Super Apps are gaining traction globally, and while the core concept remains consistent, their implementation and reception vary significantly across diverse regions – although ease of financial management typically underpins the offering. Operators are increasingly evolving their owns solutions into Super App platforms that combine traditional telecom services with financial services, customer support features, and retail layers.
It may be some way behind Starlink in deployment terms, but Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite initiative has been making headway both in terms of launches and regulatory approvals in recent weeks.
The Internet was deliberately designed as a simple common substrate packet-switched network that could be able to support a huge variety of digital service profiles. The Internet's service profile was defined in the connecting devices at the edge, and not in the switching equipment in the middle of the network. The network model was intentionally so sparse that it was incapable of becoming ossified! How's that turned out?
Lao Telecom Group and Thai streaming company Mono Streaming (Monomax) revealed on Monday they have formed a partnership with Thai satellite TV player Jasmine International (JAS) to bring live broadcasts from the English Premier League (EPL) and FA Cup to Laos.
The Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication Operators (PCTO) urged President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday to veto new legislation that would relax requirements for new data transmission operators to set up operations, particularly satellite operators.
The Argentinian government has again raised concerns over operator Telecom Argentina’s plan to acquire rival Telefónica Móviles Argentina and the possibility of a two-player market. So what happens now?
Regulator the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel), the government of Spain and Spanish company Hispasat have signed a collaboration agreement to explore the participation of the Dominican Republic in the development of a joint project to share space-based telecommunications infrastructures.
It’s been almost a decade since SD-WAN burst onto the scene, and the service is undeniably a critical component of today’s enterprise WAN.
The core benefits associated with SD-WAN technology are consistent across all provider offerings—reduced cost and network complexity, ease of upgrades and policy changes, increased flexibility and network performance, and increased visibility into application performance.
But a dizzying array of SD-WAN service options still remain in the market.
Providers continue to add new service and security features to distinguish themselves in a crowded marketplace. And this multitude of different service options are reflected in the range of reported prices in the market.
Luckily, there is a light at the end of the tunnel: TeleGeography’s 2025 SD-WAN Vendor Guide.
The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long way in the last decade, and it is set to reach new heights in the next five years as IoT becomes supercharged by 5G-Advanced and artificial intelligence (AI) to usher in a new era of “AIoT” where intelligent connections are ubiquitous.
Philippines service provider PLDT has launched what it calls a grassroots initiative aimed at strengthening partnerships with local communities to protect critical telecommunications infrastructure.