Singapore aims to drive innovation with $1B fund

The Makara Innovation Fund (MIF) was set up by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) and Makara Capital, which was a fund management firm under the purview of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The new fund would "target high-growth ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Creates S$1 Billion Innovation Fund to Drive Growth

The Makara Innovation Fund -- a collaboration between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and local private equity firm Makara Capital-- will invest S$30 to S$150 million each in 10 to 15 companies with globally competitive technologies over ... ( read original story ...)

Citibank Adds Jet Airways as a Points Transfer Partner

Premium Citibank ThankYou Rewards cards — like the Citi Prestige Card and Citi ThankYou Premier Card — let you transfer their points to airline miles and hotel programs. Star Alliance: Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, EVA Air Infinity MileageLands ... ( read original story ...)

TransferWise is opening an Asian hub in Singapore

LONDON — Online money transfer service TransferWise is launching a new regional hub in Singapore. The fintech business announced on Thursday that it is opening a new office in Singapore that will act as a hub for the Asia-Pacific region. TransferWise ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore ICA seizes chewing tobacco worth US$0.54m

The chewing tobacco was handed over to the Health Sciences Authority for investigation. The import and sale of chewing tobacco is prohibited in Singapore. The following day, on Saturday (April 22), another Malaysia-registered lorry driven by a 48-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore factory output accelerates

SINGAPORE - Singapore's industrial production rose faster than expected in March from a year earlier, thanks to a continued surge in the electronics sector, data showed on Wednesday, pointing to a possible upward revision in the city-state's first quarter ... ( read original story ...)

ABI Research Predicts Public Safety LTE Will Go Mainstream After

SINGAPORE, April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ABI Research predicts that public safety LTE will hit the mainstream markets after 2020 as trials and deployments gain momentum across the world. Hardware revenue is expected to grow by 30% annually, reaching $540 ... ( read original story ...)

British government has bought a £200m 5G 'academic wet dream'

4G/LTE in the UK or in some Asian countries like Singapore are two different things. Load and volume capacities are a challenge for the widespread use of streaming mobile video. We need a solid infrastructure for the mobile video explosion to continue. ( read original story ...)

Singtel opens Galaxy S8 preorders

Singapore mobile operator Singtel has announced that customers ... Customers who acquire the Galaxy S8 and S8+ will have access to Singtel’s 4G LTE network offering speeds of up to 500 Mbps. Online pre-order customers who purchase their Galaxy S8 or ... ( read original story ...)

Airtel offers up to 30 GB free data for 3 months

There are additional benefits for international roaming users as well. For instance, travelers to Singapore, Airtel is offering daily pack for Rs 499 including unlimited incoming calls, free data, SMS and calls to India. Website airtel.in/IR has more details. ( read original story ...)

M1: New spectrum laying the grid for 5G services

This will lead to 1Gbps download speeds by 2017 in combination with M1's 4G+ network and LTE-WiFi Aggregation (LWA ... announced that it would be deploying an NB-IoT network across Singapore with Nokia, after being the nation's first telco to conduct ... ( read original story ...)

Next-Generation Personal Music Server – BRIO by OraStream

Singapore, SINGAPORE, April 12 ... to use an iOS and Android app to access the PC server and connected streaming services using Wi-Fi or 4G/LTE networks. 3. Cloud plan costs S$150 per year. It allows consumers to upload up to 1,000 GB of music files ... ( read original story ...)