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The Thai government has reportedly launched a new 5G testbed in the nation developed by Huawei, despite pressure from the US government to block Chinese equipment from 5G rollouts.

Under the project, Huawei plans to establish a 5G lab in Chonburi, the heart of the $45 billion Eastern Economic Corridor project, Reuters reported.

Other vendors including Nokia and Ericsson and the…

The Pakistani government has established a technical committee tasked with evaluating the terms of the upcoming renewal of the nation's mobile operators, as well as the award of additional spectrum.

The committee will oversee a process which is expected to generate between $1 billion and $2 billion in revenue for the government, the Business Recorder reported.

According to the…

Satellite operator SES Networks revealed it was able to restore connectivity for consumer and enterprise customers of Digicel Tonga following a severe cable outage late last month.

The company provided C-band satellite backup connectivity to ensure the continuity of business critical services across the Pacific nation.

Connectivity to the Polynesian archipelago was disrupted…

Japan's NTT Communications is the market leader in the Asia-Pacific telecom cloud segment, and is well placed to maintain its position, according to GlobalData.

In a new report, the analyst company said NTT Communications has carved out a lead due to its software-defined capabilities, wide network and data center coverage and an expanded portfolio thanks to its integration with sister…

VMware has launched Singapore’s first software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) services based on the VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud solution.

Coupled with SP Telecom’s network management and consultancy services, this collaboration will expand SP Telecom offerings to meet growing customer demand to more securely run, manage, and connect any application from cloud to device.

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