Author: Karamjit Singh
The unfolding tragedy of Jaring, Malaysia’s first ISP
Jaring, which introduced the Internet to Malaysia, is facing liquidation and ignominy, and its employees are asking questions over what has happened. Karamjit Singh has the story.
UEM Group jolts Malaysia’s lacklustre IT market with US$26.5mil tender
UEM Group has jolted the IT market in Malaysia with an RFP valued north of US$26.5mil. Karamjit Singh has the story.
Week in Review: MyEG stops playing the VC
MyEG, after behaving like a VC, will now revert to behaving like a typical corporate investor. Will this approach yield it better results? Karamjit Singh ponders.
Catcha’s iflix expects to raise well over U$100mil
Expect Internet TV service iflix to raise well in excess of US$100 million as it presses on with delivering great entertainment value to its subscribers.
KL startup Offpeak raises US$800K from China’s Gobi Partners
Calling itself a ‘restaurant discovery platform,’ Offpeak Hub Sdn Bhd has raised US$800,000 in Series A funding from Chinese VC Gopi Partners. Karamjit Singh has the story.
Week in Review: Content wars heat up, on all fronts
It has been a busy week for the ecosystem, and for DNA! While MDeC works to strengthen the gaming ecosystem, DNA does the same by adding video reviews in both English and Bahasa Malaysia; and while Astro talks up its content in the face of OTT competition, DNA offers a free PDF download of its Telco Deep Dive 2015 special report, writes Karamjit Singh.
BFM and DNA get more social with Tech Talk
DNA cuts down its appearance on BFM Radio but gets more serious, along with BFM, about going social with its content on the business station.
MDeC hopes for Estonia impact with GameFounders Asia
GameFounders is calling for entries to its first gaming accelerator intake in Asia, which closes June 20. Cofounder Kadri Ugand and partner Andrew Walker talk to Karamjit Singh about their accelerator and moving to KL.
It’s a wrap for Telco Deep Dive 2015
DNA's Telco Deep Dive 2015 comes to a close with a wrap-up by Karamjit Singh.
Telco Deep Dive: Customer experience key to Maxis digital strategy
Maxis believes that a brand is built through the customer’s experience with it and not through advertising. Taking this one step further, it has made ‘Customer Experience’ a key outcome and has wrapped this into a company-wide KPI. Karamjit Singh has the story.
