Joseph Waring

SK Telecom (SKT) invested $3 million in Twelve Labs, a US-based AI video analysis start-up which raised $30 million from five strategic investors in its latest funding round.

The Australian government acknowledged limitations in its controversial media bargaining code and is working to introduce a new incentive to force digital platforms to pay news publishers for content.

China Mobile claimed its 5G base station count of some 2.4 million accounts for one-third of the global total, with rival China Unicom close behind with 2.2 million,

Taiwan is working to deploy a fleet of high-altitude balloons and drones to serve as a backup internet backbone to ensure uninterrupted communication in case of a natural disaster or military conflict,

KDDI and Kyocera developed wireless relay technology that significantly expands mmWave communication coverage, claiming a world's first in a test in Tokyo and targeting commercial launch from April 2025.

New Zealand-based FirstCape Group has built up more than a 5 per cent stake in the country's largest telecoms operator Spark, which recently cut its profit guidance for fiscal 2025 and suffered a 44 per cent drop in its share price since the beginning of the year.

The US government targeted China Telecom's cloud and internet businesses, which it claims are national security risks, Reuters reported.

A China-based supplier of chipmaking equipment won a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense for the removal from a watchlist.

Japan's four telecoms groups unveiled a new framework designed to improve cooperation in the event of major disasters by sharing key assets to ensure the country's communication networks are restored quickly.

GlobalWafers secured up to $406 million in direct funding under the CHIPS Acts, supporting its planned $4 billion investment.