News that technology stocks are weathering their first setback in years comes as no surprise. For many years, internet giants have had a pretty easy ride through the regulation that has shackled telcos. Now, that is changing. Read more…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it had signed an $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital, overcoming a key – albeit not its Read more…
SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics have successfully completed what they claim is the world’s first 4G LTE and 5G end-to-end network interworking trial in a real outdoor environment in Seoul. To enable interworking between 4G Read more…
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Amazon.com has announced a range of new voice-controlled Echo devices, as it gears up for new competition in the category from Apple. At a press event at its Seattle headquarters, the world’s Read more…
The word ‘database’ is an almost invisible part of our world. It suggests a foundation for data, yet seems a little static. In the past, of course, it didn’t need to be much else. In Read more…
Accenture, chemicals manufacturer JSR and NTT are embarking on a proof-of-concept project at JSR’s plant in Chiba Prefecture designed to improve worker productivity and safety in smart industrial complexes. The plan is to develop a Read more…
Nokia announced it is spearheading the new open source Broadband Access Abstraction (BAA) project as part of the Broadband Forum’s effort to spark fixed access network innovation. The initiative seeks to drive the adoption of Read more…
Huawei Telecommunications India announced that it has partnered with Bharti Airtel to deploy massive MIMO technology in Bangalore, which both companies are billing as the starting point of Airtel’s 5G deployment roadmap. According to Huawei, massive Read more…
REUTERS – Mattel and tech company Osmo launched an augmented reality version of Hot Wheels toy cars on Thursday that seeks to duplicate the worldwide success of smartphone app Pokemon Go. The Mindracers app gives users Read more…
Decentralized banking services powered by blockchain and AI could widen financial inclusion, but trust is critical, say ITU Telecom World panelists “AI is going to eliminate jobs.” “Jobs will not be eliminated, they will simply Read more…
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