Telecommunications

Kakao opposes US ADR listing plan involving TPG’s Kakao Mobility stake

South Korea's Kakao has opposed a proposed US ADR listing involving shares in Kakao Mobility held by private equity firm TPG.

Malaysia’s U Mobile, ZTE test three-day off-grid 5G deployment in East Malaysia

U Mobile and ZTE have completed a proof of concept for a portable solar-powered 4G and 5G site using satellite backhaul at two rural locations in Sarawak and Sabah.

USTDA funds study for ‘trusted’ Thailand-US subsea cable, avoiding South China Sea

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.

China’s Tencent Cloud, Malaysia’s U Mobile to cooperate in enterprise 5G, AI

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 completes O3b mPOWER constellation after final launch

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 plan up to $1 billion for Equatys

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 reports faster operations from three UiPath AI systems

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

Oracle plans global HPE Juniper rollout for AI data centers

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

MyRepublic launches Hyperpeer game-routing service in Singapore and Malaysia

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 launches 2Gbps 5G-A home broadband in Peninsular Malaysia

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.