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ZTE has announced it has completed the third phase of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's IMT-2020 5G core network tests.

The vendor revealed it has completed the third-phase testing, which involves evaluating the performance of the network function virtualization infrastructure platform, the service performance of the 5G core network element, as well as system…

Ooredoo Myanmar has contracted Nokia to operate and manage all aspects of the operator's security requirements.

Nokia will provide its Managed Security Services portfolio to the Myanmar operator, including cyber attack detection and response capabilities provided from the Nokia Security Operation Center.

The security capabilities being provided to Ooredoo Myanmar has been…

The Philippines' PLDT, via wireless subsidiary Smart, has entered a collaboration with Google to extend free Wi-Fi services to the Philippines.

Under the collaboration, more Filipinos will be given access to Wi-Fi connectivity via Smart Wi-Fi hubs across the country.

The partnership is aimed at increasing the country's internet penetration – presently only around 63% of…

Wirecard has expanded its partnership with Singtel’s Dash to support the Dash mobile wallet’s Visa Virtual Account over Apple Pay.

Dash’s customers can now make payments using Apple Pay at millions of participating on- and offline merchants worldwide.

Singtel Dash is an all-in-one digital wallet which provides a mobile payments solution for shopping, commuting, and remitting…

As telecoms operators worldwide trial and deploy 5G, they have to tackle value creation, in conjunction with the operational and monetization complexity that this new technology brings. The proliferation of 5G not only promises massive bandwidth, higher data rates and reduced end-to-end latency, but also the facilitation of new multi-faceted, disruptive digital business models, such as digital…