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by April Tayson, Regional VP, INSEA, Adjust Source: Adjust. Tayson. As we stayed home during the pandemic in 2020, the way consumers utilise their mobile phones has unlocked endless potential for businesses. Unsurprisingly, March 2020 was the month when the lockdown went into full force, and also the period that saw mobile app sessions in many countries skyrocket.  Confined to their homes, users needed no convincing to download and play hyper-casual games as well as shop using mobile apps. Adjust found that mobile usage increased across different industries during the lockdown period. For example, Adjust’s Fintech Report found that there was a 49% increase in the number of sessions executed in payment apps as users adhere to social distancing measures during the pandemic. As we come out of the pandemic situation, let’s see what the expectations for the industry in 2021. OTT is a channel marketers can no longer afford to ignore With revenue in the video streaming segment...

M1 , Continental Automotive Singapore (Continental) and JTC have announced a collaboration to conduct 5G standalone (SA) trials for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) operations. This trial is supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), which is focused on supporting and nurturing the growth of 5G use cases in Singapore. Source: Continental. The Corriere LM last-mile delivery robot. The joint partnership will explore the operations of 5G-enabled AMRs in a live environment based on newly-developed network and infrastructure solutions for consumers, as well as enhance construction safety using analytics. The three organisations will create the infrastructure and deep-dive into the operations of AMRs for last-mile delivery of goods and food to support the burgeoning growth of e-commerce and drive Singapore’s progress as a global innovation hub for connected mobility. M1 will take on project management to implement the 5G SA network infrastructure for AMR operations. Th...

D’Crypt, a Temasek-owned security engineering company, has begun a pilot project with Shell Singapore to deploy specially-modified devices for COVID-19 contact tracing for its employees, contractor workers and other visitors at Pulau Bukom. As current versions of the contact tracing device are not certified intrinsically safe for use in environments where flammable gases may be present, this is the first time that a modified version will be tested in a live process plant environment. If successful, this pilot could pave the way for the modified devices’ use across the process industry in Singapore and abroad. Four thousand modified wearable contact tracing devices, named BluePass, will be distributed for this pilot which is expected to run until March. There are 60,300 workers involved in the petroleum, chemical and pharmaceutical products sector in Singapore as of Q320, according to the Singapore Ministry of Manpower’s labour market report. ...

by Daniel Sim, Senior Director for Channel Business, Vertiv in Asia With rapid changes in technology and business landscape, uncertainty has become everyone's reality. This uncertainty has become more palpable with the COVID-19 crisis upending almost every sector and industry across the globe. In Southeast Asia, the pandemic has accelerated the consumers' move online. In a study conducted by Bain and Facebook, 30% of the respondents have made more online purchases in the last six months. With the shift away from offline purchases, 83% of the respondents confirm that they will likely continue shopping online even after the restrictions are lifted. As consumers move most of their purchase activities and transactions online and organisations revisit their e-commerce strategies, the capabilities offered by edge computing can help retailers boost operational efficiency and improve the customer's digital experience. Amidst government-imposed social distancing measures, such...