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Telstra appoints former KPN CEO to the board

Dutch telecoms veteran Eelco Blok (pictured) will join Telstra board as a non-executive director, effective February 15, 2019, the Australian telco announced.

Blok, who will also be a member of the nomination committee, will stand for election at Telstra’s annual general meeting later in the year.

Blok has almost 35 years’…

Singtel has reported a 14% slump in net profit for the December quarter, largely as a result of the financial pressures faced by Indian mobile associate Bharti Airtel.

Singtel reported a Q3 group net profit of S$823 million for the quarter. Operating revenue grew 1%, or 4% in constant currency terms, to S$4.63 billion.

But intense competition in India, higher depreciation and…

Research shows bigger local bond markets help countries strengthen their financial systems and their economies.

How are new opportunities to create and share information shaping the digital transformation of the agriculture and food system, and thus potentially fostering its reorganisation? This report focuses on cross-border trade aspects along the global agriculture and food value chain, and looks at how changes brought about by digital technologies can influence who participates in the value chain,…

With the Mobile World Congress 2019 show only weeks away, many handset vendors will release details of their first 5G smartphones. Conversely, most operators are only just embarking upon roll out of their 5G services in each region. So is the industry truly ready for 5G, or are those early adopters going to be disappointed?

Telecommunications providers have been quick to extol the…