Easypaisa gains cloud-native fintech platform

10 October 2024

Ericsson has completed a major tech stack upgrade for Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank (TMB), giving its mobile wallet easypaisa a cloud-native platform on which to scale up its services.

According to Ericsson, the upgraded mobile financial services platform is now built on an open architecture with a wide range of APIs and enhanced functionalities. This enables easypaisa to broaden its spectrum of digital financial services and offer faster, more secure, personalized, and user friendly financial services.

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Geespace and Altel Communications to partner on D2D technology

08 October 2024

Geespace and Altel Communications have agreed to establish an R&D centre to develop use cases for direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communications technology.

Geespace – a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group established in 2018 – and Altel will establish a study and research centre, as well as a centre of excellence, to accelerate development of D2D satellite solutions for Malaysia.

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OMS Group allocates $300 million for ASEAN cables

07 October 2024

OMS Group has allocated US$300 million for strategic investments in its global cable systems and terrestrial infrastructure in the ASEAN region.

The investment will focus on expanding its subsea cable systems and terrestrial infrastructure to meet growing regional demand for digital services driven by the growth of data centres and cloud services in the region.

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Philippines explores free wireless internet in roll-on, roll-off ports

07 October 2024

The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is preparing to tender a contract worth just over PHP37 million to roll out free wireless internet access services in 67 ‘roll-on, roll-off’ (RoRo) ports across the country.

The winning contractor for the project must install Wi-Fi access in 29 RoRo ports in Luzon, 18 in Visayas and 20 in Mindanao. RoRo ports specialise in cargo ships transporting vehicles that can be driven on and off the vessel via ramps, as opposed to lifting them with cranes.

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