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Will the US indictments kill off Huawei? Of course not …
With Huawei indicted by the US DoJ, some industry watchers think Huawei’s days are numbered. Here’s why they’re wrong. Read more…
Month: February 2019
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IT services brands dominated by USA and India
Global IT consultancies, Accenture and IBM, remain at the helm of the IT services sector along with others from USA and India Read more…
News
Tribunal exempts Reliance from one-time spectrum charge
India’s Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has exempted a one-time spectrum charge (OTSC) on debt-laden Reliance Comms.. Read more…
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Lobby group criticises plans to regulate India’s social media
An Asian internet lobby group, whose members include Alphabet’s Google and Facebook, has criticised India’s plans to regulate social media content. Read more…
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Wirecard finds no evidence of wrongdoing in Singapore office
Wirecard said it has found no conclusive evidence of criminal misconduct by any employee, after Financial Times alleged wrongdoing in Singapore office. Read more…
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Products disappear from Amazon India website
Products began to disappear from Amazon India late on Thursday as it began complying with new regulations before a midnight deadline Read more…
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The world of payments may be in for a bumpy ride
There seems to be a lot of activity in the world of payments. Sadly, not all of it is encouraging and some of it seems more than a little confusing. Read more…
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Ten trends shaping fintech – McKinsey report
McKinsey recently published a paper outlining ten trends shaping fintech, focusing in particular on the industry’s investment potential. Read more…
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Pacific Islands targeted by fraudsters hijacking phone numbers
Despite a number of efforts to counter the problem, number misappropriation is an ongoing issue worldwide, including for Pacific Island countries. Read more…
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State Bank of India (SBI) fixes customer info systems glitch
State Bank of India (SBI), has fixed a glitch in its systems that may have exposed the financial information of millions of customers. Read more…
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Facebook removes Indonesian accounts linked to fake news
Facebook has removed hundreds of Indonesian accounts, pages and groups linked to online group spreading hate speech and fake news. Read more…
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GSMA proposes crisis meeting over Huawei bans in Europe
GSMA has proposed a crisis meeting to discuss a plan to ban Huawei 5G equipment in the European Union that could set operators back by years. Read more…
Features
Friday Futures: eggs vs cancer, storms on Jupiter, kill the URL
Friday Futures: Chickens are laying eggs with cancer drugs in them; Google wants to kill the URL; and astronomers find cool distant object with cheap telescope. Read more…
Features
1985 warning speech to U.S. Congress eerily relevant today
In 1985, USA was grappling a trade deficit with Japan and planned to introduce tariffs. Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew warned against it and how right he was. Read more…
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Optus announces plans for 5G rollouts
Optus has revealed the first details of its 5G Home Broadband service which is underpinned by a plan to deliver 1,200 5G sites by March 2020. Read more…
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Grab bags $200m investment from Thailand’s Central Group
Central Group, Thailand’s largest retail conglomorate, has confirmed it will invest $200m in local entity of Singapore-based ride-hailing application Grab. Read more…