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Telco network APIs hit million-dollar revenue surge

China currently dominates this emerging sector with over 90% of global adoption volume.

AI advantage becomes a 'strategic decision' as nations build local AI grids

The race is now on to build "National AI Grids" to protect sovereignty.

Core inflation eases to 1% in January

Headline inflation was at 1.4% YoY.

UOI posts $32.3m full-year profit, hikes dividend to 26.5 cents

Insurance revenue up 2%, whilst service result falls 21%.

Telcos pushed towards deterministic networks as latency kills revenue

"Best-effort" broadband is no longer enough for AI workloads.

Elite UK REIT rejoins FTSE indices with market cap at $386.1m

Its average daily turnover improved 2.5 times since 2024 exclusion.

Financial advisor emerges as best job for 2026: Indeed

Adaptable, specialised roles show strongest hiring resilience.

Granite Asia clinches $139.1m IPO as DBS partnership launches

The AI-focused IPO fund was distributed to DBS wealth clients.

APAC telcos expand 5G and cloud as connectivity growth flattens

Partnerships with operators and tech companies are also becoming essential.

Charisma Energy rebounds to $53.2m full-year profit in 2025 on debt forgiveness gain

Its earnings recovery followed the company’s debt restructuring exercise.

Anaplan expands in Singapore with new AWS data centre

The site strengthens regulatory compliance and regional reach.

Seatrium to cut $50m in annual costs with non-core asset sales

It sold 17 tugboats in Singapore for $104m with a towage contract.

VICOM profit jumps 45% to $42.5m in 2025

Revenue climbed 40% on OBU installations.

CapitaLand Ascott expands Japan portfolio with 3 new rental assets

The transaction adds 233 units with 95% occupancy in Japan.

Southeast Asia telcos consolidate as 40 GB data demand looms

Smartphone users in the region currently consume over 20 GB of data every month.