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Retail Asia07/08/2017
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StarHub 1H17 profit falls 21%

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Singapore’s StarHub has reported a 21% slump in net profit for the first half of the year to S$85.7 million ($63.1 million), as  result of declining revenue and margins. Service revenue for the six-month period fell 2% year-on-year to S$1.08 billion due to lower mobile, broadband and pay TV service revenues. Total mobile revenue fell […]
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Retail Asia04/08/2017
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Telstra’s 4G population coverage hits 99%

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Australia’s Telstra has revealed that its 4G network now covers 99% of the nation’s geographically dispersed population. Following upgrades in regional areas of Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, the company’s 4G network now offers coverage across more than 1.4 million square kilometers, Telstra COO Robyn Denholm said in a blog post. Telstra is meanwhile […]
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Retail Asia04/08/2017
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Viettel launches 4G in East Timor

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Vietnam’s Viettel has launched 4G services in East Timor through its subsidiary in the market Telemor. The launch in East Timor marks the Viettel group’s sixth 4G launch outside Vietnam, and follows launches in Burundi, Cambodia, Haiti, Laos, and Peru. Viettel first entered East Timor in 2013, investing $15 million to deploy a mobile network […]
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Retail Asia04/08/2017
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Singapore consumers need mobile data

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Half of Singapore consumers would only be able to only last one day without using mobile data, according to a survey commissioned by MVNO Circles.Life The survey of over 900 respondents also discovered that many Singapore consumers are data deprived, with 2 in 3 saying that they need at least 6GB of mobile data per […]
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Retail Asia04/08/2017
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SoftBank taps Cisco to optimize mobile IP core

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Japan’s SoftBank has contracted Cisco to optimize network operations in its next-generation mobile IP core network. SoftBank will adopt Cisco high-density 100GE routing and segment routing technology to help meet demand for greater mobile traffic capacity and enable faster and more flexible provisioning of new services. Traffic demand is forecast to increase at a rate […]
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Retail Asia03/08/2017
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MPT launches FTTH in Yangon

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Myanmar’s MPT has announced the launch of FTTH services in parts of the nation’s largest city Yangon. The new service offers speeds of 5Mbps for 69,000 kyat ($50.64) per month, or 10Mbps for 109,000 kyat per month. The operator is offering the service on a 12 month contract and charging an installation fee of 150,000 […]
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Retail Asia03/08/2017
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Vietnam’s 4G population coverage hits 95%

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Vietnam’s 4G networks now cover 95% of the nation’s population, attendees to the 4G LTE 2017 International Conference learned. The conference, organized by the Vietnam Internet Association and IDG Vietnam, was told that around 43,000 4G base stations have now been deployed nationwide. Vietnam issued 4G licenses in the 1800-MHz and 2600-MHz band last year. […]
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Retail Asia03/08/2017
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New Zealands’s ComCom to review $2b mobile market

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New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has agreed to launch a review of the nation’s NZ$2.7 billion ($2 billion) mobile market in the coming year. The competition regulator has been asked by New Zealand telecommunications commissioner Simon Bridges to evaluate why there are relatively few MVNOs in the market. Bridges has encouraged the regulator to investigate whether […]
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Retail Asia01/08/2017
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IoT and transformation driving ITOM investment

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The growth of digital business and the IoT will drive large investment in IT operations management (ITOM) through 2020, Gartner has predicted. Organizations are moving towards ITOM open-source software (OSS), and a primary driver of this transition is the promise of a lower total cost of ownership, the research firm said. “While acceptance of OSS […]
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Retail Asia01/08/2017
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Huawei consumer revenue grows 36.2% in 1H17

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Huawei has reported a 36.2% increase in revenue from its consumer business for the first six months of the year on the back of strong smartphone sales. Sales revenue increased to 105.4 billion yuan, with smartphone shipments up 20.6% year-on-year to 73 million. IDC estimates that Huawei’s share of the global smartphone market grew to […]
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Retail Asia01/08/2017
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NTT Com launches data network services in India

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Japan’s NTT Communications has launched international data network services in India as part of a push to expand its presence in the market. The services are being provided through NTT Com’s Indian affiliate NTT Communications India Network Services (NTTCINS). NTT Com has also commenced construction of two new data centers in Mumbai and Bangalore through […]
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Retail Asia31/07/2017
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Emerging Asia leads global smartphone sales growth

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Global smartphone demand increased 4% year-on-year during the second quarter to 347 million units, marking the strongest second quarter on record, according to GfK. Emerging Asia led the demand growth with a 13% year-on-year increase, followed by Central and Eastern Europe at 11% and Latin America at 10%, the market research company said. Market value […]
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Retail Asia31/07/2017
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Nokia narrows Q2 loss despite rough network market

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Weeks after Ericsson reported a swing to a second quarter loss, Nokia has turned in results that also reflect the challenges facing the telecoms equipment market. Nokia reported a net loss for the quarter of €423 million ($494.2 million), but this was a significant improvement on the €726 million loss recorded during the same quarter […]
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Retail Asia31/07/2017
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XOX inks MoU to deploy Voopee in Indonesia

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XOX Bhd has inked a MoU with an Indonesian telco and an Islamic organisation to develop and deploy its Voopee solution – which is a SIM-free application for smartphoneswhich allows the user to call and text non-Voopee phone numbers. XOX said on Friday it unit XOX Media Sdn Bhd had signed an MoU with PT. […]
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Retail Asia31/07/2017
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SK Telecom more than doubles Q2 profit

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SK Telecom more than doubled its net profit during the second quarter due to factors including a record performance at chipmaker SK Hynix. The operator reported a net income of 620.5 billion won ($555.06 million), up 113.2% year-on-year. Revenue meanwhile grew 1.8% to 4.35 trillion won and operating income increased 3.9% to 423.3 billion won. […]
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Retail Asia28/07/2017
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CityCell wins back spectrum through court order

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Bangladesh’s CityCell has won a reprieve from the recent cancellation of its mobile license and revocation of its spectrum. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission had decided late on Monday to cancel CityCell’s license due to non-payment of fees. But after petitioning the Supreme Court, CityCell has managed to receive a court order temporarily suspending the […]
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Retail Asia28/07/2017
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Telkom enters IoT alliance with Fujitsu

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Indonesia’s PT Telkom has entered a two-year strategic partnership with Japan’s Fujitsu to pursue the co-creation of businesses utilizing the IoT and other digital technologies and leveraging Telkom’s network infrastructure. Under the collaboration, the companies will seek to apply IoT and other advanced technologies to sectors including smart cities, healthcare, manufacturing and logistics. The companies […]
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Retail Asia28/07/2017
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Singtel adds virtual Visa account to Dash app

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Singtel has introduced a new virtual Visa account on its all-in-one mobile payments app Dash. New and existing Dash customers now receive a Dash Visa Virtual Account that can be used for mobile payments at over 50,000 merchant points across the island. To start paying on their mobile, customers can sign in on the Dash […]
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