Asia Pacific Devices Samsung March 27, 2025 Samsung, KCC to develop AI spam blocking The Korea Communications Commission (unveiled a collaboration with Samsung Electronics and the country's internet and security agency to develop an AI-powered spam message filtering feature for Galaxy smartphones. By Amiya Johar
Asia Pacific Big Tech Meta March 27, 2025 Meta Platforms Asia VP exits Meta Platforms’ long-term Asia-Pacific VP Dan Neary announced his departure from the company, ending a tenure which delivered growth across key markets over a 12-year period, Bloomberg reported. By Michael Carroll
Airtel Asia Pacific Operators March 27, 2025 Airtel cuts debt cost with $698M payment Bharti Airtel made an additional payment of INR59.9 billion ($697.5 million) to the Department of Telecom (DoT), fully paying off its high-cost interest liabilities related to the purchase of spectrum in an auction in 2024. By Joseph Waring
AI & Cloud Asia Pacific Singtel March 27, 2025 Singtel-owned NCS to acquire Globe IT arm Singtel's ICT unit NCS sealed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Globe Telecom's IT arm Yondu in the Philippines, expanding the company's Asia Pacific footprint to give global clients wider access to cloud and data services. By Joseph Waring
Asia Pacific Network Tech Starlink March 26, 2025 SpaceX cleared for Vietnam tests Vietnam granted SpaceX clearance to trial its Starlink satellite connectivity service, advancing the US company’s ambitions regarding the nation, which it reportedly sees as holding great potential. By Michael Carroll
AI & Cloud Asia Pacific March 25, 2025 DeepSeek continues AI battle with latest update Chinese upstart DeepSeek released an update to its V3 large language model which it claims addresses real-world challenges, further stepping a battle for AI supremacy with rivals including OpenAI. By Kavit Majithia
Asia Pacific Regulation March 25, 2025 NZ mulls mobile termination deregulation New Zealand's Commerce Commission vowed to investigate deregulating mobile termination access services, following a public consultation on a draft decision determining there are reasonable grounds to make such a move. By Joseph Waring
