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Singapore sets sights on being 5G innovation hub

S$40m set aside for initial innovation funds to explore applications with growth potential, opportunities

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Annabeth Leow

Annabeth Leow

Published Thu, Jun 27, 2019 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    SINGAPORE cannot be happy just building towers when it comes to fifth-generation - or 5G - mobile technology, said Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran.

    To that end, the government has pledged an initial S$40 million to fund research and innovation in uses for 5G, which he has dubbed the "key digital infrastructure of tomorrow".

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