Thailand

Thailand government teams up with Huawei to set up 5G network in the country (Asia One)

China-based information and communications technology giant Huawei, in collaboration with Thailand's Digital Economy and Society Ministry, other government offices, private agencies and leading universities, is now ready to turn the...

Thailand

Thailand outlines outstanding projects expected to drive digital economy (Channel Asia)

Thailand’s ministry of digital affairs has laid out 10 outstanding projects across five broad themes that aim to drive the country towards a modern economy and society. The government is looking...

Southeast Asia

SGTech Leads Eight Companies to the 29th edition of Asia IoT Business Platform (SGTech)

From 23-24 April 2019, SGTech led eight Singaporean companies to participate in the Singapore Pavilion at the 29th edition of Asia IoT Business Platform held in Kuala Lumpur. 2019 is the...

Indonesia

The Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Logistics Sector in Indonesia

Amidst shifting planes, Indonesia continues to remain adaptive by promoting Internet of Things (IoT) technologies as part of its larger ploy to push forward ‘Indonesia 4.0’ roadmap. There is a need for government,...

Indonesia

Telkom Cooperates with Japan to Develop IoT-Based Natural Disasters (Republika)

Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology-based natural disaster management is one of the leading services in the partnership plan of PT Telkom Indonesia with Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Corp. This article originally appeared...

Philippines

Philippines - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses (Yahoo Finance)

Telecommunications investment in the Philippines will continue to see increasing emphasis on supporting high speed broadband access. The bulk of the fixed services are in urban areas. The fixed line market in the...

Thailand

Microsoft advises AI regulation under Personal Data Protection Act (Bangkok Post)

Microsoft Thailand, the local operating unit of the US-based technology firm, suggests the Thai government endorse artificial intelligence (AI) regulation under its new Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to build more...

Thailand

Thaicom angling for 5G satellite cash cow (Bangkok Post)

Thaicom, the country's sole satellite service provider, is vying to cash in on 5G by providing broadband satellite capacity to the three major telecom operators to create a new revenue...

Philippines

10 firms to invest in New Clark City (The Manila Times)

At least 10 more local and foreign investors are interested to build facilities in the 9,500-hectare (ha) New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)...

Indonesia

Telkomsel invests US$40 million in startups (The Jakarta Post)

Telkomsel, a cellular operator subsidiary of state-owned communications company PT Telkom Indonesia, announced on Monday a US$40 million investment to develop the digital economy ecosystem. This article originally appeared on...

ASEAN

Arrow and IBM take smart IoT to airports (Channel Asia)

Arrow Electronics has launched a Smart Airport Asset Management Solution, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution co-created with IBM. The offering is designed to provide airport operators with improved operational...

Malaysia

Designing and IoT Roadmap Architecture - Key Takeaways from day 2 of Asia IoT Business Platform Malaysia 2019

Day 2 addressed the essential questions in helping our audience - SMEs and large corporations included - to design their very own IoT roadmap. Over the day, multiple case studies from...

Indonesia

Digitalisation Development and Key Opportunities in Indonesia

Indonesia will be the 7th largest economy in the world” alongside productivity improvements within sectors and urbanisation. The Indonesian government has recognised this and has pushed for digitalisation mainly under...

Thailand

En Route to Thailand 4.0

With the help our advisory panel comprised of four main stakeholders across the digital ecosystem - government agencies, telecommunication companies, solution partners, local end users - we have identified 2 key growth areas set...

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...

Thailand

DEPA aims to create innovation hub (The Nation)

DEPA senior executive vice presฌident Passakorn Prathombuts said the agency aims to build up Thailand as a hub of new innovation and technologies for artificial reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), robotics...

Thailand

Thailand handicapped by poor connectivity (The ASEAN Post)

According to We Are Social’s Global Digital Report 2019, 74 percent of Thailand’s population uses mobile devices to access their banking services. This puts the country at the top of...

Indonesia

Digital Economy Brings Indonesia Up to Class (Industry.co.id)

Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto revealed, the implementation of the digital economy would bring Indonesia to the top of the class with the target of being an upper middle income country...

Indonesia

Encourage Indonesian Construction Services to Use Industry-Based Construction Technology 4.0 (Indopos)

To win global competition, policies in the national construction sector must be directed to be faster, cheaper, and better. One of the basic principles that must be done is to apply...

Philippines

Oracle platinum partner NTT Data eyes Philippine market gap for growth (Channel Asia)

NTT Data sees huge potential in the Philippines market as the country shows an increased appetite for digital transformation, however, challenges still remain. “The Philippines is clearly on the digital transformation...