Riding on the waves of the rising adoption of mobile data services, the total mobile services revenue in the Philippines is set to increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6 percent from $4.1bn in 2021 to $5.4bn in 2026, data analytics and consulting company, GlobalData said. According to Global Data’s Philippines Mobile […]
Karim Husami
Journalist for 8 years in print media, with a bachelor degree in Political Science and International Affairs. Masters in Media communications.
The next time your home internet connection is struggling; to load a website, a round of Warzone is lagging or Netflix keeps buffering while you’re binging that new series — take a few minutes to troubleshoot. Start by checking your internet connection’s speed, while amplifying any perceived connection issues from your internet service provider is […]
Orange Spain has announced the commercial deployment of a fibre broadband service at symmetric (download and upload) speeds of 10 Gbps in an initial five cities. The offer uses XGS-PON technology and will be available to both private consumers and businesses in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia and Zaragoza, said the operator during an event called […]
Singapore operator Singtel has launched the Unified Communications (UC) Direct Connect service for Microsoft Teams. Business customers can now use Microsoft Teams as a key mode of communication by integrating their business contact to their Microsoft Teams. Its functionality integrates with the recently launched Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams. “We are honored to the first […]
YouTube said it has been unable to so far reach a new carriage agreement with NBCUniversal. The current contract expires on 30 September. If no new deal is struck by then, NBCUniversal content, such as Sunday Night Football, Jimmy Fallon or Law and Order SVU, will no longer be carried by Youtube TV. NBCUniversal is […]
Integer Holdings, a medical device outsource (MDO) manufacturer, will further expand its presence in Galway with the construction of a new Medical Device Innovation and Manufacturing facility in the Parkmore East area of the city. Plano, Texas–based Integer said the initial phase of the project will total 60,000 square feet and a $30 million investment […]
IBM has been awarded a multi-year contract to help Telefonica build its new ‘Unica Next’ cloud-based 5G core network platform. In a statement, IBM said the Spanish operator , Telefonica, has engaged IBM Global Business Services – the consultancy arm of IBM, Red Hat and Juniper Networks – to deploy an “open-standard open-networking” platform across […]
Ericsson has announced it will power Singtel’s 5G SA network with 5G radio access products and cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core network services. The Ericsson product range is designed to deliver connectivity for outdoor coverage in densely populated areas and help drive indoor-mall coverage across the city-state. Ericsson and Singtel have also signed a memorandum of […]
United Fiber & Data (UFD) was selected by wholesale operator Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier to provide 100G optical wavelength services outside the Mid-Atlantic I-95 corridor. UFD’s fibre route spans from northern New Jersey to Ashburn, Virginia, according to a statement by UFD. UFD’s lit services provide customers cost-effective 10G to 100G optical wavelength options delivered […]
Altice France announced an exclusive agreement to acquire 100 percent of rival Coriolis, an independent telecom group with more than half a million customers. Under the terms of the deal, the total cash consideration consists of an upfront purchase price of $349 million and a deferred cash consideration of $137 million. The transaction is subject […]