Asia-Pacific

via Flickr © Chris Hoare (CC BY 2.0)

Mobile

Singapore's three MNOs have a lot to fear from TPG

KDDI

SoftBank Corp. and KDDI Corporation establish joint venture to promote the rapid build-out of 5G networks in Japan's rural areas

via Flickr © Michell Zappa (CC BY-SA 2.0)

5G

Telcos need to look beyond 'the kids' for 5G uptake

AI & ML

NEC and Kagome to provide AI-enabled services that improve tomato yields

Matrixx Software

StarHub partners with MATRIXX Software to build giga!

AI & ML

Huawei releases computer vision plan to tackle challenges on the cutting edge

Open Source

Four OS vendors support Huawei's openEuler-powered Linux distribution platform

5G

Fujitsu Launches Japan's First Commercial Private 5G Network

AI & ML

Huawei open sources MindSpore: claims to provide 'all-scenario AI computing framework'

Rakuten Mobile

Rakuten launches “Rakuten Point Mall,” a new entertainment-focused online points portal

via Flickr © Wendy Cope (CC BY 2.0)

Devices

StarHub takes action against lengthening device replacement cycles

Device Software & Apps

Fujitsu Launches New Company to Further Expand Domestic Business in Japan

© flickr/CC-licence/Michael Coghlan

Devices

Coronavirus turmoil is set to knock the smartphone market off its perch

Mobile

Japan’s RCS service seeing strong momentum and growing business messaging opportunity

ZTE

ZTE’s optical network market share increased the most in 2019

Industrial IoT

SAP.iO Foundry Singapore Launches Industry 4.0 Startup Acceleration Program

via Flickr © TR Haun (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Open Source

Airspan, Altiostar partner to ramp up open vRAN commercialisation

Devices

NEC and Sharp Announce Joint Venture to Combine Display Solution Businesses

Network Slicing

China Mobile, Huawei, and industry partners release "Categories and Service Levels of Network Slice White Paper"

via Toyota, January 2020

Smart Cities

Toyota gives NTT DoCoMo a shot at smart city glory

5G

Rakuten Mobile and NEC Begin Production of Open RAN 5G Radio Equipment

5G

ZTE partners with KDDI to unveil new 5G smartphones in Japan

Mobile

ZTE elaborates on the challenges posed and the innovations promised by 6G

5G

ZTE unveils its first 5G video smartphone Axon 11 in China