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18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes ( General )
17/04/2024 Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities ( E-Tailing )
17/04/2024 WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations ( General )
16/04/2024 Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces ( General )
15/04/2024 Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam ( Electronics )
15/04/2024 Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years ( General )
11/04/2024 Samsung adds more language availability within Galaxy AI ( Electronics )
11/04/2024 YouTube Music promises Podcasts will get better on the platform ( General )
09/04/2024 WhatsApp to roll out new photo library shortcut for faster sharing ( General )
09/04/2024 Google Messages will soon start to warn you when tapping on links sent by unknown senders ( General )
08/04/2024 Siri might end up King in the realm of digital assistants after iOS 18 AI makeover ( Electronics )
05/04/2024 Google’s “Find My Device” network reportedly launching in 3 days ( General )
04/04/2024 Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp users are reporting a “Major Disruption” worldwide ( General )

Retail Asia05/01/2023

UK carrier Vodafone has accomplished yet another milestone. In a new blog post, the mobile operator announced that it achieved its fastest-ever speed throughout the home during a trial with CityFibre — a company that owns, operates, and maintains fiber-to-the-building infrastructure in cities throughout the UK. Thanks to CityFibre’s upgrade of its York network to XGS-PON, […]

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Retail Asia05/01/2023

Military-owned telecommunications giant Viettel Group earned pre-tax profits of VND43.1 trillion ($1.8 billion) in 2022, the highest growth recorded since 2017. The profits rose 3% from 2021. The group’s consolidated revenues increased by 6.1% to VND163 trillion. Viettel said telecommunications continued to be its main source of revenue, as the company remained the largest mobile […]

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Retail Asia26/12/2022

No matter how hard the U.S. tries to punish Chinese manufacturer Huawei for being a threat to national security, the company keeps fighting back. After losing access to its U.S. supply chain in 2019 and being forced to abandon the Google Mobile Services version of Android, Huawei developed HarmonyOS with version 3.0 of the software […]

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Retail Asia02/12/2022

If you have a small business in the UK and need a new broadband connection, you might want to check out Vodafone’s latest offering. As the mobile operator announced in a blog post, it has launched a new broadband service called Business Pro II. Depending on the tariff, Business Pro II has average download speeds ranging […]

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Retail Asia01/12/2022

FPT Telecom International partnered with ViewQwest on Nov. 30 to elevate their capabilities in providing ICT and digital transformation (DX) services in Asia-Pacific, especially for large regional retailers. Known as one of the leading providers of telecommunications services and technology solutions in Vietnam, FPT Telecom International (FTI) has formed a strategic partnership with ViewQwest, an […]

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Retail Asia30/11/2022

Ukraine trusts Elon Musk to continue providing internet access through his SpaceX rocket company’s Starlink satellite system despite a wobble last month, but is also seeking additional providers, one of its deputy prime ministers said on Thursday. Mykhailo Fedorov, in Portugal for Europe’s largest tech conference, the Lisbon Web Summit, said Ukraine had discussed Starlink […]

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Retail Asia28/11/2022

For years, even before 2019 when Huawei was placed on the Entity List banning it from access to its American supply chain (including Google), the company was considered a national security threat along with ZTE. The Chinese phone and telecom equipment makers were often accused of putting backdoors in their handsets and equipment, allowing them […]

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Retail Asia22/11/2022

As many of us know, premium smartphones are powerful and, at least in theory, last longer. But one huge downside is that they also come with a premium price tag, which not everyone can afford. So, if you want an expensive phone but don’t want to spend a lot of money on a handset, and […]

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Retail Asia25/10/2022

To enable 5G-for-all, Reliance Jio has introduced JioTrue5G-powered Wi-Fi services in high-footfall areas such as educational institutes, religious places, railway stations, bus stands, commercial hubs and more. This is in addition to the JioTrue5G service and the Jio Welcome Offer, launched recently in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Varanasi. Jio teams are working round the clock […]

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Retail Asia24/10/2022

With over one million subscribers, the country’s three mobile virtual network operators, who piggyback on large telecom companies, have a market share of 1%. iTel, Reddi and Local do not have their own infrastructure or radio frequencies and instead pay to use VinaPhone, Viettel, MobiFone, Vietnamobile, or Gtel’s. iTel, which depends on VinaPhone’s infrastructure and […]

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Retail Asia20/10/2022

Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of the “Always On” IoT connectivity solution in India. Airtel’s “Always On” solution comprises the dual-profile M2M eSim which allows an IOT device to always stay connected to a mobile network from different Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the eSIM. The Airtel “Always On” solution complies with the Automotive […]

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Retail Asia18/10/2022

ZTE has signed a 5G innovation cooperation agreement with True Group, a leading digital lifestyle enabler in Thailand. Under the agreement, both parties will focus on the 5G joint innovation center to develop 5G networks, digital services, smart islands, intelligent manufacturing, research innovation, talent training and other fields, with a great commitment to comprehensively carrying out 5G-oriented innovative technology and […]

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Retail Asia18/10/2022

Nokia and AIS Fibre announced the first trial of their 25G PON solution in Asia. AIS Fibre in Thailand trialed the technology using its existing optical line terminals (OLT), which have already been rolled out nationwide. The OLT was connected simultaneously to three end-user devices with a combined speed of 37.5 Gb/s using a 25G […]

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Retail Asia17/10/2022

Singtel has announced the deployment of Singapore’s greenest radio cell, the Ericsson AIR 3268, to its 5G network. This is part of Singtel’s ongoing sustainability and decarbonization measures towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and paves the way for more such radio cells to be deployed across the country to augment its nationwide 5G coverage. […]

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Retail Asia13/10/2022

Maxis is exploring the future of living, working, playing and learning in the metaverse. This is in line with its Rangkaian Kita Rangkaian Malaysia (RKRM) campaign to serve all Malaysians in every way possible and at all times. RKRM is the reinforcement and deepening of Maxis’ Always Be Ahead brand purpose. Maxis is driven by its evolution from a […]

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Retail Asia13/10/2022

Telenor Group has announced the formation of Telenor Asia, a more independent regional entity with headquarters in Singapore. Telenor Asia will take on full oversight and responsibility for the company’s operations in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand. “The strengthened team at our Singapore headquarters will add value to our operations and safeguard our regional interests. This […]

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Retail Asia11/10/2022

Mobile phone users in the Philippines must now register their SIM cards with their telecom provider after the country’s President, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., signed into law the SIM Card Registration Act. According to the official dispatch, the new measure aims to promote accountability in the use of SIM cards and help law enforcement to track […]

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Retail Asia11/10/2022

Four Malaysia mobile operators, namely Celcom, Digi, YTL and TM, have finally sealed agreements to take up 65% of the government-owned 5G agency, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), to roll out the country’s 5G services. Ahead of their impending merger, both Celcom and Digi will take a 12.5% stake each, while YTL and TM will each […]

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Retail Asia11/10/2022

Two Australian regulators said on Tuesday they have opened investigations into Optus, the country’s No. 2 telecoms provider, after a breach of its systems resulted in the theft of personal data from up to 10 million accounts. The probes only add to headaches for Optus, which disclosed the breach on Sept. 22 and has since […]

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Retail Asia09/10/2022

Airtel unveiled India’s first immersive Virtual Reality (VR) advertisement powered by 5G. The advertisement format on the Airtel Thanks app opens new avenues for brands to engage with consumers in an immersive environment that was previously not possible in the traditional advertising paradigm. The ultra-fast, low-latency 5G network ensures the 3D visuals and videos are […]

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