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News - Asia Pacific, Laurence Russell
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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India’s biggest telco, Jio Platforms, declares ambition for sovereign LEO in path to 6G
Subsidiary of Indian industry giant seeks to create sovereign network infrastructure extending to the stars
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Contec opens second satellite optical ground station in South Korea with Cailabs
New installation demonstrates demand to build orbital compute supply chain
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Amazon Leo authorizes Thaicom to resell Thai satellite broadband after government rejects Starlink
Bezos’ LEO company beats out rival for right to operate in Thailand by agreeing to obey its laws, not demanding different ones
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Pacific Islands nation Kiribati comes online with Starlink community gateway
Micronesian nation activates high-speed Starlink connectivity
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Geespace’s GEESATCOM IoT constellation completes Phase 1 following $281m investment
Chinese operator claims to offer cost advantage over international rivals
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KT Sat and AscendArc partner on broadband small-GEO satellite over Asia by 2027
US & Korean companies work on microGEO regional broadband satellite, betting on Asia-Pacific national connectivity demand growth
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Amazon pledges $570m to expand Kuiper service in Vietnam with up to six ground stations
LEO constellation giants bet on Vietnam for rapid growth in connectivity demand
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Automaker Geely’s subsidiary Geespace adds 11 satellites to its IoT constellation
Record satellite insertion demonstrates pace of Chinese commercial satcom
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NBN Co. picks Amazon's Kuiper for Australian satellite support
Kuiper in at the ground floor of Australian subsidized LEO, entwining itself with a popular national project
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Optus leads consortium to trial new technologies aboard sovereign satellite
In a show of Australian unity, industry and academia collaborate on a project supporting national goals
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Telesat announces multi-year contract with Vocus for Telesat Lightspeed services
Laser-linked LEO to augment terrestrial connectivity in New South Wales
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Chunghwa Telecom to launch Taiwan’s first dedicated satellite with Astranis
Taiwan’s latest effort to onshore digital resilience further distributes their exposure to connectivity dependencies