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May 6th, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew A trial will kick off in Singapore this quarter to test new uses of 5G in the manufacturing industry, so that it can be expanded to other...
April 17th, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew If you're a Singapore SME forced to have staff work from home, a government subsidy can help defray the costs of a laptop and...
March 2nd, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew Reskilling or retraining a human being, especially if he has spent decades in another field, is not the same as simply reprogramming a...
February 18th, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew When 5G arrives in Singapore in 2022 or earlier, the telecom market will be very different, with only two players owning the city's latest...
January 24th, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew StarHub and M1 will put in a joint bid for a 5G licence in Singapore, the first time rival telecom operators are launching such a bid, amid fierce competition in the...
January 8th, 2020 | by
Esmond Xu Four bold predictions of a future that may fundamentally alter our approach to technology use, with a special focus on...
October 17th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew These are early days for 5G in Singapore, with many problems to be discovered. Its lofty promises are still years away from being fulfilled....
June 20th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew The first 5G networks launched in South Korea are giving users faster download speeds in real-world tests, according to mobile analytics firm...
June 18th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew 5G has go beyond being a speed boost to be a "public utility" that brings innovative new applications and services to Singapore, according to the head of the country's government...
February 8th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew SingPost's blase attitude towards the numerous complaints over the years about its subpar service seems to have finally caught up with...
November 22nd, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew The latest push from the IMDA to get Singapore's businesses ready is yet another example of earnestness, as well as concern at how slowly things can move...
April 23rd, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew StarHub will stop connecting its cable network to new homes and offices to deliver pay-TV, broadband and voice services from April...
March 7th, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew The news that Singapore is opening an incubation hub to help grow and groom startups in cyber security is a welcome...
October 12th, 2017 | by
Techgoondu While MNCs in Singapore have clearly adopted cloud technology, SMEs still lag far...
August 17th, 2017 | by
Grace Chng IMDA will work with the Singtel, M1 and StarHub to identify digital solutions in areas like cyber security and data analytics, and bundle them with traditional broadband and Wi-Fi services which the SMEs can...
July 22nd, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew More than 100 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore have taken up solutions such as smart sensors and 3D visualisation on a pre-approved list aimed at helping them quickly get up to...
May 23rd, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Telecom operators testing out new 5G services in Singapore will have frequency fees waived until December 2019, as the country seeks advance the new mobile...
May 2nd, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Infocomm technology (ICT) talent will be in demand with the digitalisation of the economy, society and government, says Khoong Hock Yun, the assistant chief executive for development at...
April 21st, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew A StarHub outage in October last year was not caused by a coordinated attack by hackers as first thought, but was down to part of the infrastructure being...
December 14th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew It did so by paying a heavy price, spending a grand S$105 million in an auction to secure the airwaves it needs to roll out its mobile...
