Telecommunications

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.

Asia-Pacific rail resilience increasingly depends on integrated communications infrastructure connecting signaling, operations, passenger systems and control centers.

South Korea has selected SK Telecom, Kakao and KT to develop free national AI services backed by domestic models and government-provided computing capacity.