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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) continues its stellar operational and financial performance following its impactful merger. Embracing the spirit of collaboration, Indosat aims to empower Indonesia. In recognition of the company's numerous initiatives in achieving its goals, Vikram Sinha, President Director and CEO of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, was honored as CEO of the Year at the Selular Award 2023. In addition, Indosat Ooredoo won multiple awards, including Operator of the Year, Best Fiber to the Home Performance and Best Gaming Operator. 

STT GDC Indonesia, a top provider of data center services, has officially launched its first data center facility, STT Jakarta 1, in Bekasi, Jawa Barat. The data center campus has the capacity to support up to 72 megawatts of critical IT capacity, with STT Jakarta 1 alone supporting up to 19.5 MW.

PLDT Global Corporation (PLDT Global) strengthens its commitment to bringing international technology solutions to the Philippines as well as supporting the country’s hope to become a hyperscaler hub in Asia.

Ericsson's latest Mobility Report reveals that the global growth of 5G technology is still ongoing, with India leading the way. Despite challenges in some markets, communication service providers worldwide are investing in 5G, and the report predicts that there will be over 1.5 billion 5G mobile subscriptions globally by the end of 2023.

Indonesia's mobile service revenue is expected to grow at a mere 0.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from US$10.4 billion in 2022 to US$10.6 billion in 2027, according to GlobalData. This is due to the continued decline in mobile voice revenues, which outweighs the steady progress in the mobile data service segment.

Super Retail Group, one of Australia's and New Zealand's major retailers, has partnered with Optus, a leading telecommunications operator, to deploy innovative 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) technology at its Queensland distribution facility after a successful trial period. 

The GSMA hosted a press conference ahead of MWC Shanghai 2023, led by the GSMA’s Director General, Mats Granryd; Chief Marketing Officer, Lara Dewar; and Head of Greater China, Sihan Bo Chen.

South Korean telecom provider SK Telecom (SKT) announced that CEO Ryu Young-sang met with the CEOs of SKT's AI partners to discuss business cooperation to secure leadership in the global AI ecosystem.

AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises Ltd. and EdgeConneX, has completed financing for its data center assets currently under construction in India. The company has signed a Financing Framework and has raised $213 million through its first construction facility. This facility will fund two data centers with a total capacity of 67 MW, comprising the “Chennai 1” campus, which has a Phase 1 capacity of 17 MW, and the Noida campus, which has a capacity of 50 MW.

EDGE DC, a Digital Edge company that provides low-latency connectivity services to support the growing digital economy in Southeast Asia, has set new standards in sustainable data center design in Indonesia. The company aims to reduce its carbon footprint and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. To achieve this, EDGE1, its facility in downtown Jakarta, is now using a 100% Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) from PLN, making it the first fully operating data center in downtown Jakarta to do so.