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Retail Asia27/04/2018

Philippines AirAsia launched a new link between Manila (MNL) and Bangkok Don Mueang (DMK) on 22 April. The 2,200-kilometre connection will link the capital cities of the Philippines and Thailand with daily flights operated by A320s. There is no direct competition, but schedules show that multiple carriers (including Philippine Airlines and Thai Airways) will operate a combined 46 weekly flights […]

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Retail Asia27/04/2018

India’s Bharti Airtel has approved a plan to merge its infrastructure unit Bharti Infratel with Indus Towers to create a listed pan-India tower company. The combined company will fully own the respective business of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers, and will own over 163,000 towers across all 22 of India’s telecom circles, making it the largest tower company in the world […]

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Retail Asia27/04/2018

uCloudlink, the global innovative mobile data solution provider, has today launched GlocalMe® Inside, a powerful data service designed for frequent and business travelers. GlocalMe® Inside service provides network coverage in 100+ countries and regions, enabled by CloudSIM technology and delivered through extensive carrier partnerships that ensure fair local data charges for its customers. This move […]

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Retail Asia27/04/2018

Leading the developments in digital ecosystem in the country, Telenor Pakistan has introduced Self-Service Booths across the nation to provide easier, securer, and round-the-clock access to its products and services. These booths give customers the option of availing multiple Telenor and Easypaisa services at their convenience such as buying and replacing Telenor SIMs, buying Easyload […]

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Retail Asia26/04/2018

Riverbed Technology has announced major updates to its SteelConnect SD-WANand cloud networking solution. Riverbed claims that SteelConnect is currently the only SD-WAN solution that provides unified connectivity and policy-based orchestration spanning the entire distributed network fabric – hybrid WAN, branch LAN/WLAN, data centers, and the cloud. With the latest upgrades to SteelConnect, Riverbed aims to expand […]

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Retail Asia26/04/2018

India’s Bharti Airtel has reported a steep 78% slump in net profit for the March quarter to 830 million rupees ($12.5 million), partly as a result of the industry’s ongoing price war. Revenue for the quarter fell 5.4% year-on-year to 196.3 billion rupees, with revenue from India falling 7.5% to 147.96 billion rupees on an underlying basis. […]

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Retail Asia26/04/2018

The Myanmar government has revealed plans to impose a 2% tax on the income of mobile operators starting in June to fund expansion of telecoms services to unserved rural areas. The proceeds from the tax will be pooled into a universal service fund to fulfil the provision of basic telecoms services in rural areas. Myanmar’s […]

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Retail Asia26/04/2018

China Unicom and Huawei Technologies have signed an agreement to conduct joint research, demonstration, and deployment of 5G network slicing. Under the agreement, Unicom and Huawei will work together to develop key technologies and solution for the Chinese telco’s 5G network slicing services and applications. The pair will also jointly promote network slicing for various vertical markets, such as […]

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Retail Asia26/04/2018

The GSMA has confirmed it has put development of a universal standard for eSIMs on hold pending the outcome of an investigation by the US Department of Justice. The eSIM standard would contain a range of features, including an option for the eSIM to be locked to a specific carrier. But the Department of Justice has now opened […]

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Retail Asia25/04/2018

Software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) are predicted to enable businesses that use these technologies to gain greater flexibility in backhaul infrastructure. Cost savings is the primary driver for accelerated NFV and SDN adoption, but these benefits will be realized gradually. According to Technology Business Research’s 1Q18 NFV/SDN Telecom Market Landscape report, open-source groups will spur […]

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Retail Asia25/04/2018

Australian enterprise-focused fixed line operator Vocus Group has abandoned plans to sell its New Zealand business, ending negotiations with all interested parties. In a statement, Vocus Group said none of the multiple offers it had received for the New Zealand business appropriately reflected the strategic value of the operation. The offers also did not provide the required […]

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Retail Asia25/04/2018

Revenue growth for carriers will be of critical importance in 2018, according to Craig Wigginton, global telecommunications sector leader for Deloitte. “Revenue yield on data services (revenue per bit consumed) continues to decline as consumers use more and more data, with static or declining monthly bills. Hence it is critical to identify rapid investment opportunities […]

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Retail Asia25/04/2018

An ongoing price war in the Taiwanese mobile industry could hamper the development of 5G in the market, regulator NCC has warned. The regulator has asserted that operators merely competing to lure each other’s subscribers rather than developing innovative business models would not be positive for the development of 5G in Taiwan. The NCC’s comments come in […]

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Retail Asia25/04/2018

Sri Lanka Telecom expects its heavy investments in its fiber network to start paying off, with broadband revenues dominating the company’s balance sheet over the next three years. The operator has invested over 70 billion rupees ($446.25 million) to expand its fiber network over the past two years, and connected its 2 millionth household to […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2018

Creativity and innovation have driven human development throughout the course of history. From agriculture to industry to the information age, revolutionary innovations in technology have marked major leaps forward in the development of our societies. As the pace of technological innovation increases, the gaps between those revolutions reduce, so that today, just ten years after […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2018

Japan’s SoftBank has revealed plans to stop providing personal handphone services (PHS) for general users from mid-2020. SoftBank stopped accepting new contracts for individual PHS services in March and will phase out existing services for general users from July 2020. SoftBank is the only operator in Japan to still be providing services based on the Japanese-developed […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2018

Global demand for smartphones will continue to be slow until 2022 when 2.02 billion phones are forecasts to be sold. The telecom industry is banking on 5G devices to reignite sales, but momentum will only begin from 2021. CCS Insight expects over 600 million 5G-enabled mobile phones will be sold in 2022. With new smartphones […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2018

Singapore’s StarHub has announced that it will cease further rollout of its hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) network to new residential and commercial buildings in the city state starting from next month. In a statement, StarHub said it will deliver its broadband, pay TV and fixed voice services over the Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN) or via its own fiber infrastructure […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2018

ZTE has objected to the imposition of a seven-year ban on importing any US components as part of the ongoing fallout over allegations that the company violated US sanctions by selling equipment with US components to Iran and North Korea. In a statement, ZTE said it is “unacceptable” that the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2018

Ericsson has reported its sixth straight quarterly net loss for the first quarter, but the vendor significantly improved its performance year-on-year. Ericsson posted a net loss of around 700 million kronor ($82.7 million), but this compared to a loss of 10 billion kronor in the first quarter of 2017. The vendor’s operating loss was meanwhile reduced to 300 […]

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