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China on Wednesday deployed a large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to restore telecommunications services in the central province of Henan, where heavy rain has wreaked havoc.

HÀ NỘI — After telecoms carriers conducted commercial 5G trials in big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City, many provinces have sent recommendations to the Ministry of Information and Communications to allow the carriers to deploy 5G in their urban areas, industrial zones and key areas.

The planned delisting of three Chinese telecom companies by the New York Stock Exchange under a US government order will have a limited impact on their operations, but will harm global investor confidence in the United States as an important financial hub, officials and analysts said.

TOT’s merger with CAT Telecom to become one entity called the National Telecom Public Company Limited, or NT Telecom, will be completed on January 7, while the mobile telephone and broadband Internet businesses of the two companies will also be combined into one brand, said Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta.

The oil-to-telecom chief also talked about the partnership between Jio and Facebook and how it has helped small Indian businesses.

As the commercialization of 5G accelerates in China, more companies are exploring what smart cities will look like in the 5G era.

A merger between CAT Telecom and TOT is unlikely to be completed by the original deadline of July, Minister of Digital Economy and Society Buddhipongse Punnakanta said, adding that the Cabinet would be asked to approve a 6-month extension of the deadline.

Telecom shares have reacted negatively in the past two days after the NBTC [National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission] discussed with mobile phone operators the possibility of reducing customers' fees by 10-30 per cent to alleviate people’s financial burden during the Covid-19 situation, a market analyst said.

Fitch Ratings expects the growth of Thai mobile telecoms service revenue to accelerate in the second half of this year as competition in the sector has eased.

The Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is aiming to boost private-sector confidence by accelerating 5G development and setting fees that are fair for consumers while guaranteeing operators enough profit to attract further investment.

The share prices of telecoms operators have plenty of room to rally further on the back of strong earnings momentum, the upside potential for revenue growth and eased concerns over 5G capital expenditure, said Kasikorn Securities Plc equities analyst Pisut Ngamvijitvong.