Telecommunications

Maybank Cambodia has extended a $50 million financing facility to Smart Axiata, a subsidiary of Malaysian-headquartered Axiata Group Berhad, to accelerate the strategic development of Cambodia’s digital and telecommunications infrastructure, including 5G connectivity across the country.

Velox Networks, a Singapore-based cloud telephony provider, has announced its expansion into the Philippines, marking its third Southeast Asian market after Singapore and Malaysia.

Vietnam's tech major VNG Group JSC, associated with China's Tencent, Ant Group, and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, recorded a post-tax net loss of VND326 billion ($12.4 million) last year, according to its consolidated financial statements for 2025.

WeChat Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Chinese tech giant Tencent, has been awarded “Malaysia Digital” (MD) status by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, marking a step in the company’s expansion within Malaysia’s digital sector.

Vietnam's top telecommunications firm Viettel is set to invest VND4,000 billion ($151.8 million) in expanding 5G coverage in Ho Chi Minh City this year, in order expand the 5G service to nearly all citizens in the city.

The information and communication4 sub-sector led the surge of Malaysia's services approved investments in 2025 with MYR 152.9 billion ($38.73 billion).

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector, is providing a financing package of up to a $350 million in Indonesian Rupiah equivalent to support PT Link Net Tbk (Linknet), a wholesale fixed broadband infrastructure provider in Indonesia, to support its nationwide expansion of high-speed…

U Mobile, a Malaysia-based 5G network provider, has signed a three-year 5G wholesale contract with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), following a structured evaluation process.

Singapore's communications group Singtel has on last Thursday announced plans to establish a sales office in Brazil to support multinational enterprises in accelerating their digital transformation ambitions.

Bridge Alliance, the alliance of leading mobile operators globally, announced Tuesday that Dr Ong Geok Chwee will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of March.