Forty-two years ago, an engineer at Motorola, Martin Cooper, had the bold idea of wanting people to be able to carry their phones with them anywhere. Sure enough, in April 1973, he became the first individual to make a call on a portable mobile device. The phone weighed more than two pounds back then and it took 10 hours to charge it for a mere 35 minutes of conversation. Today, smartphones are an inevitable part of our existence. They have…

Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia, booming with potential. By 2013, Indonesia was the world’s third largest telecommunications market in terms of mobile subscribers. The industry has played a vital role in the development of the country’s growing economy. With increased connectivity, other areas of Indonesia’s economy have benefitted, such as banking, financing, software, hospitality and trade. The driving force behind Indonesia’s connectivity growth in the Association of Southeast Nations is Rudiantara, Indonesia’s Minister of Communications and Information,…

TV has come a long way since the dark days of black and white. Today, there is a host of new TV quality improvements to note, and there are likely to be more on the way. But at this stage, no other TV advancement outweighs 4K high resolution TV, and this time it’s not just for the tech-minded early adopter market. For example, in Qatar, Ooredoo recently introduced 4K entertainment to Ooredoo TV with the support of Huawei, whose technology…