Sphere No.49 (Aug 2019)

SPHERE #47 2019 04 NEWS WIND TRE AND FASTWEB POWER UP 5G IN ITALY Wind Tre and Fastweb havemade a strategic agreement to deploy a 5G service nationwide across Italy, which will cover 90%of the population by 2026. Wind Tre will provide roaming services to Fastweb to extend Fastweb’s mobile coverage, while Fastweb will boostWind Tre’s ultra-broadband connectivity. HAPPY BIMA DAY TO THE NATION! 3 Indonesia led a massive, countrywide multiple university programme known as Bima Day, engaging millennials by encouraging them to create, perform and sign up with film, dance music and e-sports. Over 12,000 people across 25 universities participated in nationwide e-sports competitions, a national digital creativity competition, Instagrammable art compositions, original dance music compositions and short movies. Happy Bima Day! 5GMOVES BEYOND PROMISES TO AUSTRIAN REALITY Austria’s first comprehensive 5G network has been set up in Linz with 20 sites enjoying the next-generation telecoms technology. On hand to inaugurate the networks was Upper Austria’s governor Thomas Stelzer and Linz’s mayor Klaus Luger. Companies are lining up to take advantage of the new possibilities of the super-fast network! CONVENTION CENTRE CHOOSES 3 HONG KONG FOR 5G The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre is a Hong Kong landmark hosting millions of visitors every year. It has trusted 3 Hong Kong with its internal integrated 5G roll-out plan. TELECOMS New companies formed CK Hutchison Telecom is the new short name for the consolidated operations of 3 Group Europe and Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Holdings. More formally known as CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings, it will also hold the Group’s 28,500 European tower asset interests via a new telecom infrastructure company, CK Hutchison Network Holdings. The new structure provides a diversified telecom asset platform across eight geographical locations, and is expected to achieve a robust credit profile and operational efficiency through centralised management processes and commercial functions.