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Consumers say there are way too many subscription services
Consumers hate juggling so many subscription services, but they’d subscribe to even more of them if there was a single platform to manage them all: survey. Read more…
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EVs may blow up the energy grid if we don’t make it flexible
Households with one EV could consume 37% more daily energy. That’s going to put strain on the grid unless there’s a plan to evolve it as EVs become the norm. Read more…
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BNPL will be huge by 2027 for not-so-good reasons
Deteriorating macro-economic factors may spell rough times ahead for ordinary people, but it will be great for BNPL firms – provided regulators do their job. Read more…
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Asian IP transit is pricey but increasingly competitive
Asia’s IP transit market has grown a lot over the last decade – intra-Asian bandwidth is now three times greater than bandwidth from Asia to the US and Canada. Read more…
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Broadband ARPUs keep shrinking despite revenue growth – why?
Omdia forecasts that global mobile and fixed broadband revenue will keep growing over the next five years, but ARPUs won’t. Here’s what’s going on. Read more…
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APAC firms are being overwhelmed by customer data
APAC firms want to harness customer data to serve them better. Just one problem: customers are generating data at volumes many firms aren’t prepared to handle. Read more…
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Singapore is the most fiber-rich country – why aren’t you?
Singapore remains the most fiber-rich country on the planet. The UK ranks 53rd. The difference? A robust and ambitious broadband plan, says Omdia. Read more…
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Financial inclusion has a big transparency problem
The majority of financial institutions say they’re keen on financial inclusion, but lack of transparency is preventing the unbanked from being included. Read more…
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ETSI releases its first O-RAN spec for open fronthaul
ETSI releases its first O-RAN specification, which focuses on open fronthaul, one of interfaces in the O-RAN Architecture. The O-RAN Alliance is well pleased. Read more…
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XIoT vulnerability disclosures are rising – and that’s good
New research suggests that while IoT security hasn’t improved much, vendors are getting better at disclosing security problems – at least in the XIoT space. Read more…
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NFTs have a future in the metaverse, but it’s still risky
NFTs transactions will keep rising in number over the next five years. But the market remains a risky proposition for anyone who wants to play. Read more…
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Google’s quantum computer skunked by ordinary algorithm
Three years ago, Google’s Sycamore quantum computer solved a problem no ordinary computer could do. Now an ordinary computer has in fact done it. Read more…
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AI is everywhere, but governance isn’t, and that’s not good
More enterprises are adopting AI across Asia-Pacific – but it’s not necessarily governed well, and that’s a big problem, says a new report. Read more…
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There’s more to smart cities than piling tech on top of them
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…
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AI could take renewable energy mainstream if anyone bothers to try
AI could help fight climate change by making renewable energy more affordable and reliable. One barrier: hardly anyone is working on it. Read more…
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China metaverse sector is a minefield of legal risks
China’s metaverse market is a potential $8 trillion opportunity – provided punters can overcome the huge regulatory challenges in their way. Read more…
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India needs more capacity to handle coming international traffic demand
International bandwidth usage in India is expected to grow tenfold between 2021 and 2028. The one thing missing is the capacity to match it. Read more…
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RedCap spec for Release 17 could expand 5G’s IoT horizons
The 3GPP has frozen coding protocols for the 5G NR RedCap spec, which could expand 5G’s IoT options beyond the usual LPWA apps. Read more…
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How a Web3 bubble bust could potentially tank the global economy
VCs are throwing money at Web3, but some fear the crypto aspect is creating the conditions for another Great Recession when the bubble bursts. Read more…
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DoCoMo and NTT unveil 6G partners – spot the metaverse reference!
NTT DoCoMo and NTT will partner with Fujitsu, NEC, and Nokia to conduct 6G experiments – which may or may not include the metaverse. Read more…
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