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Month: December 2017

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Friday Futures: asteroid sunscreen, digital puppies and Alan Turing’s carols

December 22, 2017 Alex Leslie 0

Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of  The Future from around the web. This week: an asteroid wearing sunscreen, a hyperloop speed record, digital puppies for senoirs, and Alan Turing’s computerized Read more…

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Hey cellcos, 3GPP got you a Christmas present: new 5G NR specs!

December 22, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

The wait for real 5G standards is over – at least partially. The 3GPP announced on Thursday that it has successfully completed the first implementable specification for Non-Standalone 5G NR, several months ahead of schedule. Read more…

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Q&A: The art of interconnecting all the data centers

December 22, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

Escalating demand for data centers over the last few years created a dilemma for service providers who wanted to build more of them – where to put them? You want then as close to your Read more…

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Cryptocurrency firm opens cashless cafe in Singapore

December 22, 2017 News Centre 0

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Just a street away from Singapore’s central bank, a cryptocurrency firm has set up what it claims is the first cafe in the city-state to be owned and operated by a business Read more…

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How data science could enable digital inclusion for prepaid mobile subs

December 22, 2017 Guest Writer 0

By harnessing data science, mobile operators can start to engage prepaid users and better understand what kinds of services they need. Over the past decade, more than half of the names on the Fortune 500 Read more…

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Paper is still the best storage medium going: Vint Cerf

December 22, 2017 News Centre 0

GENEVA (Reuters) – You’re on the web, you’re in the cloud. But don’t neglect good old-fashioned paper. That’s the advice from internet pioneer Vint Cerf, who is afraid that all our digital memories could be Read more…

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Huawei and Baidu want to develop an open mobile AI ecosystem

December 22, 2017 News Centre 0

Huawei and Baidu have announced a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement that aims to cultivate an open mobile AI ecosystem. The two companies plan to build the ecosystem using Huawei’s HiAI platform and Baidu Brain, a Read more…

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Off the Wire

AI could add $957 billion to India’s economy by 2035: Accenture

December 22, 2017 News Centre 0

Artificial intelligence could add $957 billion to the Indian economy by 2035 by changing the nature of work to create better outcomes for businesses and society, according to research released from Accenture. The report estimates Read more…

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Nokia licenses smartphone patents to Huawei in multi-year deal

December 22, 2017 News Centre 0

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia has signed a multi-year smartphone patent license deal with China’s Huawei – its arch rival in the networks business – giving it royalty agreements with all of the world’s largest handset Read more…

Off the Wire

Kudelski Group accelerates transformation, refocuses on cyber/IoT security

December 22, 2017 News Centre 0

The Kudelski Group wrapped up 2017 with an H2 update detailing the deep transformation the company has undergone in the past year in terms of structure, processes and business to ensure long term growth. Kudelski Read more…

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2018 Preview: Five FinTech forecasts for finance future

December 21, 2017 Jouko Ahvenainen 0

ICOs and cryptocurrencies had a bigger than expected role in FinTech and alternative finance in 2017. We haven’t yet seen a big disruption in the finance ecosystem and value chains as a whole, but the Read more…

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Australia to swap USO for USG by 2020 once NBN is finished – oh …

December 21, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

ITEM: The Australian government said on Wednesday it plans to scrap its Universal Service Obligation (USO) program by 2020 and replace it with a Universal Service Guarantee (USG) – provided the NBN is finished by then, Read more…

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Qihoo 360 drops livestreaming service for its surveillance cams

December 21, 2017 News Centre 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 has shut down a controversial livestreaming platform that allowed people to stream footage online from surveillance cameras in locations such as classrooms and restaurants to grocery stores. Read more…

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Orascom plans to ditch North Korean cello Koryolink: report

December 21, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

ITEM: North Korean 3G cellco Koryolink is reportedly shutting down after its main stakeholder, Orascom, decided to bail from the country due to international sanctions and the regime’s increasingly heated exchanges with the US over Read more…

Off the Wire

Singtel teams with EDMI to develop LTE Cat-M1 smart meters

December 21, 2017 News Centre 0

Singtel and global smart metering solutions provider EDMI are collaborating to develop an LTE Cat-M1 based smart electric metering infrastructure for Singapore. The partners have been testing smart electric meters, powered by Singtel’s LTE Cat-M1 Read more…

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Sony saved by sensors, shifts sights to self-driving cars

December 21, 2017 News Centre 0

TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp is poised to report its highest-ever profit this year on strong sales of image sensors after years of losing ground in consumer electronics and hopes to develop the technology for Read more…

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Coinbase probes insider trading accusations after Bitcoin Cash spike

December 21, 2017 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Wednesday it will investigate accusations of insider trading, following a sharp increase in the price of Bitcoin Cash hours before it announced support for the virtual currency. Read more…

Off the Wire

Dialog Axiata launches $150m fund for Sri Lankan digital startups

December 21, 2017 News Centre 0

Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata announced the launch of the Digital Innovation Fund, the country’s first digital venture capital fund to exclusively focus on financially supporting Sri Lankan digital startups. The fund, initiated and anchored Read more…

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Net neutrality was a load of gumf – good riddance to it!

December 20, 2017 Tony Poulos 0

If it wasn’t clear before, it should now be very clear that net neutrality was nothing but a political ploy to get some control over something that has worked perfectly for decades unregulated and out Read more…

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North Korean hackers stealing millions in cryptocurrencies: researchers

December 20, 2017 News Centre 0

SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) – A series of recent cyber attacks has netted North Korean hackers millions of dollars in virtual currencies like Bitcoin, with more attacks expected as international sanctions drive the country to seek new Read more…

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