Telcos
Which Malaysian telco is going to rule Q1?
All eyes will be on Axiata Group Bhd’s first quarter financial results announcement on May 25, which will answer the question of which Malaysian telco led the industry in the first quarter of 2016.
Does Singapore have too many telcos?
With the entry of MVNO Circles.Life, Benjamin Cher asks: Is the market ready for yet another mobile operator, or will Singapore’s incumbents maintain the status quo?
Telcos ripping out boxes: AT&T’s SDN journey
US telco giant AT&T aims to move 75% of its network functions to software-defined networking by 2020 – a tough but worthwhile journey, it says. Benjamin Cher has the story.
Tune Talk trains its guns on Indonesia
New package targets migrant Indonesians
Discussions ongoing to expand overseas
Investments: IoT startups are killing it, according to Ovum study
Telco and tech firms spent over US$31 billion on IoT-related investments and acquisitions between 2011 and 2015, according to new research from Ovum.
Telcos: It’s not about technology, it’s about entertainment
The playbook has changed. Telcos now have to look at their business as a service, suggested Huawei Consulting principal consultant Nigel Bruin.
PCCW looks at Viu as just the start
The SEA video-streaming space is heating up, and PCCW’s Viu is just the latest to enter an arena crowded with regional players iflix and Hooq, and even US giant Netflix. What is its plan?
Slow start to Indonesia’s govt-sanctioned OTT drive
A national plan by the Government and telecommunications operators in Indonesia to stave off a ‘foreign invasion’ by actively encouraging local OTT apps has got off to a slow start, with the three having been approved only after three months.
Week in Review: Malaysia’s spectrum refarming
News of Malaysia’s spectrum refarming exercise will likely dominate for months to come, predicts Karamjit Singh, while cautioning readers to not drink too much Kool Aid when it comes to startup funding.
Indonesia’s Big 3 gear up for year-end surge
Anticipating a surge in demand for data services in the switchover to the new year, the three major telco operators in Indonesia will be boosting their network capacity and monitoring.
