The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced on Friday that international connectivity services on the SEA-ME-WE 5 subsea cable system have been fully restored following a fault on the cable a day earlier.
MoraRepublic, HMN Test Wet Plant for MIC-3 Cable Linking Indonesia and Singapore By John Tanner, Developing Telecoms July 3, 2026 Indonesian telecoms infrastructure and network provider MoraRepublic and Chinese subsea cable firm HMN Tech announced on Thursday that they have completed factory acceptance testing of wet plant gear for the Moratelindo International Cable System-3 (MIC-3). [...]
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Chile telecoms regulator Subtel has this week announced plans to expand competition in satellite services in Chile and to incorporate new bands to improve connectivity.
NEC Signs Supply Contract for I-2SEA Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable System NEC Press Release July 3, 2026 Tokyo, July 3, 2026 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has signed a supply contract with a consortium of companies, including Lightstorm, Microsoft, Singtel, and Tata Communications, for the India-Southeast Asia (I-2SEA) submarine cable system connecting India, Malaysia, and Singapore. Through the [...]
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The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Affairs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Genew Technologies for a major fibre optic initiative covering the Congo River.
Philippines operators PLDT and DITO have signed what is described as a landmark infrastructure-sharing agreement. The terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) indicate that the two companies intend to share various forms of infrastructure and capacity instead of paying one another fees.
Microsoft Joins Lightstorm Consortium for India–Southeast Asia Subsea Cable By Abhirami G, Reuters July 1, 2026 July 2 (Reuters) - A consortium including Microsoft (MSFT.O), and telecom startup Lightstorm plans to build a new undersea cable linking India with Malaysia and Singapore as technology firms compete to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India, one of [...]
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Meta’s introduction of usernames for WhatsApp has hit a snag in India, as the government seeks to crack down on anonymous messaging as part of a wider campaign against fraud on global technology platforms.
Indonesian telecoms infrastructure and network provider MoraRepublic and Chinese subsea cable firm HMN Tech announced on Thursday that they have completed factory acceptance testing of wet plant gear for the Moratelindo International Cable System-3 (MIC-3).
Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison announced on Thursday it has successfully spun off its fibre business, which has relaunched as Infra Fiber Teknologi (IFT), an independent fibre infrastructure platform backed by Indosat and Arsari Group.