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Internet of Things (IoT)

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  ABB Power plugs into Ericsson 5G tech to increase factory productivity

  Ericsson gears up for the post-coronavirus world with confidence in 5G and reveals project for its 5G-ready Industry Connect with global leader in power technology

• April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20

  Cisco, Google Cloud plan application-centric multicloud networking fabric

  Tech giants unite to address current systems’ perceived lack of capability to signal service level requests dynamically and offer full WAN application integration with cloud workloads

• April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20

  How DBS is reaping the dividends of digital transformation

  At DBS Bank, the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has demonstrated the value of technology and the investments it made over the past decade to modernise its technology stack

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  EU warns no compromise on privacy as NHS clashes with tech firms on contact tracing

  EU and UK regulators express data privacy concerns days after Silicon Valley giants announce collaboration on contact-tracing apps to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Telcos in developed markets to lose more than $40bn

  Big increases in unemployment will see a 3.4% decline in telecoms revenue this year, with the negative impact to persist for the next 12 months, says analyst

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Coronavirus shines spotlight on mobile connectivity

  Mobile operators in Asia-Pacific are playing their part in the fight against Covid-19, even as some of them are facing roadblocks in rolling out 5G networks

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Apple and Google unite for contact tracing technology

  Silicon Valley giants announce collaboration to prevent the spread of Coronavirus

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Australian open source project to expand global reach

  Data61’s open source seL4 microkernel project will be supported by a new foundation created under the auspices of the Linux Foundation

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Cellwize aims for 5G network efficiency high note with Chime

  Cloud-based open RAN automation platform claimed to bring required flexibility and speed to accelerate 5G networks development

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Home business opportunity knocks for consumer IoT suppliers

  Internet-of-things manufacturers see a huge new market opening up from the millions of new enterprise customers working from home

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Covid-19 to hamper short-term growth but mobility-as-a-service to rebound in 2021

  Despite expected restricted growth this year of platforms that integrate different transport services – including buses, taxis, rail and metro – into a single app, a dramatic return for MaaS is expected in the six years to 2027

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Video calling, collaboration applications usage rise steeply in UK homes

  A survey from EY finds Covid-19 outbreak is already causing a shift in UK households’ digital activity, with many people trying online services for the first time, and video calling at the forefront of applications

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Transatel takes global connected vehicle platform on the road

  NTT subsidiary offers eSIM-capable, cellular technology for global IoT connectivity with Internet of Vehicles system designed to solve vehicle manufacturers’ greatest challenges

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Nokia launches AI-based operations to help telcos enter the 5G era

  Cognitive operations designed to help comms service providers transform their network, service and business operations through extreme automation enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Too late to protect online privacy, say Brits

  Most UK consumers are concerned about data privacy, but think it’s too late to do much about it, according to a report

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  O2 to launch UK’s first 5G accelerators in three West Midlands cities

  Consortium led by Telefónica UK Deloitte, Wayra and Digital Catapult to build 5G accelerators in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  SK Telecom celebrates 5G first birthday with almost half of local market

  Since launching the world’s first 5G service on 3 April 2019, the Korean operator continues to maintain its leadership in the local mobile market

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Fujitsu unveils Japan’s first commercial private 5G network

  Successful verification under provisional licence opens path to commercial launch for private 5G network for Japanese tech giant

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  Microsoft targets 5G arena with Affirmed Networks acquisition

  IT giant turns sights on telecoms opportunities, bringing expertise of virtualised, cloud-native network software provider into Azure fold

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  Nokia claims 5G capacity benchmark, enters first phase of 5G project at Port of Zeebrugge

  Flurry of 5G-related activity continues with raft of 5G patents and 5G-ready private wireless connectivity for partner ecosystem to accelerate IoT-based innovation

• March 26, 2020 26 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Mobile comms finds its voice as usage patterns evolve

  UK operators declare readiness of mobile networks as they enter uncharted water with millions of users displaced from offices during the working day

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  ETSI unveils augmented reality framework

  Industry specification group on augmented reality develops new specification to enable multi-supplier ecosystem for industry and consumers

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  Nokia, LG Uplus build fully automated 5G IP transport network in Korea

  Finnish comms firm wins another Asian contract with Korean operator to improve speed of 5G service deployment

• March 23, 2020 23 Mar'20

  Singapore government to open source contact-tracing protocol

  Singapore’s Government Technology Agency is contributing the source codes of the BlueTrace protocol that powers its contact-tracing app

• March 23, 2020 23 Mar'20

  Singapore’s JTC taps GIS platform in Punggol Digital District

  The planners behind Singapore’s Punggol Digital District are using a geographic information system to make better planning decisions and improve day-to-day operations

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  Unpatched Zyxel storage devices co-opted into IoT botnet

  Owners of Zyxel network-attached storage devices are in danger of being hijacked by Mukashi, a descendant of the infamous Mirai botnet, if they don’t patch a critical vulnerability

• March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20

  WBA assumes control of OpenRoaming standard

  Association set up to enable collaboration between service providers, technology companies and organisations in wireless industry to manage Cisco-produced technology for seamless Wi-Fi onboarding

• March 18, 2020 18 Mar'20

  Nokia spreads Wing IoT with 5G and edge capabilities

  Finnish communications tech provider Nokia enhances its Worldwide IoT Network Grid managed service to support operators in offering 5G internet of things services with minimal capital investment

• March 18, 2020 18 Mar'20

  Employment and investment in UK tech sector booms

  UK digital tech sector continues rapid growth in 2019, attracting record investment for another year

• March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20

  Operator-sponsored RCS set to win US consumer hearts and brand budgets

  Study reveals consumer appetite for advanced messaging functionality, but operators must place privacy, security and person-to-person functionality at the core of new messaging services

• March 16, 2020 16 Mar'20

  5G propels connected vehicles into top gear

  Survey predicts 83 million 5G-connected cars will be on the road by 2035 as next-generation networks become more pervasive

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  ICNIRP finds no health risk with 5G technologies

  Study by independent organisation that provides scientific advice and guidance on the health and environmental effects of non‐ionising radiation finds 5G technologies not harmful if new guidelines are adhered to

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: Benelux organisations and budgets focused on digital transformation

  IT leaders in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg expect bigger budgets this year, with spending on digital transformation projects and related technologies being prioritised

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  APAC remains hotbed for digital transformation

  Nearly half of organisations in the Asia-Pacific region see digital transformation as their top priority, followed by cloud infrastructure deployment and artificial intelligence, survey finds

• March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20

  5G in manufacturing projected to be worth almost $11bn by 2030

  Huge potential projected for industrial application of 5G technologies, but success dependent on ecosystem players to evaluate the impact of 5G and edge deployments on factory floor

• March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20

  IoT adds preservation support for Tutankhamun’s tomb in Valley of the Kings

  Geological research project deploys internet of things technology to ensure ancient Egyptian heritage site maintains structural stability

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  Qualcomm claims ‘significant’ progress on cellular vehicle-to-everything tech

  Chip giant hits throttle on communication solutions designed to enhance road safety and facilitate smart transportation systems, including support of automated driving

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: IP network investments top priority for Middle East IT leaders

  IT leaders in the Middle East expect to see increased spending on IP networks as digital transformation continues across the region

• March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20

  5G moves from hype to reality and will add $2.2tn to global economy by 2034

  Trade association for global mobile industry predicts huge growth and huge revenues from rapidly expanding 5G universe

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  Interview: Building a robot to navigate the high seas

  In 1620, the Mayflower set sail to the New World. We speak to the tech lead of an autonomous ship that has been built to make the same voyage

• March 03, 2020 03 Mar'20

  NCSC issues smart camera security guidance to protect consumers from unauthorised snoops

  Government’s latest push to safeguard users of in-home connected devices sees National Cyber Security Centre issue guidance to help consumers tighten up security of smart cameras and baby monitors

• March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20

  How Asia’s tech firms are helping to stem the Covid-19 outbreak

  Data analytics and robots are being deployed in China and other Asian countries that have been hardest hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Ericsson Spectrum Sharing now commercially available globally

  Swisscom, Telstra, Ooredoo and Play are among global service providers confirmed to use Ericsson Spectrum Sharing to launch 5G on a nationwide scale

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Oxbotica on board with Cisco to drive autonomous vehicle data challenge

  Connected car technology firm hits pedal with Cisco to solve data challenges of future autonomous vehicles

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  5G now available in 378 cities globally

  State of 5G deployments report reveals that as of January 2020, commercial 5G networks have been deployed in 378 cities across 34 countries

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Nokia claims end-to-end 4G and 5G New Radio slicing first

  Finnish comms tech provider beefs up comms network essential equipment offer with 4G, 5G end-to-end slicing

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  More than half of UK businesses lack confidence to implement 5G

  EY study finds 5G investment set to soar among British businesses, but the majority are not confident in their organisations’ ability to deploy 5G

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  KDDI taps Nokia, Ericsson to support 5G standalone network

  Japanese mobile operator works with Nordic comms tech giants for cloud-based solutions to support standalone 5G network

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  McKinsey: Connectivity evolution to drive global GDP past $2tn

  McKinsey Global Institute report on 5G and the connected world predicts huge contribution from advanced communications to global GDP

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Critical for operators to redefine 5G business models, says Huawei

  Undeterred by the cancellation of what would have been a totemic global showcase for its 5G products, Huawei reveals its 5G strategy for 2020 at London forum