Intelligent CIO APAC Issue 57 | Page 31

LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE

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THAILAND
Bharti Airtel and Ericsson have strengthened their longstanding partnership through a new collaboration to deploy Ericsson’ s secure, high-performing 5G Core network offerings to the benefit of Airtel’ s millions of customers and enterprises across India.
The collaboration will enable Airtel to seamlessly transition to a commercially live, full-scale 5G Standalone network over time, bringing the high-end capabilities of 5G to their customers.
As part of this agreement, Ericsson will deploy its Signaling Controller solution within Bharti Airtel’ s network. Furthermore, Ericsson’ s 5G Standalone-enabled Charging and Policy solution will be introduced. These new capabilities represent a strategic enhancement to Bharti Airtel’ s 5G monetization efforts, enabling the development of new business models.
Telehouse Thailand, HGC and AMS-IX( Amsterdam Internet Exchange) have joined forces to enhance infrastructure and connectivity between Bangkok and London.
This collaboration is set to optimize content flow between Asia and Europe, streamlining cross-continent peering and traffic exchange.
The newly established transmission infrastructure by HGC will bridge the capacity gap between continents by leveraging Telehouse Bangkok and Telehouse London, enabling uninterrupted cross-border content access and add to peering across AMS-IX Bangkok and AMS-IX Amsterdam. Additionally, customers within both locations will benefit from direct, virtual circuits without the need to activate any individual transmission layers.
Content providers in Bangkok can now easily establish direct Autonomous System Number( ASN) connections to AMS-IX Amsterdam. Additionally, European content providers and other industry players will gain direct access to Southeast Asia via Telehouse Bangkok, facilitating efficient traffic exchange between the two parties.

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BRUNEI
ManageEngine is strengthening its presence in Brunei Darussalam through its new partnership with Concepts Technologies, a leading IT solutions provider in the country. The strategic partnership will allow ManageEngine customers to benefit from local resources, expertise and customer service support for enterprise IT management to accelerate their digital and cybersecurity adoption.
Brunei has been focusing on improving its digital infrastructure and enhancing cyber resilience as part of the country’ s long-term development plan.
Vincent Pao, General Manager, Concepts Group, said:“ Our partnership with ManageEngine strengthens our commitment to providing world-class IT management and security solutions, helping businesses optimise operations, enhance cybersecurity, and drive digital transformation.”
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