Telecommunications

Indonesia excited about 5G, but…

There is little doubt about it, the fifth-generation cellular network frequency (5G) is in our near future. The recent ruckus surrounding the United States (US) and China-based multinational company Huawei should only serve to remind us of how inevitable that fact really is.While the reception for 5G has largely been welcoming, the technology does not come without its own set of complications.

2 June 2019
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edotco: Driving Asia’s sustainable telco industry

Innovation, determination and a keen sense of foresight have been the cornerstones of edotco Group’s pioneering sustainability and green engineering drive.The only regional tower company in Asia, edotco currently owns, manages and operates around 29,600 towers on the continent – making it the 13th largest tower company in the world.Providing end-to-end solutions in the tower services sector from tower leasing, co-locations, build-to-suit, energy, transmission and operations and maintenance (O

4 April 2019
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The future of telecommunications in ASEAN

The telecommunications industry in Southeast Asia is evolving quickly. The average revenue per user (ARPU) from voice calls is on a freefall giving way to increased usage of mobile data which is required to access a variety of applications like video and music streaming, e-hailing services and social media.Consumers are increasingly becoming more affluent as the middle-class household segment continues to grow in Southeast Asia.

3 January 2019
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Building digital villages in rural ASEAN

India would love to play “Big Brother” in a digital sense to ASEAN. The subcontinent wants to create digital villages in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam. The first of these projects will be in Traing district in Takeo, Cambodia.“Traing district will be a testing ground,” said Im Vutha, spokesperson for the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia.

2 December 2018
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The state of the telecommunications market

Although divided by physical borders, the ASEAN region is digitally interconnected. In light of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, technological progress should not be deemed a success, rather it is very much a necessity. More people within the ASEAN citizenry now own smartphones and other digital devices that enable them to keep abreast with what is going on in the complex world around them.

7 October 2018
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The future telco customer

The telecommunications industry in Southeast Asia is fast evolving. The average revenue per user (ARPU) from voice calls is on a freefall giving way to increased usage of mobile data which is required to access a variety of applications like video and music streaming, e-hailing and social media. Consumers are increasingly becoming more affluent as the middle-class household segment continues to grow in Southeast Asia.

6 September 2018
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Singapore's oldest telco has plans for millennials

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. was around back when the telegraph was still cool. Now the 139-year-old company is experimenting with video games as a way to raise its profile with millennials.The telecom giant yesterday announced it plans to start a competitive gaming league this year and will eventually sponsor its own team. Esports may already be big business in markets ranging from the United States (US) to China, but it’s going to be bigger. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

11 July 2018
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Telecommunications market in ASEAN

Although divided by arbitrary physical borders, the ASEAN region is digitally interconnected. In light of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, technological progress should not be deemed a success, rather it is very much a necessity. More people within the ASEAN citizenry now own smartphones and other digital devices that enable them to keep abreast with what is going on in the complex world around them.

20 April 2018
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Block porn or be blocked, Indonesia warns Google, Twitter

Indonesia has threatened to bar the world’s biggest social-media providers from operating in the country unless they comply with stringent demands to filter pornography and other content deemed obscene.Twitter, Alphabet, Google and a host of companies have been put on notice by Indonesian Communications Minister Rudiantara, who warned that “all platforms” now face serious consequences if they don’t adhere to government requests to block content.“The worst case is I will not allow them to be i

17 November 2017
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Malaysia probes leak of 46 mln phone users' data

Malaysia is investigating an attempt to sell details of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers that were leaked online in a massive data breach, a minister said Wednesday.The breach was originally reported by local technology website Lowyat.net after unidentified individuals offered the phone data, from several telecoms companies, and other personal information for sale on a public forum on the site.Communications Minister Salleh Said Keruak said police and the country's internet

1 November 2017
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