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Research
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Global broadband less affordable in 2021

Internet connectivity became less affordable around the world in 2021, according to the latest statistical analysis by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). The share of people’s incomes spent on…

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Telecom
1 min read

Vietnam to launch commercial 5G service in 2022

Vietnam is set to commercially launch 5G mobile services next year as it seeks to increase the number of internet users by reducing the number of 2G smartphones to under 5 percent. The Ministry of Information and Communications reported at a meeting Wednesday…

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Telecom
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TRAI releases consultation paper on satellite gateway

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended an invitation to industry stakeholders to gather inputs on a framework for satellite gateways in India. This will facilitate the launch of satellite communication services in India. Prior to this, the…

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Electronics
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New Samsung Internet Browser beta adds better tabs

Samsung released Internet Browser 16 beta back in September, which added several important improvements to the Android app. Today, the South Korean company revealed even more new features coming to the mobile app this week. Some of the most important changes…

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General
2 min read

Google Chrome delays removal of third-party cookies to 2023

Google has moved to an updated time frame for fulfilling its 2020 plan to eventually remove all third-party cookies from its official browser, Chrome. That annoying third-party data collection prompt asking you to “accept” or “reject” cookies, on most…

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General
1 min read

China launches antitrust probe into food delivery giant Meituan

China launched an antitrust investigation into food delivery giant Meituan, the market regulator said on Monday, the latest target in a crackdown on the country’s sprawling internet platform economy. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said…

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General
1 min read

SpaceX satellite Internet faces regulatory hurdles in Vietnam

U.S. aerospace company SpaceX can only launch its satellite Internet service Starlink in Vietnam if it ties up with a local partner, Vietnam’s Department of Telecommunications said. SpaceX, owned by South African-American billionaire Elon Musk, recently…

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Telecom
1 min read

Facebook’s First transpacific subsea cable Echo and Bifrost

Advancing connectivity between the Asia-Pacific and North America regions, Facebook is set to build two new subsea cables — Echo and Bifrost — with leading regional and global partners. These subsea cables will connect Singapore, Indonesia, and North America,…

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Telecom
1 min read

Singapore and Philippines to Boost Data Connectivity

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have agreed to promote the adoption and implementation of policies to aggregate, store, process, and transmit data across borders for banks and non-bank financial institutions. While the…

Google AI
General
2 min read

Google tests replacing URL with site’s domain name in Chrome

There are so many different versions of the Google Chrome browser in the Google Play Store. The Chrome Browser is the public version of Google’s browser. It has a Translate feature, Desktop mode, Dark mode, and other capabilities. Other versions of Chrome…