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Month: May 2018

globe telecom disneylife
Off the Wire

Globe Telecom brings DisneyLife integrated content app to Asia

May 29, 2018 News Centre 0

Globe Telecom and The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia have introduced DisneyLife: The World of Disney in One App, which enables users to watch Disney content via mobile. The Globe Telecom launch marks DisneyLife’s first Read more…

ZTE
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US, China hammer out a deal to put ZTE back in business: aide

May 28, 2018 News Centre 0

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration told lawmakers the US government has reached a deal to put Chinese telecommunications company ZTE back in business after it pays a significant fine and makes management changes, a Read more…

Views

Google and Samsung AI efforts suffer from ‘engineering disease’

May 28, 2018 Richard Windsor 0

When it comes to AI, Google and Samsung both have a bad case of engineering disease that prevents them from working together in a way that would greatly benefit both of them. Engineering disease relates Read more…

News

Project Zero aims to leverage AI to enable an Internet of Cities

May 28, 2018 News Centre 0

A breakthrough team established at a recent global AI summit has launched Project Zero to establish an ‘Internet of Cities’ – a global network powered by AI to enable smart cities to share data and Read more…

typhoon
Off the Wire

IBM backs effort to tap cloud, big data, AI and blockchain for disaster relief

May 28, 2018 News Centre 0

IBM and partners have launched the Call for Code Global Initiative, an effort to spur start-up, academic and enterprise developers to tap cloud, big data, AI and blockchain technologies to help societies prevent, respond to Read more…

tencent
News

Tencent chair vows to boost China’s chipset sector after ZTE flap

May 28, 2018 News Centre 0

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tencent chairman Pony Ma pledged to advance China’s semiconductor industry, saying the blow to ZTE from Washington’s ban on US firms supplying telecommunications company was a “wake-up” call, local media reported. Read more…

VR
Off the Wire

APeJ AR/VR spend to double this year thanks to consumers: IDC

May 28, 2018 News Centre 0

Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to reach $11.1 billion in 2018, an increase of more than 100% from $4.6 billion the previous year, says IDC. According to Read more…

News

Russians hack hundreds of thousands of home, office routers: FBI

May 28, 2018 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – The FBI warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or shut down network traffic. The US law enforcement Read more…

antigravity tilt
Features

Friday Futures: antigravity tilt, living in a hole on Mars and naked selfies!

May 25, 2018 Tony Poulos 0

Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: Examining Michael Jackson’s antigravity tilt; embalming your online persona; living in a hole on Mars; and Read more…

robot personal banking
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Trust your money with a robot? This is how AI might impact your personal banking

May 25, 2018 Rohit Talwar 1

After Brexit, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the hottest topic of debate at present. There are many ways in which this most disrespectful technology could change how we might save, spend, and invest in the Read more…

lax USA
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Europe’s data laws sit between lax USA and tight China models – Macron

May 25, 2018 News Centre 0

PARIS (Reuters) – Europe should set global standards for tougher regulation of digital technology, finding a way between an excessively lax USA and an over-restrictive China, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Addressing the Read more…

tower
Off the Wire

Ooredoo Myanmar outsources tower and energy management to edotco

May 25, 2018 News Centre 0

Edotco Myanmar has signed a deal with Ooredoo Myanmar to take over energy assets and management on 1,250 telecoms tower sites across the country. The agreement – under which edotco Myanmar will provide and manage Read more…

ICC
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SmarTone launches NB-IoT property management solution for ICC

May 25, 2018 News Centre 0

SmarTone and Kai Shing Management Services have jointly launched an NB-IoT smart property management solution at International Commerce Centre (ICC) – the tallest building in Hong Kong. The solution is based on SmarTone’s ‘SmarTeam’ mobile Read more…

Go-Jek goto IPO
News

Go-Jek, Indonesian ride-hailing firm, plans overseas expansion

May 25, 2018 News Centre 0

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment firm Go-Jek on Thursday said it would enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines in the next few months, investing $500 million in its international push. The Read more…

NFV
Off the Wire

ETSI upgrades Open Source MANO with Release Four

May 25, 2018 News Centre 0

ETSI has announced the availability of Release Four of its Open Source MANO (OSM) spec for NFV, which it says constitutes a huge leap forward in terms of functionality, user experience and maturity. The new Read more…

Musk media Twitter storm
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Elon Musk does a Trump – starts Twitter storm attacking media

May 24, 2018 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk gained the support on Thursday of more than half a million people on Twitter for plans to create a website evaluating journalists’ credibility, spurred by his frustration Read more…

telcos
Views

Biggest risk telcos face today is thinking they should be something else

May 24, 2018 Tony Poulos 5

Something is not right with the telecoms industry just now. Some of you would say it hasn’t been right for a long time but a number of things have happened of late that make me Read more…

GDPR
Views

Not GDPR-compliant yet? Here are three steps to get started

May 24, 2018 Guest Writer 0

We have all read it on the news – the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law will come into force on May 25, and it has stirred waves of confusion and concern across Read more…

ZTE saga
Off the Wire

ZTE saga being used to draw attention from the real issues – Economist

May 24, 2018 News Centre 0

Commenting on President Trump saying that there is no deal to help ZTE, Nick Marro, Analyst at The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU), said:  “The policy confusion we are now seeing is a direct consequence Read more…

cash still king
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Cash still king in SE Asia despite mobile payment attempts to dethrone it

May 24, 2018 News Centre 0

SINGAPORE/HANOI (Reuters) – Bui Mai Phuong is an avid online shopper, ordering anything from clothing to personal-care products from her smartphone. But she prefers to pay with cash. She is among hundreds of millions of Read more…

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