A look back at the biggest stories this week
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
Xiaomi has reported revenue and profit rises through to March 31, but let’s not forget this does not include the period of extensive lockdowns in European markets.
It is most likely anyone reading this article is doing so from the comfort of their own home, but the question is whether this has become the new norm is a digitally defined economy?
With its main smartphone manufacturing sites situated in Wuhan, Lenovo has been hit hard by COVID-19, spoiling what would have otherwise been a very productive year.
Alphabet has decided to terminate a smart city project in Toronto’s waterfront, a 2.5-year old project undertaken by its subsidiary Sidewalk Labs and a favourite of Google’s co-founder Larry Page.
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
IBM’s struggle over the last decade has been well documented, but with a pivot following a pivot, the $34 billion Red Hat acquisition is beginning to make waves.
UK operator Vodafone has launched a connected heat detection camera that can be used to screen people for potential COVID-19 infection.
The Indian telecommunications industry might be crumbling around it, but Reliance Jio is still reaping the rewards of disruption and chaos, and there is much more to come.
In early November, Google announced it was acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 billion, a transaction which has polarised opinion. But why is Google interested in a faltering wearables brand?
Alphabet-owned Google certainly felt the pinch of COVID-19 over the last few weeks of the quarter, but CEO Sundar Pichai identified diversification as key to managing the crisis.
Reports have suggested the UK will pursue a centralised data collection approach for its COVID-19 contact tracing app, despite the well-publicised security and privacy risks.
With 5G becoming a reality, it won’t be too long before new services are launched, which is perhaps why we should stop talking about Millennials and start focusing on Generation Z.
A new book co-authored by wireless expert Dr William Webb takes a look at what went wrong with the Internet of Things.
The UK Space Agency, in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), has created a £2.6 million fund to stimulate new projects to aid the NHS in its fight against COVID-19.
Myriota has recently completed a Series B funding round led by Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures, raising AUS$28 million in the process.
Japanese telco NTT Docomo has decided providing services based on NB-IoT narrowband technology isn’t worth the hassle, so it’s going to stop.
We’re all aware that the number of IoT devices in homes is increasing exponentially, from Smart speakers to connected cameras, and some of those things we already take for granted, like Smart TVs and Playstations, while simultaneously the debate around securing personal data in such a connected home is still raging. Steven talks about the risks and threats, and comes up with a surprisingly simple way for Operators to solve this conundrum at a stroke. Check out the interview and read more at www.f-secure.com/connected-home-security
US tech giants Cisco and Microsoft are combining their cloud IoT offerings, with a focus on the industrial sector.
Research from professional services firm EY suggests that while enthusiasm for 5G might be gathering steam, the in-house capabilities to transform into a connected enterprise is lacking.
HPE lives on the edge by dropping nearly $1 billion on Silver Peak https://t.co/uD0cAbW79z #Edge #MEC
13 July 2020 @ 17:04:03 UTC
Huawei posts year-on-year gains, but commercial prospects look limited https://t.co/QhTCYhjmol #4GLTE #5G
13 July 2020 @ 16:56:04 UTC
Google chucks more money at India https://t.co/xA7wJ7jiwy #DigitalEconomy #DigitalTransformation
13 July 2020 @ 13:20:04 UTC
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