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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