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Month: September 2016

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Snap Spectacles could do what Google Glass couldn’t: not annoy people

September 30, 2016 John C. Tanner 1

ITEM: Google Glass is back – only it’s not from Google, it looks a lot cooler, it’s far easier to use, and it’s ten times cheaper. Also, it just might be able to sidestep the Read more…

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Microsoft fires up new artificial intelligence research unit

September 30, 2016 News Centre 0

REUTERS – Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it created a new artificial intelligence unit, as the company pushes deeper into the fast-growing field. Silicon Valley is diving into artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning research, Read more…

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Google rebrands B2B cloud biz, with added artificial intelligence

September 30, 2016 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday it renamed its business-to-business cloud computing brand and enhanced some enterprise applications using artificial intelligence, the company’s latest gambit to better compete with Amazon.com and Microsoft in Read more…

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NXP would like to sell itself to Qualcomm: sources

September 30, 2016 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – NXP Semiconductors is exploring selling itself to Qualcomm Inc in a deal that could be valued at more than $30 billion, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The deal would Read more…

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Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft form AI alliance

September 30, 2016 News Centre 1

Amazon, DeepMind/Google, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft announced that they will create a non-profit organization called the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society (Partnership on AI). Its mission: to work to advance public Read more…

Off the Wire

Singapore at the center of fintech boom, says ACCA report

September 30, 2016 News Centre 1

Singapore’s lucrative fintech sector looks poised for growth as rivals around the world struggle with regulatory challenges and political upheaval, according to a new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). The report, Read more…

Off the Wire

Samsung and HPE team up for integrated NFV solutions for telcos

September 30, 2016 News Centre 0

Samsung Electronics and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have announced a partnership that aims to deliver integrated network functions virtualization (NFV) infrastructure and virtual network functions (VNF) solutions to operators. The new partnership merges Samsung’s carrier network Read more…

5G Asia
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5G is awesome and nine other things we learned at 5G Asia this week

September 30, 2016 John C. Tanner 0

5G Asia (formerly known as LTE Asia – see what they did there?) has wrapped up in Singapore, and here’s ten (10) things we learned: 5G is an awesome technology that will do awesome things. Read more…

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True Group upgrades broadband network with IP/MPLS routing from Nokia

September 29, 2016 News Centre 0

Thailand’s fixed and mobile operator True Group has deployed Nokia’s IP/MPLS routing technology to upgrade its broadband infrastructure in Bangkok in order to cope with surging demand for ultra-broadband fixed and mobile services, such as Read more…

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Blackberry outsources smartphone development to Indonesia

September 29, 2016 News Centre 1

WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd’s decision to outsource the development of its smartphones helps it avoid the risks of a competitive market and focus on its more lucrative businesses of software and managing rival Read more…

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Blockchain is going mainstream faster than expected: IBM

September 29, 2016 News Centre 0

LONDON (Reuters) – Banks and other financial institutions are adopting blockchain technology “dramatically faster” than initially expected, with 15 percent of top global banks intending to roll out full-scale, commercial blockchain products in 2017, IBM Read more…

Off the Wire

Connected devices, video driving epic Diameter signaling growth: Oracle

September 29, 2016 News Centre 0

LTE Diameter signaling traffic is exploding thanks to escalating use of connected devices and video, with Asia-Pacific expected to be the biggest generator of Diameter signaling traffic by 2020, according to the fifth edition of Read more…

Off the Wire

China’s doctors going digital but need better medical apps: study

September 29, 2016 News Centre 0

Digital communication channels are gaining strength in China’s medical sector, but more than 60% of physicians are deleting medical apps shortly after installing them because they’re not useful or professional enough, according to a new Read more…

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Recipe for 5G success: be agile, fail well, enable the next Uber

September 29, 2016 John C. Tanner 0

Disruptive companies like Uber, Tesla and Netflix represent the future of 5G services, but telcos who want to serve them have to become a lot more agile and be willing to experiment and accept failure. Read more…

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5G should be about ubiquity, not just faster broadband: Facebook

September 29, 2016 John C. Tanner 0

Not a lot of people know that Facebook is in the 5G business – but it is, via the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), and Facebook’s engineering director took the stage at 5G Asia in Singapore Read more…

Venmo
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Venmo: the runaway payments success story you haven’t heard about

September 29, 2016 Alex Leslie 0

As fintech companies struggle towards the top of the payments pile, unlikely winners emerge that prove at least one thing – the world of technology is extremely fragile and fickle. It also proves that technology Read more…

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If you can’t beat them, feed them: Uber plots food-delivery service in Japan

September 29, 2016 News Centre 0

TOKYO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies on Wednesday said it will launch a food-delivery service in Japan as it looks for new ways to enter a potentially massive market where its ride-hailing service has been blocked Read more…

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Kim Dotcom lawyers appeal extradition, claim lack of evidence

September 29, 2016 News Centre 0

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for German entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, wanted in the United States on copyright infringement and money-laundering charges over his file-sharing website Megaupload, argued on Wednesday there was not enough evidence to show Read more…

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Build a good enough 5G platform and services will take care of themselves: SK Telecom

September 27, 2016 John C. Tanner 0

For operators still unsure which services will justify 5G deployments, don’t worry about it – just build a platform that enables other players figure out the service angle for you. That was the advice (paraphrased) Read more…

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Never mind the radios, the hot 5G technology is SDN and NFV

September 27, 2016 John C. Tanner 0

A recurring theme at 5G Asia in Singapore this week is that the most important technology in the 5G ecosystem isn’t New Radios – it’s SDN and NFV. YTL Communications CEO Wing Lee was emphatic Read more…

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