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…
Oculus has sent the surest signal yet that all is not well with virtual reality (VR) in a move that can only be interpreted as an admission that VR is far from being able to Read more…
TM Forum has launched a blueprint intended to help communication service providers (CSPs) address the operational challenges of managing hybrid network environments – that is, virtualized network infrastructure and systems alongside traditional infrastructure. The “Implementation Read more…
KDDI Corp, KDDI Research and Couger have initiated proof of concept projects for smart contracts utilizing Enterprise Ethereum, a distributed application platform for enterprises. A smart contract is a system that uses blockchain technology to Read more…
Smart homes, smart metering, quantum cryptography and 5G powered autonomous vehicles were among the innovations showcased by SK Telecom at ITU Telecom World 2017. During the event in Busan, South Korea, visitors were invited to Read more…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese social media firm Weibo Corp is looking to recruit citizen censors to help weed out sensitive content on its platform, rewarding those who report the highest numbers of offending posts with Read more…
Datuk Yasmin Mahmood, CEO of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, joined the studio at ITU Telecom World in Busan to talk about how to “future-proof” our nations and the importance of striking the right regulatory Read more…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese bitcoin exchange BTCChina said that it will stop accepting yuan and digital asset deposits on Wednesday as it prepares to wind down its mainland-based trading platform at the end of September. Read more…
Amdocs has announced a new open-source NFV software and services portfolio that it says will enable carriers and media companies to deploy cloud-based, agile, on-demand services. The portfolio, “Amdocs NFV powered by ONAP” (Open Network Read more…
Satellite broadcasting operator KT Skylife has selected the Alticast Ambient TV platform as the foundation for Telebee, a new end-to-end turnkey OTT service to compete against Netflix, Hulu and other SVOD services. According to Alticast, Read more…
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Reliance Industries’ telecom upstart Jio is footing at least 40% of the cost of its basic 4G phone, two sources familiar with the matter said, as it bets on recovering the investment Read more…
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