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Internet of Things (IoT)
Deals, joint ventures & alliances
Keppel to develop smart IoT city in Wuxi with China's Envision Group
SINGAPORE (Dec 6): Keppel Urban Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corp, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Envision Group and Wuxi’s government to develop a “smart internet of things (IoT) City” in Xuelang Town, Taihu N
December 06, 2018
In print this week
How IoT in agriculture could present new opportunities for investors
SINGAPORE (Nov 16): Earlier this year, Avarga, formerly known as UPP Holdings, said it was acquiring a 23.08% stake in local start-up Archisen for up to $1.5 million in three separate tranches.
November 16, 2018
ST Engineering's electronics unit wins contract to test out smart lamp posts in Hong Kong
SINGAPORE (Aug 29): ST Engineering’s electronics unit has won a contract to conduct a proof of concept trial to deploy multi-purpose lamp posts (MPLP) in Hong Kong.
August 29, 2018
Broker's Calls
Stocks to benefit from the coming AI, IoT boom
SINGAPORE (Aug 16): Internet of Things or IoT is on the verge of becoming a mainstream technology, reaching its tipping point next year after which adoption will accelerate among the masses, says DBS Group Research.
August 16, 2018
Tech
What's all this fuss about 5G?
SINGAPORE (July 30): In late February, the South Korean ski resort of Pyeongchang hosted the 23rd Winter Olympics. Norway topped the medals table with host Korea in seventh place, despite its five golds. Yet, the main event for South Koreans wasn’t bobs
August 01, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Mobike scraps $49 deposit policy for Singapore users following oBike's sudden exit
SINGAPORE (June 29): Mobike is renouncing its one-time deposit of $49 for its existing and new users in Singapore, specifically those who register or have registered for a Mobike account using phone numbers with the prefix +65.
June 29, 2018
Tech
ST Engineering, SP Group launch trial for Singapore's first pay-per-use IoT-as-a-Service platform
SINGAPORE (June 25): Organisations seeking to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to provide smart city applications such as public safety and security systems could soon get a boost.
June 26, 2018
IPO
Is Xiaomi's IPO worth a punt?
SINGAPORE (June 25): Xiaomi Corp has planned its initial public offering (IPO) since last year and in Dec 2017, it was reported that the group was seeking a valuation of about US$50 billion ($67.4 billion).
June 25, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Fifth global SAP Leonardo Center launched in Singapore
SINGAPORE (May 8): SAP, the enterprise application software provider, today launched its fifth global SAP Leonardo Center in Singapore to service its customers in the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.
May 08, 2018
ST Engineering's electronics arm wins $635 mil in contracts in 1Q18
SINGAPORE (Apr 19): ST Engineering announced that its electronics arm, ST Electronics, has secured $635 million worth of contracts in 1Q18.
April 19, 2018