On the sidelines of CASBAA Philippines In View, which wrapped up on Wednesday, Jacky Lai, assistant vice president of business development at PCCW OTT-Viu, updates Disruptive.Asia on Viu’s progress in the Philippines and explains why Read more…
REUTERS – Amazon.com and Microsoft have joined forces to let their voice-controlled virtual assistants talk to each other, offering users the ability to seamlessly tap into work, their homes and shop online. The partnership is Read more…
ITEM: Singapore has become the latest battleground for unlimited data plans, with cellcos M1 and StarHub launching competing plans offering customers unlimited 4G data – although the two operators have slightly different ideas of what Read more…
HANOI (Reuters) – “This isn’t like China,” says Vietnamese activist “Anh Chi” at a noisy bar off one of the narrow streets of Hanoi’s Old Quarter. “They can’t shut Facebook down here.” His 40,000 Facebook Read more…
Google-Wifi has landed in Hong Kong and Singapore via separate exclusive deals with telcos HKT and StarHub, who are offering the mesh Wi-Fi device as part of revamped broadband bundles. HKT Smart Living is offering Read more…
SK Telecom announced that it launched an IoT-based air quality monitoring and management service for schools. Billed as Smart Air for School, the service measures and analyzes air quality – e.g. fine dust (PM2.5, PM10) Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO/GEORGETOWN, Del. (Reuters) – Uber Technologies’ new chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi told employees on Wednesday the ride-services company would change its culture and may go public in 18 to 36 months. Khosrowshahi, who led Read more…
TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s trading arm became the latest participant in ride-hailing firm Grab’s current financing round that is expected to raise $2.5 billion, led by Chinese peer Didi Chuxing and Japan’s SoftBank Read more…
Axiata Group subsidiary edotco has landed a deal to acquire approximately 13,000 towers in Pakistan from Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (PMCL) for $940 million in partnership with local investment conglomerate Dawood Hercules Corp (DH Corp). Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google on Wednesday unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting up its latest showdown with Apple’s iPhone over next-generation smartphone features. Phone-based Read more…
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