U Mobile recorded Malaysia’s fastest 5G speeds in late 2025, based on Ookla tests. The result reflects its investment in 5G infrastructure and network performance. Speed tests from millions of users helped place U Mobile at the top of Malaysia’s 5G performance rankings in late 2025. Data from Ookla shows the company delivered the fastest ... Read more ›
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Google Cloud and Nokia are adding agentic AI to telecom networks. The system exposes network APIs so AI agents can manage connectivity. Telecom networks have long been managed through scripts, manual rules, and layers of software tools. A new effort between Google Cloud and Nokia points to a different model: networks that can respond to ... Read more ›
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Digital payments Asia: APAC leads global adoption intent on embedded finance, instant settlements and self-service commerce From agentic AI shopping to biometric checkouts, six forces are converging to reshape how businesses transact across the region Commerce doesn’t wait. And nowhere is that more evident than in Asia, where digital payments are no longer a convenience ... Read more ›
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Huawei’s MWC 2026 announcements signal that agentic network infrastructure is no longer conceptual – the buildout has begun. Two emerging agent communication standards–one for enterprise, one for telecom–suggest the industry is converging on interoperability, not just automation. Agentic networks are emerging more rapidly than most operators had anticipated. At Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, ... Read more ›
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Huawei unveiled its AI computing platform at MWC 2026. It says the system shortens build times and supports 150+ AI models. At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, Huawei introduced a new service aimed at helping companies build and operate the computing infrastructure behind AI services. The company calls it the Intelligent ... Read more ›
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Grab centres on AI to improve rides, deliveries, and financial services. Expands into groceries and fintech, including Stash acquisition. In early 2026, Grab Holdings Ltd outlined a new direction that puts profit growth ahead of fast expansion. After of focusing on growth through subsidies and market capture, Grab’s leadership now says the company intends to ... Read more ›
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Huawei has joined the Agentic AI Foundation as a Gold Member, becoming one of the first Chinese companies to formally shape agentic AI open standards alongside OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic The move is less about détente and more about who gets to write the rules of the next AI frontier–and Huawei is making sure it ... Read more ›
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ASML’s High-NA EUV tools are officially production-ready, with 500,000 wafers processed and 80% uptime–a milestone that directly impacts AI chip production timelines globally TSMC and Intel are named adopters, but full manufacturing integration is still 2–3 years away The machine that could determine who wins the AI chip production race has just been handed a ... Read more ›
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Malaysia’s dual 5G network model gets its first real stress test as Telekom Malaysia terminates its DNB wholesale pact and moves to U Mobile’s network TM’s switch signals that infrastructure competition is working–but raises uncomfortable questions about DNB’s financial viability Malaysia’s dual 5G network model has been the government’s big bet on infrastructure competition since ... Read more ›
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Meta’s AMD chip deal shows hyperscalers securing long-term AI compute. The goal is to support growing AI demand. The race to secure computing power for artificial intelligence is moving from short-term chip purchases to long-term supply commitments. Meta’s new agreement with AMD shows how large tech firms are trying to lock in the hardware needed ... Read more ›
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Sovereign AI infrastructure is moving from strategy to physical reality as Singtel stacks data centres, GPU cloud, and a new Nvidia partnership into a regional grid The CoE for Applied AI is the software layer on top of a much larger hardware bet that spans Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia Sovereign AI infrastructure doesn’t get built ... Read more ›
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Using the best platform for unified visibility in the entire IT estate allows you to gain a clear, connected view of activity in your on-prem infrastructure and hybrid systems. Managing dozens of overlapping solutions often increases noise, complicating the prioritisation of real risks and the early detection of lateral movement. Artificial intelligence-driven platforms help you ... Read more ›
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India’s AI summit garners US$250+ billion in infrastructure pledges and new sovereign AI. Scaling AI beyond the summit floor presents a distinct challenge altogether. When India hosted its AI summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi last week, the optics were impossible to miss. French President Emmanuel Macron was in the audience. UN Secretary-General António ... Read more ›
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Giving AI agents AI agent skills–structured guides written by domain experts–can more than double their success rate on complex tasks, new research shows Smaller, cheaper AI models equipped with the right AI agent skills can outperform far more expensive ones running without them Think of an AI agent like a smart new hire. Brilliant in ... Read more ›
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Tune Talk’s cloud-native move shows telecom shifting from hardware to software. The shift may speed rollout, boost automation, and enable AI tools in cloud-based telecom networks. Malaysia’s Tune Talk has shifted its mobile network operations into a fully cloud-native setup, a move the company says makes it the first operator in ASEAN to run entirely ... Read more ›
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A prompt-injection test showed an OpenClaw AI agent could trick assistants into installing software. The case shows growing risks as AI gains command access, with calls for stronger safeguards. Security concerns around autonomous AI tools moved from research papers into real-world testing this week, after a viral open-source agent known as OpenClaw was used in ... Read more ›
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Vietnam slashes 5G spectrum prices by 90% after failed 2023 auction. Deploys 30,000 base stations in 12 months. Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh prepare billion-dollar auctions. Vietnam’s spectrum discount approach is forcing a reckoning in Asia-Pacific: when Hanoi’s telecom regulator slashed 5G spectrum auction prices by up to 90% after a 2023 bidding failure, industry observers ... Read more ›
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Apple’s iPhone 17 achieved 28% shipment growth in China’s Q4 2025. Cupertino reclaims market leadership, Huawei and Xiaomi’s double-digit declines. The iPhone 17’s 8% growth in Jan, only smartphone to gain in 23% market contraction. Apple’s comeback story in China isn’t just about numbers – it’s a masterclass in positioning that’s catching Chinese smartphone manufacturers ... Read more ›
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ByteDance pushes into AI as Doubao tops 100 million users. Analysts link the change to AI’s rise and TikTok pressure. Pressure on TikTok’s global operations is coinciding with a stronger push by its parent company, ByteDance, to build a larger presence in artificial intelligence, signalling how the Chinese tech firm is trying to expand beyond ... Read more ›
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OpenAI warned US lawmakers that DeepSeek may be copying AI models. This raises concerns about competition and model protection. Competition between US and Chinese AI developers is moving beyond model performance and into how those models are trained. A growing concern in Washington and Silicon Valley is whether advanced systems can be copied through indirect ... Read more ›
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AI commerce adoption in APAC reveals a critical trust gap: 74% use AI for product discovery, but 45% demand stronger payment security before completing transactions Digital maturity breeds caution, not confidence—affluent consumers and developed markets show the highest scepticism toward AI-powered checkout AI commerce adoption in the Asia Pacific has hit an unexpected ceiling, with ... Read more ›
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