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The Philippines' Department of ICT has published the rules and regulations for the new common tower provider regime with the goal of building or converting at least 2,500 common towers across the nation. bit.ly/2wtPXty

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The Philippines' Department of ICT has published the rules and regulations for the new common tower provider regime with the goal of building or converting at least 2,500 common towers across the nation. bit.ly/2wtPXty

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China Telecom backed joint venture Mislatel Corporation has been cleared to secure a congressional franchise to become the Philippines' third mobile player. bit.ly/2I5wxkn
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The first crop of Asian operators have responded to the US trade ban on Huawei and its implication for Huawei's access to the Android OS by freezing sales of new Huawei devices. bit.ly/2WjSl4F

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5G will make its first appearance in the IoT market in late 2020 and struggle for years before it can become a mainstream technology, says a new report from Berg Insight. bit.ly/2YHMNyv

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The mega merger between Indian operator Bharti Airtel's infrastructure company Bharti Infratel and independent tower company Indus Towers is reportedly now expected to close in June. bit.ly/2wfuk0c

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India's Vodafone Idea has contracted Ericsson to deploy a cloud packet core to enhance its existing core network. bit.ly/2LqWVKh

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Malaysia-based Axiata Group has revealed it is in discussion to merge with Telenor's Asian operations to create a regional powerhouse with total annual revenues of over 50 billion ringgit ($12.05 billion). bit.ly/2vINATD
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The global smartphone market remains in “freefall”, having experienced its sixth consecutive quarter of declining shipments during the first quarter, according to Canalys. bit.ly/2V5wERd

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Samsung has signed an agreement with KT to help expand the telco’s public safety LTE (PS-LTE) network in South Korea, the vendor announced. bit.ly/2Lto3bx

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Australia’s Hansen Technologies has agreed to acquire catalog-driven software vendor Sigma Systems for C$157 million ($116.8 million). bit.ly/2Y7Zy5g

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SK Telecom has signed agreements with South Korea's top three terrestrial broadcasters to develop new media solutions and business models based on 5G technology. bit.ly/2PPIEFv

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China Unicom said a group of automobile OEMs have invested in its Internet of Vehicle (IoV) unit China Unicom Smart Connection Technology. bit.ly/2V6H6b7

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South Korea's mobile operators have already racked up over 260,000 5G subscribers since launching full-fledged services on April 3, government figures indicate. bit.ly/2VQ26aA

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Singapore-based telecommunications joint venture SP Telecom has engaged PCCW Solutions as a consultancy partner to help design and deploy the company's planned alternative fiber network. bit.ly/2vAhrh3

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Japan's SoftBank has announced that its joint venture HAPSMobile will invest $125 million in Google's Project Loon to advance the use of high-altitude vehicles to carry mobile base stations. bit.ly/2ZIOPj9

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ABI Research forecasts that Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices will exceed 1.6 billion annual shipments by 2023. bit.ly/2vrRhNi

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Samsung has been forced to postpone the launch of its planned flexible smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, after reports of preview devices having screen and hinge failures after just days of use. bit.ly/2GGFJuG #Samsung
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Intel has announced plans to exit the 5G smartphone modem business hours after Apple announced it was settling its legal battles with Qualcomm over modem patent licensing. bit.ly/2ZiCsdB

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The fiber network unit Reliance Jio Infocomm is reportedly planning to raise around 270 billion rupees ($3.89 billion) in syndicated loans to help expand the newly created infrastructure business. bit.ly/2IzYF0S

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