Renowned multinational and local enterprises across different industries in Hong Kong. Swire Properties in Hong Kong has empowered Taikoo Place and Pacific Place as one of the first business hubs in the city with 5G connectivity in indoor and outdoor spaces to deliver the most optimal occupant experiences at these…
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COVID-19 ends decade-long mobile services growth streak in Australia
All telcos affected. The Australian mobile services market was hit hard by the pandemic in 2020, with the total number of Services in Operation (SIOs) declining by 606,000 (or 1.7 per cent) from 2019, compared to a typical net increase of 800,000 to 1.1 million SIOs annually since 2016, according…
Read MoreChina uses big data to keep track of COVID-19
More than 1,100 internet hospitals have been built nationwide. The broad application of big data in China’s COVID-19 prevention and control has promoted the speedy digital transformation of the medical industry, according to reports released by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The national QR health code, which displays individual…
Read MoreIndia’s mobile data services market to rise
Rise in smartphone subscriptions and the subsequent surge in mobile data consumption. Mobile data service revenue in India is expected to rise from US$6.3bn in 2020 to US$12.5bn in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.7 per cent driven by continued rise in smartphone subscriptions and the…
Read MoreOptus plans a technology refresh in April 2022
Helping customers to move to new and more advanced 4G and 5G devices. As part of its investment in the upkeep of its network, Optus will commence a technology refresh from late April 2022, reallocating its 2100MHz spectrum assets as consumers and enterprise continue to embrace the speed and advanced…
Read MoreOptus secures ‘golden GHz’
New spectrum assets will support a wide range of new 5G use cases. Australian telco Optus has acquired a range of new licences in the 26GHz spectrum band. With the fastest 5G network in Sydney and Melbourne, the additional spectrum will add support to the network and enable state-of-the-art mmWave…
Read MoreHuawei connects Russia with 5G
Working with Russian mobile operator to activate 5G in the capital city. Russian mobile operator MTS has chosen Huawei to activate its 5G networks at 14 iconic locations in Moscow. This activation is a milestone preluding accelerated commercialization of 5G in Russia and marks MTS and Huawei’s first achievement in…
Read MoreChinese port uses 5G trucks
Smart container trucks represent a new breakthrough in the smart port transformation. Recently, the international port city city in east China’s Zhejiang province. Its port, the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, hybrid platooning of 5G smart and traditional container trucks with China Mobile Ningbo and Huawei. To date, the port has reached a…
Read MoreHong Kong Telecom builds 5G standalone for smart apps
Smart mobility is one of the key elements of the HK Govts Smart City Blueprint. HKT has built a 5G Standalone (SA) network architecture capable of network slicing which supports industrial grade applications. The HKT’s 5G SA network has the technological advantage of dedicating a network slice for ensuring ultra-high…
Read MoreIndia gets a live 5G demonstration
Airtel and Qualcomm Technologies will collaborate to enable a number of use cases. India’s Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) and Qualcomm Technologies have announced their collaboration for accelerating 5G in India. Recently, Airtel became one of India’s first telco to demonstrate 5G over a live commercial network in the city of Hyderabad.…
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