New Zealand gives Starlink a bye on telecoms fees
New Zealand's Commerce Commission finalised the amount each telecoms operator will pay to the government’s Telecommunications Development Levy, which increased to NZD11.3 million ($6.9 million) for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2023 from NZD10.5 million the previous year.
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Docomo joins Japanese HAPS initiative
Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology selected four local companies including NTT Docomo and Space Compass to develop direct-to-device mobile services using HAPS.
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XL Axiata restructures following Link Net purchase
XL Axiata outlined plans to consolidate its business following a purchase of broadband and cable-TV provider Link Net in 2022, forging a non-binding agreement to transfer the subsidiary’s fixed-line business in a move which will make the operator the second-largest broadband provider in Indonesia by customers.
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Pangilinan makes PLDT CEO comeback
PLDT chair Manuel Pangilinan (pictured) was named to replace current chief Alfredo Panlilio, who is retiring due to health reasons.
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Telstra penalised for continued overcharging
Telstra was fined AUD3 million ($2 million) by Australia's communications watchdog after an investigation found the operator charged customers for inactive internet services over an 11-year period.
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Chunghwa taps Singtel for network slicing
Chunghwa Telecom reached a deal to use Singtel's cloud platform Paragon to deliver integrated services combining 5G network slicing with cloud applications, with an eye to launching in international markets.
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SoftBank Corp takes majority stake in Cubic Telecom
SoftBank Corp agreed to invest EUR473 million to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Republic of Ireland-headquartered Cubic Telecom, a provider of software-defined connected vehicle systems and IoT assets, as the operator looks to advance its position in the fields.
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Spark, Bluecurrent hit 1M IoT connections
Smart meter company Bluecurrent racked up 1 million IoT connections on Spark New Zealand's LTE-M network after upgrading 70 per cent of its electricity meters to use modems.
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Malaysian operators inject $250M for DNB stake
The major five operators in Malaysia finalised an equity stake deal with the country's state-run wholesale provider Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), with each taking a 14 per cent interest.
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Feature: What are the costs of chip independence?
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared this week the US would take ten to 20 years to achieve chip independence: ironically, many pundits following the semiconductor industry have made similar predictions about China’s push for self-sufficiency.
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