Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today launched a Global SME Enablement Program to provide cloud technology relief worth more than USD 30 million to new and existing small and medium enterprise (SME) customers around the world…
Samsung has decided upon self-reliance and is trying to substitute its cloud service provider. Samsung’s cloud currently relies 60% on Amazon Web Services, reports SamMobile, while the remaining 40% is outsourced to other providers. The cloud platform…
Alibaba’s cloud service is promising to boost e-commerce solutions to businesses suffering from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The new services will allow retailers to set up a functioning trading platform within five days. Remote hands-on training…
Nokia and Japan’s newest mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile are working together to enable the operator’s implementation of a fully automated operations environment for the 5G era. Nokia will operate Rakuten Mobile’s virtualized core network to manage…
From the verification in Telkomsel’s live network, the solution increases the mobile broadband cell edge user experience significantly. The application of spectrum cloudification technology increases the LTE user downlink speed throughput by 116% from 50Mbps…
To support its customers around the world, Oracle today announced, at the annual Oracle OpenWorld, that it plans to launch 20 new Oracle Cloud regions by the end of 2020, for a total of 36 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure regions. This expansion includes regions…
Chinese e-commerce giant JD exceeded revenue expectations in the June quarter, net sales up by 23 per cent to 50.28 billion yuan (US$21.28 billion). The company has cited forays into the convenience-store sector and supermarkets, as well as the harnessing of…
BT will develop its 5G capabilities further after striking an agreement with Juniper Networks. The network developer will support BT in the delivery of its Network Cloud infrastructure initiative, which will allow various lines of its business on a single…
PT VisioNet Data Internasional (VisioNet) has selected Epsilon to deliver its Direct Cloud Connect solution for its enterprise customers in Indonesia. Through the partnership, VisioNet’s Indonesian enterprise customers will benefit from on-demand access to…
HMD Global, licensee for the Nokia smartphone brand, has received Android Enterprise Recommended certification to three new devices in its portfolio. The three new devices include the Nokia 9 PureView, the recently announced smartphone with a five-camera…
It’s getting harder and harder to complain about running out of storage space on today’s high-end and even mid-range smartphones, especially if you also add in an ultra-affordable or insanely hefty microSD card. At the same time, it’s generally a good idea to…
China Mobile International has launched a new cloud network integration solution in Hong Kong designed to provide multinational enterprise customers with self-service deployment capabilities. The new iSolutions offering will also allow customers to manage all…
Seagate Technology recently released a white paper with IDC on the growing datasphere in Asia Pacific including Japan, but excluding China (APJxC). This is following the launch of IDC’s global White Paper, The Digitization of the World – From Edge to Core,…
India’s Vodafone Idea has contracted Ericsson to deploy a cloud packet core to enhance its existing core network. The deployment forms part of the operator’s ongoing network modernization program. It is aimed at enabling speedier introduction of new services…
China Unicom and Ericsson have signed an agreement to accelerate the development of commercial 5G technology. The agreement signed at China Unicom’s 5G Innovation and Cooperation Conference in Shenzhen involves further co-operation on a 5G test network. The…
Amazon profit surged 118 per cent during the first quarter of this year, from US$1.6 billion to $3.56 billion. Operating income during the March quarter reached $4.4 billion, compared to $1.9 billion the same time last year. The increases come off the back of…