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Philippines’ mobile Internet connectivity among slowest worldwide
The Philippines ranks fourth-last in a global ranking of mobile Internet speed (LET standard) in 77 countries undertaken by OpenSignal, a London-based mobile network...
Philippine SMEs told to gear up for ASEAN 2015
The Philippine Telephone Long Distance (PLDT) Group on July 17 urged the country's small-medium enterprises (SMEs) to gear up for the upcoming regional economic...
Ooredoo Myanmar completes network test run
Ooredoo Myanmar has successfully completed a mobile network trail test at their head office near the Myanmar Information and Communication Technology Park.
The mobile service...
Qatar brings innovation to ASEAN
Good news emerged recently with regards to Qatar’s business involvement in Southeast Asia. Not only that the country’s telecom group Ooredoo announced that it...
Chunghwa Telecom eyes Myanmar’s 3G market
Taiwan's largest telecom company, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), together with leading smartphone maker HTC will cooperate with overseas firms to invest in the largest telecom...
Malaysia mobile internet growth powers strong revenue
DiGi.Com Bhd (DiGi) recorded higher revenue of RM1.653 billion in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13) fuelled by continuous growth in service revenue, up...
Thailand’s internet users set to double
Far from being a land of ascetic Buddhist norms, today Thailand is one of the most connected countries in the region. As of July...
3G SIM prices drop in Myanmar
Myanmar has confirmed that heart-wrenchingly expensive 3G SIM cards will be reduced to a mere couple of thousand kyats, marking an approximate 10-fold drop...
HTC beats rivals with Burmese fonts
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has become the latest entrant to the formerly isolated Myanmar market in an apparent bid to beat rivals Samsung and...
3G can revolutionise media-savvy Thailand
The long-awaited upgrade to the fast mobile network standard 3G due to be implemented in early 2013 will revolutionise the digital market in Thailand, already a top media consumer in the Asia-Pacific region, Justin Calderon learned.
SingTel loses due to Bharti investment
Despite a 31.5% decrease in earnings over the first quarter of 2011, SingTel remains confident about its long-term investment in Indian telecom Bharti. The...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...