News
Handset costs – not eSIMs – to blame for SIM card decline
SIM card replacement rates are set to shrink for the second year in a row, and a primary cause isn’t the rise of eSIMs but higher handset prices. Read more…
Month: October 2019
Features
Are emails ruling your life or are you in control of your emails?
Consumers spend approximately five hours a day checking their emails, specifically three-plus hours on work email and two-plus hours a day personal email. Read more…
Off the Wire
Cloud brings CSPs value added services and new opportunities
Cloud-based offers are more than just a new revenue stream for telecom companies as resellers. They are an opportunity to offer true added value. Read more…
News
90% of WBA survey respondents plan to deploy Wi-Fi 6
According to a cross-industry survey conducted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), 90% of respondents are already planning to deploy Wi-Fi 6. Read more…
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China’s ByteDance records better than expected revenue
China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok and one of the world’s most valuable unicorns, booked better-than-expected revenue of $7-$8.4bn Read more…
News
Australian regulator aims to improve NBN service levels
A number of measures have been proposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission aimed at improving NBN Co’s wholesale service levels. Read more…
Views
Smart TV channels watch you back, and so do ad trackers
Three studies reveal just how much smart TVs and set-top boxes track us on behalf of advertisers. It’s only going to get worse as smart TVs get smarter. Read more…
Features
Hong Kong is facing an acute fintech talent shortage
According to the Fintech Employment 2019 report, 95% of fintech companies in Hong Kong say that they are facing a major shortage of fintech talent. Read more…
News
Fintech firm Revolut in massive global push with Visa
British-based digital banking app Revolut to hire around 3500 staff as it expands into 24 new markets thanks to a new global deal with payments giant Visa. Read more…
Off the Wire
Starhub completes move to fibre, promotes recycling of old kit
StarHub has announced the completion of its cable-to-fibre migration for its TV and broadband services, offers recycling of old equipment. Read more…
News
Australian TPG-Vodafone merger decision not until 2020
Proposed merger of TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia – judge hearing the case has suggested a decision may not be forthcoming until 2020. Read more…