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Retail Asia09/05/2018
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Telecom

Ooredoo Myanmar enters eSports tie-up with HOG

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Ooredoo Myanmar has entered a partnership with Myanmar’s first eSports center Halls of Gamers (HOG) to provide high-speed connectivity for competitors. Under the agreement, Ooredoo will provide high-bandwidth fiber broadband services to HOG at a special rate to support HOG’s eSports tournaments. The operator will also set up a booth at the HOG eSports Center to […]
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Retail Asia09/05/2018
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Nokia buys SpaceTime to bloster IoT offerings

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Nokia has acquired US-based software supplier SpaceTime Insight in its latest push to expand its Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio and IoT analytics capabilities beyond the telecoms sector. The company did not reveal the financial terms of the deal. Based in San Mateo, California, SpaceTime Insight provides machine learning-powered analytics and IoT applications for asset-intensive industries like transportation, energy and […]
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Retail Asia09/05/2018
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Telecom

Telstra expands availability on key APAC routes

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Australia’s Telstra has expanded its Always On guaranteed connectivity service for enterprises to provide more bandwidth options on the Hong Kong to Singapore and Hong Kong to Japan subsea cable routes. The service uses Telstra’s extensive cable network in the Asia-Pacific region to reroute traffic to another path in the event of a cable cut […]
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Retail Asia09/05/2018
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Ericsson, Fraunhofer Institute demo industrial 5G for jet engine

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Ericsson is partnering with the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology to explore and develop industrial applications for 5G. The first example is producing so-called blade integrated disks, or blisks, for Germany-based jet engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines. Blisks are high-tech components where the disk and blades are produced as a single piece and serve the purpose […]
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Retail Asia09/05/2018
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5G-ACIA created to promote 5G in industrial production

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A number of key players from the telecoms, automation and manufacturing sectors have banded together to create a new alliance that aims to promote adoption of 5G in industrial production and to design it for industrial capability from the outset. The 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA), which was formed at the ZVEI […]
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Retail Asia09/05/2018
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SAP expands innovation footprint in APJ with the launch of SAP Leonardo Center Singapore

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SAP  today announced the launch of the SAP Leonardo Center Singapore, established to help customers, partners and the broader ecosystem of universities and start-ups across the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region to deliver faster innovation with less risk. This launch expands SAP’s innovation footprint in the region, adding to the three Innovation Centers and four […]
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Retail Asia08/05/2018
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MobiFone refunded after failed pay TV investment deal

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The telecommunications giant has not repaid AVG investors. MobiFone has confirmed to authorities that it has been refunded in full from a private pay TV firm after the deal between these companies fell through. The state-run telecommunications giant said that a total of VND8.9 trillion ($390 million), equivalent to a 95 percent stake in Audio […]
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Retail Asia08/05/2018
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Airtel sell 25% of its African unit

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India’s Bharti Airtel reportedly plans to raise up to $1.5 billion through a public listing of Bharti Airtel International, the holding company for its African operations. The operator plans to dilute a 25% stake into the holding company for roughly $1 billion to $1.5 billion. The public listing is expected to take place in early […]
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Retail Asia08/05/2018
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Telstra outage leads to 000 disruption

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Australian incumbent operator Telstra has repaired a damaged fiber cable that led to intermittent disruptions to the nation’s 000 emergency call service in half of the nation’s states. The operator said a preliminary investigation indicates that the disruption was caused by fire damage consistent with a lightning strike. The disruption commenced at around 2am on Friday, and persisted until […]
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Retail Asia08/05/2018
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Hawaiki Cable deployment nearly complete

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The Hawaiki cable is nearly complete, according to the company and TE Subcom. Each of the cable landings is complete, the final splice has been made, and final testing will begin shortly. That puts them on track to officially bring the cable online next month. The 15,000km Hawaiki cable Cable System will connect Oregon with Australia and […]
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Retail Asia08/05/2018
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South Korea to hold 5G auction June 15

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The South Korean government has announced plans to hold an auction for 3.5-GHz and 28-GHz 5G spectrum on June 15. The government has also decided to go with its first proposed option of distributing the spectrum evenly among the nation’s three operators – SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ – rather than allocating the largest portion of […]
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Retail Asia07/05/2018
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MyRepublic gets $52m funding injection

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Singapore-based ISP MyRepublic has secured a S$70 million ($51.9 million) investment to pursue further regional expansion and establish MVNO operations. The investment from the Makara Innovation Fund will be used to expand the company’s geographical footprint and further develop its platform, MyRepublic CEO Malcolm Rodrigues said. “We have been developing our proprietary cloud platform for the past […]
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Retail Asia07/05/2018
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Korean telcos object to universal fare plan

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South Korean operators are protesting the government’s proposed introduction of a “universal fare plan” that would require the market’s top operator to provide a low-cost plan to help households reduce mobile costs. The government is planning to revise the Telecommunications Business Act to require the top ranked operator to offer a plan including 200 minutes […]
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Retail Asia07/05/2018
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MyRepublic signs MVNO agreement with StarHub

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Singapore fiber ISP MyRepublic has formed an MVNO agreement with StarHub to support its intention of launching mobile services. The agreement will allow MyRepublic to provide mobile services despite failing to win the auction for Singapore’s fourth telco license. Announcing the agreement, MyRepublic said it was encouraged to continue with its mobile ambitions by the strong response to […]
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Retail Asia07/05/2018
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Huawei Marine, EGS launch PEACE project marine survey

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Huawei Marine announced Wednesday that the marine survey for the Pakistan East Africa Cable Express (PEACE) submarine cable, which connects South Asia with East Africa, is now underway. The PEACE submarine cable system will connect Pakistan, Djibouti, Kenya, Egypt, and other countries along the Red Sea with a total system length of 8,800km. Huawei Marine said it […]
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Retail Asia04/05/2018
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T-Mobile and Sprint announce merger plans

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US operators T-Mobile US and Sprint have announced an agreement to merge in an all-stock combination. The combined company will be named T-Mobile, will initially serve some 127 million customers, and will be led by current T-Mobile US CEO John Legere. The deal is an important step toward 5G for both companies, which were facing some big […]
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Retail Asia04/05/2018
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Bharti Airtel launches wholesale voice digital platform

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India’s Bharti Airtel has launched what it says is a first-of-its-kind carrier digital platform for wholesale voice services. The new Global Voice service will allow global operators to enter wholesale voice arrangements with Airtel at the click of a button. The platform will offer paperless sign-up, quick voice interconnects and real-time traffic analysis for carriers worldwide. Customers […]
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