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GO-JEK acquires Pune-based mobile app developer Leftshif

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Indonesia-based leading startup GO-JEK on Tuesday announced that it has acquired Pune-based mobile application developer Leftshift for upscaling its product development, design and engineering platforms. This is the fourth Indian…

Government Push Google to Pay Tax

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Director General of Tax Ken Dwijugiasteadi confirmed that Google Asia Pasific Pte Ltd will settle their tax debts by the end of 2016. The government has decided to negotiate with…

TrueMove deploys Procera’s ScoreCard

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Thai mobile service provider TrueMove has deployed Procera’s ScoreCard technology to monitor the quality of experience (QoE) its network is delivering to subscribers across 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE. ScoreCard…

Singapore Post launches eComm Log Hub

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Singapore Post has launched its Regional eCommerce Logistics Hub (eComm Log Hub) at Tampines Logistics Park. Costing S$182 million (US$131 million), the hub is SingPost’s largest eCommerce logistics investment in…

Privacy is paramount to online consumers

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

More than half (55%) of consumers globally have decided against buying something online due to privacy concerns, a recent KPMG International survey indicates. The survey also revealed that less than…

Lippo Group betting on e-money in digital age

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Indonesia’s Lippo Group is turning e-commerce, electronic money and other information technology-related enterprises into a new pillar of its business, closely monitoring spending trends to gain a better foothold in…

China Mobile deploys wideband Massive MIMO

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

China Mobile Shanghai and Huawei have jointly deployed the world’s first wideband Massive MIMO site to help improve 4G network spectral efficiency. China Mobile has been focusing on the design…

Airline Sriwijaya Air offering Initial Public Offerings (IPO) in Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Currently, Sriwijaya Air serves 46 domestic routes as well as seven international routes in the Asia Pacific with 51 narrow-body Boeing jets. With the larger fleet (after additional airplanes are…

Dtac taps Nokia to revamp core network

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Thailand’s Dtac has become the market’s first mobile operator to implement an SDN-ready IP/optical network using equipment from Nokia. Dtac is implementing the technology to replace its existing IP core…

Indonesia wants to lead the region in e-commerce

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

With other Southeast Asian countries already having prepared the ground for the digital economy to prosper, the Indonesian government has finally taken the initiative to spur the growth of e-commerce…

Ericsson deploys Elastic RAN for SoftBank

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Ericsson has completed the first commercial deployment of its new Elastic RAN for Japan’s SoftBank, and entered an agreement to build a 5G trial network in parts of Tokyo with…

StarHub launches device leasing service for SMEs

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

StarHub has launched a new service that provides SMEs with the devices, software and technical support necessary to meet their IT needs at a monthly flat fee. The “device subscription…

Lawmaker wants increase milk production, consumption

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Legislator of Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR), Dwita Ria Gunadi wants to increase milk production and consumption because the per capita milk consumption in the country is…

Husein airport expected to serve international flights

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

Bandung, West Java – Indonesia’s state-owned airport services company, PT Angkasa Pura II, expects the Husein Sastranegara airport in Bandung, West Java, to start handling international flights from Bandung to…

Retail space vacancy expands 8.4% in Q3

Mei Ling Tan November 11, 2016

It is the highest vacancy level since 1Q11. Island-wide, overall vacancy for retail spaces rose 8.4% in 3Q16, recent figures from Urban Redevelopment Authority showed. According to CIMB, this has…

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