iTnews Asia Team

IMDA announces new funding to boost 5G adoption and commercialisation

New fund continues Singapore’s plans to make the benefits of 5G more accessible to a wider pool of companies

Feb 5 2021 9:17AM

Global notebook shipments reach 60 million high in the last quarter of 2020

Shipments advanced over 25% to a 9-year high of 201 million units in 2020. This robust growth is expected to continue into 2021.

Feb 4 2021 9:27AM

Taiwan Star Telecom aims to double 5G subscriber base by this year

The carrier expects to have a total of 1,000 5G base stations across Taiwan’s six special municipalities

Feb 4 2021 9:22AM

M1 partners with Nokia to drive Singapore’s 5G ecosystem

M1 will be using Nokia’s 5G standalone Core to build a secure, containerised and cloud-native 5G standalone Core to enhance Singapore’s 5G ecosystem

Feb 2 2021 3:47PM

China aims to establish full 5G coverage by 2025

The country sees 5G network coverage as critical in the bid to strengthen its digital economy, as well as showcase integrated 5G applications such as VR and AR in real world environments

Feb 2 2021 12:25PM

China residents against use of facial recognition tech

Alibaba and the China government taking steps to prevent against intrusions into personal privacy

Feb 2 2021 9:18AM

Thailand IT spending to grow 5% this year

Enterprise software spending will see the largest growth of 13.6%

Feb 2 2021 8:43AM

Will digital documents and e-signatures become de rigueur for businesses in APAC?

The pandemic has wrought trenchant changes across industries and forced businesses to turn to digitisation, with digital documents becoming key to boosting their work productivity in 2020.

Feb 2 2021 8:37AM

APAC organisations unprepared for shift to remote working, says Cisco study

Asia Pacific is the region with the largest proportion of organisations to experience an increase in cyber threats globally.

Feb 2 2021 8:27AM

uCloudlink and Vision aim to power Japan’s digitisation efforts with better connectivity

The enhanced connectivity is an important enabler as Japan continues its pursuit of regulatory reform geared to digitalisation

Feb 1 2021 9:15AM

Global IT Spending on track to surpass $4 trillion this year

Businesses are redoubling investments in IT, but their spending patterns are continually shifting.

Jan 29 2021 9:26AM

Celcom aims to help Malaysian enterprises go digital with cloud service

Faced with the challenges from the pandemic, businesses are looking at adopt affordable digital solutions to ensure business sustainability

Jan 29 2021 9:18AM

Informa Tech, IMDA, and STB announce launch of Asia Tech x Singapore 2021 in July

Announcement follows memorandum of intent signed last November to launch a new flagship tech event for Asia

Jan 28 2021 1:28PM

IBM appoints Martin Chee as ASEAN general manager

Chee is tasked with bolstering the company’s presence and collaboration with partners and clients through the adoption of emerging technologies

Jan 28 2021 9:13AM

January 28 is Data Privacy Day. How secure is your business in 2021?

Commemorated annually, Data Privacy Day aims to inspire dialogue and empower individuals and companies globally to act to safeguard their data.

Jan 28 2021 8:18AM

DBS builds Future Tech Academy to equip its technology workforce

The Singapore bank will sponsor training for 200 Singaporeans to enhance the local technology talent pool

Jan 27 2021 2:11PM

Oppo sets up 5G innovation lab to support multiple regions

The 5G lab will be the first for the phone manufacturer to be based out of China

Jan 27 2021 9:04AM

Netskope expands NewEdge network with new data centre in Singapore

The move enhances Netskope’s security private cloud network to deliver web, cloud and SaaS security across the region

Jan 27 2021 8:54AM

Industry veteran Pun Kok Lim joins Bitglass as VP Asia-Pacific & Japan

PK brings more than 30 years of sales and management experience in Asia to Bitglass

Jan 26 2021 8:43AM

Kasikornbank in Thailand overhauls IT department in mobile banking push

The bank was able to leverage Red Hat’s platform, container, and messaging technology with agile and DevOps approaches

Jan 26 2021 8:30AM