Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker comes with a hefty price tag
Tech giant Apple has dropped a pricy new smart speaker with all the bells and whistles its R&D team could conjure up – but will it fly in the current economic climate?
Telecoms.com
smart home
Smart home gizmo highlights from CES 2023
From fridges that turn your kitchen into a rave to devices that analyse your urine, CES 2023 had a smorgasbord of smart home tech on display.
Climate and the economy are fuelling smart home device uptake
UK consumers are increasingly turning to smart devices to help them cope with the cost of living crisis.
Amazon launches a swarm of smart home devices
Amazon – who at this point has its fingers in so many different pies its hard to know what to call it other than ‘tech giant’ – has unveiled a raft of new smart devices as it continues its drive for smart home supremacy.
Samsung doubles down on the smart home with a dedicated tablet
Korean tech giant Samsung unveiled its Home Hub tablet device at CES, which seems designed to be the lynchpin of a smart home ecosystem called the SmartThings Hub.
Amazon bids to become an even bigger part of your life
Internet giant Amazon has unveiled a bunch of new products apparently designed to ensure there’s seldom a moment when you’re not interacting with the company.
Smart homes are back on the agenda in the UK
Consumers in the UK are once again starting to see the appeal of smart home-related technology and it’s not just about smart TVs.
Google bolsters security credentials with $450mn ADT investment
If you ever wanted to prove to customers that you take security seriously, a $450 million investment in one of the worlds’ most recognisable security brands is a good start.
Telefónica doubles down on the smart home
Telefonica has created a global unit, known as the Chief Digital Consumer Office (CDCO), which will champion new digital products and services, paying particular attention to the smart home.
UK imposes new IoT rules designed to improve safety
The UK Government has unveiled new rules for the growing consumer connected objects segment, forcing the ecosystem to take a more rigorous and conscious approach to security.
Facebook sets out to create its own OS
Facebook has reportedly hired ex-Microsoft employee Mark Lucovsky to oversee the development of its own operating system to reduce the dependence on Google’s Android.
Big Tech sign-up to make smart home standards
Apple, Amazon and Google are joining forces with the Zigbee Alliance to form the Connected Home over IP project to create universal standards for the smart home ecosystem.
BBC set to take on Google and Amazon in the digital assistant game
The BBC has announced it will challenge Google and Amazon in the digital assistant market, with its own version built to understand regional dialects.
China to lead the world on smart assistant adoption – Canalys
Canalys is forecasting China to be the biggest adopter of smart assistants by 2023, with an install base of 5.8 billion.
Google is now leading the European smart home segment
The smart home is increasingly becoming normalised in the eyes of the consumer, and Google is leading the way in Europe.
LG muscles in on competitive AI chip space
LG has unveiled has developed its own artificial intelligence chip in an attempt to muscle in on this increasingly competitive segment of the semiconductor market.
Amazon’s vigilante division Ring moves into crime reporting
Internet retail giant Amazon is making a big push into the neighbourhood watch world and now even wants to report on local crime itself.
Google wins first round in the battle for the living room
Smart speakers were only about developing a new dynamic in the relationship between the OTTs and the consumer, and Walmart’s new ‘Voice Order’ feature is a taste of things to come.
Plume hits the UK market
Mesh wifi specialist Plume has launched itself onto the UK market, bringing with it a new service which aims to make consumer IOT more secure.
Virgin Media gives some smarts to wifi
Virgin Media has unveiled a new, ‘intelligent’, router which it claims will bring faster speeds to more areas of the home.
Events
5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
- View Event
OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
- View Event
6G Summit (Co-located with OpenRAN World)
- 26-27 April 2023
- View Event
China will hit 1 billion 5G users within a couple of years, new research shows, and operators may have already pass hhttps://t.co/UD36BO3PUw
27 March 2023 @ 17:34:28 UTC
Gaston De Arriba, VP of Network & Service Operation Dept. Telecom Argentina, discussed his team's existing role in hhttps://t.co/R3DEYNeyQS
27 March 2023 @ 16:56:33 UTC
Scott, Iain and Pierre get some rare quality time together on this week's guest-free pod. Inevitably the preamble i hhttps://t.co/xICC6oXKEx
27 March 2023 @ 14:03:15 UTC