Disruptive.Asia

Disruptive.Asia focuses on the evolving landscape of digital disruption in the telecommunications sector across the Asia-Pacific region. It explores the sources of this disruption, the factors fueling it, its effects on the industry, how telecom companies are adapting, and what the future may hold. The rapid advancement of next-generation telecom and IT technologies is upending traditional business models. This shift isn't necessarily negative; digital disruption is opening up new possibilities for telecom players in APAC who are willing to take risks and lead the way in this transformative era. At Disruptive.Asia, our goal is to critically analyze these changes, help you understand them, and provide a grounded perspective amidst the excitement surrounding the race for the 5G Digital Economy of Things. We offer a mix of news, insights, and detailed articles to keep you updated and engaged. You can sign up for our daily updates and weekly summaries, share your thoughts on our content, connect with us on social media, and even submit your own articles or blog posts to join the conversation.

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A 5G network in one of the world’s most remote regions

Sep 16, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Tony Poulos

ZTE has rolled out a 5G network in China’s Hoh Xil Nature Reserve in the remote Sanjiangyuan National Park. Hoh Xil is China’s largest uninhabited national nature reserve, an incredible UNESCO World Heritage site. Sitting at an astonishing average elevation of 4,600 meters, it is considered the “forbidden zone for humans” due to its extreme high-altitude conditions.
All good things must end - including Disruptive.Asia

Sep 2, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Tony Poulos

After 7+ years of publishing news of disruption in Asia’s telecoms, internet, technology and fintech sectors, it’s time to call it a day. Disruptive.Asia was launched by a team of people previously involved with DisruptiveViews and Telecom Asia. Along the way, content was supplemented by numerous industry-leading figures and Reuters news feeds. Online publishing has changed dramatically over time.
September, 2023 - Disruptive.Asia

Sep 2, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Tony Poulos

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Digital clones - who owns and uses yours?

Aug 30, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Jouko Ahvenainen

Now, we have digital clones to contend with! Generative AI has enabled services that can learn from an individual’s behavior, style and character and start to act like that individual. It means all of us can have a personal or digital clone and personal AI that behaves and even sounds like us. But who owns it? Is it you or a company that enables this? Should you allow access to all your data to somebody who digitally clones you?
The Metaverse is chugging along, but does anyone care?

Aug 29, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Richard Windsor

Twelve months is a long time in the technology sector, and while no one is interested in the Metaverse anymore, the developments and product launches are continuing just as I forecasted in 2022 when The Metaverse was the hottest thing since sliced bread. The mood is so bleak that when the word metaverse is mentioned in conjunction with Apple’s Vision Pro device, the fan base and technology press will claim that it is not a metaverse device but something else.
What impact does AI have on jobs, and who controls it?

Aug 24, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Jouko Ahvenainen

Does AI make our jobs better or worse? And for whom does AI work? And who really makes the decisions? We’ve all heard that technology is coming to take boring routine work from us, enabling us to perform more meaningful and productive work. This is the story heard in many workplaces when companies increase automation. Quite often, the reality is much more complicated. I remember visiting Nokia’s factory when discussing meaningful work and new processes.
Failing geopolitical restrictions, it’s all about networks

Aug 16, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Jouko Ahvenainen

Companies have also started minimizing their geopolitical risks by preferring some sources, using restrictions, or avoiding others altogether. The US is worried about buying and investing in China. There are sanctions on buying from and selling to Russia. Many countries want to promote friend-shoring to minimize dependencies on countries outside their own allies. However, it is not as simple as that.
Telcos to techCos: Harnessing data in a competitive space

Aug 10, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Avanti Kumar

In today’s rapidly evolving telecommunications industry, traditional telcos are undergoing a significant transformation to become techcos. According to various industry pundits, this transition is a fundamental shift in mindset and business approach. To shed light on this evolution, Disruptive.Asia spoke to UK-based Fawad A. Qureshi, global industry field CTO at Snowflake, who has more than two decades of experience in the data technology space.
Can AI help with coding or even replace no-code?

Aug 9, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Jouko Ahvenainen

Generative AI is now used for many purposes. Developers, and even some others, use it for coding too. Can we expect it to really change coding, especially when people can just describe their needs in plain English and get code? It’s not really so simple, but it opens many new opportunities to change software development. Software development is usually a bottleneck to implementing new services, automating work and getting differing existing systems to work together.
What legal protection do we have from machines and AI?

Aug 3, 2023 | disruptive.asia | Jouko Ahvenainen

Is it time to ask the most important question on what legal protection we have against machines? This came to mind at a recent event I attended in San Francisco about the risks of generative AI. One of the speakers started his presentation by asking how many in the audience knew about the British Post Office scandal. I was one of only three people familiar with it, and it is an interesting case that relates to how much we can trust AI.