Singapore telco giants tipped to consolidate their business as smaller players enter the market

Singapore telco giants tipped to consolidate their business as smaller players enter the market

Singapore-based telcos will be consolidating their business in the next three years as more mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) enter the market, it has been predicted. The consolidation claim has come from financial services company Moody’s, which noted that existing MVNOs like Circles.Life and MyRepublic are already eating into the market share of leader Singtel, as well as […]

Deloitte predicts UK technology, media and telecoms sector trends for 2019

Deloitte predicts UK technology, media and telecoms sector trends for 2019

The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has announced its predictions for the UK TMT sector in 2019. The news comes following the launch of the eighteenth edition of Deloitte’s TMT Predictions 2019 report. Smart Speakers: the hear and now Deloitte predicts that smart speakers – internet-connected speakers with integrated […]

Three delivers Hong Kong’s ‘first’ 5G live outdoor broadcast

Three delivers Hong Kong’s ‘first’ 5G live outdoor broadcast

Three Hong Kong, the mobile network operator’s arm in the East Asian autonomous territory, has completed the ‘first’ live outdoor broadcast via a 5G network within Hong Kong. The CK Hutchison-owned company ran outdoor network trials in both the 3.5GHz and 28GHz spectrum bands, carrying out the live outdoor broadcast using the former. The 5G […]

Movistar and Wunderman Buenos Aires launch mobile campaign to fight bullying

Movistar and Wunderman Buenos Aires launch mobile campaign to fight bullying

Wunderman has created a new campaign for Movistar, a leading telecommunications company in Buenos Aires. ‘Perspectives’ is a mobile campaign developed using a unique digital storytelling tool that allows viewers to experience dual video perspectives simultaneously – simply by rotating their phones. ‘Perspectives’ is the story of a teenager divided into two parallel timelines in […]

Elisa first in world to launch commercial 5G

Elisa first in world to launch commercial 5G

Finnish telecommunications company Elisa, has become the first operator in the world to begin commercial use of a 5G network and starts selling 5G subscriptions. The first person to use the 5G network was Anne Berner, Minister of Transport and Communications, who made a video call to Kadri Simson, Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure in […]

Cloudbanter partners with L&T Technology Services

Cloudbanter partners with L&T Technology Services

Mobile technology provider Cloudbanter has announced a new partnership with L&T Technology Services (LTTS), a leading global pure-play Engineering and Development services company, effective immediately. LTTS will become a sales and implementation partner globally for Cloudbanter and play a key role in distributing its innovative technology which monetizes and personalizes mobile messaging, apps and phones on […]

Telco OVO Mobile buys AI-driven NICTA media spinout Incoming Media

Telco OVO Mobile buys AI-driven NICTA media spinout Incoming Media

Mobile telecommunications company OVO Mobile has acquired Incoming Media, a tech start-up spun out of NICTA (now Data61) for more than $13 million in order to use its technology to expand itself into an AI-driven mobile broadcasting platform. The acquisition, which has been completed in a scrip deal, will see the creation of OVOPlay as […]

Deloitte predicts UK technology sector trends for 2018

Deloitte predicts UK technology sector trends for 2018

 The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has announced its predictions for the UK technology sector in 2018. The news comes following the launch of the seventeenth edition of TMT Predictions 2018. Machine Learning: Bargaining Chips A surge in deployment of FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) and ASICs […]

High-Speed, free Wi-Fi Network for City of London

High-Speed, free Wi-Fi Network for City of London

The City of London Corporation has launched a free, gigabit Wi-Fi network, offering workers, residents and visitors internet access as speeds ranging from 50 to 180 megabits per second. Over 150 wi-fi access points have been installed using City of London street furniture. The network was built within 28 weeks in partnership with Virgin Media, UK […]

Telecoming Lands in Malaysia Through a Partnership with Axiata Digital

Telecoming Lands in Malaysia Through a Partnership with Axiata Digital

Telecoming, the Spanish company specialised in content monetisation has partnered with Axiata Digital – the digital services arm of one of Asia’s leading telecommunications groups, Axiata Group Berhad, to enter the Malaysian market. The service will be integrated into Axiata Digital’s Application Program Interface (API) hub or Mobile Internet Fulfilment Exchange (MIFE). With this partnership, […]