5G networks
Rakuten to export low-cost 5G tech to German telecom
Virtual network deal with 1&1 seen worth more than $2bn
Telecommunication
Telecommunication
China's Xiaomi overtakes Apple as No. 2 smartphone vendor
Huawei's decline creates opening while Oppo and Vivo catch up
Technology
LINE accounts of 100 Taiwan officials hacked in mass breach
Cyberattack on popular messaging app suspected of using Pegasus spyware
Telecommunication
Australian alliance eyes bid for Pacific telecom to block China
Jamaica-based Digicel's unit reportedly sought by China Mobile
Business deals
Thai telecom AIS calls out Gulf Energy's bid as too low
Carrier tells shareholders to reject bid as power seller seeks wireless foothold
Myanmar Crisis
Telenor quits Myanmar as regime pressures telco operators
Fire sale highlights dilemmas for companies seeking to operate ethically
5G networks
Malaysia picks Ericsson over Huawei to build 5G network
$2.6bn deal comes as country pushes to launch services this year
Telecommunication
Bangladesh draws smartphone assembly as brands eye growing market
Nokia, Samsung and Chinese makers including Vivo enticed by government incentives
Economy
Singapore dangles fintech prize for digital currency ideas
Central bank aims to iron out issues with fiat e-money as interest grows
Technology
Ambani's Reliance Jio joins race for world's cheapest phone with Google
JioPhone Next to debut in September on operating system designed specifically for India
Semiconductors
GlobalFoundries puts $4bn into Singapore expansion
US semiconductor giant ramps up wafer capacity amid chip shortage
Media & Entertainment
Fastly cloud glitch crashes news and government websites worldwide
Amazon, New York Times, Nikkei and FT caught up in global disruption
Telecommunication
Japan teams up with Finland on 6G development
NTT and Nokia enlisted to help set standards in race with China
Technology
India's online gambling problem spurs calls for regulation
Pandemic-imposed isolation and increasing internet gaming demand cited as causes
Telecommunication
Singtel plans more ASEAN investment to cash in on boom
Telecom's profit halves as COVID drags on roaming and prepaid business
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar's parallel government grapples with foreign investment dilemma
National Unity Government says it will not push companies 'into a corner'
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar allows Tinder but axes dissent havens Twitter, Facebook
Junta whitelists 1,200 sites in shift from internet blackout strategy
Telecommunication
Sumitomo teams with Vodafone to win Ethiopia telecom project
Cellular bid marks first foray into Africa by Japanese company
Technology
SoftBank and Alibaba take top stakes in Indonesia's GoTo
Merged digital startups Gojek and Tokopedia aim to go public by end of year
Energy
Thailand's Gulf Energy sets sights on telecom in empire expansion
Infrastructure contracts awarded to billionaire tycoon hint at cozy ties with state
