Quarter 1, 2024

NEWS

• Bangladesh’s operators receive unified licences
• Microsoft to train 100,000 women in AI
• Cambodia: 5G coming soon
• DNB to upgrade to 5G Advanced

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Maxis and Huawei sign 5.5G MoU
• Thailand may lose satellite orbital slot
• PhilTower and MIDC to form 5G JV
• Vi converts OCDs into equity shares

ON THE NETWORK

• The rise of diverse mobile networks

FEATURE

• What’s hot in satcoms?

FEATURE

• Is Asia ready for 6G?

INDUSTRY VIEW

• New models for tower power management

WIRELESS USERS

• Critical communications on India’s rails
• KL International Airport goes digital

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• CSPs to gain from AI-enabled pricing software
• Nebula246 radio now supports 2G
• IoT multiband combination antennas
• Smart antennas for machine automation

WORLD NEWS

• Entel brings 5G to South Pole
• Burkina Faso calls for fourth MNO
• Odido opts for Netcracker for digital transformation
• Motorola to provide P25 radios for Victoria’s CFA

Quarter 4, 2023

NEWS

• PhilTower optimises power assets
• Globe Telecom raises battery theft alarm
• TCIL pitches Indian telco equipment to Angola, Gambia, and Mauritius

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Airtel and Vi divest FireFly Networks stakes to Manipura Digital Infrastructure Opco
• BITS Pilani and Airlinq collaborate on 5G and IoT
• Indosat reports 24% yoy EBITDA growth
• Singtel’s profits up due to one-off gain

ON THE NETWORK

• Hybrid satellite solutions to help airlines meet passenger demand for in-flight connectivity

FEATURE

• FWA – groundbreaking tech or fibre stopgap?

FEATURE

• Powering the towercos of tomorrow

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Towercos: seizing opportunities to stay ahead

WIRELESS USERS

• Bharti Airtel implements large-scale VoLTE for disaster recovery
• Turbo-charging communications restoration post-typhoon

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Expanded NTN capabilities to connect the underconnected
• Iridium GO! premium fixed install antenna kits connect mobility users on the go, on land and at sea
• Industrial SMEs to benefit from compact private wireless connectivity

WORLD NEWS

• O2 Czech Republic launches 4G/5G in all 61 Prague Metro stations for consumers and critical comms
• Batelco launches MENA’s first ‘Mobile Peering’ service
• Telespazio gains access to Sparkle Sicily Hub
• LLA to sell 1,300 mobile towers to PTI

Quarter 3, 2023

NEWS

• BSNL to launch 4G at 300 sites a day
• MEASAT close to connecting 600 schools
• Reliance Jio launches FWA
• Celona brings private 5G to southeast Asia

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Vodafone Idea reports net loss
• DITO Telecommunity gains cash injection
• Reliance Jio seeks to raise $2 billion
• AIS wins court case with NT

ON THE NETWORK

• Communicating through a disaster

FEATURE

• Enabling smarter cities

FEATURE

• The eSIM opportunity

INDUSTRY VIEW

• How AI, IoT, and 5G are powering growth

WIRELESS USERS

• Sustainable Hrvest deploys LoRa
• Agro Farm opts for IIoT

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Liquid cooled servers for telcos
• Amdocs amAIz delivers generative AI
• Connect LPWA enables more efficient 5G launch

WORLD NEWS

• Paratus to distribute Starlink services in Africa
• Anatel investigates very high telco taxes
• Kcell to deploy single 5G RAN network
• Polish rail to gain enhanced comms

Quarter 2, 2023

NEWS

• Kerala becomes India’s first e-governed state
• Singtel and Azure to expand IoT
• Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson consolidates
• SLT-MOBITEL targets digital education

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• BSNL to spend big for 4G network
• Axiata delayers business configuration
• AIS sees 20% rise in data usage
• PLDT closes first 135 tower deal with Unity

ON THE NETWORK

• eSIM technology for IoT connectivity

FEATURE

• Delivering a 5G revolution

FEATURE

• Connecting Asia from space

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Mission critical communications

WIRELESS USERS

• Securing the mobile network
• Keeping kids safe with AI

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• IIoT gains ultra-robust SPE
• In-building 5G augmented with HUBER+SUHNER
• Mobile-first security platform
• Field-testing tools for fibre link validation

WORLD NEWS

• Angola Cables and Orange to share infrastructure
• XConnect launches Sao Paolo PoP
• Ethio Telecom targets OTT entertainment
• Latin America to gain e-health via satellite

Quarter 1, 2023

NEWS

• 3i Infotech wins WiFi monetisation deal
• AirJaldi Networks explores expansion
• MEASAT extends broadband services
• Dialog completes mmWave 5G test

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Grameenphone SIM card sale ban lifted
• Starhub optimistic for future
• India’s smartphone shipment nosedive
• Dialog Axiata reports loss for 2022

ON THE NETWORK

• 5G, IoT, and the move beyond connectivity

FEATURE

• Acting fast when disaster strikes

FEATURE

• Advancing national interests with broadband

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Mobile industry predictions for 2023

WIRELESS USERS

• Telkomsel deploys 5G IoT solution
• ZTE, AIS and SUT develop Thailand’s first smart factory

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Ceragon releases new RAON software
• URGROUP’s tunable DWDM transceivors
• Field Master MS2080A spectrum analyzer
• New access points meet WiFi 6 requirements

WORLD NEWS

• neXat and Servicio Satelital partner
• Stargroup to expand LTE to rural communities
• SKT employs AI voice authentication at call centres
• UAE and Oman to be linked via OEG

Quarter 4, 2022

NEWS

• Singtel aims for net zero
• SpaceX partners with the Philippines
• India drafts new telecommunications bill
• TCC and Kacific to connect the underserved

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Vodafone Idea reports net loss
• Globe Telecom ‘relevant and competitive’
• Malaysia merger to proceed
• Telenor pursues Pakistani ops sale
• Malaysia merger to proceed
• True-DTAC merger hits bumps

FEATURE

• Adding value in Southern Asia

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Digital transformation from the inside out

WIRELESS USERS

• High speed WiFi for 4,000 stations
• Neutral-host urban NaaS for rail

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Grandstream launches two dual-band WiFi routers
• New VSAT service for small maritime vessels
• Realm Enablement Suite accelerates IoT solutions to market
• SeeHawk Monitor automates network management

WORLD NEWS

• Sepura and Softil deliver critical comms
• Mobile phone recycling cuts CO2
• Eutelsat and Tizeti partner on broadband
• Verizon trials 5G via eSIM
• Omantel launches 400GbE DCI service

Quarter 3, 2022

NEWS

• Teltronic to equip Delhi-Meerut RRTS with Mission Critical Services MCX
• Cinturion, Lightstorm sign TEAS cable India deal
• Irix enhances connectivity across Borneo and Sarawak
• M1 to launch offshore 5G coverage for Singapore’s southern coast

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Vodafone agrees Indus Towers merger
• ABS appoints new CEO
• Bangalink agrees tower sharing initiative with BTCL
• BSNL to sell more than 10,000 towers

FEATURE

• Mission critical: dealing with disaster

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Mesh networks

WIRELESS USERS

• Connectivity in mining
• Tourism safety protocol

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• The Pharaoh from Antenova
• Samsung and Airbus partner to launch new critical comms kit
• Pure glass from Nippon
• The Huawei WiFi Mesh 7

WORLD NEWS

• Lynk Global and BICS to expand mobile coverage to the global underserved
• Tanzania gains first 5G mobile network
• Marlink to use Starlink capacity for enterprise and maritime customers
• Liquid to offer SMEs new connectivity via satellite

Quarter 2, 2022

NEWS

• Thailand launches 5G alliance
• India wants ‘homemade 6G by 2030’
• Inmarsat completes first tests of integrated terrestrial networks in Singapore
• Bladon sends 200 micro turbine generators to the Philippines

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Airtel Uganda applies for extension
• MTN to invest more in Ghana
• Lesotho operators begin SIM registration
•  Orange appoints new leaders

FEATURE

• Is southern Asia doing enough with renewable energy?

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Smart Cities

COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

• India

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Motorola’s bluetooth earbud
• The Curvalux antenna
• Kenwood’s emergency solution
• Mobile Mark upgrades LTM series

WORLD NEWS

• Orange France, Ericsson partner for 5G converged charging solution
• Deutsche Telekom turns to nature for 5G site
• Bezeq posts solid Q1 figures
• Canada bans Huawei

Quarter 1, 2022

NEWS

• Cambodia delays launch of national internet gateway
• NTC launches 4G at popular religious site
• Nokia and Teletalk roll out 5G in Bangladesh
• ASEAN gets ‘first’ 5G smart hospital

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Telenor completes Myanmar exit
• Saudi Telecom acquires Pakistani tower firm
• EU telcos look to Phillipines
• ATC appoints new CEO

FEATURE

• Are we at the start of a new ‘space race’?

COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

• Nepal’s 5G strategy in 2022

INDUSTRY VIEW

• 5G: insights from APAC

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Mining tools
• ‘High-end routers’
• ‘Breakthrough next-gen VSAT platform’
• Optimised for IoT applications in the world?

WORLD NEWS

• Hawaiian Telecom’s US$100m fibre investment
• Cellnex unveils Ireland IoT plans
• Israel’s Partner Communications sees Q4 boost
• Orange and MasMovil talk Spanish merger

Quarter 4, 2021

NEWS

• Inmarsat gets first install by ADE
• Singapore telcos win more spectrum
• Viettel joins mobile money ranks
• Intelsat expands across Indian waters
• Airtel picks Juniper
• Sri Lanka lanches QR solution

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Nepal Telecom opens 270 vacancies
• Teletalk and Huawei roll out 5G in Bangladesh
• Afghanistan services ‘back to normal’
• Smart invests in Cambodia
• SLT posts positive growth
• Singtel net profit more than doubles
• Indonesia city gets commercial 5G

FEATURE

• 5G: the towers and the tech

INDUSTRY VIEW

• RF over fibre

CASE STUDIES

• A focus on Vietnam

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Ultra-rugged phablet
• FleetBroadband terminals
• Sepura’s new SCU3 Vehicle Device
• New directional coupler

WORLD NEWS

• Nokia,Orange complete network trial
• 4iG acquires Telenor Montenegro
• Telstra acquires Pacific firm
• ‘First’ 5G cross-border test site in Europe
• Colombia talks spectrum caps

Quarter 3 2021

NEWS

• Myanmar towers attacked
• TM and Tata Communications partner
• Singtel promises standalone 5G by 2025
• ‘Pakistan to lag behind’, says GSMA
• ‘Criminals target mobile banking’
• Is broadband in the region where it should be?
• SpaceX launches Yahsat’s satellite
• edotco partners with Metfone
• Reliance Jio welcomes gov reforms

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Dhiraaagu picks Subex
• Reliance, Google delay phone launc
• BSNL’s 4G rollout: TCS the ‘favourite’
• Telkomsel sells 4,000 towers to Mitratel
• Ooredoo’s paid apprenticeship program
• Viettel forms two innovation labs
• MTN ‘talking to buyers about about Afghan unit’
• Ufone wins unused spectrum
• New telecom secretary of India

FEATURE

• The state of broadband connectivity in the region

INDUSTRY VIEW

• The role of IoT in agriculture

CASE STUDIES

• How satellite is making a difference

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Nokia’s all-in-one solution ‘for premium 5G mobile indoor coverage’

WORLD NEWS

• Oman issues tender for first satellite
• Vodafone Greece deal with Grid Telecom
• Rock Mobile becomes Jamaica’s third player
• Ufinet moves into Brazil following acquisition of NB Telecom
• Deutsche Telekom switches on O-RAN Town deployment in Germany
• KT fined for slow internet

Quarter 2 2021

NEWS

• Bollywood star loses 5G plea
• Afghanistan set for 4G auctions
• Telkomsel switches on 5G
• Philippines hands 25-year franchise to Dito
• Skylo partners with Inmarsat for IoT
• Bangladesh bans illegal handsets
• No second wave slowdown, says Ericsson boss
• ‘Stop linking Covid with 5G’, telco says
• Mavenir powers first smart city in Thailand
• Pakistan’s ‘poor telecom’ case
• Nokia to power AirFiber in India

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Globe Telecom secures US$100m loan to finance capex
• SLT-Mobitel emerges amongst Sri Lanka’s top 10 brands

FEATURE I

• Network monitoring

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Satellite connectivity, through the eyes of Hughes

FEATURE II

• Smart cities

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• China launches ‘world’s first 6G’ test satellite

WORLD NEWS

• Mexican president attacks telcos
• Russia launches satellites for UK telecom
• China Mobile targets Shanghai listing
• Bahamas considers mobile entrant
• Ooredoo appoints first female CEO
• Telecom Italia ‘could drop Huawei’
• Türk Telekom, Nokia in ‘5G-ready’ network