Author: Digital News Asia
Net speed: Malaysia above average, Singapore breaks threshold
Malaysia recorded peak Internet connection speeds of 30.5 Mbps, higher than the global average of 25.4Mbps, while Singapore became the fourth surveyed Asia Pacific country or region to have an average connection speed above the 10 Mbps ‘high broadband’ threshold, joining Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea, according to Akamai Technologies Inc.
Intel’s Malaysian facility pilot site for IoT pact with Mitsubishi Electric
Intel Corp and Mitsubishi Electric Corp have announced a new collaboration to develop next-generation factory automation (FA) systems with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, and a pilot programme at Intel’s backend manufacturing facility in Malaysia.
Creativity: It’s about the bottomline, research finds
Companies that foster creativity achieve more exceptional revenue growth than their peers, according to the Creative Dividend survey conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by Adobe.
Asian Games MVP nominations include Malaysia’s Nicol David and Thai champ
The Incheon Asian Games Organising Committee (IAGOC) has officially announced the eight Samsung MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award nominees during a Samsung MVP Award Steering Committee briefing, including the world’s No 1 squash player Nicol Ann David from Malaysia and sepak takraw player Peachan Suriyan from Thailand.
Clozette’s ‘Pink is Power’ campaign to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Fashion social network and shopping portal Clozette has launched its Pink is Power campaign in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.
Kaspersky Lab broadens cooperation with Interpol, Europol
Kaspersky Lab said it has signed an agreement with Interpol and a memorandum of understanding with Europol to extend the scope of cooperation between the company and the law enforcement agencies in their joint fight against cybercrime.
Akamai introduces new Cloudlets … wait, what?
Akamai has announced availability of Cloudlets, extensions to Akamai solutions that the company said are designed to speed time to market for developers and offload infrastructure demand.
Philippine’s Globe Telecom goes to LTE with Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent and Globe Telecom will be upgrading the latter’s wireless network infrastructure from WiMax to LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD to enable ultra-broadband access technologies. The two have signed a confirmation of award covering the Philippine regions of Visayas and Mindanao.
TM-P1 deal goes through
TM said it has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Packet One Networks (P1) after getting the necessary approvals from the relevant regulatory bodies and the shareholders of P1 parent company Green Packet.
Easy Taxi pledges solidarity with cabbies, unveils ‘iconic’ experience
With car-booking service Uber under pressure from the authorities in Malaysia, taxi-booking startup Easy Taxi said it would be investing in upgrading taxis within its network and rolling out competitive incentive plans for drivers.
