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A vermilion drawer is repositioned at the upper level of one blue cabinet, above a smaller nested rack with an empty slot.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Telkom brings Digiserve closer without buying a new business

The proposed share transfer changes where an existing subsidiary reports. Growth will have to come from customers, not a shorter ownership chain.

Sep 8, 2026
An ivory modular factory on a terracotta base faces an empty site foundation and a matching module in a protective cradle, with blank customer folders in front.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Firmus wins OpenAI as its factory model reaches Malaysia

A named anchor customer gives Firmus's regional build-out a clearer buyer. Turning a repeatable factory design into accepted compute at two overseas sites is the next commercial test.

Sep 8, 2026
A red handheld radio stands beside a sensor enclosure, solar panel and tools, with green hills beyond a workshop window.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

The Backup Warning Still Needs Someone on the Radio

Walailak University's latest expansion plans pair offline warnings with a new repair and training centre. The crucial connection is between the administrator who receives an alert and the community that must hear it.

Sep 8, 2026
Three translucent evidence layers overlap beneath a magnifier beside a separate brass switch with a clear protective cover.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

TM's CYDEC shifts the security pitch from alerts to context

Telekom Malaysia's new Cyber Fusion announcement promises a joined-up incident picture. The buying question is how far that picture reaches, and who can act on it.

Sep 8, 2026
An intact ivory ribbon connects two rack-like blocks in a fixed channel, while a separate brass switching junction rests on a terracotta tile.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Spark's faster data-centre links leave recovery a separate choice

Auckland's new dedicated interconnect service separates optical capacity from optical restoration. Buyers need to decide where continuity will be provided, not infer it from the headline speed.

Sep 8, 2026
Engineers' hands review a blank planning sheet beside movable computing, power and cooling equipment in an invented tropical research bay.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

EdgeConneX steps in before the data-centre design is fixed

A multi-year commitment to a Singapore research platform gives EdgeConneX a role in shaping shared experiments. That is a different asset from another block of data-centre capacity.

Sep 8, 2026
An unbranded compact computing cabinet waits on a trolley beside site plans, installation tools and coiled cables as two people prepare the handoff.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

FEMTO’s local AI has a preferred route to market

The computing may stay inside a customer’s building. Getting it there involves a venture, a preferred commercial partner and an investment plan still to be executed.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of Malaysian data centres and power infrastructure showing data centres accounting for 9.28% of electricity consumption

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Malaysia data centres reach 9.28% of power use

Malaysia's data centres now account for 9.28% of electricity consumption, with more facilities expected to start operating in November.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of a solar plant monitoring centre detecting a suspicious connection and remotely isolating a SIM

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

TESS, Docomo test security for solar monitoring

The pilot lets TESS block suspicious SIM traffic remotely while testing how solar monitoring continues when a connection is cut.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of a Telstra business customer using Microsoft Teams over a dedicated 5G network slice in Australia

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Telstra launches 5G slice for Microsoft Teams

Telstra is prioritising Microsoft Teams traffic on a dedicated 5G slice for business sites that need more predictable video-call performance.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of Telkominfra and Transcelestial optical wireless terminals connected by a laser link in Indonesia

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Telkominfra offers managed laser links with Transcelestial

Telkominfra will install and maintain Transcelestial laser links for sites where fibre delays hold up mobile, enterprise and campus connectivity.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of NeutraDC data centres showing Telkom's binding-bid review, 96% Cikarang occupancy and planned 6MW Batam capacity

Asia-Pacific Datacenter

Telkom evaluates binding bids for NeutraDC

Telkom is reviewing binding offers for NeutraDC as Cikarang reaches 96% occupancy and Batam prepares an initial 6MW opening.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of Surge's Indonesian fixed-wireless expansion showing more than 1,500 operating sites and a target of 9,800 sites in 2027

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Surge targets 9,800 FWA sites for 2027

Surge plans to expand its FWA network to 9,800 sites in 2027 while guiding to a 50–60% long-term EBITDA margin.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of the Australia-Singapore Cable route showing a fault between Anyer and Singapore and internet traffic being rerouted

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Vocus pinpoints Australia-Singapore Cable break

Vocus has located the ASC break in Indonesian waters while internet traffic continues over alternative routes.

Sep 8, 2026
Four unbranded wearable devices stand before separate assembly, channel and financial settlement lanes.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

Zepp’s Premium-Mix Evidence Arrives Before Its Earnings

Zepp can already show that buyers are choosing dearer watches and bands. It cannot yet show that those choices have crossed every commercial boundary between an activation, a channel order, recognized revenue and an operating profit. That distinction is the useful part of its…

Sep 8, 2026
AI-generated illustration of a Thailand data-centre construction site under government rules review

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Thailand asks 49 data-centre projects to pause

Thai officials have asked developers of 49 data-centre projects under construction to pause voluntarily while new national rules are prepared.

Sep 8, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing an Indonesia forest fire, the INDIGO-West submarine cable and elevated network latency

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

GeoCables flags INDIGO-West latency during Indonesia fire

GeoCables reported higher latency on INDIGO-West during an Indonesian forest fire, but found no evidence of a confirmed subsea cable break.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of the Lake Sentani Festival with three temporary broadband links supporting Wi-Fi, payments and live streaming

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

Papua adds temporary broadband at Lake Sentani Festival

Papua and Telkom used three load-balanced IndiBiz links to support connectivity during the Lake Sentani Festival.

Sep 8, 2026
AI-generated illustration of workers handling a prefabricated data-centre module beside LG Uplus and partner branding

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

LG Uplus forms alliance for 100MW modular AI data centres

LG Uplus and four construction partners will develop modular designs for 100MW-class AI data centres and conversions of existing buildings.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of Surabaya with 5G base stations and graphics showing more than 1,200 sites and wider XLSMART coverage in Indonesia

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

XLSMART Surabaya 5G exceeds 1,200 base stations

XLSMART says more than 1,200 5G base stations support Surabaya, while its national footprint now covers over 50 cities and regencies.

Sep 8, 2026