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AI-generated editorial illustration showing Jio mobile infrastructure, 4G, 5G, JioFiber and JioAirFiber services in an Indian city

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Jio marks 10 years with 533.3 million subscribers

Jio marks a decade with 533.3 million subscribers and a network spanning 4G, 5G, fibre, and fixed wireless.

Sep 8, 2026
A cutaway submarine cable carries a reserved band of light toward a transparent commissioning gate while landing stations remain under construction.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

Firmus's US$300m APX East Commitment Is Capacity Before Service

Firmus has attached a large number to a cable that does not yet carry traffic: approximately US$300 million for up to 150 Tbps over 25 years. The agreement may be an important underwriting signal for APX East and a rational way for an AI-infrastructure operator to reserve a…

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of the planned TCS HyperVault AI data-centre campus in Hyderabad, India

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

TCS HyperVault secures Hyderabad site for 1GW data centre

TCS HyperVault has secured 264 acres in Hyderabad for a phased AI data-centre campus designed to scale to 1GW.

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of a prefabricated data-centre module being installed as part of a modular AI data-centre project

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

LG Uplus, GS E&C form modular data-centre alliance

LG Uplus and GS E&C are developing modular AI data-centre models for a 100MW new build and conversions of existing buildings.

Sep 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a Pixxel Earth-observation satellite collecting hyperspectral imagery over India

Asia-Pacific Institutional

Pixxel raises $100m to expand satellite sensing

Pixxel will use its $100m Series C to expand satellite imaging and Aurora software, with the first Honeybee satellite due in 2027.

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of Nepal Telecom fibre infrastructure connecting municipal offices and health facilities in Tilottama

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Nepal Telecom expands FTTH to 38 Tilottama locations

Nepal Telecom's local fibre expansion includes ward offices and health posts, with the reporting citing 200Mbps service for the connected public institutions.

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of 5G-connected CCTV and event safety monitoring during a fireworks festival in Seoul

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

KT extends 5G slicing to CCTV at Seoul fireworks

KT used a 5G SA slice to carry real-time CCTV video and emergency communications at Seoul's fireworks festival, extending an earlier large-event trial.

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of a large data-centre campus and power infrastructure in Hyderabad representing TCS HyperVault’s planned 1GW AI data-centre development

Asia-Pacific Datacenter

TCS HyperVault Secures 1GW AI Site in Hyderabad

The 264-acre site is planned for phased development, while first-phase capacity, power supply and construction timing remain undisclosed.

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of an industrial worker, robotic equipment and 5G connectivity representing China’s industrial private-network pilot

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

China opens industrial 5G standalone private-network pilot

China’s industrial 5G pilot lets approved enterprises build dedicated private networks around production needs.

Sep 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a data centre in Phnom Penh representing KIDZ AI’s priority access to up to 1MW of Cambodian capacity.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

KIDZ AI secures first refusal on 1MW in Cambodia

KIDZ AI can take capacity in stages at an operational Phnom Penh data centre while pursuing a minority investment in HUADING Cambodia.

Sep 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a BSNL 4G network site in India representing nearly 6PB of daily data traffic

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

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.

Sep 7, 2026
Unmarked ownership tokens move between two trays while a telecom tower platform remains sealed on a separate base.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

La Caisse's ₹121bn changed Altius owners, not Altius capital

One transaction placed a new 24% investor beside Brookfield in India's largest independent tower platform. It did not, on the records reviewed, place ₹121bn on Altius's balance sheet. The distinction between buying existing units and funding the trust is the first fact that every…

Sep 6, 2026
NAND wafers and storage modules sit inside a glass enclosure beside a disconnected bridge to a gold-lit platform.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

SK hynix still has no decision on reported Won 5tn Solidigm pre-IPO

The first deadline produced a filing, but not a financing. SK hynix has again said that no Solidigm measure is determined, even as its accounts show that the NAND business is already being made more legally and operationally distinct.

Sep 5, 2026
ثلاثة مسارات مفاهيمية تعرض بوابة استحواذ مغلقة ووحدات مراكز بيانات في مراحل مختلفة وحزمة تمويل منفصلة عن مفاتيح اختيارية.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

BUUU's 2GW pipeline is not one order book

BUUU has put an acquisition, a data-centre development funnel and two possible sources of equity cash into one growth story. They belong on separate ledgers because each converts on different evidence.

Sep 5, 2026
Editorial illustration of a substation and 150kV transmission infrastructure representing PLN's planned Gorontalo grid links

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

PLN prepares 150kV Gorontalo transmission links

PLN is preparing new 150kV lines and a Marisa–Moutong interconnection, while the 30MVA Marisa substation extension is reported complete.

Sep 4, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of Baya Systems and AdoreSys working on chiplet interconnect and ASIC design across Asia Pacific.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Baya Systems taps AdoreSys for APAC ASIC design

AdoreSys will combine Baya's interconnect IP with ASIC design and implementation services for semiconductor customers across China and the wider Asia-Pacific market.

Sep 4, 2026
Editorial illustration of the planned Palapa Ring Tengah fibre route through Sitaro and Tagulandang in Indonesia

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Kemkomdigi agrees Palapa Ring reroute for Sitaro

Sitaro and Kemkomdigi agreed to reroute Palapa Ring Tengah through Tagulandang, with construction and commissioning still pending.

Sep 4, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of rental generators and electricity infrastructure in Selayar, Indonesia, representing PLN’s 5MW generation addition.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

PLN adds 5MW to Selayar power system

Six rental generators are now operating in Selayar, lifting the island system's total generation capacity to 16MW.

Sep 4, 2026
Editorial illustration of a Diraq silicon-spin quantum computer inside an Equinix data centre in Sydney

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Diraq plans quantum computer for Equinix Sydney

Diraq plans to install an eight-qubit silicon-spin quantum computer at an Equinix Sydney data centre in October.

Sep 4, 2026
AI-generated illustration of SUBCO’s planned APX East submarine cable linking Australia and the United States for Firmus AI infrastructure.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

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.

Sep 4, 2026