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HK and Macau Operators Test 5G+VoNR

Standalone (SA) and Voice over New Radio
(VoNR) technologies between Hong Kong
and Macau. The firms say the trials will lead
to an enhanced 5G roaming experience for
customers in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–
Macau Greater Bay Area.
China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK), Macau (CTM) and CITIC Telecom have
Companhia de Telecomunicacoes de teamed up to conduct roaming trials of 5G

New Partnership Aims to Revolutionize Satellite Imagery Capabilities in Asia

A satcoms collaboration described as
“groundbreaking” has been signed in the
past few days. Its aim is said to be to
evolve the landscape of satellite imagery
capabilities and geospatial services in
Southeast Asia. Uzma, a leading energy
and technology company, and Satellogic,
a leader in sub-meter resolution earth ob-
servation (EO) data collection, announced
the agreement late last week. It includes
leveraging both a state-of-the-art EO satel- development of valuable geospatial appli- Tirman, Satellogic President, says: “By in-
lite designed and manufactured by Satel- cations, providing actionable insights for tegrating Satellogic’s cutting-edge satellite
logic that is planned to be launched in the a rapidly growing market. A pivotal aspect constellation with Uzma’s robust data ana-
second half of 2024 as UzmaSAT-1 aboard of this collaboration is the tasking capac- lytics and expertise, we are setting a new
a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and extensive ity made available to Uzma, empowering benchmark in geospatial intelligence. We
tasking access to the Satellogic constella- it to capture precise satellite imagery on believe this is the beginning of a new era
tion. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, demand, including frequent revisits, max- in satellite imagery and geospatial services
Geospatial AI, Uzma will leverage access to imum responsiveness and extensive col- in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.” The part-
high-temporal and high-resolution satellite lection capacity especially suited to scale ners point out that this collaboration has
imagery from Satellogic’s commercial fleet its business. This, says Uzma, will enable the potential to address critical global and
of sub-meter resolution EO satellites, which it to swiftly respond to market trends and domestic challenges, including environ-
is described as the largest in the world. opportunities, allowing its customers to mental, social, and governance (ESG)-relat-
Through this collaboration, Geospatial AI access up-to-date and accurate geospatial ed matters – from food security to border
says it is positioning itself to accelerate the data for informed decision-making. Matt security, disaster response, and more.

Fujitsu, KDDI Deploy Large-Capacity Multiband Wavelength Multiplexing

Solution

Fujitsu and KDDI Corp’s KDDI Research wavelength conversion and multiband transmission at 5.2 times the wavelength
facility have announced the development amplification technology’. The development multiplicity of current commercial
of a large-capacity multiband wavelength work was reportedly undertaken as part of optical transmission technology … The
multiplexing transmission technology using the ‘Research and Development Project of technology makes it easier to expand the
installed optical fiber. In a press release the Enhanced Infrastructures for Post-5G transmission capacity in urban areas and
dated 4 December, the two companies Information and Communication Systems’ densely populated residential areas where
noted that the new technology ‘enables commissioned by Japan’s New Energy installation can prove challenging, and
transmission of wavelength bands other and Industrial Technology Development offers the potential to significantly reduce
than the C band, which has not been used Organization (NEDO). ‘The optical fiber the time required to start the service and
in medium- and long-distance commercial communications network introduced reduce costs.’
optical communications, using a batch with this technology enables wavelength
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