Telecommunications

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will fund a feasibility study for a "trusted" trans-Pacific submarine cable linking Thailand to the United States, a route designed to avoid the South China Sea.

Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, and Malaysia's U Mobile will jointly develop 5G and AI solutions for businesses in Malaysia, the companies said.

SES launched the final three O3b mPOWER satellites, completing its 13-spacecraft MEO constellation ahead of their planned mid-2027 service entry.

Space42 and Viasat signed a binding agreement to form Equatys, with founder equity commitments of up to $1 billion once closing conditions are met.

PLDT says three UiPath-based AI systems are shortening knowledge retrieval, customer response and risk reviews across its Philippine operations.

Oracle plans to expand HPE Juniper routing, switching and telemetry across its global AI data center network, though commercial terms remain undisclosed.

MyRepublic has launched Hyperpeer, a subscription service that optimizes routing for supported online games and is available to users in Singapore and Malaysia regardless of their internet provider.

U Mobile has launched ULTRA Home 5G Pro, a fixed-wireless broadband service advertising speeds of up to 2 Gbps over 5G-Advanced in Peninsular Malaysia.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs have launched a Garuda Spark Innovation Hub in Jayapura to support digital skills and ecosystem connections for talent in Papua.

Axiata said underlying first-half profit more than doubled to RM717.2 million, while constant-currency revenue and EBITDA increased across its regional portfolio.