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Globe extends GoWiFi service to over 2,000 sites

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has announced it has expanded its GoWiFi public WiFi service to more than 2,000 sites across the country. The operator is now providing over 20,000 access…

Vietnam gets its first MVNO Provider

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

Indochina Telecom has become the first MVNO in Vietnam, operating on the VinaPhone network. The operator is initially introducing services for workers in industrial parks in nine provinces and cities.…

SK Broadband agrees to merge with t-broad

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

South Korea’s SK Telecom has arranged to merge its fixed broadband subsidiary SK Broadband with the nation’s second largest cable TV operator t-broad to help both companies weather rapid changes…

SenRa, myDevices launch IoT in a Box in India

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

Pan-India LoRaWAN network service provider SenRa is teaming with IoT firm myDevices to launch an IoT solution for industrial use in India. The solution, called IoT in a Box, will initially be rolled out…

Alibaba Cloud Ranked First in Asia Pacific by Gartner

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and data intelligence arm of Alibaba Group, has been named first in Asia Pacific(*) market share for IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and IUS (Infrastructure…

SATO Launches Cloud-based Labeling Data Management Service

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

Restaurant chains, supermarkets and retailers spread across wide geographic areas face serious challenges with data management for product labeling. As labeling data updates are often supported by system administrators but…

Microsoft, BMW team up to drive industrial IoT adoption

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

Microsoft and BMW have teamed up on a new initiative that they say will speed up the adoption of industrial IoT solutions. The two announced at Hannover Messe earlier this month that they plan to…

5G helps Ericsson swing to profit in Q1

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

Ericsson swung back to a 2.4 billion kronor ($254.3 million) net profit for the first quarter of 2019, partly as a result of the growth opportunities being afforded by 5G. Total…

Google’s Curie cable reaches Chile

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

Google’s submarine cable empire now hooks up another corner of the world. The company’s 10,000km Curie submarine cable has officially come ashore in Valparaiso, Chile. While there are a few steps…

China’s Luckin Coffee Looking at The USA

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

China’s Luckin Coffee has filed for a US IPO seeking to raise up to US$800 million. For the time being, the IPO is officially indicated by a $100 million placeholder…

LCX hosts Pac-Man Escape Out of the Maze

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

Curated retail zone LCX has teamed up with Japanese video-game developer Bandai Namco on a creative project to celebrate the 40th birthday of Pac-Man. The LCX x Pac-Man Escape From…

Bugatti Divo Undergoes Comprehensive Testing in Dessert

Mei Ling Tan May 14, 2019

After months of anticipations, the Bugatti Divo was unveiled last year at the Pebble Beach Concours. It is a rather beautiful car and only 40 units of it will be…

ICBC Singapore Issues Bank’s First Green Bond

Mei Ling Tan May 13, 2019

State-owned bank offers green Silk Road bond in three currencies one week after a similar exercise by rival Bank of China. Acting through its Singapore branch, the Industrial and Commercial Bank…

Avaloq Launches Disruptive Collaborative Platform

Mei Ling Tan May 13, 2019

Fintech firm Avaloq announces the launch of a new collaborative platform to help the financial services industry work more effectively with fintechs. Avaloq’s new platform avaloq avaloq.one aims to seamlessly connect leading…

Triumph Speed Twin Launched In India

Mei Ling Tan May 13, 2019

Triumph Motorcycle India has launched the much-anticipated Speed Twin, priced at ₹ 9.46 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The 2019 Triumph Speed Twin is the newest addition to the British motorcycle marque’s much-loved Bonneville range,…

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