Just how important is telecom to global development? This summer, one influential channel – the World Bank – propelled it into top tier alongside water and power infrastructures. In a major [...]

Ahmed El Beheiry is an entrepreneur, technology executive, AI expert, and sits on the Board of Governors for the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC). He founded WAKANDAI Ventures in April [...]

June was dominated by talk of more innovation just about everywhere around the Pacific: from ever smarter cities to wonderful possibilities for the AI/big data innovation nexus.

Join PTC in celebrating the end of summer with a rooftop reception. Enjoy the view of the city while connecting with the PTC Community. We’ll sip and savor the season and learn more about PTC’s [...]

According to data released by the United Nations, just over half (55 percent) of the world’s population lives in an urban area today. The U.N. expects that percentage to increase to 68 percent by [...]

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Michael Sauer is Vice President, Americas Partner and Federal at Aqua Comms, having initially joined as a Senior Advisor. Based in the U.S., he has more than 35 years of international [...]

Are we heading for a major mobile market shakeup in the Asia-Pacific region? In May, Telenor and Axiata announced they were in talks to merge their Asian operations. If the merger goes ahead, the [...]

Hooked on problem solving for the great communication providers of the world, Pedrazzini is a relentless advocate for leveraging green market resources to support shrinking bottom lines and [...]

Stop anyone on the street of any major city and ask them if they think we live in a 24-7, always-on, always-connected world. If you can get them to put down their smartphone for a moment, they’d [...]