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Amazon Web Services (AWS) earlier this week launched a technology infrastructure region in Seoul, its fifth in Asia-Pacific, extending its cloud infrastructure footprint in the region.

The new Seoul region is expected to allow Korean-based businesses and global companies with customers in Korea to leverage AWS’s infrastructure technology platform to build their businesses and run their…

Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry said it will continue to operate in Pakistan, canceling a plan to exit the country after the government demanded backdoor access to user data.

In a blog post published last week, BlackBerry COO Marty Beard said the Pakistani government has rescinded its shutdown order after productive discussions between the two parties.

The Pakistan…

Thailand’s newest cellco Jas4G has launched a crowdsourcing initiative asking its 3BB broadband customers if they can host cellsites. CEO Pete Bodharamik said he was in talks with CAT Telecom on tower sharing, but complained that CAT was charging five times the actual cost of a new site in rental fees.

Jas has also opened reservations for its SIM cards and aims to launch within two…

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has proposed to change the nation’s regulatory arrangements to make it easier to access spectrum for use in the IoT.

Proposed revisions would remove a technical barrier to the operation of narrowband low-power wireless access (LPWA) networks in the 900-MHz, 2.4-GHz and 5.8-GHz bands.

ACMA chair Chris Chapman said the…

Many of us this week have been using a variety of platforms and devices to listen again to the music of David Bowie, whose death has spurred a huge outpouring of affection and reflection in fans across the world.

It has reminded us how important great music is to our lives: Indeed 60% of 16-34 year olds, according to Ovum’s recent Consumer Insights survey, described listening to music…