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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Vocus pinpoints Australia-Singapore Cable break
Vocus has located the ASC break in Indonesian waters while internet traffic continues over alternative routes.
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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.
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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.
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Claron Fibreoptics targets 300,000km cable output
Claron Fibreoptics plans to double annual optical-fibre cable capacity to 300,000km over the next year as it targets BharatNet and FTTH demand.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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China opens industrial 5G standalone private-network pilot
China’s industrial 5G pilot lets approved enterprises build dedicated private networks around production needs.
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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.