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HP
Electronics
1 min read

US tech giant Hewlett Packard plans up to 6,000 job cuts

PC-maker Hewlett Packard on Tuesday said it would layoff as many as 6,000 employees over the next three years as the slumping world economy continues to embroil the US tech sector. HP, which has a payroll of about 61,000 people, said it aimed to secure $1.4…

Startup
Living
2 min read

IT recruitment demand soars

Companies in Vietnam have hired 175,370 information technology staff this year, up 36.2% year-on-year, as the country’s tech sector continues to boom with rising investment, a report has found. Recruitment demand for IT staff is set to exceed 229,000 by 2023…

zte
Telecom
1 min read

ZTE Launches Industry’s Smallest 5GC Product

ZTE Corporation has unveiled the industry’s smallest 5GC product, dubbed the Mini5GC. ZTE’s new Mini5GC features miniaturization, lightweight, simple networking, and ultra-high integration. The company states that it can well facilitate safe production,…

MNL1.original scaled
General
1 min read

SpaceDC to build largest hyperscale data center in the Philippines

SpaceDC, a Singapore-based visionary data center provider, is working with JLL, a global real estate services firm, to build a secure, resilient, network-rich, data center called <MNL1, which will be situated in Cainta, part of Greater Manila. The green data…

Google VPN
General
1 min read

Google VPN now available on iPhone

Google’s VPN feature, part of the Google One service, just received three new features on Android. The new features are: Safe Disconnect enables you to use the internet only when the VPN is active. App Bypass allows you to choose specific apps to use a…

startup hub
Living
1 min read

Manufacturing, IT firms rush to recruit workers

Manufacturing and tech companies are rushing to recruit workers as foreign companies show rising interest in setting up or expanding their factories in Vietnam. Electronics manufacturer Jabil Vietnam is recruiting 500 workers in Ho chi Minh City, with a bonus…

TataCommunications F1 conference 002
Telecom
2 min read

Tata Communications posts 14.9% YoY PAT

Tata Communications has announced its financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2021. Consolidated revenue came in at INR 4,103 Crore (USD 556 Mn), growing 0.7% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), and decreasing 6.8% year-on-year (YoY). This YoY contraction is…

optus
Telecom
2 min read

Nokia demonstrates record Optus’ 5G mmWave capabilities

Nokia and Optus announced that they achieved a record-breaking aggregate site throughput of 10 Gbps during a downlink speed demonstration using 800 MHz of millimeter Wave (mmWave) spectrum at a live 5G site in Brisbane. Powered by Nokia AirScale Radio, the…

startups
Living
1 min read

IT engineers’ salaries soar as supply cannot meet demand

IT engineers with five years’ experience are getting paid salaries of VND120 million ($5,200) a month amid rising demand for their skills. A software/solutions architect in Ho Chi Minh City earns up to VND160 million while a software engineer gets VND120…

dell
Electronics
1 min read

Dell quits retail in Singapore, Malaysia moving online only

It appears retail stores in Malaysia and Singapore will not be carrying Dell products in the near future. According to an official statement from the company, Dell will “transition out of the retail market in Singapore and Malaysia,” though that doesn’t mean…

Brocade Datacenter
General
3 min read

Why Your IT Infrastructure Can Benefit From Server Racks?

Servers are an important part of tons of different businesses, but only if they’re done the right way. While you invest hefty amounts for the servers, you must also keep in mind the maintenance and safety aspects related to the infrastructure. If you want to…