecom brings KKR and IMM into AI data-centre unit
SK Telecom will carve data-centre and submarine-cable assets into SK Horizon, backed by KRW3.08 trillion in equity from KKR and IMM.
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Hengtong optical communications revenue jumps 130% in H1
Hengtong's optical communications business grew sharply in the first half as fibre demand and prices rose, while the company prepares additional preform capacity.
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Afghanistan says 4G users reach 10 million
Afghanistan says 4G users have reached 10 million as rural network expansion continues, though capacity and service-quality data remain unpublished.
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User-level AI-RAN needs an error ledger, not one average
DOCOMO and Samsung report that simulated user-level optimisation cut throughput-degradation frequency from 13.1% to 7.2%. The result is promising; commercial control depends on who improved, who was incorrectly changed, what other users lost and how the network rolls back.
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DOCOMO's 2028 satellite roadmap needs a service envelope
DOCOMO has contracted for a satellite layer intended to add voice, faster browsing and IoT during fiscal 2028. The roadmap is strategically significant; its operating value will depend on published limits for capacity, latency, priority, device certification and fallback.
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Niue's Manatua backup restored reachability, not primary capacity
The national telecom operator Telecom Niue switched international traffic to a lower-capacity backup after a known fault in the Manatua cable system developed further on 4 August. Connectivity returned, but permanent restoration moved onto a different clock controlled by cable…
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Globe seeks Philippine underground fibre-conduit policy
Globe wants national standards for shared underground conduits as the Philippines develops rules to coordinate telecom ducts with road and infrastructure works.
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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.