Manufacturing grew at a slower pace in August on the back of a weaker jobs market but the electronics sector stole the show by returning to expansionary mode after contracting for six straight months. ( read original story ...)
Singtel offers 5G speed of more than 1Gbps on 3.5GHz in Singapore first
Singtel is now the first telecommunication company in Singapore to offer 5G speed of more than 1Gbps ... the three-month trial will allow Singtel customers an early taste of the ultra-fast mobile ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Tech Bans, Pandemic No Match for Asia’s Electronics Rebound
The electronics sector has found a way to thrive amid the global pandemic, with 5G demand helping the industry remain a rare catalyst for Asian factories. ( read original story ...)
A Singaporean venture capitalist on what makes Singapore and Southeast Asia the future of ‘big impact’ in e-commerce, media, and technology
Jenny Lee, managing partner at GGV Capital in Singapore, says the Southeast Asian region is set to make a "big impact" in several major sectors. ( read original story ...)
Private LTE Industry to be Worth $7.5 Billion by 2025 – Global Market Growth, Trends and Opportunity Analysis
Availability of unlicensed spectrums such as CBRS and MulteFire bands, growing demand in industrial and commercial IoT, and mobile robotics and ML are expected to shape the future of the private LTE ... ( read original story ...)
As anxiety over foreigners grows, Singapore PM warns against turn inwards
Worries over jobs have turned the focus on its high immigration levels, an issue emphasized by opposition parties.Singapore's political stability and pro-business policies have long attracted investme ... ( read original story ...)
Shiok Meats plans to commercialise the business in Singapore in the next two years
Shiok Meats, a homegrown start-up, plans to commercialise the business in Singapore within the next two years after its latest fund-raising exercise in June. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Predicted To Open In The Green
The Singapore stock market has moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 40 points or 1.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests ... ( read original story ...)
Global Private LTE Market by Component, Technology, Deployment Model, Frequency Band, End User and Region – Forecast to 2025 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
The "Private LTE Market by Component (Infrastructure and Services), Technology (FDD and TDD), Deployment Model (Centralized and Distributed), Frequency Band (Licensed, Unlicensed, and Shared Spectrum) ... ( read original story ...)
Spacing Singapore to improve social distancing
SMU Associate Professor Rajesh Balan's work on the Singapore Spacer project could help keep COVID-19 at bay, and even turn into a commercially viable product. More importantly, it was made possible by ... ( read original story ...)
Tech Data reaches deal to acquire Asian technology distribution company
The deal for Singapore-based Innovix Distribution will expand the Largo company’s reach in Pacific Asia. Less than two months after going private in a $6 billion deal, Largo’s Tech Data is expanding ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel launches 5G trial services in Singapore, second telco after StarHub to do so
Singtel launched 5G trial services in Singapore on Tuesday (Sept 1), the second telco after StarHub to allow consumers to surf on a faster mobile network.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
How Singapore’s vibrant hawker culture – a ‘foodie’s delight’ – unifies its multiracial society
City state has applied to have its beloved hawker scene, dating from mid-1800s, recognised on Unesco List of Intangible Cultural Heritage ... ( read original story ...)
Technology conferences and events in Southeast Asia 2020-21
14 September: CIO Leaders Indonesia Summit, Jakarta. The networking-focused in-person event explores ways to innovate business via technology. 15 September: ReactJS Singapore meetup, virtual event. ( read original story ...)
TPG’s customer service woes a troubling sign of Singapore’s overheated mobile market
Poor customer service at TPG Telecom is a worrying sign that competition in Singapore has brought lower mobile prices but poorer quality. ( read original story ...)
Japan will profit from Singapore’s taste for sewage. Hong Kong dig in!
Population growth, climate change and plain old bad piping mean it’s time to invest in the companies behind desalination and sewage recycling technology, writes . ( read original story ...)