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The commercial real estate sector needs new innovations now
Commercial real estate is risky business these days. But the disruptions have created a ripe opportunity for innovative solutions that the sector badly needs. Read more…
Month: March 2023
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Indonesia’s fintech sector is making VCs so happy right now
Indonesia’s fintech sector has evolved into a fully fledged modern ecosystem driven by payments, lending, and wealth tech. VCs are reportedly well pleased. Read more…
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Carrier-class servers are crucial for digital transformation
Wang Quan, Vice President of Telecom Cloud and Core Network Products at ZTE, explains why carrier-class servers are essential to support digital transformation. Read more…
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Jio gets aggressive in fixed broadband arena with new plan
Reliance Jio has revved up its focus on India’s fixed broadband market (and DTH too) with a new, aggressive low-cost plan with content bundling options. Read more…
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Spark to shut off 3G by 2025 to make way for rural 5G
NZ telco Spark says it will close down its legacy (and barely used) 3G network by the end of 2025 to free up spectrum for 5G rollouts in rural Aotearoa. Read more…
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Data helps businesses run better – why aren’t more using it?
Most business leaders in Asia know data is essential to making strategic business decisions quickly – but most of them aren’t actually using it. What gives? Read more…
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Nokia upgrades DoCoMo’s IP core with new transport slicing
Nokia announced that it has provided NTT DoCoMo with an upgraded IP core and transport network slicing capabilities for its 5G services in Japan. Read more…
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Apple is risking its brand chasing the metaverse
It seems Apple is going to press ahead with the launch of a metaverse device this year. But without the guiding hand of Steve Jobs, it’s a risky proposition. Read more…
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OneWeb expects clearance to launch India services by July
OneWeb expects to get all statutory approvals, including landing rights and market access clearances, in time to launch satellite broadband in India by July. Read more…
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5G FWA is on the rise, but it’s still a fiber world
Analyst reports say 5G FWA will gain ground as an alternative broadband technology over the next five years, but it’s still a drop in a very large fiber ocean. Read more…
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Malaysian companies ill-prepared for cybersecurity threats
A mere 16% of Malaysian organizations have the ‘Mature’ level of readiness needed to be resilient against today’s modern cybersecurity risks. Read more…
Features
Cybercriminals introduce new phishing tactics to net victims
Barracuda has uncovered three new phishing tactics cybercriminals are using to trick users, bypass security measures and avoid detection, according to its most recent Threat Spotlight. Three novel phishing tactics Analysing data from thousands of Read more…
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GPT tech will alter the user experience forever
ChatGPT, GPT-4 and similar AI models are generating a lot of debate. What people may have missed is that GPT is making complex AI-based services easier to use. Read more…
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PLDT says fraud not to blame for its capex overrun
PLDT says an internal investigation into its recent capex budget overrun found “no evidence of fraud, intentional concealment, or bad faith conduct”. Read more…
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CEOs get emotional over cyber attacks – and that’s good
Cyber attacks take an emotional toll on CEOs, but the experience is also an opportunity for them to embrace a cyber resilience mindset, says a new study. Read more…
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Cisco says it is helping Indian telcos monetize private 5G
Networking vendor Cisco says it is working with Indian telcos to help them monetize their respective 5G investments, especially with private 5G use cases. Read more…
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AIOps and automation are crucial to good app security
IT teams need a proactive approach to application security just to deal with the sheer volume of threats. Automation and AIOps are crucial to making it work. Read more…
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GoTo stays focused on profitability even as its loss widens
Indonesia’s GoTo reported a loss of $2.6 billion for 2022, 56% higher than last year. However, GoTo’s 2022 revenue also doubled in the same time period. Read more…
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GPT-4 is here: lots more monkeys, still no Shakespeare
Open AI has launched GPT-4, but despite performance gains, there’s lots we don’t know about it, and we’re still no closer to general AI than we were with GPT-3. Read more…
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India’s DoT wants private sector to manage its R&D wing
India’s DoT is currently exploring a proposal to rope in private companies to manage its telecom R&D wing, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT). Read more…