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CarPlay upgrade is Apple’s declaration of war on OEMs
Apple says auto OEMs are “excited to bring this new vision of CarPlay to customers”. But any OEM in its right mind should view it with horror. Read more…
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Internet value chain can’t grow if telcos aren’t making money
The internet value chain is growing, but not for telcos expected to invest in the robust infrastructure needed to support it: GSMA report. Read more…
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APAC consumers don’t trust you with their personal data
Consumers increasingly dislike sharing personal data with digital services and are becoming less tolerant of companies that don’t protect it. Read more…
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Zap gets True cash injection for its loyalty e-commerce platform
True Digital Group has invested an undisclosed amount in Philippine-based loyalty and e-commerce platform Zap. Read more…
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Blockchain startup Aqilliz gets injection from Airtel
Airtel acquires a strategic stake in blockchain startup Aqilliz as it zeros in on blockchain to boost its growing digital businesses. Read more…
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Infosys and TCS remain bullish on digital services growth in India
Infosys raises revenue forecasts and TCS predicts robust demand as both expect tech spending to continue, particularly for digital services. Read more…
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Airtel looks to strengthen digital business, eyes talent from Silicon Valley
Airtel is hiring people from Silicon Valley, engineering colleges and even NASA to bolster its digital services business to take on rivals. Read more…
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China’s central bank calls for wider acceptance of cash payments
China’s central bank has called for wider acceptance of cash in economic activities and vowed to punish those who refuse to accept cash. Read more…
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Leveraging digital technology to support farmers in Myanmar
Farmers in Myanmar will gain climate-resilient farming experience throughout the season while benefitting a package of virtual services. Read more…
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Indonesia claims USA not investigating its VAT on digital services
Indonesia’s 10% value-added tax (VAT) on digital services offered by technology giants is not the subject of a trade investigation USA. Read more…
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Ericsson reports first quarter results 2020 – holding steady
Ericsson’s underlying business fundamentals remain strong and it sees strong underlying customer momentum in the Digital Services segment. Read more…
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2020 might be known as the year of the Great Transformation
A great transformation takes a great deal of energy. A crisis generates that energy and now a new normal has to be created. Read more…
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Digital platforms and services – opportunity for ASEAN
A new report outlines the tremendous opportunities for digital platforms and services to stimulate economic growth and development in ASEAN. Read more…
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Britain proposes 2% digital platform tax in 2020
(Reuters) – Britain said it would tax the revenue that online platforms such as Google, Facebook and Amazon make in the country to update a system that had not kept pace with changing digital business Read more…
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The digital experience is pretty lousy for most consumers: index
Across all industries, at least 84% of consumers say their experiences with using digital tools and services fall short of expectations, according to the Gartner Digital Consumer Experience Index. To gauge the current state of Read more…
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The telcos strike back – by not being telcos!
There were two articles recently that indicate telcos are turning themselves around and starting to make money from digital content services. First up was the presentation from Turkcell CEO, Kaan Terzioglu, at Huawei’s OTF event Read more…
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EU seeks to adopt digital services tax by year-end
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers will this week discuss proposals to adopt a tax on companies’ digital turnover by the end of the year, a document prepared by the Austrian presidency of the Read more…
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Congrats, telcos! Consumers trust you: now what?
Last month Openet published results of a survey of 1,500 consumers, carried out by Sapio Research, which asked the question, “Who do you trust to provide digital services?” The answers were fairly clear – 92% Read more…
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Airbus leverages big data for digital services platform
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus has launched a digital services platform it says will enable airlines to fly more efficiently by crunching data to help them with maintenance, reduce fuel burn and optimize routes. The platform Read more…
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Switching from Apple to Android highlights digital tradeoffs of both
After two-and-a-half years as an iPhone user, I decided to try and make the switch to Android. I have switched from iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy s8, and was amazed by how easy it was. Read more…
