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Retail Asia15/06/2021
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Casino operator targets ending losing streak

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Royal International Corporation, which operates a casino in the northern Quang Ninh Province, has set itself a profit target of $500,000 this year after two years of losses. It seeks to double revenues to $10.3 million, $5.8 million from the casino and the rest come from its hotel and villas. The corporation will continue with […]
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Retail Asia22/10/2019
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Telecom

Vietnamese operators to begin 5G testing as of 2019

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Starting from the capital, Hanoi, the country aims to upgrade its mobile network along with the southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City. “Vietnam should be among the first nations to launch 5G services in order to move up in global telecom rankings,” said Nguyen Manh Hung, the country’s minister of Information and Communications. […]
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Retail Asia03/06/2019
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Telecom

Consumers willing to pay a premium for 5G

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Despite concerns surrounding the commercial proposition of 5G technology, smartphone users are willing to pay an average of a 20% premium for 5G services, according to Ericsson. The company’s latest ConsumerLab report on the 5G consumer potential finds that half of the early adopters would be willing to pay as much as 32% more for […]
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Retail Asia16/04/2019
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Telecom

Hyperscale operators to boost colocation market

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Synergy Research Group (SRG) says hyperscale operators are the fastest growing customer category for colocation providers. For both wholesale and retail colocation, 2018 revenue from hyperscale customers grew much more rapidly than revenues from other service provider customers and from enterprises. While the overall colocation market grew by 10% in 2018, revenues from hyperscale operators […]
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Retail Asia03/04/2019
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211 operators globally investing in 5G

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At least 211 operators across 87 countries are investing in 5G, according to statistics compiled by consultancy company Hadden Telecoms. Operators investing in 5G are at a variety of stages, ranging from network deployments, to technology testing, demonstrations and pilot trials. To date, 15 operators have commercially launched 5G services, including Telstra and Optus in […]
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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 Asia25/02/2017
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Telecom

5 operators are already testing 5G

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Despite 5G standardization not being expected until 2020, 25 mobile operators have already commenced lab testing 5G technologies, according to industry data from network testing company Viavi. Of the 25 operators testing 5G, 12 have progressed to field testing, the company said. An additional four operators have announced plans for 5G trials but have not […]
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Retail Asia24/02/2017
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Telecom

25 operators are already testing 5G

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Despite 5G standardization not being expected until 2020, 25 mobile operators have already commenced lab testing 5G technologies, according to industry data from network testing company Viavi. Of the 25 operators testing 5G, 12 have progressed to field testing, the company said. An additional four operators have announced plans for 5G trials but have not […]
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Retail Asia25/01/2017
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Telecom

Mobile operators should embrace LTE Broadcast now

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Mobile operators, especially those with multi-screen assets and ambitions of providing superior mobile video and data experiences to customers, should adopt eMBMS, or LTE Broadcast, more aggressively, says a new report by Strategy Analytics. Accessing mobile TV services, particularly live events, over the mobile network will only increase in future as competition drives larger data […]
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Retail Asia14/11/2016
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Living

Chinese tourists visiting Indonesia up 20 percent

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The Indonesian Tourism Ministry and the China National Tourism Administration have agreed to check certain tourism operators who are unprofessional and harm tourists interests. “We are ready to blacklist such operators since tourism is a service-based business. Managing the tourism business ecosystem with a sense of commitment and professionalism is crucial. What is at stake […]
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Retail Asia20/10/2016
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Telecom

Vietnam grants 4G licenses to three cellcos

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Vietnam has granted 4G licenses to three of the market’s major mobile operators – MobiFone, military-run Viettel and state-owned VNPT. The operators have been granted permission to roll out LTE services over the 1800-MHz band. Each of the three operators have been piloting LTE and LTE-Advanced services in multiple cities, with Viettel launching a trial […]
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Retail Asia09/10/2016
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Logistics

Logistic Operators Become More Green Globally

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A combination of external and internal pressures are continuing to drive a ‘greening up’ of logistics operations in Asia and worldwide. Increasingly, though, companies are implementing such developments as part of an overall corporate business strategy rather than a standalone area of activity. Some of the key trends in that context were outlined by John […]
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Retail Asia08/09/2016
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Telecom

Thai cellcos must register SIMs or lose licenses

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Thailand’s telecoms regulator NBTC has warned operators that they will have their operating licenses immediately revoked if they fail to register prepaid SIMs sold from now on. The regulator has also warned that operators may be fined if phones with an unregistered SIM are sued for illegal activity. According to the NBTC, the regulator still […]
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Retail Asia21/08/2016
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Survey shows carriers’ top picks for SDN

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For global carriers, Cisco/Tail-f, Nokia and Ciena—including Cyan—are the top SDN vendors, according to a survey released by IHS Markit. The IHS Markit survey interviewed global service providers that have deployed software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) or will do so in the future. “In our survey of global carriers, Cisco/Tail-f, Nokia and Ciena led all vendors […]
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Retail Asia28/06/2016
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Telecom

Nepal preparing to allocate 4G spectrum

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Nepal’s Ministry of Information and Communications is reportedly planning to amend spectrum usage policy to allow the nation’s operators to commercially launch 4G services. The ministry has decided to adopt a technology neutral policy to allow operators to launch 4G using the 1800-MHz spectrum band. The ministry had asked previously asked telecoms regulator NTA to […]
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