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Big Data Exchange moves global headquarters to Singapore
Big Data Exchange (BDx), Asia-Pacific’s premier data center, colocation and hybrid cloud solutions provider, announced the relocation of the company’s global headquarters to Singapore. With this relocation, the company plans to continue investing in the Singapore market by creating new career opportunities and increasing its data center offerings and energy effectiveness.
Mobile money industry reached record $1 trillion in 2021
Mobile money adoption and use saw continued growth in 2021, processing a record $1 trillion annually, according to the GSMA’s 10th annual “State of the industry report on mobile money”.
Telenor Myanmar subsidiary sold to Lebanese M1
Myanmar's junta has approved the sale of Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor's Myanmar subsidiary to Lebanese conglomerate M1 Group, in a move activist groups warn could put sensitive customer data in the hands of the military.
Huawei reports record-high net profit, solid growth in digital power, cloud and carrier businesses
Huawei’s net profit recorded an all-time high in 2021, increasing 75.9% year-on-year to reach 113.7 billion yuan. However, revenue declined by 28.6% from the preceding year, totaling 636.8 billion yuan. The company's R&D expenditure reached 142.7 billion yuan, accounting for 22.4% of total revenue, and the highest R&D amount the tech giant recorded in the past decade.
Data centers will fuel India’s trillion-dollar digital economy growth
India’s data centre industry is poised for a sustained period of growth, driven by a diverse range of consumption and demographic trends, says Nxtra by Airtel, the data centre subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, India’s premier communications solutions provider, in association with JLL India, the country’s largest real estate consultancy and professional services firm. The launch of a joint study projects that the expansion of the Indian data centre industry will be supported by the accelerated adoption of digital infrastructure led by the pandemic, rising digital usage, cloud consumption and the national 5G rollout.
MyRepublic appoints new president to lead new business vision
Yap Yong Teck has assumed the role of president at MyRepublic, stepping up from his previous role as group managing director. This promotion comes as MyRepublic reveals a new business vision and operating model as part of its decade-long anniversary celebration this year.
Malaysia confirms utilizing SWN model for 5G implementation
The Malaysian government is sticking to its plan of deploying 5G through a single wholesale network (SWN). In a joint statement from the ministries of finance and communications and multimedia, up to 70% equity in the wholly state-owned 5G company, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), will be available to telcos.
Big Data Exchange moves global headquarters to Singapore
Big Data Exchange (BDx), Asia-Pacific’s premier data center, colocation and hybrid cloud solutions provider, announced the relocation of the company’s global headquarters to Singapore. With this relocation, the company plans to continue investing in the Singapore market by creating new career opportunities and increasing its data center offerings and energy effectiveness.
Indonesia's GoTo plans to raise up to $1.26bn in IPO
GoTo, Indonesia's largest technology company, is looking to raise up to $1.26 billion in its initial public offering this month, despite rocky global market conditions.