Pandemic-led traffic surges highlights demand for 5G in Australia
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Like much of the world, COVID-19 lockdowns caused most Australians to rely much more heavily on their telecommunications providers for work, recreation, and basically any communication needs. And with the busy year-end season now upon us, it is fortunate that deployments of 5G in Australia have been progressing smoothly despite the difficulties posed by the pandemic.
The country’s largest telco operator, Telstra, has said it expects its mobile network to support in excess of 92 million New Year’s Eve messages this year, a spike of 80 million compared to 2019. Data usage is also on the upswing, with the carrier’s networks expecting to clock nearly 5 petabytes of data, versus the 3.6 petabytes used last year.
Why 5G matters for cyber security in critical industries
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5G connectivity will play a vital role for organizations in critical industries like healthcare, hence its cyber security protection needs to be up to scratch too
Fifth generation wireless (5G) technology will usher in significant benefit for some of the most crucial industries, not just enhancing connectivity speeds but in securing the next generation network infrastructure against 5G security vulnerabilities.
Unlike its predecessor standards like 3G and 4G which were more geared towards improving the consumer experience over the previous generation, 5G will be the first wireless technology to be largely focused on critical sectors such as hospitals and manufacturing plants, according to a networking cybersecurity expert.
Adobe to support secure documentation on Azure cloud in Singapore
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Adobe launched Adobe Sign on Microsoft Azure with the establishment of a local data center in Singapore.
The partnership is a part of Singapore’s ambitious national digital identity (NDI) project, ‘Sign with Singpass’, that will enable digital document signing on a number of platforms, including Adobe.
This year saw the status quo of the workplace being challenged. As we continue to conduct business virtually, non-traditional means of document execution are becoming increasingly popular. In fact, the rise of the digital signature prior to the pandemic has revolutionized finance, and real estate sectors, as well as commercial and industrial enterprises.
Singapore SMEs still lack a sustainable mindset in SEA
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Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have ranked amongst the lowest in Southeast Asia to adopt sustainable operations
Singapore has long made a name for embracing emerging technologies and is now the go-to hub for firms looking to springboard into the APAC region’s various markets. But despite outstripping their Southeast Asian neighbors across multiple tech-driven sectors ranging from finance to governance, Singapore’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) rank the lowest in the region when it comes to adopting sustainable operational practices.
Many of the entrepreneurs in Singapore that own SMEs already have an appreciation of the business value technology brings 65% of SMEs have adopted digital solutions, and 38% have said they will continue to digitize more business processes in 2020.