Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Nokia’s first technology trial of wireless PON internet service in Indonesia went well. Finnish Nokia and XL Axiata, a leading Indonesian telecom operator, successfully deployed the first wireless PON (WPON) …
Nokia successfully delivered wireless internet in Indonesia Read More
Plan International and Telenor Groups has announced a new partnership that includes Scandinavia, Myanmar and Thailand. On 25 September 2018 Plan International and Telenor Group announced a three years partnership, …
Plan International and Telenor Group has entered new partnership Read More
The disagreement between Telenor’s dtac and Thailand’s telecom regulator NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) escalates as the telecommunications company filed a lawsuit before the Central Administrative Court on 6 …
Dtac filed lawsuit to protect mobile customers Read More
Petter Furberg will be new CEO of Telenor Norway while Kaaren Hilsen will be new CEO of Telenor Sweden. Berit Svendsen is stepping down from her position as CEO of …
New CEOs for Telenor Sweden and Norway Read More
China will launch Nordic TV in China in a cooperation with a Finnish operator and is also producing episodes about the Finnish film industry. Finnish telecommunications company Elisa has partnered …
Finnish TV will hit China Read More
Total Access Communication Public Company Limited, or dtac, announced on 19 August that dtac TriNet has won a license for 2x5MHz on the 1800 MHz band in the auctions held …
dtac TriNet won 1800 MHz spectrum license Read More
Sweden and Malaysia’s ties as trade and investment partners go way back. In the 1960’s, the Swedish companies such as Volvo, Ericsson, Sandvik, Alfa Laval and Scania established themselves in …
Swedish MNCs continue to view Malaysia, Greater KL as ideal Asia investment place Read More
Aiming to increase 4G network capacity and continue 2G services for millions of subscribers Telenor’s dtac (Total Access Communication Public Company Limited) announced on 8 August that the Board of …
Dtac decides to bid on one and reject one MHz spectrum auction Read More
The Swedish ambassador in Vietnam, Pereric Högberg, has meet with Minister of Planning and Investment, Nguyen Chi Dung, to discuss cooperation in telecommunications. The Swedish ambassador in Vietnam, Pereric Högberg, …
Vietnam: Swedish ambassador meets with Minister of Investment Read More
No matter if you are a Scandinavian or Asian woman your most frequent mobile activity is probably scrolling through social media apps or sending messages to friends. But when you …
New survey looks at Scandinavian and Asian women’s use of phones Read More
dtac (Total Access Communication Plc.), Telenor’s Thailand telecommunications operator confirmed on 16 July that it had collected an application for the auctions of 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum to …
dtac raises concerns regarding new Thailand spectrum auction Read More
In search for heavyweight start-ups with global potential Telenor-owned dtac in Thailand has announced the 11 startup finalists, selected out of 25 teams, to participate in the dtac accelerate batch …
Dtac accelerate announced Batch 6 finalists Read More
Alexandra Reich, an Austrian national, has been appointed CEO of dtac (Total Access Communication PCL), replacing departing Swedish CEO Lars Norling. Alexandra Reich currently serves as CEO of Telenor Hungary …
Austrian takes over the helm at Telenor’s dtac Read More
Telenor’s Thailand telecommunications operator dtac (Total Access Communication Plc.) stated on 22 June 2018 a opening with the regulator NBTC. Lars Norling, Chief Executive Officer, dtac said: “While dtac awaits …
dtac in talks with regulator NBTC: potential 900MHz auction Read More The writing was already on the wall for Thailand’s regulator National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). In addition to another operator having already opted out Total Access Communication PCL, (Dtac), …
Telenor’s dtac gives Thailand’s spectrum auction thumbs down Read More
I you have subscribed to any service hosted within the EU, you may have noticed the wave of “updated privacy policy” mails in your inbox the last week or so. …
DanCham Thailand warns of new EU data law: GDPR now into force Read More
When Telenor’s Thai mobile operator dtac arranged a talk (arranged on 21 March) around the data science breakthroughs with artificial intelligence and machine learning, two prominent speakers represented Norway. Andrew …
Norwegians presented breakthroughs at dtac’s AI, machine learning seminar Read More
On 9 April Nokia strengthened their cloud and data center services with the official launch of the first Nokia Cloud Collaboration Hub in Asia. Based in Singapore, the hub is …
Nokia launched Singapore Cloud Collaboration Hub Read More
The Norwegian Business Association in Singapore presents the seventh edition of the Norway-Asia Business Summit (NABS), taking place 16-18 April in Singapore. The summit will explore how to navigate the …
Norway-Asia Business Summit 2018 details Read More
‘Capture the growth of the frontier SEA markets’ Swedish companies can, and should, despite expected challenges, invest in the ‘frontier Southeast Asia markets’ – Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The business …
New Business Sweden frontier SEA markets report Read More
The ‘dtac loop: The Shapes of Data’ event underscored how machine learning, connected devices and big data can empower society. On 21 March mobile service provider dtac held a talk …
Dtac held big data, AI, machine-learning talk Read More
dtac has announced changes to its organizational structure, designed to better fulfil the company’s purpose, stated a press release. The Digital Group, which focuses on digital sales and marketing, will …
Organizational structure change starts at dtac Read More
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, celebrated its first birthday in late December, having made, in just 12 months, 12 major announcements including the introduction of eleven new devices, …
HMD Global celebrated one year, Nokia 3310 4G launched Read More
On 30 January dtac announced strategic targets to achieve its 2020 digital ambition. The company plans to increase the use of digital channels by up to seven times, allowing its …
dtac anticipates massive increase of digital channels use Read More
dtac (Telenor’s digital and telecommunication business in Thailand) has issued a “40-hour Challenge” to all of its employees, to encourage them to grow their digital skills and complete 40 hours …
dtac’s digitalization: 40 hours of employee training Read More
Nokia (Finland) announced on 21 December that it had signed a multi-year patent license agreement with Huawei. “Huawei is one of China’s largest companies and is among the world’s leading …
Nokia, Huawei entered patent license agreement Read More
The two companies plan to develop new IoT use cases and applications in the areas of connected living, connected vehicles and connected buildings, with plans to offer commercial services to …
Nokia collaborates with StarHub: Singapore IoT development Read More
DigitalRoute, the leading Swedish provider of Data Integration and management solutions globally, has announced that its MediationZone product is being deployed by Real Move, the mobile subsidiary of Thailand’s leading …
DigitalRoute lands new Thailand deal: True Corp Read More
On 19 October HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announced Nokia 7, a compact, design-led smartphone wrapped in 7000 series aluminium chassis with diamond cut bevelled edges. The pocketable …
Nokia 7 launched in Shanghai Read More
The 3 Group with mobile network services in Denmark and Sweden as well as Austria, Italy, Ireland, and the UK is now offering its cheap “3LikeHome” roaming service when visiting …
3 Group launches ‘3LikeHome’ cheap roaming in Thailand Read More
Slush Singapore, the start-up and innovation event, returns on 19 September for its second year with official involvement by the City of Helsinki (also the home town of the main …
Slush Singapore: “Not your usual tech conference” Read More
Danish Ambassador Uffe Wolffhechel met on 3 August 2017 with H.E. Secretary General of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand, Mr. Takorn Tantasith, repports the Embassy on its …
Danish Ambassador suggests Thailand extends broadband to rural areas Read More
Up-and-coming start-ups from dtac accelerate’s batch 5 group won multiple awards at Start-up Thailand 2017 held on July 6-9 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. Tixget (Travel Tech) received a …
dtac accelerate start-ups awarded at Start-up Thailand 2017 Read More
In the last week of June Nokia Shanghai Bell (NSB) attended Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2017, the biggest mobile event in Asia, which brings together the worldwide mobile industry. …
Nokia attended Mobile World Congress Shanghai Read More dtac grows its accelerate success; aiming higher with Batch 5 The importance of start-ups for the business world is of such significance that an accelerator initiative by the Norwegian telecommunications …
dtac CEO Lars Norling: Accelerator programme very important Read More
Telenor will be the first operator in Sweden to abolish roaming taxes on surfing the internet in countries outside Europe. From 26 January 2017, Swedes with Telenor’s subscription ‘Telenor Frihet’ …
Telenor to abolish roaming taxes in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia Read More
Customers at 3 (a mobile voice and data connections provider via 3G, 4G and 4G + mobile network) in Denmark with 3LikeHome in their subscription can from 23 January also …
Telecom company 3 adds roaming-free China, Indonesia for Danes Read More