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Month: November 2017

MVNOs SIM card
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Australian MVNOs literally cashing in on demand for cheaper plans

November 28, 2017 News Centre 0

Australians appetite for cheaper mobile plans is growing, and that’s good news for the country’s MVNOs, according to a new study by analyst firm Telsyte – and it may also be good news for TPG’s Read more…

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US indicts Chinese hackers for allegedly stealing business secrets

November 28, 2017 News Centre 0

PITTSBURGH, Pa./NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US prosecutors have charged three Chinese nationals affiliated with a cyber security company in China with hacking into Siemens, Trimble and Moody’s Analytics to steal business secrets. An indictment unsealed Read more…

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Facebook to expand AI software that spots suicidal users

November 28, 2017 News Centre 0

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook will expand its pattern recognition software to other countries after successful tests in the US to detect users with suicidal intent, the world’s largest social media network said on Monday. Read more…

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China is constructing its first virtual reality theme park

November 27, 2017 News Centre 0

GUIYANG, China (Reuters) – Giant robots and futuristic cyberpunk castles rise out of lush mountain slopes on the outskirts of Guiyang, the capital of one of China’s poorest provinces. Welcome to China’s first virtual reality theme Read more…

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It’s 2017 and telco billing departments are still confusing customers

November 27, 2017 Tony Poulos 0

A new, global research study has found that billing in the telecoms sector remains a prime cause of customer complaints, enquiries and churn, with over two thirds of consumers finding their bills hard to understand and Read more…

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Public education and human oversight key to AI acceptance: panel

November 27, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

AI and machine learning promise a plethora of benefits to society in general – the trick is convincing society that they can trust AI-powered gadgets and services. Doing that requires plenty of public education on Read more…

5G cloud AI service robots
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SoftBank and Huawei to deploy 5G AI service robots in 2018

November 27, 2017 News Centre 0

SoftBank and Huawei Wireless X Labs have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to implement 5G-based smart service robots by 2018. With an aging global population, there will be 1.3 billion people aged over 60 Read more…

satellite
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Speedcast reveals shiny new upgraded global network

November 27, 2017 News Centre 0

Speedcast announced that it has finalized upgrades to its global network in coverage and ground infrastructure via investments in Ku-band and merging of network assets from previous acquisitions. Speedcast says its new Ku-band network provides Read more…

future
Features

Friday Futures: robot doctors, smog diamonds and brain hacking

November 24, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of  The Future from around the web. Because who doesn’t want to know the future before it happens (maybe)?  This episode: a robot passes its Read more…

Views

The FCC’s net neutrality plan has one big flaw: it relies on trust

November 24, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

US FCC chairman Ajit Pai has revealed his finalized net neutrality plan. As expected, the plan calls for scrapping the net neutrality rules put in place in 2015 and replacing them with something considerably more Read more…

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Thai street vendors now accept QR code payments

November 24, 2017 News Centre 0

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Bangkok’s famous street-food vendors have joined the digital revolution, embracing payment via Quick Response (QR) barcodes that can be read using smartphones. Thailand is famous for its traditional street stalls that offer Read more…

amsterdam
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Welcome to Amsterdam: ONAP issues first platform release

November 24, 2017 News Centre 0

The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project has announced the availability of its first platform release, ONAP Amsterdam, which delivers a unified architecture for end-to-end, closed-loop network automation. The Amsterdam release includes code from open source ECOMP Read more…

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What the latest Uber fiasco means for its SoftBank deal

November 24, 2017 News Centre 0

TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A newspaper advertisement for an Uber Technologies stock sale was juxtaposed on Wednesday with a report that the ride-service provider had covered up a data hack – something of a metaphor Read more…

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The business benefits of automation and orchestration

November 24, 2017 Guest Writer 0

Automation and orchestration bring a significant benefit to service providers as they seek to avoid cost and improve revenue. Cisco recently completed a research study on the operational processes of major service provider customers that Read more…

australia cybersecurity
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Optus commits $2.8 million for Australia’s Cyber Security CRC project

November 24, 2017 News Centre 0

Optus Business says it will invest A$3.5 million ($2.8 million) into the industry-led Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) as part of its increasing commitment to tackle the growing threat of cybercrime globally. Under the Read more…

roaming sim india
Off the Wire

Airtel starts migrating Tata customers via roaming arrangement

November 24, 2017 News Centre 0

Bharti Airtel announced that it has started transitioning Tata Teleservices customers will start transitioning to the Airtel mobile network under an Intra Circle Roaming (ICR) arrangement. The first batch of the transition is being effected Read more…

FCC China Telecom authorization
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FCC unveils finalized net neutrality plan, and the internet goes wild

November 23, 2017 News Centre 0

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unveiled plans on Tuesday to repeal landmark 2015 rules that prohibited internet service providers from impeding consumer access to web content in a Read more…

Views

New filter makes Gartner’s Magic Quadrant magically sensible

November 23, 2017 Alex Leslie 0

You will probably be aware of our views on Gartner’s yearly Integrated Revenue and Customer Management (IRCM) Magic Quadrant and how much actual influence it has on purchasing decisions (and therefore how badly you need to be in Read more…

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Samsung to create an AI research center somewhere

November 23, 2017 News Centre 0

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it would create an artificial intelligence (AI) research center and strengthen an executive role to look for new business areas for all its three major business groups. Read more…

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Singapore wants autonomous buses on its streets by 2022

November 23, 2017 News Centre 0

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is hoping to deploy autonomous buses on public roads in three different districts of the city-state from 2022 to provide better connectivity, the country’s Ministry of Transport said in a statement Read more…

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