Rakuten Symphony has announced the official launch of Rakuten Drive— a file storage cloud service— in Japan. Rakuten Drive offers secure and user-friendly file storage and sharing on the cloud for both individual and enterprise customers. It allows users to quickly send large files and now includes the feature of real-time viewing and editing of documents, spreadsheets, and presentations using Microsoft 365 productivity apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on the web version.
Subsea cable activity in the Asia-Pacific region is showing no signs of slowing down, as evident in two recent announcements. The ALPHA Consortium has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to plan and develop a proposal for an international undersea cable system connecting Singapore, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and more. Indonesia will serve as a hub for this project, with its waters playing a critical role in distributing traffic to support data center capacity.
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. has entered into a 2-year strategic partnership with Fujitsu Limited to explore the possibility of establishing a network using All-Photonics Network (APN) technology based on the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiative in Taiwan.
Vietnam intends to invest in two to four additional international telecommunications cables with a data capacity of 60 Tbps by 2025.
Telstra is expanding its in-house generative AI solutions, following successful trials, to improve customer interaction.
KakaoBank, a prominent mobile bank in Korea, has opened an artificial intelligence (AI) lab at Digital Realty's ICN10 data center in Seoul. This partnership will help KakaoBank improve its AI services, create customized content, and carry out research and development for innovative financial offerings.
Globe Telecom Inc. has confirmed that it has removed all clickable links from messages sent to its customers in response to spoofing reports indicating that its channels are being impersonated by scammers.
In an effort to advance cutting-edge AI solutions, Singtel has joined the NVIDIA Partner Network Cloud Programme to bring NVIDIA’s full-stack AI platform to enterprises across the region. By becoming a NVIDIA cloud partner in the region, Singtel is democratizing access to AI for enterprises.
7 February 2024 - e&, Telecom Egypt, Telin and a major Indian operator have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a consortium with the aim to develop the ICE IV Project. This new Data Center (DC) to DC system shall seamlessly connect the Intra Asia region to India and the Middle East on a unique route that will break the mold between these regions.
Optus has launched a new feature called Optus ScamWise to protect its customers from the increasing threat of fraudulent activities.
