Telcos in the Asia-Pacific region are integrating artificial intelligence tools and platforms into their existing business processes and vertical specific functionalities to enhance customer experience and services offerings - ultimately bolstering revenue margins, according to a new global analyst report.

Australia's national broadband network builder and operator NBN Co is proposing to introduce significant discounts and extra capacity inclusions across the majority of its wholesale broadband product range, according to its newly released wholesale pricing review paper.

Telecommunications and data centre provider Macquarie Telecom Group is trumpeting the delivery of five successive years of profitable growth as it reports a 6% jump in 2019 full year revenue to $246.6 million from $233.6 million the previous year - but dampened by a 3% decrease in after tax net profit of $16.5 million compared to $17.0 million in 2018, due to depreciation.