Telecommunications

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

PT Infra Fiber Teknologi has launched RAIA Grid, an open-access Indonesian fiber platform with a claimed 86,000-kilometer footprint.

As Asian trading volumes and market-data demands rise, firms need to examine whether their backup connectivity can survive the same disruption as their primary routes.

A Ciena survey of 1,200 service-provider professionals across 12 markets found 90 percent expect high-capacity AI network services to contribute to revenue growth over the next three to five years.

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX, has officially launched commercial service across Vietnam.

Malaysian mobile operator U Mobile has entered a strategic collaboration with OpenAI to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) across its operations, also OpenAI's first collaboration with a telecommunications provider in Malaysia.

Mobile technologies and services are projected to contribute $1.4 trillion to the Asia Pacific economy by 2030, a 40 percent increase from the US$1 trillion generated today, according to the GSMA’s new Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2026 report revealed on Thursday.

Vietnam's tech giant VNG Group reported adjusted operating profit of VND467 billion ($17.8 million) for the second quarter of 2026, up 86 percent year-on-year, with post-tax profit of VND467billion compared with VND 15 billion a year earlier

The service could help bridge connectivity gaps in remote and underserved areas, complementing existing terrestrial mobile networks rather than replacing them.

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) seeks a potential stake sale in its Australian subsidiary Optus Mobile, on the same day Australia's communications regulator commenced Federal Court proceedings against Optus Mobile, with a maximum penalty exposure of over A$250 million ($174 million).