Thailand

Is Thailand 4.0 coming to fruition? (The ASEAN Post)

Thailand has also identified 10 S-curve industries that will propel the country to developed nation status. The S-curve industries are divided into two categories – S-curve and New S-curve. S-curve...

Thailand

IoT regulations due next year (Bangkok Post)

A series of regulatory conditions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and related device connectivity are scheduled to be implemented by 2019 to handle machine-to-machine connectivity in the industrial sector, with...

Thailand

Arrow Electronics Teams up with 10 Global Technology Suppliers to Help Thai Businesses Adopt Integrated IoT Solutions (Viet Nam News)

According to a survey conducted by Asia IoT Business Platform in 2017, companies in Thailand were most likely (89%) to explore and/or implement IoT solutions. This was followed by Malaysia...

Asia Pacific

Asia's overstretched airports brace for 4bn flyers (Nikkei Asian Review)

In the Asia-Pacific region alone, 228 new airports are being built, according to the CAPA Center for Aviation, a Sydney-based industry think tank. That is more than half the global...

Thailand

AIS invites Thais to experience 5G First Live in Thailand on 22 November (The Nation)

After securing an additional 10MHz of spectrum on the 1800MHz band in August 2018, AIS has become the digital network service operator with the most bandwidth with a total 120MHz...

ASEAN

Government Key Initiatives and Enterprise Digitisation Projects in ASEAN in 2018

Ranked third in terms of population, sixth in GDP and fourth in trade value, ASEAN remains to be a key player in the global economy, however, ASEAN's digital economy still...

Southeast Asia

The potential of 5G in Southeast Asia (The ASEAN Post)

The mobile market in ASEAN is so big that all member countries have an average of more than 100 percent active mobile internet connections as opposed to population. The number of...

Myanmar

A country full of potential, from 2G to 4G in less than 3 years - 27th Asia IoT Business Platform in Myanmar

U Soe Thein, Director General of the Post and Telecommunications Department under the Ministry of Transport and Communications said in his Government Keynote Address today that “IoT, blockchains, AI, big...

Vietnam

Is IoT a problem solver or a problem creator in Vietnam - 26th Asia IoT Business Platform

In 2018, smart cities topics continue to be a major focus in digital transformation in Vietnam. This year, cyber security issues seem to have made it to Vietnam's list when...

Southeast Asia

Vertiv opens data center factory in Thailand (Data Centre Dynamics)

American critical infrastructure specialist Vertiv has opened a manufacturing facility in the coastal city of Rayong, Thailand. The 84,000 square meter industrial campus will focus on developing turnkey solutions, including...

Southeast Asia

New Southbound Policy: Taiwanese tech firms eye SE Asia (Taipei Times)

ASEAN nations and India are increasingly focused on Industry 4.0 — the trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing, cloud computing, the Internet of Things and cognitive computing —...

Thailand

Krungsri and Siam City Cement jointly develop Krungsri Supply Chain on Blockchain, first-of-its-kind solution, to enhance Thailand’s supply chain ecosystem (Krungsri)

Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL) and Siam City Cement Public Company Limited announced mutual collaboration to develop the Krungsri Supply Chain on Blockchain solution for business operators. For the first time in Thailand, the blockchain...

ASEAN

Which companies are using IoT in Southeast Asia? (Channel Asia Singapore)

“The take-up rate in ASEAN countries is expected to be among the highest in the region due to lower initial IoT spending,” said Mark Koh, research manager for IT in APAC...

Thailand

Most big Thai businesses give digital a big embrace, survey finds (The Nation)

90 per cent of Thailand business leaders believed that digital transformation should be more widespread throughout the organisation. And 61 per cent strongly agree they will be disrupters, rather than...

ASEAN

Investments in Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks hit US$11b: PM Lee (Singapore Business Review)

The seven Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIPs) have brought in more than $15.09b (US$11b) of investment capital from 800 international companies, prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said during his speech at...

Thailand

Dassault Systèmes signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa)

Senior officials from depa visited Dassault Systèmes in Singapore earlier this year in February at Asia IoT Business Platform Singapore and had the chance to meet with the team who...

Thailand

Thailand 4.0: Opportunities in the S-Curve 10 Targeted Industries

In 2014, Thailand’s IoT spending was US$ 57.5M. By 2020, its IoT market is forecasted to increase to US$1 billion, posting enormous opportunities to the potential investors. Thailand is undergoing economic...

Myanmar

Operators unfazed as Myanmar slows (The Nation)

The government enforced a new company law, allowing foreign investors to invest in wholesale and retail trade. Adul Chotinisakorn, director general of Thailand’s Department of Foreign Trade, said Myanmar has a...

Southeast Asia

PM calls for a digital ecosystem for region (The Nation)

Thailand and Vietnam together boast about 47 million online shoppers. Each shopper spent $109 (Bt3,620) last year via e-commerce channels, a 10-14 per cent increase from 2016. Online purchases reached...

Southeast Asia

Singapore deepens digital capabilities through Singtel Innovation Centre (Channel Asia Singapore)

Singtel Innovation centre fosters collaboration between technology partners from small and medium enterprises as well as global technology leaders with Singtel and its customers, leveraging on the 650 million consumers across Australia,...