Jio Platforms Limited, India’s leading digital service provider, and SES, a leading global satellite-based content connectivity solutions provider, announced the formation of a joint venture – Jio Space Technology Limited – to deliver the next generation scalable and affordable broadband services in India leveraging satellite technology. JPL and SES will own 51% and 49% equity stake in the joint venture respectively. The joint venture will use multi-orbit space networks that is a combination of geostationary (GEO) and medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellations capable of delivering multi-gigabit links and capacity to enterprises, mobile backhaul and retail customers across the length and breadth of India and neighbouring regions.
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UnaBiz partners with Kinéis to provide satellite IoT connectivity for logistic and transportation
Headquartered in Singapore, UnaBiz is a multi-tech IoT service provider that has delivered over 1.4 million sensors in 28 countries worldwide. The 5-year-old scale-up has recently raised US25 million in its Series B funding and is looking to grow its capabilities and develop solutions in specific verticals.
ZTE and China Mobile launch SPN intelligent fault diagnosis system
ZTE Corporation and the Liaoning branch of China Mobile have verified the rule/policy-based SPN intelligent fault diagnosis system on the intelligent management, control and analysis platform ZENIC ONE (UME) and deployed it across Liaoning province in China.
Tencent’s WeTv to grow new content partnership in Southeast Asia
WeTV, Southeast Asia’s leading video-on-demand (VOD) and over-the-top platform (OTT), has announced plans to aggressively ramp up its presence in Southeast Asia in 2022 and is welcoming local brands and advertisers in the region to join forces in reaching out to WeTV viewers.
moLotus taps into new market opportunities with Indosat-Hutchinson merger
With the merger of telecom brands - Indosat Ooredoo and PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia, the Indosat-moLotus partnership now covers 104 million subscriber-base. The company’s enhanced scale, financial strength, and expertise, combined with strategic partnership with moLotus would further contribute towards the vision to “become the most preferred digital telco of Indonesia''.
M1 partners with AWS to improve customer experiences
M1 Limited (M1), one of Singapore’s leading Mobile Network Operators (MNO), announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to launch Maxine, a VoiceBot for M1’s hotlines.
Transsion partners with HERE to deliver enhanced location accuracy for smartphone users
HERE Technologies has announced that Transsion, the leading provider of smart devices and mobile services in global emerging markets, has selected HERE Network Positioning to improve its location accuracy capabilities in emerging markets such as Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand.
ZTE and China Unicom jointly complete PoC of computing power network service scheduling
ZTE and China Unicom have jointly completed Proof of Concept (PoC) of computing power network service scheduling.
SES enables Digicel to restore first international calls in tsunami-hit Tonga
SES announced that it has enabled Digicel to restore vital communications with the outside world following the Hunga Tonga-Ha’apai volcano eruption that sent tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean. First international calls service from Tongatapu provided by Digicel are already up with both SES and Digicel teams working on restoring more vital communications services in the coming days.
Maxis to power Ranhill’s voice and cloud connectivity
Maxis has been selected by integrated water supply company Ranhill SAJ Sdn Bhd (Ranhill) as their voice and cloud connectivity provider. Maxis will leverage its extensive portfolio of converged solution offerings and capabilities to support Ranhill’s digitalization journey focusing on greater operational efficiency and customer service excellence.