At the Global Mobile Broadband Forum 2022 (MBBF 2022), James Chen, president of the global sales department of Huawei Carrier BG, delivered a keynote entitled "Making Strides Towards 5G Success."
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Globe’s ‘Historic’ Subsea Cable Project to Be Completed by April 2023
Globe has announced that it has landed fiber optic cable in eight provinces within just two months, on track to complete the landmark project by April 2023.
Huawei's 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum: 5G Leads the Stride
Huawei's 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) kicked off in Bangkok on October 25, 2022, with a keynote from the company's Rotating Chairman, Ken Hu.
5G Launched, India Aims to Take Lead in 6G
India has officially launched 5G at the India Mobile Congress, with services commencing in some cities this week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the launch of 5G to usher in a new chapter in telecommunications in the country.
GSMA APAC 5G Industry Community Celebrates First Year of Inception
The GSMA is celebrating one year since its formation of the APAC 5G Industry Community, which now includes over 700 member organizations and 2,000 individuals from 66 countries, making it the fastest-growing GSMA community in the Asia-Pacific region. Building on this success, there are plans for further growth into vertical markets in 2023 with an “alliance of alliances” initiative.
Public Cloud Services to Reach US$165.2 Billion in 2026
The public cloud services market in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, will reach US$165.2 billion in 2026, according to IDC. The PCS market is to grow at a higher year-over-year (YoY) rate in 2022 at 31.4% in comparison to 30.0% in 2021, as cloud migration continues to accelerate. However, IDC expects the YoY growth rates to slow down beginning in 2023 with a YoY growth of 28.3%, to 22.4% in 2026.
BYOND MOBILE Drives Region’s 5G Industry to the Next Level
BYOND MOBILE, launched by VNU Asia Pacific, was held from September 28–29 at Samyan Mitrtown Hall, Bangkok, to set a platform for the networked economy of the future and its 5G products and solutions. The two-day conference and exhibition brought together business leaders from the health, manufacturing, smart city and future mobility verticals with strategy experts from the Internet, mobile communications and IT sectors.
Doreen Bogdan-Martin Elected to Lead the ITU
Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States of America as the organization's next Secretary-General.
FutureNet Asia Returns as In-Person Event in Singapore from 18-19 October
The award winning FutureNet event series returns to Singapore with an in-person event, taking place at the 5* Westin Hotel on October 18-19. The event will bring together the APAC telecom industry including senior level representatives from Singtel, Telstra, NTT DoCoMo, Airtel, Axiata, Rakuten Mobile, Telkom Indonesia and more.
ITU PP-22 Convenes to Shape Global Digital Transformation
The highest decision-making body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has opened with delegates from around the world pursuing digital cooperation and transformation for the greater good.