While still lagging behind many of its neighbours in the Asia-Pacific region, the ICT sector in Papua New Guinea has seen significant progress in recent years, which has helped ensure expansion of coverage and offerings. An increase in sector investment has helped both local and international companies expand into rural areas, while telecoms providers have also been able to bring more affordable...
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Although Papua New Guinea’s macroeconomic slowdown, challenging business climate and falling global commodity prices have weighed on trade and investment in recent years, the country continues to offer high-potential opportunities to investors.
Articles & Analysis | Despite setbacks, Thailand makes progress towards 5G coverage from The Report: Thailand 2018
In line with its ambitions to become a leading centre of high-value technology development and manufacturing in South-east Asia, Thailand is positioning itself at the forefront of global moves to adopt 5G. The new technology is expected to increase download speeds by up to 10 Gbps over 4G.
Articles & Analysis | Smart cities to support Thailand's transition to a knowledge-based economy from The Report: Thailand 2018
Smart cities form an essential component in the government’s broader vision of transforming Thailand into a high-income, knowledge-based economy. The ultimate aim is to create 100 smart cities across all 77 provinces by 2040, with an initial focus on three pilot cities in Phuket, Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen. The initiative is being supported by...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ariya Banomyong, Managing Director, LINE Thailand: Interview from The Report: Thailand 2018
How do you perceive the development of integrated on-demand services, and what has influenced this change in market strategy?
Articles & Analysis | Blockchain could revolutionise global trade from The Report: Thailand 2018
Blockchain – the distributed-ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way business is conducted across the global economy.