Month: September 2021

Airtel to invest 5,000 cr over the next 3-4 years, Triples DC capacity

Bharti Airtel will invest Rs 5,000 crore over the next 3-4 years in its newly-launched data centre business in an effort to triple its capacity. Airtel will scale up its data centre capacity through Nxtra by Airtel, a new business unit focusing solely on the data centre business. The telecom giant believes the data centre business […]

Telefónica Chooses IBM to implement its First-Ever Cloud-Native 5G Core Network Platform

IBM has entered into a strategic multi-year agreement with Telefónica to use IBM intelligent automation software and services to implement UNICA Next – Telefónica’s first-ever, cloud-native, 5G core network platform. As Telefónica and other Communications Service Providers (CSPs) around the world prepare for 5G and edge computing, Telefónica plans to have an open, secured, intelligent, […]

Vietnam – The Path to Digital Transformation

Register Now (Đăng ký) Speak or Sponsor Show (Tham gia diễn giả/tài trợ) [Online] Thursday, 4th Nov 2021, 3.30pm – 4.30pm (GMT +7) English Vietnam’s rapid acceleration with digital transformation across every sector, along with Industry 4.0 initiatives and the rising demand for remote work due to COVID-19  have enabled enterprises to quickly adapt new […]

SA Digital Week Sri Lanka 2022

Register To Attend Offline Register To Attend Online Digitalisation is the new normal with the IT Infrastructure services are in high demand. Businesses are increasingly outsourcing data storage to third-party data centres rather than building up their own server capacity in order to centralise and expedite shared IT operations and equipment. Data centre migration services […]

Macquarie Telecom becomes 1st Australian Data Centre provider to reach 200 Govt-cleared staff

ASX-listed Macquarie Telecom Group has said that it has surpassed 200 government-cleared security staff mark. Further, Macquarie added that it will grow that number, continue to invest in local skills and capability to protect Australia’s sensitive government and citizen data. Surpassing 200 security-cleared staff is double the number Macquarie had only a year ago, exemplifying […]

UK’s Capital.com entry into Australia Signals Strong Fintech momentum

Recently, Capital.com, a high-growth global fintech innovator has received a license to operate in Australia and opened an office in Melbourne. The platform will operate with an Australian Financial Services (AFS) license, granted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the company said. The approval of the AFS license marks Capital.com’s latest commitment to […]

How India is using AI for Road Safety

In the past 3-4 years, globally there have been raging debates over the use of artificial intelligence or AI. Will AI make decisions that are beyond the scope of human intervention, will it be used to discriminate against certain sections of economically disadvantaged people? As these debates continue, India has embarked on the ‘AI for […]

Data centre operator CyrusOne eying a possible sale

US data centre operator CyrusOne Inc is exploring strategic alternatives that include a potential sale of the company, people familiar with the matter said. According to a report by Reuters, the real estate investment trust is working with investment bank Morgan Stanley to review its options after coming under renewed pressure from some investors to […]

Fintech industry has delivered on all the critical pillars of Digital India: IT Minister

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India vision had four pillars namely to transform lives of the citizen, provide ease of living, expanding the economy, and create an opportunity of entrepreneurship […]

Chindata Group to use 100% Renewable Power across its Data Centres by 2040

In a significant development that marks the first anniversary of China’s pledge to hit peak emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, Chindata Group is officially joining the RE100 initiative on 22 September 2021. The Nasdaq-listed leading carrier-neutral hyperscale data centre solution provider in Asia-Pacific emerging markets also announced its 2040 carbon neutral goals, […]

Amazon Web Services to Launch 1st Data Centre region in New Zealand by 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the world’s leading cloud service providers plans to open an infrastructure region in Aotearoa, New Zealand in 2024 and will feature three availability zones. This data centre region will be a part of a NZ$7.5 billion investment strategy in the country over the next decade and a half, the […]

Carrier Global to acquire Data Centre infra management (DCIM) software provider Nlyte

Carrier Global will acquire Nlyte Software (“Nlyte”), a leading provider of data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software. Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. While financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, Nlyte’s data centre expertise will expand Carrier’s HVAC business’s access to the […]

Sustainability Snapshot 2022: The Future of Singapore’s Green Digital Infrastructure

Wed, 1st Dec 2021, 2:30pm – 3:40pm (GMT +8), Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre Singapore has set the gold standard for digital infrastructure in Southeast Asia. It has retained its position as the premiere datacenter hub in the region. The country also boasts the fastest internet and mobile connection speeds (Interpol), empowering exponential growth across […]

Managing your Multi-Tenant Datacenter in an Evolving Market

[Online] Fri, 22nd Oct 2021, 9:00am – 10:45am (GMT +8)Registration On-Invite Only Singapore has set the gold standard for digital infrastructure in Southeast Asia, and has retained its position as the premiere datacenter hub in the region even as neighboring markets Malaysia and Indonesia are quickly establishing themselves in their own right. Altogether, the industry […]

Insufficient Sustainability Initiatives, Workforce Shortage & Lack of Transparency Ails Data Centre industry: Uptime Report

Even as the data centre industry is witnessing strong growth, on-site power, lack of skilled workforce, inadequate sustainability measures and other complexities continue to be a cause of concern. In its eleventh annual Global Data centre Survey, Uptime Institute announced the release of its the largest and comprehensive findings in the digital critical infrastructure space. […]

Ericsson to support Malaysia’s digital transformation through 5G

Malaysia’s strides to move towards a Digital economy has got a significant boost. Technology provider Ericsson has signed a 10-year 5G partnership with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). The partnership involves driving the nationwide deployment of the next-generation wireless cellular technology in Malaysia, the company said in a statement. DNB is tasked with helping Malaysia to […]

MeitY aims to make India a $1 trillion digital economy

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has worked out a 1,000-day agenda, aiming to make India a $1 trillion digital economy over the next few years. This comes amid a change of guard, with Ashwini Vaishnaw taking over as Union minister for electronics and IT, along with Rajeev Chandrasekhar as minister of state. Reports further pointed out that the key […]

Code Red: Cyber Attacks Increasingly Target Australian Government’s Critical Infrastructure

In June 2020, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said what many others refuse to acknowledge in public. He went on record saying that the Australian government and institutions are being targeted by ongoing sophisticated state-based cyber hacks. These cyber attacks were widespread, covering “all levels of government” as […]

Vietnam’s Cybersecurity firm VinCSS Detects Critial ‘Zero Day’ Vulnerabilities

Vietnam-based cybersecurity firm VinCSS has detected six critical vulnerabilities classified as ’Zero Day’. These vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft and Adobe, according to a report in Tuoi Tre News. Mr. Tran Van Khang, head of VinCSS’s malware analysis under Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, was recently acknowledged by Adobe for finding three vulnerabilities in the Windows version […]

Haryana CM announces Subsidies on E-vehicles Purchase

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar plans to give subsidies on the purchase of e-vehicles to encourage their use in the state. While taking part in e-mobility drive, Khattar and his ministers rode bicycles from the chief minister’s official residence to the Haryana civil secretariat to mark the ‘World Car Free Day’ Wednesday, an ET […]

Shiju Rawther joins SBI Mutual Fund as Head- Information Technology

A. Shiju Rawther has joined SBI Mutual Fund from CARE Ratings Limited. At CARE Ratings he was spearheading the Group IT function, Technology strategies, enterprise-wide IT transformation, and Analytics initiatives. During his tenure at CARE Ratings, he was also responsible for designing the digital roadmap at the company and its subsidiary business functions and was […]

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Speaking on the occasion via videoconference, the Prime Minister said that the campaign of strengthening health facilities that have been going for the last seven years is entering a new phase today. “Today we are launching a mission that has the potential of […]

Seema Ambastha appointed CEO for Digital Reality’s JV – BAM Digital Reality

Digital Realty, has appointed Seema Ambastha as the CEO of its India joint venture, called ”Bam Digital Realty”, on securing all necessary approval for the joint venture. BAM Digital Realty is a joint venture with Brookfield Infrastructure and Digital Realty, which was inked in July, the US-based company said in a statement. The joint venture […]

MeitY collaborates with Infineon Technologies India for the development of startups in India

In order to promote technology innovation, startups and creation of intellectual property, MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Infineon Technologies India. The collaboration aims to foster the development of incubation centres, Centres of Excellences (CoEs) and startups in India particularly in the field […]

Kaltura partners with Oracle to accelerate its global expansion

Oracle announced that Kaltura, the Video Experience Cloud has selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to support its growth and accelerate its global expansion. To meet fast-growing demand in the enterprise video market, Kaltura will deliver its Video Experience Cloud on OCI to power real-time, live, and on-demand video experiences to customers around the world. In addition, Kaltura and […]

Sify Technologies 1st DC in India completes 21 years of Uninterrupted Operations

Sify Technologies announced that its data centre at Vashi in Mumbai, the first commercial data centre in India, completed 21 years of uninterrupted operations. “Sify has pioneered and set high standards in the Data Centre space in India ever since the launch of the country’s first concurrently-maintainable data center at the Infotech Park in Vashi, Mumbai […]

AVEVA and Schneider Electric partner to empower customers in greater India region

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, entered a distributor partnership agreement with Schneider Electric India, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation. The combined strength of this partnership will enable organisations on their journey to industry 4.0 through digitisation and meet their end-to-end digital transformation requirements in a holistic way. […]

Telangana Postal Circle has launched a digital transactions initiative

Postal digital transactions have been launched by the Telangana Postal Circle at Himayat Nagar sub post office. To encourage the system of online payments and deposits, officials of the postal department have inaugurated ‘digital MPCM counter and digital SB counter’ at Himayat Nagar sub post office according to reports. “People can open an India Post Payments Bank savings bank account and link […]

UP government transforms over 2.4 thousand Panchayat Bhawans with better digital connectivity

In order to boost digital connectivity in rural areas, the Uttar Pradesh government has transformed 2,492 Panchayat Bhawans with better digital connectivity under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA). According to the state government, the digitally-enabled panchayat bhawans have brought better connectivity for effective and transparent implementation of the welfare schemes at the grassroots level, an ET Government report added. The total […]

India’s electric highway plans to boost Renewable Energy Adoption

The Union Road Transport and Highways Minister of India, Nitin Gadkari has said that his ministry is in talks with a foreign company to construct an electric highway from Delhi to Jaipur. If this goes as per plan, India’s renewable energy adoption could see a significant boost. While reviewing the progress of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (DME) at Dausa, in Rajasthan, Gadkari […]

Government of Uttar Pradesh clears proposal for developing Electronic Park in YEIDA area

The Government of Uttar Pradesh has cleared a proposal to develop an Electronic Park for electronic accessories in Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development (YEIDA) area. According to the proposed government estimates the new Electronic Park is likely to attract an investment of Rs 50,000 crore and provide employment to many thousands of local youths, according to […]

India’s eSanjeevani completes over 1.2 cr consultations

The National Telemedicine Service eSanjeevani is reported to have completed over 1.2 crore (120 lakh) consultations. The doctor to patient telemedicine system that has been deployed nationally by the Union ministry of health & family welfare under Ayushman Bharat scheme, is at present serving around 90,000 patients across the country daily. The programme is also stated to be […]

Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable lands in South Pacific

The Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable has landed in Tokelau in the South Pacific sea. This will be the first submarine fibre optic system to provide a direct fibre optic link between Tokelau and New Zealand, providing game changing possibilities for the people of Tokelau. Southern Cross is an independent entity and is owned by […]

Singapore to import Renewable Hydropower from Laos

Laos (EDL), Singapore will import renewable hydropower from Laos via Thailand and Malaysia. Keppel Electric Pte. Ltd., which is the subsidiary of Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte. Ltd. (KI), had recently entered into an exclusive framework agreement with Electricite Du Laos (EDL) as part of the Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP). According to the framework, […]

Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable lands in South Pacific

The Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable has landed in Tokelau in the South Pacific sea. This will be the first submarine fibre optic system to provide a direct fibre optic link between Tokelau and New Zealand, providing game changing possibilities for the people of Tokelau. Southern Cross is an independent entity and is owned by […]

Jio-bp and BluSmart partner to set up commercial large scale EV charging stations in India

Jio-bp, the fuels and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited and bp, announced a partnership with BluSmart, India’s first and largest all-electric, ride-hailing platform to set up a network of commercial large scale EV charging stations. According to media reports, as part of the partnership, Jio-bp will set up these stations for passenger electric […]

Cyient joins TM Forum to drive digital transformation

Technology solutions company Cyient, has joined TM Forum, an international industry association that drives digital business transformation of the communications industry through collaboration and innovation. With over two decades of expertise working with large CSPs in network planning, design, and transformation, the company has become a member of this industry association to collaborate globally with […]

BLive and Ather Energy partner to drive adoption of EVs at tourist destinations in India

Multi EV retail platform BLive and Bengaluru-based Ather Energy announced a strategic partnership to drive the adoption of electric vehicles at tourist destinations in the country. According to an Economic Times report, the partnership will cover areas like setting up charging infrastructure and pre-bookings of EVs, among others, starting with Goa, a release said. Ather […]

Trend Micro launches Cloud One regional DC in India

Cloud security provider Trend Micro Incorporated has launched its Cloud One regional data center in India, in an effort to uphold data sovereignty and safeguard data privacy in the country. Cloud One is Trend Micro’s flagship cloud security services platform for protecting servers, resources, and applications in the cloud. Trend Micro takes the lead by […]

Salim Group eyes a $500 million Data Centre Push

Indonesia’s Salim Group is looking to raise $500 million to finance its data centre plans- which include building and operating at its indsutrial parks. According to a report in Bloomberg, the Jakarta-based group, controlled by Indonesian billionaire Anthoni Salim, is in talks with banks to seek about $500 million worth of loans to fund the […]

Singapore to import Renewable Hydropower from Laos

Following an agreement between Keppel Electric and Electricite Du Laos (EDL), Singapore will import renewable hydropower from Laos via Thailand and Malaysia. Keppel Electric Pte. Ltd., which is the subsidiary of Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte. Ltd. (KI), had recently entered into an exclusive framework agreement with Electricite Du Laos (EDL) as part of the Lao […]

HONOR Malaysia appoints TM ONE as Cloud Service Provider

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), through its enterprise and public sector business solutions arm TM ONE, has entered into a strategic alliance with HONOR Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to provide Cloud services not only for HONOR Malaysia’s customers but also across three continents – Asia, Africa and Latin America. HONOR Technology (Malaysia) is one of the […]

Indonesia’s Data Centre plans gets a huge push

The Indonesian data centre market has experienced significant growth over recent years, following an increasing demand for internet and social media. According to estimates, there are about 29 million new internet users, which has fuelled a boom in the e-commerce sector that has managed to grow by 37 per cent. Government initiatives are further accelerating […]

Salim Group eyes a $500 million Data Centre Push

Indonesia’s Salim Group is looking to raise $500 million to finance its data centre plans- which include building and operating at its indsutrial parks. According to a report in Bloomberg, the Jakarta-based group, controlled by Indonesian billionaire Anthoni Salim, is in talks with banks to seek about $500 million worth of loans to fund the […]

Software Technology Parks of India launches its 61st Centre in Kohima

Software Technology Parks of India has launched its latest centre in Kohima. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology of India inaugurated the STPI-Kohima, the 61stCentre of STPI in the presence of Mmhonlumo Kikon, MLA and Advisor, Information Technology & Communication, Science & Technology, NRE, Government of […]

Yotta Infrastructure to invest 900 cr over four years to set up 100 Edge DCs

Yotta Infrastructure said that will invest ₹900 crore over three-four years to set up 100 Edge datacentres. “ We will start with 8-10 cities with each facility costing about ₹8-10 crore for basic infrastructure,” Sunil Gupta, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yotta Infrastructure Solutions, told BusinessLine. “Investments will go up by 4-5 times, if you […]

MyGov India launches Planetarium Innovation Challenge for Indian startups and tech entrepreneurs

MyGov India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has launched the Planetarium Innovation Challenge for Indian startups and tech entrepreneurs. The challenge aims to bring together the tech firms and startups (based out of India) with the potential to build an indigenous planetariums system software using the latest technologies including Augmented Reality […]

UPC Renewables to construct 150 MW wind farm in Malaysia

UPC Renewables is set to begin construction of a 150 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Malaysia. The project will come up in Sukabumi, West Java, according to a report in the Jakarta Post. The report added that the project, which could mark a milestone in the use of wind power in Indonesia, was targeted for […]

Hong Kong DCI Report 2021: Data Centre Colocation, Hyperscale Cloud & Interconnection

Price: US$7,500Report by Structure Research The Hong Kong data centre market continues to push forward and displays a steady and consistent personality. In 2021, this market is projected to be worth USD $1.4 billion and projected to reach $2.5 billion in 2026. The projected five-year CAGR for 2021-2026 is 11%. Like many leading markets around […]

Mumbai Cloud & Datacenter Convention & Awards 2021

The Registration for Mumbai CDC Convention & Awards 2021 has been closed. If you have any concerns please mail to [email protected] Thurs, 25th Nov 2021, 8am – 5pm (GMT +5.30), St. Regis Mumbai The Indian Data Center & Cloud Market is taking giant leaps. India is the second fastest-growing digital economy and it is projected that IT and Communications sector […]

For Sustainable Data Centres, Green is still in ‘pause’ mode

In our special series featuring W.Media Awards involving top notch Cloud, IT, Cybersecurity and Data Centres organisations and individuals sharing their most challenging and innovative projects or opinions In the turn of the 20th century, Henry Ford once said in a meeting – Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long […]

Second Edition Of Singapore Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2019

The second edition of the Singapore Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2019 (SGCDC 2019) by WMedia at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on the 11th July 2019 brought together 1000 selected IT professionals and 30 leading cloud and data center technology providers from the industry to be ready for the next wave of technology growth. The top […]

Fibre Infrastructure today and tomorrow in Hyperscale Data Centres

Register Now Wed, 17th Nov 2021, 11am – 12.30pm (GMT +5.30) All data leads to Hyperscale! Hyperscale Data Centres are at the forefront of cloud and technology innovation. As tech enthusiasts, we at W.Media will make sure that our audience is well versed in the current and future state of the technology industry. Join us […]

TEECL to build 250 MW DCs across India in five years

Kolkata-based power infrastructure firm Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd (TEECL) is looking to build 250 MW data centres across the country in the next five years. Plans are also to extend its footprint in the data centre business to the APAC region. TEECL has established a “detailed roadmap” for its data centre business leveraging […]

More than a Dozen Large Data Centres to come up in China’s Guian New District

On January 6, 2014, the State Council, China’s cabinet, approved Guian New District as the eighth national new district. The creation of this district has three strategic tasks: building an important economic growth engine in the western region, a new highland of inland open economy and an ecological civilisation demonstration zone. Focusing on the three […]

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) officially opens STT Bangkok 1

Data centre service provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) or “STT GDC Thailand” has announced the official opening of STT Bangkok 1. This will be the first carrier-neutral hyperscale data centre in Bangkok built to global standards, the company said. The seven-storey building offers a gross floor area of 30,000 square metres and delivers […]

HONOR Malaysia appoints TM ONE as Cloud Service Provider

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), through its enterprise and public sector business solutions arm TM ONE, has entered into a strategic alliance with HONOR Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to provide Cloud services not only for HONOR Malaysia’s customers but also across three continents – Asia, Africa and Latin America. This strategic alliance signals a major expansion […]

ANZ Key Challenges in Cloud Consolidation & Migration

Australasia Cloud & Datacenter Awards Summit 2021 On the 9 September 2021, W.Media hosted a panel discussion on: “Key Challenges in Cloud Consolidation and Migration” focusing on the Australia and New Zealand region. Joining the discussion with experts: Sidney Wong, Infrastructure Architect for Wilmar Sugar Australia, PTY LTD. Darragh Kennedy, Director of Engineering for Zendesk […]

Exabeam to expand its presence in South Asia

Exabeam, the security analytics and Automation Company, announced that it has further established its presence in South Asia with the opening of an office in Pune, India. With a focus on sustained global growth, the location will initially be home to nearly 60 employees on the R&D and customer success teams. The Pune office is […]

Infosys collaborates with Frost Bank to provide consulting and Digital capabilities

Infosys announced that it would collaborate with Frost Bank to provide strategic business consulting and digital capabilities that will enable Frost Bank to offer mortgage loans along with its other consumer loan products. Infosys will help design the bank’s mortgage loan process landscape from origination to servicing, design the end-customer experience, and select the most effective technology platform to […]

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) officially opens STT Bangkok 1

Data centre service provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) or “STT GDC Thailand” has announced the official opening of STT Bangkok 1. This will be the first carrier-neutral hyperscale data centre in Bangkok built to global standards, the company said. The seven-storey building offers a gross floor area of 30,000 square metres and delivers […]

More than a Dozen Large Data Centres to come up in China’s Guian New District

On January 6, 2014, the State Council, China’s cabinet, approved Guian New District as the eighth national new district. The creation of this district has three strategic tasks: building an important economic growth engine in the western region, a new highland of inland open economy and an ecological civilisation demonstration zone. Focusing on the three […]

AirTrunk converts existing A$2.1 billion debt into a Sustainability Linked Loan

Asia-Pacific hyperscale data centre specialist, AirTrunk, has announced the conversion of its existing corporate loan facility of more than A$2.1 billion into a Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL). A SLL links a company’s financing to Sustainability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), driving borrowers to improve their sustainability commitments and performance. AirTrunk’s SLL has set new industry benchmarks […]

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) officially opens STT Bangkok 1

Data centre service provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) or “STT GDC Thailand” has announced the official opening of STT Bangkok 1. This will be the first carrier-neutral hyperscale data centre in Bangkok built to global standards, the company said. The seven-storey building offers a gross floor area of 30,000 square metres and delivers […]

3i Infotech’s NuRe Edge is now available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace

3i Infotech, a leading provider of IT solutions and advisory, and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) announced that its NuRe Edge, a  (Secure Access Service Edge) SASE based platform, has achieved ‘Powered by Oracle Cloud Expertise’ and is now available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace offering added value to Oracle Cloud customers. NuRe Edge (SASE) […]

HCL and Finastra partner to drive digital transformation across South Korea and Taiwan

HCL Technologies (HCL) and Finastra, the largest pure-play software vendor that serves the entire financial services industry, have expanded their partnership to drive digital transformation across South Korea and Taiwan. As part of the engagement, HCL will use its next-generation digital transformation and service capabilities to bring two of Finastra’s strategic products, Fusion Cash Management […]

NAL adopts Dassault Systèmes “Passenger Experience” to design civil aircraft in India

National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), a constituent of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has adopted the “Passenger Experience” industry solution experience based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to design civil aircraft in India, specifically the Saras Mk-2 programme. NAL is also using DraftSight, a feature-rich 2D and 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) solution for 2D […]

India a Key Focus Region for Cloud Contact Centre Solutions Provider ClearTouch

India will continue to be a key focus region for Cloud Contact Centre solutions provider ClearTouch. ClearTouch, a provider of a cloud-based call centre platform for enterprises, contact centres, BPOs and financial services companies in India, today commemorates its fifth year in business and a period of exponential growth. A subsidiary of TCN, Inc., a […]

Amit Saxena joins RBI Innovation Hub as CTO

Amit Saxena, Global Deputy CTO of State Bank of India has joined RBI Innovation Hub as the CTO. Saxena has over 22 years of experience in IT Strategy formation, Application development, Stakeholder Management, and product development. At SBI played a leading role in driving digital initiatives and innovations in customer-centric journeys. Before joining SBI, Saxena worked for companies like […]

Spireon expands in India

Spireon, the vehicle intelligence company, announced the launch of its subsidiary, Spireon Telematics India Pvt. Ltd. Located in India’s Silicon Valley and the world’s fastest-growing tech hub, Bengaluru, Spireon Telematics India will be led by technology veteran, Pranab Das, who will oversee a growing team that currently comprises 40 engineers. “Launching our operations in India represents […]

Finnish PayiQ and SRIT partner to launch One Nation One App

Finnish mobile ticketing company PayiQ and Indian ICT systems integration company SRIT have signed a strategic partnership deal. PayiQ Finland is a true European public transport and city access technology company. It delivers ticketing and payment platforms for city bus and tram authorities across Europe and Russia. PayiQ’s core technology solution provides seamless mobility and […]

KT acquires Singapore-headquartered Epsilon Telecommunications

KT, South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, has acquired Singapore-headquartered Epsilon Telecommunications Financial details of the transacition were not disclosed. Epsilon is a global connectivity provider that simplifies how businesses connect applications and data in the cloud. It also provides mission-critical networking for global digital transformation and maximising the value of cloud for enterprise customers. The […]

Indonesia’s utility PLN collaborates with Greenland International Industrial Centre (GIIC) Kota Deltamas Industrial Area for country’s First National DC

Indoensia’s State-owned electricity company PLN is collaborating with the Greenland International Industrial Centre (GIIC) Kota Deltamas industrial area for Indonesia’s first national data centre. Located in Cikarang, West Java, the project is part of the government’s vision of becoming a hub for international data centres, according to a report in the JakartaPost. The agreement between […]

Startek to hire 300 CX specialists in Philippines

Startek, a global provider of customer experience management solutions, announced that it is hiring about 300 customer experience (CX) specialists to support its growing business in its Makati City campus, in the Philippines. These positions would include customer experience specialists, which will follow a hybrid approach of work from our campus and some joining the […]

Wipro partners with First Horizon Bank for virtual transform

Wipro has partnered with Tennessee-based First Horizon Bank (FHN) to transform the core banking channels and servicing capabilities of VirtualBank, an established digital bank that FHN inherited from Louisiana-based IBERIABANK as part of the merger completed in 2020. The combined entity’s assets are approximately $87 billion. Wipro worked with six other companies to streamline VirtualBank’s […]

India’s NPCI partners with Singapore-based Digital Payments company Liquid Group

NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of National Payment Corporation of India, has partnered with Liquid Group, a leading cross border digital payments provider, to enable Unified Payments Interface (UPI) QR-based payments acceptance in 10 markets across North Asia and Southeast Asia. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant real-time payment (RTP) system, […]

Gaurav Sharma appointed as Group CTO for Poonawalla Fincorp

Poonawalla Fincorp Limited (Formerly Magma Fincorp Limited) announced the joining of Gaurav Sharma as its Group Chief Technology Officer (Group CTO). Gaurav will lead and manage the technology initiatives for the group and further solidify the group’s commitment of creating a world-class digital technology-based platform for financial services, the company said. Gaurav is a Mechanical […]

How 4 million customers of Ausgrid rely on Infosys and Microsoft’s cloud transformation journey

Infosys and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year strategic engagement with Ausgrid, the largest distributor of electricity on Australia’s east coast, to accelerate its cloud transformation journey and establish Ausgrid as a leading digital utility. This program will connect Ausgrid’s vision to communities and empower lives with a focus on affordability, reliability, and sustainability, the company […]

Pine Labs partners with OneCard to strengthen digital payment adoption

Pine Labs, one of Asia’s leading merchant commerce platforms has partnered with OneCard, India’s first exclusive mobile-based credit card to extend its Equated Monthly Instalments (EMI) offering to all OneCard credit cardholders. With this collaboration, OneCard credit cardholders will now be able to avail of interest-free EMI on their credit card for all their mid […]

Vantage Data Centers Enters Asia-Pacific: Acquires 2 DCs

Vantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses has entered the Asia-Pacific market, signalling the massive digital consumption in the region. DigitalBridge Investment Management, Vantage’s major stakeholder, along with participation from other existing investors, contributed an additional $1.5 billion in equity capital, giving a further fillip to the region’s digital ambitions. Acquisitions […]

KPIT Technologies complete the implementation of a CLM system

KPIT Technologies, a company providing software to automotive companies has recently completed the implementation of a CLM system. After 33 weeks. KPIT has subscribed to Icertis’ Icertis Contract Intelligence system (ICI). When KPIT approached Icertis, it did not have a contract lifecycle management (CLM) system in place. Contracts were stored locally, obscuring visibility, and inhibiting […]

Vertiv acquires Data Centre power solutions provider E+I Engineering Group

Vertiv has acquired E+I Engineering group is a global provider of electrical switchgear and power distribution solutions. After more than three decades in business, the shareholders of E+I Engineering have made the decision to form a new partnership with a much larger entity with wider global reach to take the business to the next level, […]

Singapore’s Data Centre provider DC Alliance invests A$1.25 million in DXN

DC Alliance (DCA), a Singapore-based data centre business has invested A$1.25 million into DXN Limited, an ASX-listed vertically integrated manufacturer and operator of modular data centres with data centres in Sydney, Darwin and Tasmania. DCA, which has an Uptime Institute Tier III certified data centre in Perth, Western Australia will be the lead investor via […]

Prasad Tilve joins CapitaLand’s India Data Centre team

Prasad Tilve has joined the CapitaLand India data centre team as the Head of Business Development & Strategy. He will spearhead strategies to grow opportunities for CapitaLand India’s data centre business across India, the company said in its LinkedIn post. Tilve has spent more than 25 years in business development and sales, focusing on large […]

Ramco systems to implement its aviation software at Draken International

Global aviation software provider Ramco Systems announced that it will implement its Aviation M&E MRO Suite V5.9 at Draken International, a leading provider of tactical fighter aircraft for contract adversary air (ADAIR) services to the defense industry, across its global operations in both CONUS and OCONUS locations. Ramco Aviation Software will offer a one-stop solution for managing Draken’s global operations as […]

Australasia Cloud & Datacenter Awards Summit 2021

[Online] Thurs, 9th Sep 2021, 9am – 11am (GMT + 10) The Australia and New Zealand Cloud & Datacenter markets are a hotbed of innovation, and now is your chance to catch the top professionals in the region’s IT sphere as they discuss their top achievements in the past year, and what exciting developments are […]

NEC expands AWS collaboration for 5G & Digital Government

NEC Corporation has expanded its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for global 5G rollouts and the digital government. In a statement, NEC said that it aims to develop an end-to-end 5G offering and provide it globally by combining NEC’s high-performance cloud-native open 5G mobile core, OSS/BSS solutions, local 5G use cases and AWS cloud […]

Linode announces expansion of Data Centre operations in Mumbai

Independent cloud computing infrastructure provider Linode, has announced the expansion of its data centre operations in Mumbai, India. The expansion gives Linode a 200 per cent increase in capacity and will sustain the company’s momentum around customer acquisition and new service launches through 2023. Till recently, Linode was servicing India from neighbouring facilities in Singapore […]

Cashfree partners with Deskera to help SMBs

Cashfree, India’s leading payments and API banking solutions company has partnered with Deskera, a Singapore-based global leader in cloud-based solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. Deskera offers a cloud-based suite of integrated enterprise management applications that help automate everyday business tasks such as bookkeeping, stock management, payroll processing, workforce management, and more. This partnership aims at […]

Sakshi Vidur joins Philips as Director, Enterprise IT Security

Sakshi Vidur has joined the health technology firm, Philips, as Director, Enterprise IT Security. Philips is a leading manufacturer in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring, and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Vidur has over 20 years of work experience in developing and managing company-wide Governance, Risk, Information Security, […]

Bank of Baroda tops Digital Payment scorecard issued by MeitY for Feb & March

Bank of Baroda, is the top Digital bank, with a total of 86 per cent marks on the scorecard issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India (MeitY) for the month of February and March 2021. The scorecard ranks 44 banks (public sector banks, private banks, foreign banks, payments banks, and small […]

Tencent to launch second IDC in Indonesia

Tencent Cloud plans to launch a second Internet Data Centre (IDC) in Indonesia by the end of this year. Interestingly, this is a first for Tencent – to set up two cloud data centres in the same year. In April the Chinese tech giant had launched its first IDC in Indonesia, which signalled its commitment […]

China’s 21Vianet reports 30% revenue growth in Q2

Nasdaq-listed 21Vianet Group, Inc. has reported net revenue growth of 30.8 per cent to RMB1.50 billion ($231.9 million) from RMB1.14 billion when compared to the second quarter of 2020. On a sequential basis, this revenue growth was an increase of 7.9 per cent from RMB1.39 billion, according to company filings. This increase was mainly due […]

South Korea’s KT & Far East Development Corp. to Promote Data Centre Projects in Russia

KT Corporation (KT), South Korea’s largest telecommunications company has signed an MOU with the Far East Development Corp. (FEDC) to promote IDC infrastructure construction and health examination centre projects in Russia. FEDC is in charge of investment attraction and development in the Far East. KT signed an MOU with the corporation at the Sixth Eastern […]

SBM Bank India collaborates with OneCard to introduce mobile-based credit card

As an extension of the Smart Banking solutions, SBM Bank India, one of the youngest universal banks, has collaborated with OneCard, to introduce a mobile-based credit card. With this partnership, the partner aims to cater to the tech-savvy populace who has embraced ‘digital’ as a natural way of life. OneCard is a fintech start-up that […]

Dream11 leverages Aerospike Cloud Managed Service to scale for IPL

Aerospike Inc. has partnered with Dream11, a fantasy sports platform, to scale and meet requirements to handle millions of online users during the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Powered by the Aerospike Real-time Data Platform, and deployed as a full cloud-managed service on AWS, Dream11 has improved performance, scale, availability, and elasticity, while reducing […]

Rheinmetall to develop autonomous vehicle technology: Receives 5G Grant

Rheinmetall has been named a recipient of the Australian Government’s 5G Innovation Initiative. This is a competitive grants programme to help small to large businesses in Australia test and develop 5G uses, applications, services and products, including IoT applications, which will help build Australia’s 5G ecosystem. According to a report in Australian Defence Magazine, Rheinmetall […]

HCL announces the availability of GLAM on Microsoft Azure Marketplace

HCL Technologies announced the availability of its Geospatial Linear Asset Management (GLAM) solution on Microsoft Azure Marketplace. It is designed in collaboration with the deep learning capabilities of Microsoft Azure, the HCL IoT WoRKS solution is a tailored business offering for asset-heavy industries. A collaboration between HCL, Microsoft and L3Harris, taps into the core of […]

BPCL launches AI chatbot

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a Fortune Global 500 Company, has launched ‘Urja’, an intelligent virtual assistant with AI/NLP (Natural Language Processing) capabilities and trained on more than 600 use cases. The objective is to make BPCL’s customer interface comprehensive & integrated digitally, Urja, the Chabot is now available on the company website for any […]

Etisalat and Orange to establish IPX peering point

Etisalat and Orange have partnered to establish an IPX peering point at Etisalat’s SmartHub PoP in UAE, improving its international reach across partners in the region and meeting the increasing demand for 4G and 5G connectivity. Etisalat SmartHub/IPX peering platform is neutral for mobile carriers to enhance the customer experience for roaming customers, and will help address the IoT roaming business […]

Jai Menon joins Skylo as CIO

Skylo, a provider of satellite-based narrowband IoT solutions, has announced that Dr. Jai Menon has joined the company’s leadership team as CIO. In this crucial role, Menon will lead the company’s supporting technology efforts for scaling its service, including its Order Management System, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Information Technology (IT) support, business, and operations support […]

MAS and other leading banking regulators to test central bank digital currencies interoperability

The Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, the Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank Negara Malaysia, Monetary Authority of Singapore and South African Reserve Bank will join forces to test the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for international settlements. Led by the Innovation Hub’s Singapore Centre, Project Dunbar aims to develop prototype shared platforms […]

HPE partners with hosting services provider Servers Australia for Cloud Migration

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has partnered with hosting services provider Servers Australia to roll out enterprise cloud hosting infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand, a move which is expected to give a much needed fillip to the small and medium sized businesses in the region. Servers Australia said the move to HPE is an industry first […]

Equinix expands in India: Acquires India ops of GPX Global Systems for US$161 million

Equinix has acquired the India operations of GPX Global Systems for US$161 million. The India operations of GPX includes includes a fibre-connected campus in Mumbai with two data centres, Equinix said in a statement. This move will help Equinix in India to unlock opportunities for Indian businesses expanding internationally and for multinational corporations pursuing growth […]

Data Centre provider 1-Net Singapore partners with EasyStack for Cloud Adoption

Data Centre provider 1-Net Singapore Pte Ltd and EasyStack Technologies Pte Ltd have entered into a strategic collaboration. This collaboration involves 1-Net offering cloud consulting, design and implementation capabilities to Singapore-based organisations and businesses leveraging EasyStack New Generation Enterprise Cloud Platform product and services for the regional market. This will be done with an evolutionary […]

Otago District in New Zealand to explore a new Data Centre

A detailed plan with regard to setting up of a data centre near Clyde, backed by Contact Energy have been submitted to Central Otago District Council. Contact Energy and its wholly-owned subsidiary Simply Energy would supply renewable electricity for a data centre being developed near the Clyde Dam by UK-based digital infrastructure company Lake Parime. […]

Low-Earth-Orbit satellites offer opportunities to provide underserved regions with better internet access: DE-CIX

DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator explained how new interconnection solutions are building bridges for the Internet of tomorrow, connecting Earth and space. Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellites offer great opportunities to provide underserved regions with better internet access. However, the infrastructure not only consists of satellites. Operators also need the right interconnection on the […]

NxtGen appointed as Check Point Software Technologies first India-based MSSP partner

NxtGen, a cloud-based service and data centre provider in India, has been appointed as Check Point Software Technologies first India-based managed security services provider (MSSP) partner. This collaboration will enable organisations of all sizes to enjoy the benefits of protection within data centre and cloud environments through a single point of contact while experiencing savings […]

Vijay Kannan appointed as CIO Global Lubricants for Shell

Vijay Kannan has been appointed as IT General Manager (CIO), Global Lubricants, Sectors and Decarbonisation, B2B Customer of Shell- the British-Dutch multinational oil and gas major. Kannan was earlier the IT General Manager (CIO) for Shell’s Global Commercial businesses based out of London and will now move back to India to take up the new […]

Heitech Padu bags RM350 million Data Centre deal from Regal Orion

Heitech Padu Bhd has bagged a RM350 million deal from Regal Orion Sdn Bhd (RO) for the design, engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of a data centre in Seremban, Negri Sembilan. Regal Orion is into the engineering, construction and project management of data centres. This announcement was made as a disclosure at Bursa Malaysia, […]

How BDx and Red Dot Analytics are set to Redefine Sustainability in Data Centres

Big Data Exchange (BDx), a Pan-Asian data centre cluster, has entered into an agreement with Red Dot Analytics (RDA) to digitally transform BDx’s facilities. This involves empowering them to be more efficient and sustainable. The first phase of the three-year project with RDA, a Singapore-based pioneer in the industrial artificial intelligence (AI) space, will focus […]

South Asia Cloud & Datacenter Digital Summit

Fri, 22nd Jan 2021, 2pm – 4.45pm (GMT+5.30) Registration Closed  The South Asian region is witnessing a huge surge in data consumption as internet, smart devices, social media, OTT platforms and technologies like cloud and IoT, have become an ubiquitous part of our lives. With over 650 million Internet users, India takes up a leading […]

For tech innovation Yotta Infrastructure launches Startup Accelerator

Yotta Infrastructure has launched an accelerator programme for startups and companies involved in developing software and emerging technology platforms like AI/ML, IoT, and AR/VR. Titled ‘Yotta Innovators Club’, this programme has been designed to create a supportive ecosystem for the companies focusing on tech innovation. As a tier-level program, the members enrolling for Yotta Innovators Club will get […]

Interconnectivity in APAC: Optimising for a Globalised Digital Economy

Register Now [Online] Tues, 16th Nov 2021, 10:00am – 11:00am (GMT +8) The global digital economy is redefining what it means to be connected, and the strength and security of an organisation’s connected platforms are now make or break variables for sustaining and growing business. The expansion of digital infrastructure to even the most remote […]