Hong Kong operator SmarTone says it will stage a 24-hour hackathon in October to encourage developers and startups to create “smart properties” apps. The SmarTone Hackathon will include participation by property conglomerate Sun Hung Kai Read more…
BEIJING (Reuters) – In China, the plush international hotel lobby has been one of the few places to find gaps in the “Great Firewall”, a sophisticated system that denies online users access to blocked content Read more…
Rapid digital technological advances are penetrating every sector and forcing firms of every size to think about the potentially far reaching implications of these powerful new tools on jobs, privacy, security, and the way we Read more…
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple has asked the Indian government to extend tax breaks to its suppliers if India seeks to become a manufacturing hub for iPhones and its components. Government officials say meeting this Read more…
Cisco Systems announced that SoftBank has adopted its Network Convergence System 5500 series – providing high-density 100GE routing and segment routing technology for optimizing network operations – for its next-generation mobile IP core network. According Read more…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s second-largest mobile search engine Sogou, controlled by Sohu.com and 45% owned by Tencent Holdings, said it will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) as it aims to build a next-generation search Read more…
Samsung Electronics has launched a new data monetization solution for IoT manufacturers via its Artik Cloud service. “Samsung Artik Cloud Monetization for the Internet of Things” is a new service that promises to monetize the Read more…
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s leading digital payments firm Paytm plans to launch a messaging service by the end of this month to compete with Facebook’s WhatsApp, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Read more…
HONG KONG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing is investing an undisclosed amount in Estonian online taxi firm Taxify to help it expand in Europe and Africa, where it has gained share in some Read more…
Nokia announced it is accelerating its 5G strategy, broadening its focus into multiple areas of early 5G mobility use cases, including enhanced mobile broadband and ultra-reliable, ultra-low latency communications. Nokia says it will also push Read more…
iBasis announced that Telekom Malaysia’s mobile services arm webe has connected to the iBasis LTE Signaling eXchange (LSX). With this agreement, iBasis is now providing webe with a full roaming solution for 4G services, including Read more…
ITEM: Researchers from Chinese security company 360 Technology say they’ve found a vulnerability in LTE networks that enables bad guys to hack your smartphone and take over your phone number. According to Cnet, 360 Technology’s Read more…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – US cable channel HBO said on Monday that hackers had stolen upcoming programming, and Entertainment Weekly reported that the theft included a script for an unaired episode of the hit fantasy Read more…
AMR services are limited when it comes to real-time data. One solution: an IoT add-on device that takes pics of the meter and sends them to the cloud. China Tower has consolidated the shared telecoms Read more…
MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Snapdeal said it had decided to remain independent and was ending all talks regarding a sale, bringing the curtain down on months of discussions around a possible acquisition of the e-commerce Read more…
Samsung Electronics announced that it has developed LTE modem technology for the company’s next-generation mobile processors that supports 6CA (carrier aggregation). Earlier this year, the Samsung Exynos 9 Series (8895) SoC presented its Cat.16 LTE Read more…
Fujitsu Laboratories has announced the development of technology that it says accelerates transaction processing for Hyperledger Fabric, one of the Hyperledger blockchain frameworks hosted by The Linux Foundation. The technology works by making the processing Read more…
LG Electronics says its newest smartphone – the LG Q6, the first model in LG’s new Q series of smartphones – will become available to consumers this week. The Q6 shares DNA with the G6, the Read more…
AsiaSat 9 – AsiaSat’s next and most powerful satellite – is set for launch on September 28 on a Proton M/Breeze M rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after being in storage at Space Systems Read more…
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