Malaysia has taken another step towards expanding its digital economy, with the newly tabled 2018 budget containing a series of initiatives designed to promote growth in tech companies and ICT skills development.
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Economic update | Thailand sets up new telecommunications infrastructure to boost service delivery capacity
29 Sep 2017
Already a rising player in global innovation rankings, Thailand is looking to further improve its standing by widening broadband access.
Articles & Analysis | Economic benefits of more advanced mobile phone technology in PNG from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2017
Access to innovative technologies is gradually changing the social fabric of Papua New Guinea by creating a platform whereby users can gain access to knowledge, share ideas and develop business initiatives. With its diverse terrain of mountains and heavy forests, the adoption of mobile phone technology presents huge advantages to the overall...
Articles & Analysis | Efforts under way to lower cost and increase internet speeds in PNG from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2017
In an attempt to close the gap on more developed nations, Papua New Guinea is pressing forward with major infrastructures projects while investing heavily in its bandwidth capabilities. Prior to the arrival of international competition in 2007, PNG relied almost entirely on dial-up internet connections. In 2017, after a decade of major...
Articles & Analysis | National fibre backbone project under way in PNG from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2017
Papua New Guinea’s ability to handle greater volumes of data consumption is set to drastically increase as it expands its fibre backbone. Throughout 2016 and 2017 a number of strategic partnerships were struck to assist with the evolution of PNG’s technological architecture. Perhaps the most significant move as far as public commitment is...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mahesh Patel, Chairman, Telikom PNG: Interview from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2017
How do you see the recent merger impacting the telecommunications market in Papua New Guinea?