Author: Goh Thean Eu
IoT in Malaysia: Challenges ahead before it goes viral
Open standards, security and cost issues among key concerns for IoT adoption
Regulators need to have clearer guidelines on areas like NFC and e-payment
DiGi able to roll out LTE despite spectrum limitation: COO
DiGi says its LTE spectrum is sufficient for the time being
Company working on refarming the 1800MHz spectrum
[Original heading amended to better reflect DiGi's stand]
MALAYSIA'S third largest mobile operator DiGi.com Bhd believes it has enough spectrum to grow its 4G-LTE (Fourth Generation Long-Term Evolution) coverage even though it has spectrum limitations.
Rocket Internet's FoodPanda here for the long haul
To expand to East Malaysia by year-end, aims to break even in next 2yrs
No plans to acquire any rival, claims already doubling revenue every 6mths
20% of Malaysian mobile users on LTE by 2019: Ericsson
Mobile data traffic to jump tenfold by 2019, video the main catalyst
Indoor coverage important, telcos need to consider advanced solutions
Disrupt: LTE can boost ARPU, but will take time
Korean mobile operators were able to increase their ARPU with LTE
However, Korea is unique and won’t be easy for Malaysian celcos to emulate it
Streamlining operations a 'strategic necessity,' says Kofax
Malaysia one of the key markets for Kofax
Many companies in South-East Asia still doing things manually
Analysts expect Astro key indicators to further improve
Recent results show improvements in major indicators
Delay of Measat 3B satellite launch not a major concern
Malaysia among countries most hit by e-banking malware: Trend Micro
3% of all online banking malware detections were in Malaysia, US No 1 with 23%
14.3mil individual and 300K corporate subscribers of e-banking in Malaysia
Increasing demand for predictive analytics from Asean banks: IBM
Can be a differentiator for banks, in both retail and corporate segments
Most banks in Asia have yet to embrace predictive analytics solutions
Telco Deep Dive: Interesting times ahead for broadband
On May 26, Digital News Asia (DNA) released its first Deep Dive report, which looked at the telecommunications space in Malaysia. In this article, Goh Thean Eu looks at Malaysia’s broadband landscape and its challenges.
