SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output in February rose 12.6 per cent from a year ago, on the back of strong growth in the electronics and precision engineering clusters. Excluding the more volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output grew 17.1 ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore February factory output rises faster than expected
SINGAPORE, March 24 Singapore's industrial production rose more than expected in February from a year earlier thanks to a surge in electronics manufacturing output, but analysts expect global conditions will weigh on manufacturing in months ahead. ( read original story ...)
Needy expat workers get new phones as Singapore moves to scrap 2G
A Singapore migrant welfare group has started distributing 3G-enabled mobile phones to cash-strapped foreign workers days before the city-state shuts down its 2G network. Telecom operators in the highly wired island will end second-generation services on ... ( read original story ...)
Needy expat workers get phones as Singapore moves to scrap 2G
SINGAPORE: A Singapore migrant welfare group has started distributing 3G-enabled mobile phones to cash-strapped foreign workers days before the city-state shuts down its 2G network. Telecom operators in the highly wired island will end second-generation ... ( read original story ...)
More Singapore firms riding the online shopping wave
lists its products on Amazon and online electronics retailer Newegg in order to reach customers in the United States. "We knew from the start that the majority of our market is not in Singapore," said chief executive Donny Soh, who developed the technology ... ( read original story ...)
Technology Hardware Stocks form a Firm Foundation for Industry 4.0
Singapore Manufacturing Sector represents 20% of Singapore’s 2016 GDP. The Government is focusing on key growth areas such as advanced manufacturing and Industrial IoT. SGX’s Technology Hardware companies form a firm foundation for the paradigm shift ... ( read original story ...)
Vodafone Connects Mobike's Bike-Sharing Scheme in Singapore
SINGAPORE, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vodafone is providing all the managed Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity for the world's most popular bike sharing company Mobike's operations in Singapore, Mobike's first outside of China. The Vodafone ... ( read original story ...)
TPG predicts SG$300m spend on Singapore mobile network
Australian telecommunications provider TPG has announced its financial results for the first half of FY17, revealing that it is predicting capital expenditure spend of between SG$200 million and SG$300 million for the rollout of its Singaporean mobile network. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Navy launches fourth littoral mission vessel Justice
Naval Technology News, views and contacts from the global Naval industry The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has launched the fourth littoral mission vessel (LMV), Justice, at Singapore Technologies Marine's (ST Marine) Benoi shipyard. Singapore State ... ( read original story ...)
Growing demand for mobile payment services across Asia
mobile payments soared from the same base to 38.6 trillion yuan, a jump of more than 200 per cent, said Beijing-based BigData Research. China's embrace of fintech has put even Singapore to shame: 40 per cent of Chinese consumers are today using new payment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore February Non-Oil Export Growth Exceeds Expectations
SINGAPORE--Singapore's February exports rose faster than expected, as shipments of electronics and non-electronics goods rose. Exports of goods made in Singapore rose 21.5% in February compared with a year earlier, after rising 8.6% in January, trade ... ( read original story ...)
3 Ways You Lose by Not Using a Credit Card in Singapore
Using credit cards is just one of them, especially for people in Singapore. According to the MasterCard's Mobile Payments Readiness Index, Singapore ranked as the most "mobile payments ready" country in the world with a very high penetration of credit cards. ( read original story ...)
Technology key to solving manpower crunch: Swee Say
SINGAPORE — While there are legitimate concerns in countries about technology putting workers out of jobs, such a worry would be largely unfounded in Singapore, said Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say yesterday, as he assured undergraduates who had the job ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Australia cooperation on science and technology takes off
SINGAPORE — Singapore-Australia cooperation on science, technology and innovation received a boost with the launch of the Australian Landing Pad at one-north yesterday. Singapore is one of five global innovation hubs identified by the Australian ... ( read original story ...)
Taking Singapore Into Space, And Beyond
Another Star in Satellite Technology Although a newcomer to the satellite industry, the Singapore team didn’t just match the know-how of others. They also did it better and faster, taking just over five years to get the Singapore satellite up and into space. ( read original story ...)
High-Speed Downlink LTE-Advanced Pro Subscribers Will Reach 641 Million in 2021
SINGAPORE, Mar 08, 2017 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) -- ABI Research Finds LTE-Advanced Pro to be Mobile Operators' Stepping Stone to 5G SINGAPORE, March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As LTE-Advanced Pro deployments gain momentum across the world, the ... ( read original story ...)