The Do Not Call Provisions of Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012 came into effect on January 2, 2014.

Partners Erwan Barre and Jonathan Kok, co-heads of the Technology, Media and Communications ("TMC") Industry Group shared their perspectives on the technology, media and communications industry.

Two consultation papers relating to the protection of e-payments users were published on 25 October 2023.

•The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) earlier this month imposed a S$25,000 financial penalty on Singtel arising out of a complaint that there was a vulnerability in the design

Milbank LLP advised PT Indosat Tbk. (Indosat Ooredoo), a leading digital telecommunications provider in Indonesia, in connection with...

Singapore has set up a new Telecom Cybersecurity Strategic Committee (TCSC) to develop a plan to tackle ‘next-generation cyber threats' in the telecommunications sector.

Summary of recent developments in a range of areas of law.

Following the moves in Australia, China, Japan, the UK and the US to safeguard strategic sectors, the Ministry of Trade and Industry recently introduced the Significant Investments Review Bill earlier this month...

Telcos seeking to go "beyond connectivity" isn't new. Over the last 10 to 15 years, telcos have made a push into ICT, lifestyle services, utility / insurance resell, fintech...

There are a number of reasons to be excited about the Asia Pacific Data Center (DC) market. Capacity has been growing at 15% CAGR since 2020, and is forecast to grow at 22% CAGR between 2025 and 2030.

Even if they can return to work, public transport in many cities has been seriously curtailed, meaning transportation is likely to be an issue.

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) introduced a national standard of a management and auditing tool named <U>S</U>trategies for <U>C</U>reation, <U>O</U>wnership, <U>P</U>rotection and <U>E</U>xploitation of <U>I</U>ntellectual <U>P</U>roperty, or "SCOPE-IP". In our technology driven world, intellectual property ("IP") plays a critical role and successful companies recognise the importance of performing due diligence so as to aggressively exploit their IPs to full potential.

Telecom markets are fast changing. Telco profitability and ROCE have been spiraling downwards over the years.

Digital technologies have become an ever-present feature of our day-to-day life, and with it, so too has the risk of abuse by malicious actors. Notably, Short Message Service ("SMS") has...

B2C growth has been stagnant and 5G monetization there has been elusive - telcos are under pressure to find new growth sources.

The government asks for public feedback on a proposed DNC registry to register to avoid unsolicited marketing calls.

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The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act ("POFMA") was passed by ​Parliament on 8 May 2019 after a vigorous debate in Parliament.

In the last three years, over 25,000 towers in SE Asia have changed hands from telcos to TowerCos.

The data center growth in Asia and particularly in SE Asia has attracted substantial investments and has a diverse set of players going after the market.