Six questions for Paul Komboi, Managing Director at PNG DataCo
Undersea fibreoptic cables are set to revolutionise internet connectivity in Papua New Guinea and the responsibility for that infrastructure locally falls to PNG DataCo. Managing Director Paul Komboi...
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Crime prevention in Papua New Guinea set to go high-tech
Security firms are becoming more sophisticated in how they deter, monitor and apprehend individuals committing crimes, according to Laine Kidner, Chief Executive of consultancy Connected South Pacific....
View ArticleNew H2 Sydney–Hong Kong submarine cable could provide branch line to Papua...
PNG DataCo is in discussions with the operators of the new H2 undersea cable being laid between Sydney and Hong Kong. A branch line into Papua New Guinea could open up greater global connectivity as...
View ArticleThe race for internet connectivity moves to the skies
Satellites are the new frontier for internet connectivity, and that's going to benefit businesses in Papua New Guinea as the country gets serious about cloud computing, technology entrepreneur and...
View ArticleThe Papua New Guinean startup helping PNG Power reach new customers
A Papua New Guinean entrepreneur developed an app to sell power on the streets and partnered with the state-owned energy company PNG Power. His product is helping the community have better access to...
View ArticleWhy Papua New Guinea and Fiji should be doing more business
In recent times, Fijian companies have been attracted to Papua New Guinea because of the size of its market. There are plenty of reasons for PNG companies to look in the other direction. To access this...
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Innovation guru turns his attention to Papua New Guinea
Business Advantage PNG receives a guided tour of one of the region’s leading digital consultancies, Deloitte Digital in Melbourne, and meets a digital evangelist with a passion for Papua New Guinea....
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Kumulsoft heads for the Cloud
What assets does your business own, where are they, and what are they worth? Papua New Guinea software company Kumulsoft has developed a solution that provides the answers, CEO Marsh Narewec tells...
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HP’s Paul Burman talks technology megatrends and Papua New Guinea
Hewlett Packard (HP) Megatrends Ambassador Paul Burman will be speaking at Innovation PNG 2019 in Port Moresby on 8 November. Business Advantage PNG caught up with him to find out more about his topic,...
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A sneak preview of Papua New Guinea’s inaugural innovation conference
On 8 November, hundreds of delegates from business, government and the education/training sector will arrive at the Stanley Hotel, Port Moresby, for Innovation PNG 2019, Papua New Guinea’s inaugural...
View ArticleWhat the Coral Sea Cable will really mean for Papua New Guinea
The Coral Sea Cable from Sydney to Port Moresby, which will greatly increase internet speeds in Papua New Guinea, will be ready for commercial use in 2020. But according to a panel at the Innovation...
View ArticleFive questions for YuTru’s Tony Willenberg
YuTru, Papua New Guinea's first digital identification or 'trust framework', will enable more people to access and participate in the online economy. In this exclusive interview with Business Advantage...
View ArticleThe global ‘megatrends’ that will influence Papua New Guinea’s future
The accelerated rate of change with technology is constantly throwing up new challenges and opportunities for business. Paul Burman, Megatrends Ambassador for Hewlett Packard, looks at some major...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea set for e-government revolution
The first phase of the Papua New Guinea Government's new 'State-in-a-Phone' project aims to give citizens access to an online government information portal before the end of the year. There will also...
View ArticleHack-proofing Papua New Guinea: the new cybersecurity challenge
As Papua New Guinea catches up in its adoption of digital technologies, there is an urgent need to improve cybersecurity. According to Alberto Cimas, Senior Manager in Deloitte’s Risk and Consulting...
View ArticlePNG Flying Labs: reaching Papua New Guinea’s unreached
How do you reach Papua New Guineans in remote areas? With drones – and a new company, PNG Flying Labs, is trying to ensure the next generation is qualified to fly them To access this post, you must...
View ArticlePhone wars: Bmobile ready to take on the competition, says CEO
With lower prices, and more investment in customer service and infrastructure, state-owned telco Bmobile says it is ‘competition ready’ in the face of a dominant existing market leader and a new...
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Reelae race: Papua New Guinean start-up rushes onto world stage
Papua New Guinean entrepreneur Samson Korawali aims to revolutionise online learning with the timely launch of online learning platform, Reelae. He tells Business Advantage PNG how the platform has...
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Cashless conversion: Papua New Guinea gets ready for an ecommerce revolution
The Coral Sea Cable has landed and the pandemic has forced more businesses to go online, so has ecommerce’s time finally come in PNG? Business Advantage PNG’s latest business briefing asks some of the...
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Setting the standard: Papua New Guinea’s new ‘ecommerce bill’ heading to...
The introduction of Papua New Guinea’s Electronic Transactions Act is just the start of a general online reform agenda in the country. Steven Matainaho, Acting Secretary at PNG’s Department of...
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