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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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4G users have reached 10 million as rural network expansion continues, though capacity and service-quality data remain unpublished.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.
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Two Perth cable faults prompt call for AFP investigation
Two faults inside Perth’s protected cable corridor have raised questions about their cause and whether the incidents were connected.
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ANU report calls for priority subsea cable repair access
An ANU report says Australia should secure priority repair access for subsea cables as security concerns grow around critical undersea infrastructure.
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Echo subsea cable lands in Singapore
Echo has landed in Singapore, extending a US-Southeast Asia route that bypasses the South China Sea but is not yet fully operational.
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The Trans-Caspian cable has crossed the sea; the unfinished shore now sets the clock
The 380-kilometre fibre link between Sumgayit and Aktau has completed its marine lay, moving the Trans-Caspian project beyond the cable-ship phase reported in July. Yet the operators themselves say coastal integration and terrestrial construction are still under way. The wet…
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India signs MoU for 350-acre Gwalior telecom manufacturing zone
India’s Gwalior telecom manufacturing zone pairs public land and infrastructure funding with private investment commitments that have yet to become operating factories.
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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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StarHub’s MyRepublic migration concentrates the network, not the customer contract
StarHub will become the mobile-network host for all MyRepublic customers in Singapore, taking over the 4G layer that M1 has supplied since 2020 while retaining the 5G layer it already carried. The agreement concentrates wholesale traffic on one network, but it does not disclose…
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DOCOMO’s 6.5 million satellite connections measure reach, not revenue
NTT DOCOMO says 6.5 million people have connected to its direct-to-device Starlink service since late April. The number is meaningful evidence that satellite fallback is reaching ordinary handsets; because access is free and requires no application, it is not a subscriber, usage…
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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.