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In this NEWS category Disruptive.Asia’s editorial team scours the internet for news relevant to telecoms, fintech, digital service providers, regulation, BSS/OSS and analytics. Regular feeds from Reuters keep us all updated on what is happening and who is making it happen.

Broadcom
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Broadcom buys Brocade for $5.5 billion, will dump networking bits

November 3, 2016 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Chipmaker Broadcom said it would buy Brocade Communications Systems for $5.5 billion, pushing deeper into the fast-growing market for network equipment used in data centers. The deal, the latest in a consolidating chip Read more…

Lazada
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Alibaba-backed Lazada buys online grocer Redmart

November 3, 2016 News Centre 0

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Lazada Group, a southeast Asian e-commerce company backed by Alibaba Group Holding, agreed to buy Singapore-based online grocer RedMart, the two companies said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement did not Read more…

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Microsoft takes on Slack with new enterprise messaging system

November 3, 2016 News Centre 0

REUTERS – Microsoft launched an enterprise messaging system, Microsoft Teams, on Wednesday, putting it in direct competition with fast-growing startup Slack and Facebook’s Workplace product. The new software will be part of Microsoft’s Office 365 Read more…

Facebook DWDM Voyager
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And now Facebook is in the DWDM business: meet the Voyager white box

November 2, 2016 John C. Tanner 0

ITEM: Facebook has brought its open-source infrastructure paradigm to DWDM transport with Voyager, which just may be the industry’s first “white box” transponder and routing solution. At the first summit of the Telecom Infra Project Read more…

Airbnb
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Airbnb informs Chinese customers their personal data will stay in China

November 2, 2016 News Centre 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – US short-term rental company Airbnb has told Chinese users that it will store their personal data locally as foreign tech companies operating in China respond to increasing regulatory pressure. The firm said Read more…

Toyota
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Toyota partners with car sharing service Getaround to pilot Smart Key Box

November 2, 2016 News Centre 0

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp will pilot its new Smart Key Box technology in fleets used by US car-sharing service Getaround next year, stepping up its push to benefit from new mobility services seen Read more…

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SK Telecom and Intel team for V2X and deep learning for self-driving cars

November 2, 2016 John C. Tanner 0

SK Telecom has reportedly signed an agreement with Intel to develop vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies powered by artificial intelligence. According to the Korea Herald, the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in Read more…

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China’s controversial cybersecurity bill on track for approval

November 1, 2016 News Centre 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – A controversial Chinese cybersecurity law that has sparked protests from foreign governments and business groups neared approval on Monday as parliament held the third reading of the draft bill. The official Xinhua Read more…

CenturyLink
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CenturyLink buys Level 3 Communications in $24 billion deal

November 1, 2016 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – CenturyLink said it would buy Level 3 Communications in a deal valued at about $24 billion to expand its reach in the crowded market that provides communications services to businesses and compete with Read more…

Facebook
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Facebook pledges to rethink exact criteria for content removal

November 1, 2016 News Centre 0

OSLO (Reuters) – Facebook will allow more content on its platform that it would have earlier removed because it violated its standards, with new criteria being worked out, a senior executive said on Monday, following Read more…

alibaba china tech
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Alibaba earmarks $1.48 billion for new digital media group

November 1, 2016 News Centre 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – In a major reorganisation of the company’s entertainment assets, Alibaba Holdings Group has announced the formation of a new digital media group along with plans for a 10 billion yuan ($1.48 billion) Read more…

Google Pixel
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Google Assistant strategy highlights device shift from touch to voice control

October 31, 2016 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – About six months ago, people working on hardware and the voice-activated Google Assistant for the Pixel phone started sitting next to each other at the company’s Mountain View, California headquarters, hammering out minute Read more…

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Amazon escalates Chinese e-commerce strategy with Prime launch

October 31, 2016 News Centre 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has launched a tailored version of its Prime service in China to tap consumer demand for overseas goods, putting the US online retail firm in closer competition with local rivals Read more…

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Mobile advertising to surge as internet usage goes increasingly mobile

October 31, 2016 News Centre 0

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seventy-five percent of internet use will be mobile in 2017, up slightly from this year, as a growing number of consumers around the world access the web on smartphones and tablets Read more…

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Advertising crackdown to impact Baidu revenue in Q4

October 31, 2016 News Centre 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese internet search giant Baidu warned investors fourth-quarter revenue will slide, hitting shares, as a government crackdown on healthcare advertising that tipped the firm into its first-ever quarterly sales drop bites even Read more…

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Uber makes plans for flying cars in 2026 because why not?

October 28, 2016 News Centre 0

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Flying commuters could be whizzing to work through the sky less than ten years from now, according to ride-services provider Uber, which believes the future of transportation is literally looking up. Uber Technologies Read more…

twitter
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Twitter cuts Vine and headcount as it aims for a profitable 2017

October 28, 2016 News Centre 0

REUTERS – Twitter said Thursday it would cut 9% of its global workforce to keep costs down even as quarterly results eclipsed Wall Street’s beaten-down expectations, lifting shares that had fallen after a failed effort Read more…

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Qualcomm buys NXP for $38 billion in biggest chip industry M&A ever

October 28, 2016 News Centre 1

(Reuters) – Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm agreed to buy NXP Semiconductors for about $38 billion in the biggest-ever deal in the semiconductor industry, making it the leading supplier to the fast-growing automotive chips market. The acquisition Read more…

ZTE
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ZTE Q3 profits up almost 11% despite battling US trade ban

October 28, 2016 News Centre 0

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese telecoms equipment group ZTE Corp, which is still facing the threat of curbs on trade with US firms, reported a 10.5% rise in its third-quarter net profit on Thursday. Net Read more…

nokia
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Nokia still waiting for AlcaLu synergy to kick in as Q3 sales slide 12%

October 28, 2016 News Centre 0

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia reported a sharp drop in third-quarter earnings on Thursday, suffering from weaker sales in the wireless network market and warning that the market was likely to shrink further in the coming Read more…

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