FROM THE EDITOR

Well here we are back at CommunicAsia, Asia’s longest running and best attended industry show. My history with CommuncAsia goes back over 20 years when we published a niche telecoms title called Asian Mobile News, which has now outgrown its mobile base to become Asian Telecom. With the pandemic now thankfully behind us, we can now meet and greet without masks and go about enjoying the show and meeting in Singapore.

Of course, the great triumph of telecoms technology is the way it enabled office workers to stay and keep working from home, ensuring that things continued more or less the same as far as the economy was concerned, and undoubtedly saving millions of lives of people who could wait it out safely ensconced in their living rooms tapping away from their laptops without having to work in the office.

The investment in upgrading telecoms equipment and speed during the pandemic to cater to this work from home demand is also paying dividends today, with faster networks capable of supporting the video conferencing and collaboration we now take for normal even when back in the office.

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This special issue of Asian Telecom delves into many of the issues facing the industry, as well as what I would call optimistic challenges such as low earth orbit satellites, pioneered by Elon Musk’s Tesla during the pandemic. As a company, we even have one of these installed on the roof of our Philippines remote office setup.

On a final note, sitting in the halls next to Satellite Asia is the Broadcast Asia show, and I am also delighted to announce that we took over the reins of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting+, the leading title for the industry for over 40 years. So together with our new sister publication, we aim to bring you news and analysis you can use.

Also, congratualtions to all winners in the Asian Telecom Awards, full details of which can be found on our website www.asiantelecom.com

Enjoy the read, enjoy the show, and do say hello.

All the Best

Tim Charlton

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