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NTT SmartConnect Corporation, operating from Osaka, is poised to enhance Japan’s digital landscape with its latest venture. Under the leadership of President and CEO Kento Miyaoku, the company has announced a strategic partnership with Megaport Japan K.K., a…
As the digital economy rapidly transforms industries across Southeast Asia, the Philippines is strategically positioning itself to become a pivotal hub for innovation, data, and connectivity. With soaring digital consumption and an advantageous location, the…
As the digital landscape accelerates across Asia, data centers are emerging as the backbone of telecom cloud adoption. These facilities are not just brick-and-mortar structures; they act as critical nodes where telecommunications companies converge,…
Apple is planning on having more complex AI tasks for iPhones, iPads, and Macs get sent through the cloud to data centers using servers powered by Apple’s powerful in-house chips. Less complicated AI tasks will be handled directly on-device which will make…
Tencent Cloud and technology services provider Acclivis Technologies and Solutions announced that they have signed a strategic partnership to bring private, public and hybrid cloud and ICT solutions to enterprises in Southeast Asia, mainland China and Hong…
Console and game developers constantly have to reinvent themselves in order to stay ahead of the competition, and it would appear that cloud gaming is the next big thing in playing online games. According to gaming experts, the year 2021 is shaping up to be a…
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…
Gartner forecasts worldwide public cloud services market will grow 17.5% in 2019 to reach a total of $214.3 billion, up from $182.4 billion in 2018. Cloud system infrastructure services, or infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is forecast to grow 27.5% in 2019…
SK Telecom unveiled its mobile edge computing (MEC) open platform, which it says can enhance response times in 5G data communications. The operator plans to open up its MEC platform to enterprise customers to enable them to offer new services. MEC, which will…
Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) has teamed up with Indonesian ISP PT Centrin Online Prima to launch a cloud service tailored for the Indonesia market. The launch of ibizCloud in Jakarta aims to provide a one-stop global cloud service that meets the…
Chinese telecoms IT software company AsiaInfo has signed a strategic co-operation agreement with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group. The two companies said they will work together on projects and jointly promote China as a center of…
Reliance Communications subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has expanded its cloud ecosystem with the addition of support for Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute. The company is offering access to ExpressRoute via its CLOUD X Fusion service in Chennai. CLOUD X…
The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 17% in 2016 to $208.6 billion, according to Gartner. The highest growth will come from IaaS, which is projected to grow 43% in 2016. SaaS, one of the largest segments in the global cloud services…
Internet Initiative Japan and Thai data center and IT infrastructure provider TCC Technology (TCCT) have jointly launched a new cloud service in Thailand named Leap GIO Cloud. The new service is being operated by Leap Solutions Asia (LSA), a joint venture…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has committed to connect 2 million Filipino homes with high-speed internet access with a speed of at least 10Mbps and above by 2020. The operator plans to deploy fiber in 20,000 villages across the country to achieve this goal.…
Philippine service provider PLDT has opened the country’s biggest data center at major business district Makati City. The new facility has been built to serve a wide range of organizations, particularly those handling vital data such as banks, business…
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