Samsung preps inferencing accelerator to take on Nvidia, scores huge sale: PLUS: Tencent's profit plunge; Singtel to build three AI datacenters; ...
theregister.com/2024/03/24/asia_tech_news_roundup/
Australia News Today: Sydney Housing, Singtel to sell Optus, Budget Surplus: Good morning, it’s Georgie here in Sydney, Happy Thursday. Here’s what you need to ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-13/australia-news-today-sydney-housing-singtel-to-sell-optus-budget-surplus
Singtel shares fall more than 1% after Optus stake sale reports: Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) shares fell more than 1% on Thursday in early trade after ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/singtel-shares-fall-more-than-1-after-optus-stake-sale-reports-2024-03-14/
Taiwan band Accusefive to stage their biggest Singapore show at Indoor Stadium in June
straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/taiwan-band-accusefive-to-stage-their-biggest-singapore-show-at-indoor-stadium-in-june
Singtel loses $260 million tax case in Australia: PLUS: Chinese tops Steam’s language charts; HPE opens Saudi server factory; Indian government apps have flaws
theregister.com/2024/03/10/asia_tech_news_roundup/
Bank trainees role-play as malware hackers in new training course to spot, assist scam victims
straitstimes.com/singapore/bank-trainees-role-play-as-malware-hackers-in-new-training-course-to-spot-assist-scam-victims
Singtel to launch cloud computing offering with Nvidia AI chips: It is launching the service in Singapore and South-east Asia in the third quarter of 2024
straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singtel-to-launch-cloud-computing-offering-with-nvidia-ai-chips
Telstra lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ triple-zero outage: CEO Vicki Brady says basic errors were behind the outage that left more than 100 Australians unable to ...
smh.com.au/technology/telstra-lifts-lid-on-unacceptable-triple-zero-outage-20240327-p5ffmr.html
Telstra, Optus 3G network shutdown raises phone service fears for rural residents
abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-03-19/telstra-optus-3g-network-shutdown-phone-service-rural-australia/103548588
SingTel sells 0.8% stake in India's Bharti Airtel to GQG Partners for $711 mln: Singapore Telecommunications on Thursday said it has sold a 0.8% stake in India's ...
reuters.com/business/media-telecom/singtel-sells-08-stake-indias-bharti-airtel-711-mln-2024-03-07/
Optus’ network boss quits four months after outage: The departure comes after an outage that affected 10 million customers, and while the company is still ...
smh.com.au/technology/optus-network-boss-quits-four-months-after-outage-20240308-p5faxh.html
'How do I reset my router' isn't in LLM corpuses. An alliance of telcos wants to change that
theregister.com/2024/02/27/global_telco_ai_alliance_llms/
Singtel sells 0.8% direct stake in Airtel, expects $700 million gain: With the sale, its effective stake in Airtel will decrease to 29% from 29.8%.
straitstimes.com/business/singtel-sells-08-direct-stake-in-airtel-expects-700-million-gain
New Singtel anti-scam feature cuts down on 2FA by matching phone numbers against telco data at the backend
channelnewsasia.com/business/singtel-singverify-authentication-solution-scams-phishing-telcos-m1-consumers-4175051
Singtel launches new anti-scam tool, uses SIM card data for identity verification
straitstimes.com/tech/singtel-launches-new-anti-scam-tool-uses-sim-card-data-for-identity-verification
Singtel’s Q3 earnings fall 13% on exceptional net loss but underlying profit stable
straitstimes.com/business/singtel-q3-earnings-fall-13-due-to-exceptional-net-loss-but-stable-in-constant-currency-terms
Singtel partners with Nvidia in AI data center push in ASEAN: SINGAPORE -- Singapore Telecommunications on Wednesday announced a tie-up with Nvidia to deploy ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Telecommunication/Singtel-partners-with-Nvidia-in-AI-data-center-push-in-ASEAN
Telkom Indonesia looking to sell stake in data centre business, to conclude deal by H2
reuters.com/markets/deals/telkom-indonesia-looking-sell-stake-data-centre-business-conclude-deal-by-h2-2024-02-06/
The laws every Indian woman should know of: Listen to this episode from Top of the Morning on Spotify. Don't be startled — you're still listening to ...
open.spotify.com/episode/3ezSKoCNXHiBOra7F0LzEU
Man who worked for Singtel exclusive retailer misused customer data to get phones worth S$20,000
channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singtel-exclusive-retailer-outlet-manager-misused-customer-data-get-phones-4094711
New regulations ‘will open the floodgates’ on SMS scams: Telstra, TPG and Optus are on a rare unity ticket fighting against proposed changes they say will lead ...
theage.com.au/technology/new-regulations-will-open-the-floodgates-on-sms-scams-20240301-p5f907.html
AT&T is giving customers a $5 credit for the big service outage: The company apologized for the recent outage and said it does not believe it was related to a ...
qz.com/att-cell-service-outage-customer-credit-1851285905
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Quick Glance: AT&T 'making it right' with $5 credit
- AT&T to offer $5 credit to customers after nationwide outage.
- Outage on Thursday, Feb. 22, due to technical error, not cyberattack.
- AT&T plans to credit affected accounts for outage and emphasizes commitment to reliable connections.
- Experts anticipate AT&T offering credit to customers as good business practice.
Singtel S’pore business units merged but ‘still lots to do’, says S’pore CEO: Inefficiencies from having two parallel business units should be eliminated after ...
straitstimes.com/business/singtel-s-pore-business-units-merged-but-still-lots-to-do-says-s-pore-ceo
Singtel says not considering divesting from Australia's Optus: Singtel said on Tuesday (Jan 30) it was not looking to divest from its Optus unit ...
asiaone.com/singapore/singtel-says-not-considering-divesting-australias-optus
Premier League viewers in Australia bombarded with ads for offshore gambling firms thanks to loophole
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/28/premier-league-viewers-in-australia-bombarded-with-ads-for-offshore-gambling-firms-thanks-to-loophole
20x Flybuys points per dollar with Ultimate Gift Cards - Point Hacks: We explore the latest Flybuys promotions to help boost your Flybuys balance and reach your ...
pointhacks.com.au/flybuys/promotions/
Optus reveals 10 times more people affected by triple-0 failures than previously disclosed
abc.net.au/news/2024-01-23/optus-network-outage-triple-0-emergency-calls-wider-than-thought/103380928
Quick Glance: Optus: 10-Fold Triple-Zero Failure
- More than 10 times the number of triple-zero calls failed during Optus’ mass outage than previously reported.
- Optus failed to conduct welfare checks on over 2000 customers unable to connect to emergency services.
- Internal review revealed 2468 customers made triple-zero calls during the outage that were unable to go through, with no welfare checks undertaken.
- Optus interim CEO apologized to customers unable to access triple-zero services during the outage.
Telstra posts $1 billion profit, but enterprise unit falls flat: Boss Vicki Brady has lauded the telco’s mobile growth but says some parts of the business are ...
smh.com.au/business/companies/telstra-posts-1-billion-profit-but-enterprise-unit-falls-flat-20240214-p5f4xo.html
Qantas poaches Optus’ corporate affairs boss before she even started at the telecom
smh.com.au/business/companies/qantas-poaches-optus-corporate-affairs-boss-before-she-even-started-at-the-telecom-20240130-p5f11b.html
Opposition grills department over lack of warnings about failing triple-0 calls from Optus
abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/opposition-grills-department-triple-0-calls-optus-during-outage/103460686
Telcos’ customer complaints spike after Optus outage: Ombudsman Cynthia Gebert says the company’s offers of free data was cold comfort for many Optus customers ...
theage.com.au/technology/telcos-customer-complaints-spike-after-optus-outage-20240207-p5f2zo.html
Singtel does the 'we’re building datacenters to host Nvidia clusters’ thing: Renames its bit barn business as ‘Nxera’ as it plans three new facilities ...
theregister.com/2024/02/01/singtel_inks_nvidia_deal_to/
Singtel says not considering divesting from Australia's Optus: Singtel (STEL.SI) said on Tuesday it was not looking to divest from its Optus unit ...
reuters.com/technology/singtel-says-not-considering-divesting-australias-optus-2024-01-30/
Singapore telcos offer call blocking from international numbers to combat scams: Singtel, StarHub, M1 and SIMBA will allow its customers to block incoming calls ...
channelnewsasia.com/singapore/imda-telcos-singtel-starhub-m1-simba-international-number-call-blocking-service-4024846
K-pop group Shinee’s March Singapore concert on same day as Taylor Swift’s: They last performed here in 2012 and will bring their sixth world tour to Singapore ...
straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/k-pop-group-shinee-return-to-s-pore-for-march-2-show-same-day-as-taylor-swift-s-first-concert
CEO of Singtel-owned Optus resigns following Australia-wide outage: Ex-StarHub CEO Peter Kaliaropoulos has been appointed chief operating officer – a newly ...
straitstimes.com/business/singtel-owned-optus-ceo-resigns-following-australia-wide-outage
Quick Glance: Optus CEO Resigns After Nationwide Outage
- Optus CEO Ms Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns following nationwide outage.
- Mr Michael Venter, Chief Financial Officer, will concurrently take on the role of interim CEO as the company embarks on a global search for a new head.
- Singtel group CEO emphasizes the importance of customer trust and the need to regain trust and confidence.
- Bayer Rosmarin resigns after being criticized for slow response and lack of communication during the outage.
Singtel mobile data services restored after users face intermittent access issue: A Singtel spokesperson said that services were fully restored by 8.17am.
straitstimes.com/singapore/singtel-mobile-data-services-restored-after-users-faced-intermittent-mobile-access-issue
Australia's 3G network shutdown begins this Friday with Vodafone. Here's what you need to know
abc.net.au/news/2023-12-14/australia-3g-network-shut-down-vodafone/103230684
Her murder shocked the nation, and today it was time to say goodbye to Lilie James.
500 mourners attended the funeral service at her old school ... Show more
Quick Glance: Optus: No Plan for Total Outage
- Australia's second-largest telco, Optus, had no crisis plan for a network-wide outage that left nearly half the country without phone or internet for 12 hours.
- The outage, triggered by a standard software upgrade at Singtel, resulted in 228 calls to the Australian emergency hotline Triple-0 failing to connect.
- Optus had to physically reboot all 90 routers and another 50 core network devices, leading to an outage duration from 4am to 4pm.
- Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin admitted the company took six hours to dispel public concerns it was under a cyber attack.
Less than ‘match fit’ Optus pays a heavy price for failure: The end of Kelly Bayer Rosmarin’s tenure as chief executive at Australia’s second-largest ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/less-than-match-fit-optus-pays-a-heavy-price-for-failure-20231124-p5emiu.html
What Optus customers get for outage chaos: EXCLUSIVE
news.com.au/technology/online/internet/optus-ceo-reveals-how-customers-will-be-compensated-for-outage/news-story/c51935cd3c13ccb3d0c008aa4217e5e8
Quick Glance: Major Optus Outage Affects Millions of Customers
- Optus customers experienced at least seven hours of inability to make or receive calls or use the internet on Wednesday due to a major outage affecting hospitals, public transport, and businesses across Australia.
- The outage also affects other telcos using the Optus network such as Amaysim, Vaya, Aussie Broadband, Moose Mobile, Coles Mobile, Spintel, Southern Phone, Gomo, and Dodo Mobile, first reported by users around 4am.
- Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin apologized for the outage, impacting millions of the telecommunications provider’s 10.2 million customers.
- NetBlocks, a watchdog organization monitoring cybersecurity and Internet governance, reported metrics showing Optus mobile services went down across much of Australia around 4am AEDT.
There was no shortage of corporate news or scandals in 2023. From the PwC tax leak and Optus outage, to everything Qantas ... Show more
Singapore's most influential lawyers under 40: One of this year’s awardees assisted in Singapore’s largest money laundering investigation.
sbr.com.sg/exclusive/singapores-most-influential-lawyers-under-40
Singtel H1 profit up 82.6% on exceptional gain; dividend of 5.2 cents a share: Strong showings from NCS and Digital InfraCo offset weakness in the group’s ...
straitstimes.com/business/singtel-first-half-profit-up-826-on-exceptional-gain-dividend-of-52-cents-a-share
Australia: Ten million without internet after total outage: In Australia, a total outage at the mobile phone provider Optus has paralyzed the telephone and ...
sueddeutsche.de/panorama/australien-netzausfall-internet-optus-1.6300027
Alan Joyce and Kelly Bayer Rosmarin have joined a long line of CEOs who failed to win the blame game
abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/ceos-on-trial-the-lessons-from-optus-qantas-fallout/103154344
The lessons Australia’s CEOs are failing to learn: What remains surprising is how often companies and chief executives fail to learn lessons from past crises ...
smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/the-lessons-australia-s-ceos-are-failing-to-learn-20231124-p5emhn.html
Banks, telcos to be quizzed at Senate hearing into Optus outage: Whoever is appointed Optus’ next CEO will need years to rebuild the telco’s reputation ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/banks-telcos-to-be-quizzed-at-senate-hearing-into-optus-outage-20231215-p5erq7.html
Optus apologises after worker’s chat revealed: An Optus customer has been left shocked after receiving an extremely blunt response when reaching out for help to ...
news.com.au/technology/online/internet/optus-workers-blunt-message-to-customer-leaves-aussies-shocked/news-story/297ca02fc458cb52cd0e8029726c8e40
Singtel 5G services restored after users faced ‘intermittent difficulties’ accessing mobile services
straitstimes.com/tech/singtel-5g-services-restored-after-users-faced-intermittent-difficulties-accessing-mobile-services
Identity of ‘third-party’ that brought down Optus network revealed: An executive from the company that contributed to the Optus outage left a Canadian telco less ...
theage.com.au/technology/identity-of-third-party-who-brought-down-optus-network-revealed-20231114-p5ejy1.html
Matildas, Barbenheimer top Australians’ Google searches for 2023: From Coronation quiche to the Optus outage, Google’s data gives a look at what we’re searching ...
smh.com.au/technology/matildas-barbenheimer-top-australians-google-searches-for-2023-20231212-p5eqrl.html
Major outage for ten million customers: Half of Australia currently without telephone and internet
spiegel.de/netzwelt/halb-australien-derzeit-ohne-telefon-und-internet-a-4b3e76f9-bb2e-485c-971a-3e9455e9086d
Asia regional address registry APNIC calls for global response to ISP failures: Geoff Huston is calling for the creation of a hypothetical routing police ...
techspot.com/news/100952-asia-regional-address-registry-apnic-calls-calls-global.html
While millions were counting the cost of the Optus outage, the company’s smirking CEO fronted the media. What she did next cost her badly. Full story: bit.ly/47xV4bU
Optus is again at the centre of a massive customer service breach, this time violating the privacy of a young healthcare worker ... Show more
Update as cause: Optus provides first explanation for massive internet outage: Last week, customers of Australia's second-largest mobile provider were offline ...
heise.de/news/Update-als-Ursache-Optus-liefert-erste-Erklaerung-fuer-massiven-Internetausfall-9438243.html
Aussies turn on banks after Optus chaos: Cash-loving Aussies are using Wednesday’s nationwide Optus outage as “proof” that becoming a completely cashless society ...
news.com.au/finance/money/give-us-back-our-atms-cashloving-aussies-rage-in-wake-of-optus-outage/news-story/6c231773dc1b4ae12062819c28e1b243
What CIOs can learn from the Optus disaster: The total IT failure at the Australian telecommunications provider Optus shows how important reliability and ...
cio.de/a/was-cios-aus-dem-optus-desaster-lernen-koennen,3725003
How to avoid virtual shutout and stay connected during a web outage: You can’t make the EFTPOS machine work at your local cafe, but you can keep yourself from ...
smh.com.au/technology/how-to-avoid-virtual-shut-out-and-stay-connected-during-a-web-outage-20231109-p5eio1.html
Singtel-owned Optus says massive Australia outage was after software upgrade: SYDNEY - Australian telecoms provider Optus said on Monday (Nov 13) that a massive ...
asiaone.com/world/singtel-owned-optus-says-massive-australia-outage-was-after-software-upgrade
CEO of Singtel-owned Optus resigns following network outage in Australia: The head of Australia's second-largest telco Optus resigned on Monday (Nov 20) ...
asiaone.com/world/ceo-singtel-owned-optus-resigns-following-network-outage-australia
Telcos required to report on cybersecurity measures in bid to prevent repeat of 2022 Optus hack
abc.net.au/news/2023-11-13/cyber-law-changes-after-optus-dp-world-hack/103096906
Optus confirms it has paid cash as compensation to customers affected by nationwide outage
abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/optus-outage-senate-inquiry-cash-compensation-payments/103159728
Optus parent SingTel denies software upgrade as root cause for outage: (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, the parent of Australian telecoms ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2023/11/16/optus-parent-singtel-denies-software-upgrade-as-root-cause-for-outage
KKR to invest $400 mln in Malaysia subsea telco cable services firm: U.S. private equity firm KKR (KKR.N) has signed an agreement to invest $400 million in ...
reuters.com/business/media-telecom/kkr-invest-400-mln-malaysia-subsea-telco-cable-services-firm-2023-10-30/
Australia beefs up cyber defences after major breaches: SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will give cyber health checks for small businesses, increase cyber law ...
thestar.com.my/news/world/2023/11/22/australia-goes-on-cyber-offensive-with-sweeping-resilience-plan
Rate hikes punish mortgage holders, not big spenders: Resistant inflation numbers show that the Reserve Bank’s loan rate hikes punish the wrong spenders
smh.com.au/national/nsw/rate-hikes-punish-mortgage-holders-not-big-spenders-20231108-p5eidl.html
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns after network outage: Optus parent company Singtel says ‘priority is about setting on a path of renewal for the benefit of ...
theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/optus-ceo-kelly-bayer-rosmarin-resigns-network-outage-australia
SingTel to sell stake in Trustwave for $205 million: Singapore Telecommunications (STEL.SI) on Monday said it entered into an agreement with MC2 Titanium ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/singtel-sell-stake-trustwave-205-million-2023-10-01/
Quick Glance: SingTel Sells Trustwave Stake for $205 Million
- SingTel and MC2 Titanium, LLC have reached an agreement to sell the Trustwave stake for $205 million.
- The divestment follows an impairment charge of S$336 million on Trustwave in the second half of 2021.
Australia news LIVE: Worst offenders face return to custody under terror-style laws; Optus searches for new CEO
smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-worst-offenders-face-return-to-custody-under-terror-style-laws-optus-searches-for-new-ceo-20231121-p5eli6.html
Mark Gregory from RMIT says Australian technology companies have a tendency to employ people with legal or accounting backgrounds to CEO roles ... Show more
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