Easy access to high quality and efficient transportation infrastructure already makes Singapore one of greatest cities in the world to live and work. But the desire to attract the best talent and businesses from around the world has prompted Singapore to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Hosts a Full-On Maker Extravaganza
Speakers include Dale Dougherty (founder, Maker Media), Rajiv Mongia (director, Technology Outreach Programmes, Intel Corporation), Assistant Professor Lim Tit Meng (chief executive, Science Centre Singapore), Khoong Hock Yun (ACE, IMDA), Veera Swaminathan ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel begins 800Mbps LTE-A rollout on Orchard Road
"We are pleased to again partner with Singtel on this important step in the journey towards 5G," said Martin Wiktorin, president of Ericsson Singapore, Brunei, and Philippines. "In delivering Singtel's Gigabit-class LTE network, we are enabling an enhanced ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech adoption in Singapore lags other economies
Financial technology (fintech) adoption in Singapore lags far behind other economies around the world, a report by business consultancy EY said. But the report released on Tuesday added that the country is expected to catch up and exceed the global average ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media – Statistics and Analyses
Researchmoz added Most up-to-date research on "Singapore - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses" to its huge collection of research reports. Singapore has developed the status of a world leader in telecommunications ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Lufax to launch first overseas platform in Singapore
Competition has been rising among governments across Asia - most notably Hong Kong and Singapore - which have launched a raft of initiatives to grab a slice of the $100 billion invested in financial technology globally. Besides Hong Kong, Lufax had also ... ( read original story ...)
US $2.9 Billion Market Opportunities for LTE Vendors in Mining Sector
SINGAPORE, Jul 17, 2017 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) -- While small compared to global wireless CAPEX, mining sector is a pioneer in private LTE network and an important adjacent market SINGAPORE, July 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ABI Research predicts that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s telco market may look saturated, but players are still vying to enter
Colt's entry into Singapore came as the city-state's telco market has faced its biggest shakeup in years. TPG's highly-anticipated entry in December spurred hopes existing players would offer more competitively priced data and mobile bundles, as well as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore June year on year exports growth beats expectation on firm electronics
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports grew faster-than-expected in June from a year earlier, thanks to continued growth in electronics shipments as well as a rebound in non-electronic products. Exports grew 8.2 percent from June last ... ( read original story ...)
The future of local farming: Balancing technology and nature
But as technology sinks ever deeper roots in Singapore’s urban jungle, some in the industry say that its overemphasis may root out the rustic nature of farming and, for younger generations, a loss of knowledge of where our food comes from. While older ... ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic is pressured to get 2% of MVNO market share
If it wants its bid to pay off in terms of profits. Following its failure to secure Singapore's fourth mobile operator license in December 2016, MyRepublic now plans to offer mobile services as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Singapore from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: An autonomous innovation center
Pang Kin Keong, Singapore’s Permanent Secretary for Transport and the Chairman of its Committee on autonomous driving, said “We face constraints in land and manpower. We want to take advantage of self-driving technology to overcome such constraints ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for role in mobile phone replacement scam
SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected role in a series of cheating cases involving mobile phones, police said on Saturday (Jul 15). The police received a report in June this year regarding a potential misuse of the mobile phone ... ( read original story ...)
StarHub bets on more data sales as mobile space gets squeezed
StarHub’s share price has tumbled more than 30 percent in the two years since Singapore announced plans to facilitate the entry of a fourth mobile player. The stock is the only decliner among Singapore’s three incumbents this year, and 14 out of 22 ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile health app empowers Singapore consumers to self-care
Consumers can receive advice on general health concerns from Guardian’s certified healthcare professionals via the MyDoc app. Consumers in Singapore can now practise self-care with the MyDoc mobile app. The app allows consumers to chat with certified ... ( read original story ...)
New telco to offer generous plans and more competition
Internet service provider MyRepublic, a homegrown firm known for its speedy broadband offers, announced last week that it will start providing mobile services in highly-connected Singapore by October. MyRepublic chief executive officer Malcolm Rodrigues ... ( read original story ...)