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India's telecom regulator, the TRAI, has announced plans to enhance quality of service (QoS) requirements for 4G and 5G networks in an effort to reduce call drops and network downtime issues.

The Indian smartphone market saw minimal growth of only 1% in the second quarter of 2024 due to low seasonal demand. According to Canalys, only 36.4 million units were shipped in Q2, with extreme weather conditions also contributing to the stagnant growth.

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), a top telecommunications provider in India, has announced that it is repurposing its mid-band spectrum to meet the increasing demand on its 5G network.

U Mobile and FGV Prodata Systems Sdn. Bhd., (FGV) a subsidiary of FGV Holdings Berhad, have announced a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) aimed atwhich aims to harnessing U Mobile’s 5G-capable network and solutions to further enhance FGV Group’s connectivity and digital infrastructure as part of its business transformation goals.

Globe Telecom, Inc. has reportedly generated PHP 85.2 billion from its tower sales, having completed the transfer of its remaining tower assets to Frontier Tower Associates Philippines, Inc. (Frontier Towers).

SK Telecom (SKT) has signed a definitive agreement to invest USD 200 million in SMART Global (SGH), a top designer and developer of high-performance enterprise solutions. SKT and SGH plan to work together to improve customer offerings by developing unique global AI factory and data center solutions, advanced memory market products, and NPU-based AI edge servers.

Zong 4G has announced that the company has successfully expanded its network by adding over 400 new 4G sites in the first half of 2024. This expansion has solidified Zong 4G as the second-largest data network in Pakistan.

ZTE Corporation and Multimedia University (MMU) have jointly introduced a new initiative named "Navigating the Digital Frontier for Smart Government." This program, supported by the Public Service Department of Malaysia, aims to enhance skills essential for thriving in today's digital era through specialized industry attachments.

M1 has announced the discontinuation of all 3G services, including voice, messaging, and data, effective from August 1, 2024.

This week, a team of Chinese researchers from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications unveiled the world's first 6G field test network. According to the Chinese government news agency, Xinhua, the experimental network has shown that semantic communication can achieve the transmission capabilities of 6G using existing 4G infrastructure.