News: ICT-related News

SK Telecom subsidiary SK Broadband has become the first operator in Asia to deploy the new Gfast 212MHz gigabit internet standard.

The new Ggfast gigabit broadband service has been deployed in Seoul and Seongnam.

SK Broadband engaged South Korean network infrastructure equipment maker and US-based Gfast modem vendor Sckipio to support the deployment, which supports up to 96…

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a complaint by state-owned operator BSNL accusing Indus Towers of abusing its dominant market position by withholding access to telecom tower sites.

The CCI has dismissed the case as it does not believe there is a case for contravention of India's Competition Act, the Economic Times reported.

BSNL had accused Indus Towers…

Hong Kong operator HKBN has revealed plans to train around 1,000 staff with cloud technology proficiency over the next 10 months, as the company seeks to become Hong Kong's most cloud-proficient telco.

Starting this month, around 300 HKBN employees - including department heads, sales experts, technical professionals and customer support staff - will undergo multimodal cloud training…

Thailand's True Corporation has signed an expanded contract with Amdocs aimed at enhancing the operator's convergence platform to support IoT services for enterprises and consumers.

True completed a deployment of the Amdocs Multiplay platform in January as part of plans to drive growth through the delivery of converged telecoms, pay TV and digital services.

Now the deployed…

Intel announced a new 5G chip for smartphones and other gadgets that the company will release next year. The company said it expects the chip, which supports speeds up to 6 Gbps, to ship in commercial devices starting in 2020.

That timeframe is notable considering Fast Company reported that Apple will launch a 5G iPhone with Intel’s 5G chip in 2020. The Fast Company report even cited…