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China’s ambitious 5G push slows due to coronavirus disruptions
Government measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus in China look set to delay the rollout of next-generation 5G telecom networks. Read more…
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The autonomous car disruption is about to be disrupted
It might come as no surprise but not many people would be willing to pay more – or at least a lot more – for an autonomous car than a traditional one. Read more…
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Deep Dive: the critical case for creative disruption in Malaysia
According to a World Bank report, digitalisation, automation and other 4th Industrial Revolution trends are already causing disruption in Malaysia’s economy. Read more…
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Getting from fintech to techfin – a slow evolution
Fintech development is still more like an evolution for launching new services and we won’t see real disruption until we move from fintech to techfin. Read more…
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Data, automation and IoT will enable virtual societies – NTT
NTT has announced its Future Disrupted: 2020 technology trends predictions – data, automation and IoT will enable virtual societies. Read more…
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Will digital end up being the saviour of telecoms?
In October 2017 leading consulting firm McKinsey published an article on the age of disruption in telecoms. Read more…
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What 30 hours in ‘no man’s land’ taught me about disruption
When getting off an international flight you enter a transit zone, a sort of “no man’s land” where you are virtually stateless, where disruption makes life hell. Read more…
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Widespread blackouts hit Jakarta causing major disruption
Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and some neighbouring provinces have been hit by a major electricity outage causing widespread blackouts and disruption, Read more…
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AI plus blockchain is more than a meeting of buzzwords, we hope
When you spot an article that has AI and blockchain in the title your reaction is to think, ‘why not add 5G, IoT and smart city and you have a full house’. Read more…
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US eases trade restrictions on Huawei to ‘minimize disruption’
The US government has temporarily eased trade restrictions imposed last week on China’s Huawei, a move aimed at minimizing disruption for its customers. Read more…
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FinTech big challenge to traditional banks in Asia Pacific
Asia’s internet firms are challenging the region’s traditional banks for consumer finances, tapping their massive user networks for business Read more…
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Flipkart fears customer disruption from Indian e-commerce curbs
Flipkart has told the Indian government the company faces the risk of “significant customer disruption” if new curbs for e-commerce are not delayed. Read more…
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Mapping disruption across industries will look like a lava lamp
Disruption will not be consistent, nor global. It will be patchy, opportunistic and will depend to a huge extent on culture. It will look like a lava lamp. Read more…
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Is the future of retail heading for a cold, dark place?
Few would have thought that retail would become interesting, at least not in our world. Even fewer would have thought that retail would become one of the most disruptive and disrupted arenas on earth. Corner Read more…
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Fortnite’s in-game purchase strategy is disrupting the gaming sector
(Reuters) – To see the storm that online video game Fortnite has unleashed on the world, just visit Jett Sacher in Brooklyn. The 13-year-old spends an hour or two every day on the game with Read more…
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Disruption, 5G and avoiding those Kodak moments
Somewhat counter-intuitively, embracing disruption is likely to be the best strategy for established telcos as 5G draws nigh. The web is littered with stories of companies that have been disrupted, some even before they turned Read more…
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FinTech is so disruptive it might end up disrupting itself
We are generally happy to state publically that mainstream drones, AI, VR, 5G and almost any other technology that has graced slideshows around the world is still some way off. Yet there is one whose Read more…
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What does the future hold for higher education – disruption? Probably!
Is there a future for higher education? There is probably no other industry or social institution quite as invested in the future than education, yet its struggles with self-reinvention manifest as a ticking time bomb, Read more…
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The first step to disruptive innovation isn’t technology
True innovation is more complicated than cutting-edge tech, open labs and hackathons – it asks fundamental questions about your purpose and value in the eyes of the customer. I cannot believe the end of 2017 Read more…
Features
Tech giants take over Sydney’s CBD as banks head to the burbs
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global technology titans including Amazon.com, LinkedIn and Expedia are moving into Sydney‘s central business district, providing a commercial property fillip just as Australia’s record housing boom starts to tire. The tech invasion Read more…