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Retail Asia27/03/2023
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Electronics

Smartphone sales tumble in Vietnam

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Smartphone sales in Vietnam have plunged in the first two months of 2023 as tightened spending amid rising inflation prompts the sector’s first decline in years of recent growth. According to an industry report, less than 2.5 million smartphones were sold in Vietnam this January and February, down 30% year-on-year. “This year consumers have tightened […]
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Retail Asia23/03/2022
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Uncategorized

Cebu Pacific Equips Airbus A330neo fleet with SITA Swiftbroadband Cockpit Connectivity

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Cebu Pacific Air, the Manila, Philippines-based low cost airline, will equip its fleet of Airbus A330neo aircraft with an upgraded form of SITA for Aircraft’s AIRCOM cockpit connectivity technology with Swiftbroadband-Safety (SB-S). The AIRCOM connectivity is being factory-installed on a fleet of 16 new A330neos from an Airbus order first placed by Cebu Pacific in […]
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Retail Asia03/02/2022
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General

Google VPN now available on iPhone

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Google’s VPN feature, part of the Google One service, just received three new features on Android. The new features are: Safe Disconnect enables you to use the internet only when the VPN is active. App Bypass allows you to choose specific apps to use a standard connection rather than the VPN. Snooze allows you to disable your […]
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Retail Asia23/09/2021
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Telecom

Inmarsat launches new customer experience platform for airlines to monetise inflight connectivity

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Inmarsat announced the launch of its innovative new OneFi customer experience platform (CXP) for airlines. The first-of-its-kind solution will serve as a catalyst to monetise inflight connectivity by bringing a host of onboard services together within a single portal interface, which passengers can easily access using their own personal devices. OneFi delivers a rich airline-branded […]
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Retail Asia17/08/2021
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Telecom

Inmarsat launches ELERA to power IoT and critical connectivity

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Inmarsat has unveiled Inmarsat ELERA; a global narrowband network that is ideally suited to the rapidly evolving world of the Internet of Things (IoT) and for global mobility customers, including aviation, maritime, governments and select enterprises. “ELERA is perfectly suited to the needs of the connected IoT world,” said Rajeev Suri, CEO, Inmarsat. “Global reach, […]
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Retail Asia30/10/2019
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General

AirAsia sees in-flight Wi-Fi as next income source

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AirAsia has been exemplary in using digital and disruptive technologies in increasing its ancillary income, including the introduction of in-flight Wi-Fi, which is expected to create a US$130 billion global market by 2035, according to London School of Economics research. AirAsia is the pioneer of low-cost airline in-flight Wi-Fi in the region. “Currently, we have […]
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Retail Asia18/10/2019
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Telecom

Taiwan overtakes Singapore in broadband speed

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The global average in terms of broadband speed is 11.03Mbps since May 2019, compared to it being 9.14 at the same time last year. The data from this new research was gathered by a US-based open-source project called Measurement Lab (M-Lab). “With average broadband speeds rising by 20.65% in the last year the global picture […]
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Retail Asia30/05/2019
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Telecom

Spectrum cash grabs could hinder 5G’s potential

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Poorly designed 5G spectrum auctions could seriously hamper the potential of the 5G era before it even begins in earnest, the GSMA has warned. A new Auction Best Practice by the industry body highlights some key concerns from recent 4G and 5G spectrum allocations, including a trend towards governments artificially inflating spectrum prices. This could […]
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Retail Asia13/05/2019
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Telecom

SP Telecom to build alternative fiber network in Singapore

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Singapore-based telecommunications joint venture SP Telecom has engaged PCCW Solutions as a consultancy partner to help design and deploy the company’s planned alternative fiber network. The company has provided details of its plans to build an alternative to Singapore’s next-generation national broadband network (NG-NBN). SP Telecom, a joint venture between ST Engineering and Singapore Power […]
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Retail Asia15/04/2019
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Automotive

MG Hector’s Connectivity Features Unveiled

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MG Motor India today unveiled the cabin features of its upcoming SUV MG Hector. Touted as the company’s first internet car, the upcoming MG Hector will come with a new advanced connectivity system called i-Smart next-generation system, a complete integrated solution that combines software, hardware, connectivity, services and application. The system has been developed in […]
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Retail Asia11/03/2019
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Telecom

Executives blind to disruptive nature of 5G

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Accenture says business and technology executives underestimate the disruptive potential of 5G technology. Fifty-three percent of respondents in a global survey of 1,800 executives in 10 countries believe there are “very few” things that 5G will enable them to do that they cannot already do with 4G networks. Only 37% expect 5G to bring a […]
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Retail Asia05/03/2019
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Telecom

Indian telcos call for fiber deployment fund

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Indian operators are calling for the establishment of a fund to help incentivize deployments of fiber across the country ahead of the introduction of 5G. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has urged the government to offer incentives including tax relief, rationalization and reduced red tape on investments in order to encourage the deployment […]
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Retail Asia05/03/2019
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Telecom

Operators not ready to exploit 5G opportunities

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Syniverse’s global survey of service providers reveals that the industry is banking on driving new revenues from enterprise 5G opportunities, and that many have yet to develop the underlying payment, partnership, and interoperability systems that will allow a 5G ecosystem to monetize itself and flourish. Enterprise focus The survey highlights the degree to which 5G […]
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Retail Asia22/02/2019
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Telecom

5G to change life, drive innovation

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Korea’s Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said once the world’s first 5G smartphone is introduced at the end of March and 5G connectivity is in full swing, life will improve significantly.  “Commercialized 5G is a core infrastructure of the fourth industrial revolution as it superconnects everything in real time and transfers massive amounts of data at […]
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Retail Asia21/12/2018
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Living

Vietjet boosts the business by opening new route

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Vietjet continues to solidify its presence in Vietnam this holiday season with the announcement of its newest route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Van Don (Quang Ninh Province). Bridging the gap between Vietnam’s largest city and the attractive island district in Quang Ninh Province, the new route will serve to meet the growing travel […]
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Retail Asia07/03/2017
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Research

Connectivity is not an asset, MWC told

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Serial telecoms entrepreneur Alexey Reznikovich says that building an “enabled gateway” to customers is the key to survival for traditional telecoms players, who need to stop relying on the diminishing returns from connectivity. Speaking at a keynote session at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, Rezhikovich outlined how his company VimpelCom, now re-branded at […]
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Retail Asia30/11/2016
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General

Indonesia Island Connectivity Plan

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The Indonesian government has invited 33 companies from Norway and Denmark to explore business opportunities as part of plans to enhance inter-island connectivity by upgrading infrastructure and constructing 24 seaports and deep sea ports. Both Norway and Denmark are eager to invest in Indonesia’s rapidly growing market, with the Indonesian government proposing investment in its business-to-business and business-to-government […]
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Retail Asia31/05/2016
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Research

In-flight connectivity wants to be free

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In-flight connectivity (IFC) is in high demand from consumers, but depending on where you are in the value chain, it won’t be easy to monetize that demand, especially when many passengers expect it to be free. “Right now the satellite operators are the ones making the profit on in-flight connectivity,” says Todd Hill, senior director […]
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