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Telco network APIs hit million-dollar revenue surge
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.
Raffles Medical PATMI up 13.4% on stronger hospital services, insurance arm
Hospital services accounted for $41.1m of the profit.
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.
Singapore mulls Digital Infrastructure Act as cloud and data centre risks increase
The proposal will strengthen the security of the "key nodes" of its economy—cloud services and data centres.
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