iTnews Asia Team

The top 10 opportunities for technology companies in 2021

Where can technology companies find the most innovation and growth from?

Feb 26 2021 8:27AM

Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand ranked 1, 2 and 3 for fastest fixed download speeds globally

Competition for the fastest speed is fierce in the three countries, with each swopping places and tussling for leadership every month

Feb 25 2021 9:33AM

Malaysia bets big on digitalisation with ‘MyDigital’ economy blueprint

The 10-year roadmap aims to transform Malaysia into a regional market producer of digital products and services, and for the government to be fully data-driven

Feb 24 2021 12:33PM

Launch of Dell’s Global Innovation Hub a step to helping Singapore ‘emerge stronger’

The GIH will not only focus on advancing digital transformation for augmented/mixed reality, data analytics, cloud-native, cybersecurity, and edge computing, but will also look at creating better user experiences.

Feb 24 2021 10:44AM

COVID-19 breaks tradition and transforms how Sri Lanka’s favourite beverage, tea, is bought and sold

Barred from doing physical auctions, where tea was sold since 1880, and facing the threat of a business closure, brokers, merchants and buyers in the Sri Lankan tea trade turned to Microsoft and the cloud to keep two million workers and a multimillion dollar staple industry alive and humming

Feb 24 2021 10:06AM

High number of Asia-Pacific financial institutions found lax in reporting financial crime

What is worrying is that the bulk of financial institutions in APAC will break laws and incur fines to facilitate transactions, even questionable ones.

Feb 24 2021 9:42AM

IBM and Tech Mahindra aim to elevate partnership into a billion-dollar business in India within three years

The two companies, who have been in a global partnership for more than two decades, will work on five strategic areas: 5G, automation, hybrid cloud, cyber security, data and AI

Feb 23 2021 1:28PM

Japan set to build largest ever data centre in Inzai

This massive 330,000-square-metre facility will be completed by 2030 and be seven times as large as the Tokyo Dome baseball stadium

Feb 23 2021 9:16AM

SAP picks Paul Marriot to spearhead Asia Pacific Japan

Asia’s next decade of growth will be driven by the cloud, says Marriot

Feb 22 2021 12:20PM

Smart Communications brings 5G across all of Metro Manila cities

Smart’s networks currently cover 96 percent of the Philippines population and 95 percent of cities and municipalities

Feb 22 2021 10:09AM

Singtel taking action on data breach to support affected stakeholders

Nearly 130,000 customers’ personal information – including NRIC details – were stolen, with 23 organisations impacted in Singapore

Feb 19 2021 8:52AM

Australian Data Centres engages Oracle to provide sovereign hosted cloud services to government

As a next step, ADC will be sharing their best practices with the government and major telecom providers.

Feb 19 2021 8:45AM

HGC appoints Lee Kwan as Chief Networking Officer

Lee brings over 35 years’ experience in the telecom network and ICT industry to his role

Feb 18 2021 8:57AM

Indonesia ministry aspires to jumpstart AI talent pool

About 3,000 students in the country are expected to be trained to help them grow their digital skills in 2021

Feb 18 2021 8:57AM

Laura Houldsworth appointed as Senior VP & GM of SAP Concur Asia Pacific Japan and Greater China

Prior to her new role, Houldsworth was previously the MD for SAP Concur Southeast Asia

Feb 17 2021 8:57AM

Myanmar shuts down the internet, indefinitely, again

In 2019, Myanmar also blocked internet connectivity for about three months. Authoritarian governments have used the control of the internet as a weapon to stifle dissent and prevent the people from organising protests.

Feb 17 2021 8:47AM

ADB: Digital Technologies will play a vital role in Asia’s COVID-19 recovery

There will be about 65 million new jobs created every year in the Asia Pacific region until 2025 from increased use of digital technologies

Feb 17 2021 8:42AM

Three in five China smartphone users now on 5G

5G smartphone adoption in the country has been the most aggressive globally

Feb 16 2021 9:23AM

Singapore Press Holdings modernises wireless networks in digital transformation drive

The network upgrade will create operational efficiencies and bolster security across thousands of users and devices from a single management pane

Feb 16 2021 8:48AM

China Mobile expands global network with new Frankfurt data centre

The data centre will act as both an International Network Exchange hub and an Internet Data Centre in Europe for China Mobile

Feb 15 2021 9:34AM