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Month: May 2018

GDPR bungling
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GDPR bungling highlights why we really needed GDPR

May 31, 2018 Tony Poulos 0

Yes, I know you are sick of hearing about GDPR and, like me, you have been inundated with hundreds of emails pointing your attention to updated privacy policies, terms and conditions and subscription maintenance. These Read more…

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How private brands could reshape India’s e-commerce wars

May 31, 2018 News Centre 0

MUMBAI (Reuters) – For Lalit Bisht, buying Roadster jeans and T-shirts off Myntra, Flipkart’s fashion operation, is a no brainer. It may take a week to deliver clothes to Bisht’s small hometown in Uttarakhand, but Read more…

Virgin Mobile Australia
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Optus begins Virgin Mobile Australia shutdown process

May 31, 2018 John C. Tanner 0

Virgin Mobile Australia has begun winding down operations as its owner and host operator Optus starts helping Virgin customers transition off the service (and ideally to Optus). Optus – which announced its decision to close Read more…

thailand e-waste
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Thailand is your new favorite e-waste dumping ground

May 31, 2018 News Centre 0

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is a new dumping ground for scrap electronics from around the world, say police and environmentalists, the latest country to feel the impact of China’s crackdown on imports of high-tech trash. Read more…

F5G fiber home broadband
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Fiber-fed broadband rules as ADSL fades away: report

May 31, 2018 News Centre 0

Fiber and cable networks are dominating the global broadband market, accounting for 77% of fixed subscriptions, new figures from Point Topic have revealed. According to Point Topic’s latest Global Broadband Statistics report, which take into Read more…

Off the Wire

Globe to DPWH: guys, please stop breaking our fiber cables

May 31, 2018 News Centre 0

Globe Telecom has again called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to minimize fiber-cut incidents that disrupt telecoms services after two recent separate incidents in Northern Luzon and Mindanao last week. On Read more…

NXP
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China approval of Qualcomm/NXP deal not so certain after all (again)

May 31, 2018 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Shares of NXP Semiconductors fell 5% on Wednesday after China’s latest warning against US trade threats dulled hopes of an early approval by Beijing for Qualcomm’s $44 billion acquisition of the chipmaker. The Read more…

IoT
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Wait, what? Is the IoT about to disappear?

May 30, 2018 Alex Leslie 0

We thought the ‘IoT’ would disappear eventually but the blanket term for simply connected things does seem to be disappearing, and fast. The number of articles talking generally about the IoT is being replaced by Read more…

networks
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PCCW Global launches software-defined interconnect platform

May 30, 2018 News Centre 0

PCCW Global has announced the public launch of Console Connect, a software-defined interconnect platform that enables customers to instantly provision direct private connections to remote data centers, partners, and cloud services on demand. According to Read more…

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Off the Wire

SK Telecom, AT&T launch Airship to create OpenStack clouds

May 30, 2018 News Centre 0

SK Telecom, AT&T and OpenStack Foundation are collaborating to launch a new open infrastructure project called Airship. SK Telecom says it has been working with AT&T to find a way to easily deploy and manage Read more…

india data storage
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Reserve Bank of India won’t budge on local data storage rules

May 30, 2018 News Centre 0

NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is standing firm on a directive to compel global payment firms to store customer data in India, resisting calls from US companies to dilute Read more…

Ananda
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Ananda launches unlimited 4G TD-LTE services in Yangon

May 30, 2018 John C. Tanner 1

New Myanmar mobile operator Ananda has launched its 4G+ data-only service in Yangon, offering users unlimited data for 35,000 kyats ($25) per month. The launch offer includes a free mi-fi hotspot and a 4G+ SIM. Read more…

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Women struggle to break China tech industry’s glass ceiling

May 30, 2018 News Centre 0

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ms Li has a day job in the marketing department of one of China’s biggest tech firms. At night, she has a second career, livestreaming herself eating noodles or telling jokes in Read more…

Off the Wire

Awnix deploys Dell OPX switches running Apstra AOS in Tier-1 network

May 30, 2018 News Centre 0

Intent-based networking start-up Apstra announced that cloud services and products provider Awnix has deployed the first AOS supported deployment of OpenSwitch (OPX) on Dell Z9100-ON switches in a Tier 1 service provider production network. AOS Read more…

nbn co
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NBN Co kills 100-Mbps fixed wireless plan because it’s too expensive

May 29, 2018 John C. Tanner 0

ITEM: Australia’s NBN Co has backed off from its promise to provide fixed-wireless customers with maximum connection speeds of 100 Mbps because it’s just too expensive. According to ABC, NBN Co told Parliament in January Read more…

myanmar digital
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Viettel-led MyTel set to launch nationwide 4G in Myanmar

May 29, 2018 News Centre 0

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s military-run telecommunication company Viettel Group and its partners will launch a 4G mobile network in Myanmar next month to cash in on the Southeast Asian country’s fast-growing economy, the Vietnamese government Read more…

cryptocurrency custody
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Five custody options to safely store your cryptocurrencies

May 29, 2018 Guest Writer 0

With an urgent need for safe, secure storage of cryptocurrencies, there is a growing variety of custody options available. Here are the five most popular ones. It’s no secret that cryptocurrency continues to be plagued Read more…

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At WTO, China denies US allegations of forced tech transfer

May 29, 2018 News Centre 0

GENEVA (Reuters) – China told the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement body on Monday that US accusations that Beijing forced companies to hand over technology as a cost of doing business in China were groundless. Read more…

grab food delivery
Off the Wire

Grab launches food delivery service in bid to be “everyday app”

May 29, 2018 News Centre 0

Ride-hailing firm Grab launched a beta service of GrabFood in Singapore, as part of a broader plan to make the Grab app an “everyday app” for essential daily services: transport, food, delivery, and payments. The Read more…

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Chinese blockchain conference disrupted by Chairman Mao PR stunt

May 29, 2018 News Centre 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – A publicity stunt featuring a Mao Zedong lookalike at a conference on blockchain in China on Monday sparked an uproar on social media, with some users saying the “shameful” disrespect to the Read more…

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