digital economy
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PLDT has fired up the US-Transpacific Jupiter Cable system, which is the Philippines’ fastest direct data cable link to the US and Japan. -
Veon has completed a US$15 million investment as part of a Series A round of funding for Dastgyr, a Pakistani-based B2B e-commerce marketplace platform.
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Kenyan operator Safaricom has teamed up with Nokia, UNICEF, and the country’s ministries of education and ICT to connect close to 90 primary schools serving 33,000 pupils to the internet in rural and informal urban settlements.
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The proliferation of 5G edge computing is driving the greater need for real-time processing, better user-experience and data intelligence. Capacity heard from Cliff Tam, VP of global data strategy, international business, HGC Global Communications, about the new real-time economy and digital glocalization.
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Alibaba’s revenue grew 64% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021 to the equivalent of US$28.6 billion, but the company made a loss of $1.1 billion because of a fine by China’s market regulator.
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The UK's first post-Brexit budget has seen the country step away from specific targets around gigabit broadband coverage and instead focus on the concept of the "digital economy".
Forthcoming events
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Capacity Middle East 2024
Capacity Middle East is the largest carrier meeting for the Middle Eastern region, uniting the region’s key ICT players. -
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SoftBank’s internet subsidiary Z Holdings (ZHD) has outlined plans to invest US$4.7 billion in technology over the coming five years as it looks to "resist an onslaught from larger overseas rivals".
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Vietnam's FPT Telecom Joint Stock Company is to deploy hardware and software from Ciena to manage rising residential broadband traffic across the country.
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Reliance Industries Limited has called on the Indian government to intervene and end what it has described as "illegal acts of vandalism by miscreants" in Punjab and Haryana.
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French operator Orange has enhanced its operations in Africa with the launch of an online learning scheme and the most affordable 4G Android device.
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It’s an acknowledged fact in businesses around the world today that improving workforce diversity, and particularly gender diversity, is a business imperative.
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In line with the objectives of its Engage 2025 strategy, Orange has launched its inaugural Sustainability Bond to finance a wave of new projects.
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DE-CIX has partnered with three internet companies to create Ruhr-CIX powered by DE-CIX, an internet exchange for the German region of Ruhr.
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The future of telecoms services is likely to lie in a creative approach towards customer engagement, but how can providers craft attractive relationships with their users? Xabier Miqueo and Keith Brody from Evolving Systems, share their thoughts
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Liu Shijiang | Government & Enterprise Customer Department, China Unicom
