Telecommunications
Axiata and Sinar Mas secure shareholders approval for XLSMART merger
Malaysian telecommunications firm Axiata Group Berhad and Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas said shareholders of PT XL Axiata Tbk, PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk, and PT Smart Telcom have formally approved the merger of the three companies into XLSMART.
YTL Communications partners Equinix, Transcelestial to drive AI cloud connectivity in Malaysia
Malaysian telecommunications firm YTL Communications has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with global digital infrastructure firm Equinix and laser communications technology firm Transcelestial to bring global artificial intelligence (AI) cloud connectivity and laser-based wireless technology to Malaysia.
Indonesia’s Telkom plans to integrate Meta’s LlaMa technology
Indonesia-based telecommunications firm Telkom Group said Tuesday that it plans to implement LlaMa, a state-of-the-art, open-source AI model developed by global technology firm Meta, into the customer chatbots of its enterprise clients.
Telkomsel and Novosol ink partnership to boost mobile video advertising revenue in Indonesia
Indonesia's largest telecom operator Telkomsel has signed a mobile video advertising agreement with Novosol, a global mobile video advertising leader, to boost their revenue in the country.
NTT DATA commissions Malaysia, India, Singapore Transit subsea cable
NTT DATA, a Japan-based digital business and technology services firm, announced Monday the commissioning of its Malaysia, India, Singapore Transit (MIST) submarine cable system by June 2025.
Khazanah to acquire INCJ’s stake in Malaysia’s telecommunications infrastructure firm EDOTCO
Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) have announced that Khazanah will acquire INCJ’s stake in telecommunications infrastructure provider EDOTCO Group.
Maxis, Huawei collaborate to drive AI and ML powered intelligent network operations
Malaysian telecommunication firm Maxis and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd have announced a strategic collaboration to advance intelligent network operations through artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
Sunway Group, CelcomDigi team up to explore 5G-AI solutions in Sunway Pyramid Mall
Malaysia-based conglomerate Sunway Group and telecommunication firm CelcomDigi Berhad have joined forces to provide 5G in-building connectivity in select hotspots within Sunway Pyramid mall under a Proof of Concept (POC) initiative.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Ericsson, and Google Cloud team up for cloud-native business support system
Indonesian telecommunications firm Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has announced a strategic collaboration with Swedish telecommunications firm Ericsson and Google Cloud to consolidate its business support system (BSS) onto a single cloud-based platform.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison becomes first mobile operator in Southeast Asia to deploy AI-RAN with Nokia and NVIDIA
Indonesian telecommunications provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has announced an initiative to deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-radio access network (RAN) infrastructure across Indonesia, with Nokia and NVIDIA.
