Network virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV have finally moved from hype to reality, and that includes the network edge, as Yacov Cazes, Director of Service Provider Line of Business at RAD, explains in this interview. Read more…
With 133% mobile phone penetration, connectivity in Thailand is no longer a problem. This has bought with it 40 million Internet banking accounts, 19 million mobile banking accounts and a rapidly growing e-commerce sector. The Read more…
LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways (BA) flights were back in the skies on Tuesday but the company faced increasing pressure over its response to the huge IT failure that left 75,000 passengers stranded over a Read more…
SoftBank announced last week that the first round of its $100 billion Vision fund has closed with $93 billion in committed capital, but the problem now is going to be how to quickly put this Read more…
ITEM: Thailand’s NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) has summoned representatives from YouTube, Facebook, content creators and even net idols to discuss an OTT regulatory framework next week following a ruling on May 24 that Read more…
NEC and Netcracker Technology have announced a partnership with Infinera and Juniper Networks to release a new transport SDN solution that enables end-to-end network automation and control. The new solution leverages Infinera’s intelligent transport networks, Read more…
Samsung Electronics has announced a lineup of global live entertainment partnerships with the UFC, X Games and Live Nation for its virtual reality platform, Gear VR. The new VR Live Pass on Gear VR events Read more…
Criminal data breaches will cost businesses a total of $8 trillion over the next five years thanks to a combination of higher levels of internet connectivity and inadequate enterprise-wide security, says Juniper Research. A new Read more…
Qualcomm has announced a new mesh networking platform that blends a number of technologies, including voice control, IoT connectivity and carrier-class features into an IoT-oriented chipset platform for smart-home devices. Qualcomm says devices based on Read more…
Eutelsat is no normal communications company. It deploys and manages forty satellites that provide service to broadcasters, telcos and aviation companies. The next launch will position a satellite over the Asia-Pacific region to provide communications Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States might ban laptops from aircraft cabins on all flights into and out of the country as part of a ramped-up effort to protect against potential security threats, US Homeland Read more…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to finalize on June 9 plans to allow package delivery by drone sometime from 2020 and the commercialization of self-driving trucks by 2022, as it scrambles to breathe new life Read more…
Telcos could leverage ad tech to monetize their data and compete against the Facebooks and Googles of the world – if they do it right. According to a report by We Are Social, there is Read more…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China, battling increased threats from cyber-terrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday a controversial law that mandates strict data surveillance and storage for firms working in the country, the official Xinhua news Read more…
Singaporean operator StarHub has announced an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in cyber security systems integrator Accel Systems & Technologies for S$19.3 million ($14 million) in cash. StarHub said the proposed acquisition will strengthen Read more…
The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) announced that AT&T, Jaguar Land Rover, NTT DoCoMo and Samsung Electronics has joined its board following its General Assembly on May 11. Existing members Audi, BMW Group, China Mobile, Daimler, Ericsson, Ford, Read more…
Telstra announced it had been selected by Fox Sports to be its network partner of choice, using Telstra’s Distributed Production Network (DPN) to enhance Fox’s outside broadcasting model. DPN is an end-to-end IP network been Read more…
Futurist, CommunicAsia keynote speaker and Fast Future CEO Rohit Talwar joins Tony Poulos to freely dispense advice to telcos on why they should stick to their knitting. In this candid, and sometimes irreverent discussion, Talwar and Poulos Read more…
Last week Hong Kong’s major cellcos officially submitted their comments to the independent regulator CA on how it should go about reassigning 900/1800 spectrum once those licenses expire. The submissions from HKT, SmarTone and 3 Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A total of 34 artificial intelligence startups were acquired in the first quarter of this year, more than twice the amount of activity in the year-ago quarter, according to the research Read more…
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