IX Reach, the leading global provider of carrier services and connectivity solutions, has further improved its APAC connectivity by upgrading its Hong Kong network infrastructure enabling the carrier to provide its own in-region IP BGP Transit services. Whilst IX Reach has been providing SDN cloud connectivity, IX remote peering and high-speed point-to-point/multipoint ethernet services in AsiaPac since […]
Ethically responsible UK shoe brand, Po-Zu has teamed up with South Yorkshire digital marketing agency, Ignition Search, on its latest project. Currently collaborating with Star Wars on a co-branded collection, Po-Zu has appointed Ignition Search to manage its paid media strategy and support its further expansion into the global and US footwear market. The campaign will use […]
Brandwatch and Crimson Hexagon, two leaders in the social intelligence space, announce the signing of a merger agreement. This merger, expected to close in Q4, creates a c. $100 million annual recurring revenue business that will move forward as Brandwatch. “In this digitally connected world, our vision is to transform how organisations understand their consumers […]
Tencent has announced its first restructure in six years as the company faces increasing pressure from falling share prices and Chinese regulation. The internet giant will consolidate its business units combining online and mobile internet into one unit and will launch a new division to focus on business services such as cloud computing. The announcement, […]
As the 2018 edition of DMEXCO kicks off in Cologne on September 12, we sat down with some of digital marketing and digital business experts, to see what they are most looking forward to from this year’s conference: Carolin Schreiber, Strategic Solutions Manager, Shutterstock DMEXCO is the most anticipated event for me and my colleagues at Shutterstock […]
On of the world’s largest mobile lockscreen media platform, Buzzvil, a member company of the K-ICT Born2Global Centre, announced it has acquired India and Pakistan’s leading lockscreen content curator SlideApp as part of its effort to tighten its grip in the global mobile ad market. Financial terms were not disclosed. John Lee, CEO of Buzzvil, said, “By taking SlideApp under our wing, Buzzvil […]
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola announced it plans to launch services in the United Kingdom in 2018, months after it expanded its operations in Australia, in an ongoing turf war with US rival Uber Technologies. Ola, backed by Japan’s Softbank Group, has obtained licences to begin operations in South Wales in September, as well as Greater […]
China’s Huawei raised its forecast for full-year smartphone shipments to more than 200 million and said it could become the world’s top vendor of the devices in the final quarter of next year. Huawei, which recently displaced Apple as the No. 2 smartphone vendor in the June quarter, expects full-year shipments to beat an initial […]
Almost a third of the UK working population – 10.4 million people – could be using smartphones to be more productive at work, according to new research from Deloitte, Mobile Readiness for Work, which is based on survey responses from 3,369 UK workers. Going mobile: narrowing the productivity gap The study found that of the […]
WhatsApp has finally begun monetising its platform with the launch of its first money-making enterprise product – it’s first revenue stream since dropping the subscription fees from the app that nobody seemed to pay. Following the introduction of its business messaging features and its dedicated business app, the Facebook-owned messaging platform now give businesses the opportunity to provide […]