Renders and specs of Moto E20 has been leaked ahead of the official launch

 

Fresh render and specs of the new Moto E20 have been leaked online ahead of its official launch. The leaked render gives us a 360-degree view of the phone’s design. The latest smartphone from Lenovo-owned Motorola is expected to come with a waterdrop-type notch, and it will also have an audio jack. The new device from Moto may have come with a dual rear camera setup with the module being placed on the top left corner. The leak also has reported that the phone will feature an octa-core processor and 4000mAh battery.

Evan Blass, a popular tipster, had leaked the render along with key specs of the new Moto E20. The tipster had also confirmed the previously shared renders were also for Moto E20. The phone from Moto is expected to feature a 6.5-inch display, and it will run on Android 11. Tips from various sources also suggest that the Moto E20 is codenamed Aruba, and XT215-1 will be its model number. The latest render leak indicated that the new phone would have a textured back, and the fingerprint scanner is also placed behind the phone. As usual, the phone’s power button and volume button will be placed on the right side, whereas the sim tray will be featured on the left.

 

Mirantis Partners with Westcon-Comstor, to reduce Kubernetes Complexity for Customers

The open cloud company Mirantis has announced that it has partnered with Westcon-Comstor for a distribution agreement across APAC that will simplify Kubernetes for its customers. This partnership will help Westcon's partners to ship code faster across Asia-Pacific.

This distribution partnership means that Westcon is now the Mirantis distribution partner in Australia, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

"Mirantis partners with the world’s top cloud infrastructure providers that Westcon-Comstor has extensive experience working with," said EJ La Fontaine, VP and region director APAC of Mirantis. "Westcon-Comstor works with Mirantis’ solutions to eliminate Kubernetes complexity with one consistent cloud experience for app and devops portability, a single pane of glass, and automated full-stack lifecycle management."

A global technology distributor that operates in over 70 countries, Westcon-Comstor creates business value and opportunity by connecting IT vendors with a channel of system integrators, service providers, and technology resellers.

Commenting on the partnership, Patrick Aronson, the Westcon-Comstor executive VP of APAC said that this partnership will help its partners eliminate Kuberenetes complexity for its customer and provide them with a single "consistent cloud experience."

 

Princeton Digital Group to Invest $150M to Establish a New Data Center in Indonesia

Asia's leading data center provider Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has announced $150 million to develop a new data center facility in Jakarta, Indonesia. The move comes as the company looks to expand its presence in its footprint across Asia.

Since its establishment less than four years ago PDG has built 19 data centers. Recently, the company also announced $1 billion to open a 100 MW flagship data center campus in Japan.

The new data center in Jakarta will be a 22 MW data center named Jakarta Cibitung 2 (JC2). This data center is being built within the same 19,550m2 facility that houses PDG's existing data center JC1. The expanded campus of 35 MW will serve global cloud companies, domestic internet companies, and enterprises.

"Jakarta is an exciting market, Cibitung being the pre-eminent cloud cluster in the region. With the expanded campus, PDG has become a significant player in the Indonesian market. With the explosive economic growth and rapid digitalization by both government and private sectors in Indonesia, the market is core to PDG’s strategy," said Stephanus Tumbelaka, PDG’s Managing Director of Indonesia.

With the ever-increasing adoption of cloud-based services in the public and private sector in Indonesia, the new data center in Jakarta will help deliver unmatched scalability, connectivity, and reliability.

 

Expanding Wings Amid Huawei Ban: Xiaomi Becomes World’s Second Top-Selling Brand

Xiaomi Corp is a Chinese multinational electronics company. Even though the company is not as big as its rival Huawei in terms of market share, it has outdone the former as its revenue surged in the second quarter (June)— a record 64 percent from a year earlier, beating analyst expectations.

Xiaomi’s global smartphone market grew by leaps and bounds, while its Internet-of-Things product segment showed considerable growth.

Clearly, the US government’s sanctions against Huawei have allowed Xiaomi to grow its market share. Other players including Oppo and Vivo have also benefitted from the Huawei ban. The Donald Trump-led government sanctioned Huawei that effectively crippled the company’s smartphone division.

On top of that, Huawei’s CFO, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada in December 2018. The United States had issued an arrest warrant; as a result, she was detained at Vancouver International Airport. She allegedly misled HSBC about her company’s dealings in Iran. As of now, she remains in the custody.

As mentioned above, Xiaomi’s global smartphone market share hit a record high of 83 percent year on year, in the June quarter. The numbers were released by a research firm called Canalys. Xiaomi is well ahead of Apple in terms of the number of phones sold. Overall, the smartphone maker secured second position selling 52.8 phones worldwide. Samsung tops the list of smartphone makers with the most number of units sold.

 

Huawei might soon get approval from the US to sell chips to automakers

Officials in the US have now approved Huawei’s license applications to purchase chips worth millions of dollars. Previously, Huawei was blacklisted in the US, citing security concerns, but now, the license was approved due to the rise in demand in the auto components business. Huawei is one of the biggest names in the telecommunications equipment segment, but it was continuously hobbled by stringent trade restrictions made by former president Trump’s office. This eventually led to Huawei being blacklisted in the US to sell chips and other important components for smartphones and network gear businesses.

The Biden administration continued to enforce the ban and denied Huawei from selling chips to be used in 5G devices. However, in recent times, several sources have reported that the US has now granted licenses for suppliers to make use of chips from Huawei for vehicle parts like sensors and video screens. The latest approval can be connected with Huawei’s move to pivot towards items that don’t fall under the trade ban. The licenses were recently approved by the US mainly because the chips used in the auto segment are not very sophisticated, and it has a very low bar for receiving approval from the government.

 

 

Nexon Asia Pacific Strengthens Its Security Offering With New Acquisition

A leading cloud and managed service provider Nexon Asia Pacific has announced that it has acquired Equate Technologies for an undisclosed sum to improve its security offerings. The latter is a cybersecurity, risk and consulting solutions provider based out of Brisbane, Australia.

"Cyber threats are more sophisticated, coordinated, and targeted today. Our clients require the expertise and capabilities to secure their environments with access to next-generation capabilities. Equate Technologies augments our offering and capability to deliver scalable, end-to-end proactive cyber security services as part of our comprehensive advisory and managed services," said Barry Assaf, Nexon Asia Pacific CEO.

Founded in 2013, Equate Technologies has incredible experience in delivering integrated cybersecurity solutions. The company's has built a great reputation for itself by helping its clients secure and protect their critical assets. Nexon Asia Pacific has extensive experience in delivering world-class onshore managed and professional security services to Australia's large and mid-market organizations.

Now, under Nexon Asia Pacific's wing, Equate Technologies has the platform, resources, and financial banking to extend its geographic reach and expand its service offerings.

 

Equinix Opens is Fifth Data Center in Singapore

 

Equinix has expanded its presence in Singapore by opening its fifth data center in the Southeast Asian country. The data center is called SG5 and it is designed to focus on sustainability.

In line with Singapore's Green Plan 2030, Equinix has launched its latest SG5 data center, which has green features that is designed with high energy standards. The data center facility is expected to meet the BCA-IMDA Green Mark and LEED certification.

Located on the western side of Singapore the SG5 will allow customers to connect to a broad range of network services and interconnect directly to customers and partners in their digital supply chain.

Announced late last year with an investment of $144 million, Equinix will be the tallest data center in Singapore. The facility will have a capacity of over 1,300 cabinets in 1,710 sq m of colocation space initially. The SG5 is expected to provide up to 5,000 cabinets with a total colocation space of 12,000 sq m at full capacity, in future.

SG5 will be directly connected to the four existing Equinix IBX data centers in Singapore via low-latency dark fiber links and will enable customers to securely interconnect with more than 705 companies in the market.