Singtel has become the first operator in Singapore to deploy a commercially available narrowband ... Singtel and Ericsson also became the first to attain 1.1Gbps across LTE during a trial of licensed-assisted access (LAA) technology in December. ( read original story ...)
Telstra and Ericsson attain 2Gbps 4G speeds
Singtel will begin rolling out gigabit-capable 4G LTE across Singapore using Ericsson's intelligent carrier aggregation technology across quad-band FDD/TDD. Verizon completes 5G call using 3GPP standards The carrier claims its the first to do so ... ( read original story ...)
Smart: 4G use in PHL could grow faster if smartphone makers improve devices
more LTE-A capable devices in the hands of more users is the other half of the key that will lift the mobile-data speeds in the country, and put the Philippines at par with the likes of Singapore and South Korea,” he said. Tamayo was referring to LTE ... ( read original story ...)
Will 5G come to India in 2019 or 2020?
Also, India has the slowest 4G LTE average speed in the world at 6 Mbps, lagging behind even neighbouring south Asian nations. The highest is 44 Mbps average in Singapore. Even Japan is not in the top 10. So, it's impossible for India to have 5G networks ... ( read original story ...)
Rohde & Schwarz is First to Validate Conformance Test Cases for RCS 5.3
The test cases were validated during the GCF conformance and interoperability agreement group meeting in Singapore. Rich Communication Suite ... carrier acceptance tests for IMS, Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and video over LTE (ViLTE) as well as RCS. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tops Another List – This Time, For The Size Of Our Online Shopping Carts
This corresponds with the maturity of each market. Singaporeans clearly prefer to shop with desktop as Singapore’s mobile conversion rate pales in comparison to its desktop conversion rate, with mobile at 0.9 times and desktop at 3 times. This is despite ... ( read original story ...)
Launch of Hotel Guest Experience Technology in Singapore
We are delighted to be working with Tapendium to bring the Digital Concierge Solution to guests of The Fullerton Hotels Singapore,” said Timothy Tan, Head of Enterprise Business, IT & Mobile, Samsung Electronics Singapore. “The combination of Samsung ... ( read original story ...)
Bridgestone launches the Turanza T005A in Singapore
Bridgestone Tyre Sales Singapore today announced the official launch of its ... and cut down on carbon footprint for delivery orders or invoices, as well as a new mobile-friendly website platform that aims to provide easy access to information on its ... ( read original story ...)
Congress sharing users’ data with Singapore-based firm: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused the Congress of sharing users' data with a Singapore-based firm soon after a French ... gender and names of the users of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mobile app were being sent to a third party domain ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore government tries out bus pooling too
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA ... He noted that data analytics and mobile application technology had revolutionised commuters’ travel. The use of such technology can help public bus services optimise precious resources. ( read original story ...)
Uber to sell Southeast Asia business to Singapore-based rival Grab
The company has more than 86 million mobile app downloads, currently offers services in more than 190 cities across Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Cambodia. ( read original story ...)
Today’s top tech news, March 26: Grab buys Uber, Malaysia/Singapore pursue fake news bills
In Singapore last week, a heated public hearing had tech giants ... Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come under fire after revelations that his official mobile app was sending personal data to a third party without users consent, according to Reuters. ( read original story ...)
India ranks 109th globally in mobile download speeds: Report
MUMBAI: India, the largest consumer of mobile data in the world ... compared with 18.82 mbps in November 2017, the index said. Singapore leads in the fixed broadband front, with a download speed of 161.53 mbps. India last year had reported the biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Uber races towards IPO with South-east Asian deal
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Uber is revving up for an initial public offering by exiting another cut-throat market. On Monday, the US ride-hailing giant said it would hand its South-east Asian arm to Grab, a US$6 billion local rival, and take 27.5 per cent of ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese outlet mall operator launches IPO
In the first initial public offering (IPO) of a real estate investment trust (Reit) in Singapore this year, Sasseur Reit is offering 266.6 million units at 80 cents each. This consists of 13.8 million shares for the public, with the rest being 252.8 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Aslan Pharma lines up an $86M IPO to fund pivotal cancer drug studies
With its lead oncology drug in a pivotal study for biliary tract cancer and a slate of key catalysts coming up in other trials, Singapore-based Aslan Pharmaceuticals has filed for an IPO on Nasdaq, with plans to raise around $86 million. Helmed by Carl ... ( read original story ...)