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India telcos want landing stations for cables they don’t own
India’s DoT is concerned that some of the telcos applying for submarine cable landing station authorisations are not stakeholders in the systems that they land. Read more…
Month: January 2023
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ChatGPT fiascos remind us that AI is still stupid
ChatGPT and AI in general had a bad month, demonstrating yet again that AI is far too stupid to do anything that could be remotely described as intelligent. Read more…
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Are we running out of new things to do with our phones?
The usage of mobile phones has exploded over the last decade. But growth is now slowing with significant implications for the whole mobile industry. Read more…
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Cloud FinOps: delivering business impact in Hong Kong
FinOps is the practice of bringing financial accountability to the variable spend model of cloud computing and close collaboration between finance and IT teams. Read more…
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Why are so many connected appliances still unconnected?
Many new appliances at home can be connected to the Internet. But that doesn’t mean you have to – and many customers would rather not. Here’s why. Read more…
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APAC to lead 5G IoT market growth from now to 2030
Asia-Pacific is expected to be the lead market for 5G IoT within the next seven years, according to Meticulous Research. But that growth is not without risk. Read more…
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BharOS: India’s attempt to develop an Android alternative
JandKops has launched India’s first indigenously developed operating system, BharOS, as part of the government’s plan to reduce dependence on Android. Read more…
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Whatever happened to 3D TV and wireless power?
The hype over 3D TV and wireless power is long gone, but both are still attracting funding. Here’s where we are and who’s doing what. Read more…
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Asian telecom operators step up investments in the metaverse
Recently, two leading Asian telecom operators, SK Telecom (SKT) in Korea, and NTT Docomo of Japan, signed an MoU to team up on metaverse-related developments. Read more…
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Major setback for Google in India, Android plea rejected
Supreme Court of India last week rejected a plea from Google to block an antitrust order, instead giving the Android maker just one additional week to comply. Read more…
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Telcos ignore consumer spending changes at their peril
The failure of telcos to accept and address the way consumers are changing their spending habits is now the industry’s biggest threat, says a new EY report. Read more…
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Why hyper-personalisation wins in digital banking
Digital banking goes beyond payments and transactions made over the internet. The seamless experience is now complemented by hyper-personalisation. Read more…
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Traditional risks return to the top of annual WEF list
The WEF has issued its annual report on the world’s top short/long-term risks. Here’s what’s on the list and why you should care (especially about geopolitics). Read more…
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Taiwan’s NCC conditionally approves two big mobile mergers
Taiwan’s NCC has given conditional approval for two high profile mergers: Taiwan Mobile + Taiwan Star, and Asia Pacific Telecom + Far EasTone. Read more…
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India news agency PIB to fact-check all social media posts
India plans to require social media platforms to remove content that’s been “fact-checked” and deemed false by the government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB). Read more…
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StarHub deploys its Cloud Infinity platform as part of DARE+
StarHub says it is deploying a hybrid cloud-based platform called Cloud Infinity as part of its $30.3 million DARE+ network transformation initiative. Read more…
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NOW Telecom and USTDA move forward on Philippines 5G plan
The USTDA and NOW Telecom have signed a letter of intent to follow through on plans to expand 5G in the Philippines as part of a broader US-Philippine alliance. Read more…
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ZTE releases new G5 series servers for intelligent computing
ZTE Corporation has launched the fourth-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor (Sapphire Rapids)-based G5 series servers in Beijing. Read more…
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India to throw $320m at its digital payments ecosystem
India will spend nearly $320 million under a new incentive scheme to promote RuPay and low-value UPI transactions to boost its payments ecosystem. Read more…
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5G, cloud and metaverse to make cybersecurity harder in 2023
Cybersecurity will become more challenging in 2023 as 5G and the metaverse proliferate, and as boards continue to take security less seriously than they should. Read more…