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• Celcom taps Microsoft cloud credentials to drive 5G advantage in Malaysia

  Celcom Axiata Berhad has partnered with Microsoft to develop new technology skills focusing on cloud and security, particularly for the upcoming 5G era.

• Telcos bet on connecting everything to recoup 5G costs

  ​For the telecoms industry, the task of launching 5G services is a lot like going the wrong way on the moving walkways at Mobile World Congress.

• Indonesia cannot 'be paranoid' about curbing Huawei as telcos sign deals: minister

  Indonesia "can't be paranoid" about curbing the use of Huawei's wireless technology over security concerns.

• Vodafone: US needs to share any Huawei evidence

  The US needs to share any evidence it has about Huawei with European authorities so they can decide whether to use such tech in their networks.

• Intel: 5G modem chips will not appear in phones until 2020

  Intel has said its 5G modem chips will not appear in mobile phones until 2020, raising the possibility that Apple will be more than a year behind rivals.

• Singtel, Optus, Ericsson and Oppo align in 5G first between Singapore and Australia

  Singtel, in collaboration with Optus and Ericsson, has successfully made an end-to-end 5G video call between Singapore and Australia.

• UK does not support total Huawei network ban: sources

  British security officials do not support a full ban of Huawei from national telecoms networks despite ongoing U.S. spying allegations.

• Seizing on Huawei's troubles, Samsung bets big on network gear

  Samsung Electronics is pouring resources into its telecom network equipment business, aiming to capitalise on the security fears hobbling Huawei.

• 5G is "not the atom bomb" says Huawei rotating CEO Eric Xu

  Tech giant addressed Donald Trump, 5G security concerns and how discussions with Britain's GCHQ led to a near total rewrite of its software.

• Intel and Ericsson partner for 5G platform

  Intel and Ericsson have partnered in order to align their ongoing developments of Ericsson's software-defined infrastructure (SDI) and Intel's Rack Scale Design.

• EU considers proposals to exclude Chinese firms from 5G networks

  The European Union is considering proposals that would effectively amount to a de-facto ban on Huawei Technologies.

• Vodafone holds off deploying Huawei in core network due to security row

  Vodafone is "pausing" the deployment of Huawei equipment in its core networks until Western governments give the Chinese firm full security clearance.

• Former spy chief calls for Canada to ban Huawei from 5G networks

  Canada should ban Huawei from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks because the security risk is too great, a former spy chief said.

• Singtel opens 5G facility in Singapore with Ericsson

  Singtel, Ericsson and Singapore Polytechnic have jointly opened Singapore’s first live 5G facility at SP’s Dover Road campus.

• Vodafone pays IBM $550M in 5G driven cloud services deal

  Vodafone is teaming up with IBM to offer businesses a way to link different cloud computing systems to support the next wave of digital advances.