June, 2022 - Disruptive.Asia

Malaysia’s 5G agency, DNB, to be taken up by six telcos

June 30, 2022 Joana Bagano 0

Malaysia’s Digital Nasional (DNB), the state-run 5G agency, will see telco players take up stakes in the company, after weeks of uncertainty. Read more…

New ID check anti-scam rules for Australia

June 30, 2022 News Centre 0

New rules to protect consumers from scams that target customer interactions with telcos came into force today in Australia. Read more…

Data can help us understand humans, the world and why things happen

June 30, 2022 Jouko Ahvenainen 0

We can lose the big picture if we only focus on details. Could we use data better and more holistically to see everything more clearly? Read more…

MCMC greenlights Celcom-Digi MergeCo plan

June 30, 2022 Staff Writer 0

The proposed merger of Celcom and Digi into MergeCo has been cleared by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Read more…

Arzooo secures another $70m to bring ‘best of e-commerce’ to Indian retailers

June 30, 2022 Staff Writer 0

B2B retail startup Arzooo secures $70 million in a new financing round to develop its tech infrastructure and expand business across India. Read more…

NewCo needs 5G to compete, and that’s good for Thailand’s 5G ambitions

June 30, 2022 Joana Bagano 0

As Dtac and True become NewCo, the new company will need to invest in 5G if it wants to compete with AIS on a level playing field: Ookla. Read more…

Volt Bank is the latest neobank to go under Down Under

June 29, 2022 News Centre 0

Volt Bank, the first exclusively online bank to get an Australian banking licence, will return deposits and sell its mortgage book. Read more…

ERAI says chip shortage produced record number of wire fraud cases

June 29, 2022 News Centre 0

The chip shortage resulted in over 100 wire fraud cases last year reported by desperate buyers, says new ERAI report. Read more…

There’s more to smart cities than piling tech on top of them

June 29, 2022 John C. Tanner 1

Truly smart cities aren’t fancy tech projects – they must also understand and respond to the complex ecosystem of people who live in them. Read more…

Optus has asked ACCC to block Telstra/TPG network sharing deal

June 29, 2022 Staff Writer 0

Optus claims the Telstra/TPG tie-up “overturns 30 years of regulatory and market settings that have promoted competition and investment.” Read more…

CERT-In extends compliance deadline for unpopular VPN data law

June 29, 2022 Staff Writer 0

VPN providers and cloud service providers in India receive an additional three months from CERT-In to comply with its new rules on user data. Read more…

Southeast Asia startups are bracing for more layoffs

June 29, 2022 Joana Bagano 0

Startups in Southeast Asia are bracing for more layoffs in the shaky economic climate as the focus shifts from growth to profitability. Read more…

Bitcoin miners are selling out while crypto is still worth something

June 28, 2022 News Centre 0

Bitcoin miners are tapping into their crypto stashes as a plunge in prices, rising energy costs and more competition bite into profits. Read more…

Climeworks starts building an even bigger plant to suck CO2 out of the air

June 28, 2022 News Centre 0

Climeworks aims to build the world’s biggest DAC plant (again) to capture CO2 from the air and deposit it underground. Read more…

Where should Softbank re-list Arm? Preferably nowhere (for now)

June 28, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

The big question isn’t where to relist Arm, but how SoftBank is going to achieve $50 billion anywhere under current market conditions. Read more…

China Broadnet launches China’s fourth 5G network

June 28, 2022 Staff Writer 0

China Broadnet – the English brand name of China’s fourth telco, China Radio and Television – has announced the launch of 5G mobile services. Read more…

Airtel and Vodafone Idea join the metaverse bandwagon

June 28, 2022 Staff Writer 0

Airtel and Vodafone Idea have started evaluating opportunities for the metaverse to better engage with customers and to increase stickiness. Read more…