South Korean telecom provider SK Telecom and Nokia have successfully reduced latency between handset and base station to 2 milliseconds over SK Telecom's network, the company announced on September 4.

The Ministry of Health (MOH), Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, Zain Kuwait—the country’s leading telecom operator—and the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) have announced that Kuwait has been awarded a new Guinness World Records title for the longest distance between a patient and a surgeon.