Opinion: Is your business at risk from disruption?
Businesses often don’t realise that they are vulnerable to attacks from disruptive new players until it is too late. Andrew Wilkins considers some of the strategic issues created by creative...
View ArticleLower prices the ‘bottom line’ with Kumul Telikom reforms, says Chairman
A major reform will see all Papua New Guinea’s state-owned telecommunications companies grouped under a single board for the first time. The Chairman of the new-look Kumul Telikom, Mahesh Patel, speaks...
View ArticleKumul Telikom rolling out 4G network across Papua New Guinea, says Chairman
Kumul Telikom Chairman Mahesh Patel says the telco is building its 4G network across Papua New Guinea, to deliver faster data speeds for both business and consumers. He tells ‘Business Advantage...
View ArticleKumul Telikom urgently looking to build undersea cable to Sydney, says Chairman
Mahesh Patel, the chairman of Kumul Telikom, told the Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference that the newly formed entity is urgently looking to build an undersea fibreoptic cable to...
View ArticleIn brief: Possible rice agreement with the Philippines, and other business...
A possible rice deal with the Philippines; developments in gas sales; and landowner issues. Your weekly digest of the latest business news. Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has reportedly signed a...
View ArticleIn brief: Merger of Telikom, bmobile and DataCo under Telikom, and other...
Government plans to merge Telikom, bmobile and DataCo, Highlands Pacific Chairman says PanAust’s resignation requests amount to a takeover, and PNG LNG reports 25 per cent increase in LNG. Your weekly...
View ArticleMerger of Telikom PNG, PNG DataCo and bmobile may lead to lower costs, say...
IT analysts and industry insiders tell Business Advantage PNG that the Papua New Guinea Government’s decision to merge bmobile and PNG DataCo under a Telikom PNG renamed Kumul Telikom is likely to...
View ArticleIn brief: More than just a Supplementary Budget needed says UN Country...
United Nations’ Trivedy says Supplementary Budget is essential but not enough, Telikom and bmobile merger approved, visas for SME workers on hold. Your weekly digest of the latest business news. Roy...
View ArticleIn brief: Newcrest announces results and comments on Wafi-Golpu and other...
Newcrest unveils its 2019 results and comments on Wafi-Golpu, Kingston Resources to increase exploration at Misima and the Investment Promotion Authority revisits K1,000 penalty. Your business digest...
View ArticlePhone wars: Bmobile ready to take on the competition, says CEO
With lower prices, and more investment in customer service and infrastructure, the CEO of state-owned telco Bmobile says it is ‘competition ready’ in the face of a dominant market leader and a new...
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