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Hong Kong’s new online banks plan to venture into business lending
Hong Kong’s new online-only banks plan to venture into business lending and wealth management, seeking more lucrative avenues. Read more…
Month: December 2020
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Europe playing catch up to China and USA in 5G rollouts
2021 could be a do-or-die year for Europe’s efforts to catch up with China and USA in rolling out super-fast 5G telecoms networks. Read more…
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Tesla will come to India early next year according to minister
Tesla Inc will come to India early next year, country’s transport minister Nitin Gadkari told national daily the Indian Express. Read more…
Features
Fighting fraud with IMSI-catchers, drones and know-how – Andy Gent talks
Revector’s Andy Gent talks about fighting telecoms fraud with IMSI-catchers, drones and know-how and where the technology is being used. Read more…
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Healthcare is being transformed and is transforming other sectors, fast
Healthcare was already being transformed by technology and now this transformation has been accelerating because of the pandemic. Read more…
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India sets ambitious target to deploy 1.5 million new public Wi-Fi hotspots
India’s DoT is targeting a four-fold increase in public Wi-Fi access points to 2 million by the end of 2021 up from current 500,000 hotspots. Read more…
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India TikTok clone Josh raises $100mn from Google, Microsoft and others
The Indian parent of TikTok clone Josh has raised more than $100 million from investors including Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft. Read more…
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China’s ByteDance in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE
China’s ByteDance is in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE Technology Group in moves to strengthen its next pillar of growth. Read more…
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Macau bets on new tech approach to diversify from reliance on gambling
Macau is betting on a new tech trade fair to help diversify its gambling-reliant economy and establish itself as a gateway to China. Read more…
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Are drones finally set to take off commercially in 2021?
Drones, or at least news about drones has been muted over the past year. News started with a lot of hype and noise, then moved on. Read more…
Features
What are the top cybersecurity trends and predictions for 2021?
Provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, reveals top cybersecurity trends that will shape the future of enterprise security in 2021. Read more…
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India’s Jio likely to adopt standalone 5G SA architecture
India’s top telco Reliance Jio is expected to adopt 5G standalone (SA) Option 2 architecture for its high-speed network. Read more…
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ZTE publishes white paper on 5G SA commercial deployment
ZTE Corporation has just released a white paper on 5G SA commercial deployment, published by Mobile World Live. Read more…
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Indian court leaves fate of Future Group sale to Reliance with regulators
High Court of Delhi has left it to regulators to decide the fate of the $3.38bn sale of Future Group’s retail assets to Reliance Industries. Read more…
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Australia claims world first in forcing Google, Facebook to pay for news
Australian regulator claims that forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news was fair, and critical for the survival of the media industry. Read more…
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Science fiction is becoming science fact, fast (and not in a good way)
Science fiction has a huge following because it is escapism and planets get blown up. The problems start when fiction turns to fact. Read more…
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The network cloud – unlocking the potential of the cloud, at last
Network cloud promises to remove the major barrier to cloud deployment experienced by organisations with IT investment tied up in legacy. Read more…
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USA claims Russia responsible for massive worldwide cyberattack
USA claims that Russia was responsible for a cyberattack that embedded malicious code inside US and other government software systems. Read more…
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Apple places Wistron on probation over treatment of Indian workers
Apple has placed Taiwanese supplier Wistron on probation until it has addressed the way workers were treated at its southern India plant. Read more…
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US government hack: espionage, act of war or part of the new normal?
US government hack would not be considered an act of war under international law and will likely go down in history as an act of espionage. Read more…