Spectrum Master Plan and report has been developed by incorporating international best practices applicable to Pakistan. To ensure faster telecom network speed, Pakistan’s Government has approved a three-year “Rolling Spectrum Strategy 2020-2023”. The Spectrum Master Plan provides a future roadmap for spectrum allocation as well as spectrum-related policy reviews that…
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The Asia Internet Coalition concerned over Pakistan’s removal and blocking of unlawful content rules. Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has publicly voiced its alarm over of Pakistan’s new law targeting internet companies, as well as the government’s opaque process by which these rules were developed. The Coalition represents companies like tech…
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Growth in the use of private messaging services includes employees Australians are increasingly turning to online private messaging services to keep in touch with each other and are overwhelmingly choosing services provided by Facebook and Apple. The ACCC’s first Digital Platform Services Inquiry interim report, released today, shows how the…
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The Republic of China, Taiwan has become strategically suited to become a data centre hub in Asia. With the continued tensions in Hong Kong, and the continued growth of data centres in Asia, Taiwan is seen as having “geographic advantages” by companies like Google and Microsoft. According to a report…
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South Asian countries work with Google on predictions and alerts. Flooding is the most common natural disaster on the planet, affecting the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the globe and causing around US$10 billion in damages each year. In collaboration with Yale, Google has been visiting flood-affected areas…
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Tech giant to eliminate its entire carbon legacy. Google has unveiled one of its most ambitious plans for towards a decade of climate action. According to the technology giant, it plans to commit to help more than 500 cities and local governments reduce an aggregate of one gigaton (one billion tons)…
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Google has set out a vision for Taiwan that will see it elevated to the world stage. Global media reports state Google will “establish a data centre in Yunlin County, the third such facility in the country as part of its “smart Taiwan” initiative”. According to Taiwan News, “Google has…
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Australian consumer rights commission launches Federal Court action. The Australian Consumer Competition Commission (ACCC) has alleged, multinational company – Google — misled consumers about expanded use of personal data and launched Federal Court proceedings against the company. According to the ACCC, Google allegedly misled Australian consumers to obtain their consent…
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Projects shelved in politically sensitive countries. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said it has shut down its cloud project named “Isolated Region” and added that it was not weighing options to offer its cloud platform in China. Earlier in the day, Bloomberg News reported, citing two employees, that Google had…
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Google’s focuses on the rapid pace of growth of apps and software platforms in India. By Sankalp Phartiyal and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said it would spend around US$10 billion in India over the next five to seven years through equity investments and…
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