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Month: July 2018

quantum computing
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Quantum computing services will be a $15 billion business … in ten years

July 27, 2018 News Centre 0

Total revenues generated from quantum computing services will exceed $15 billion by 2028, forecasts ABI research. The demand for quantum computing services will be driven by some process-hungry research and development projects, as well as Read more…

ciena roadshow
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CTO Notes from the Road: 3 takeaways from customers across Asia-Pacific

July 26, 2018 Guest Writer 0

Anup Changaroth of Ciena’s CTO Office in APAC highlights a few insights from Ciena’s recent six-country roadshow he participated in across the Asia-Pacific region. Over the last couple of weeks, I have been on the road Read more…

digital
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Digital avatars, fake news and why the ethics discussion can’t wait til later

July 26, 2018 John C. Tanner 0

Digital Domain CEO Daniel Seah joked onstage that digital avatar technology could make fake news really fake. But somehow that joke isn’t funny anymore. We need to talk about why. At the RISE conference in Read more…

qualcomm
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Qualcomm quits NXP buyout deal amid US-China trade spat

July 26, 2018 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Qualcomm, the world’s biggest maker of chips for mobile phones, said on Wednesday it would drop its bid to buy Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors after failing to secure regulatory approval from China against Read more…

Features

The role of mobile in creating a digital identity system for everyone

July 26, 2018 Guest Writer 0

With about 1 billion people lacking legal identification worldwide, countries are increasingly turning to digital identification systems. In this interview [via ITU News], Yasmina McCarty, head of mobile for development at GSMA, explains how mobile Read more…

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Chinese govt nixes Facebook’s plans to open innovation hub: report

July 26, 2018 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – The Chinese government has withdrawn its approval for Facebook’s plan to open a venture in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the Read more…

NTT DoCoMo
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DoCoMo and AGC connect speeding car with glass mounted 5G antennas

July 26, 2018 News Centre 0

NTT DoCoMo and AGC say they have achieved 8 Gbps 5G communications with a fast-moving vehicle equipped with “vehicle glass mounted antennas” (a.k.a. on-glass antennas) in a field trial conducted in conjunction with Ericsson Japan. Read more…

nokia 5G
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5G sales won’t boost Nokia’s quarterly profits just yet: analysts

July 26, 2018 News Centre 0

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Telecom network equipment maker Nokia is expected to post another plunge in quarterly profits on Thursday ahead of an anticipated boost later this year from next-generation 5G networks. The industry has struggled Read more…

accenture 5G services
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Accenture and Google Cloud launch smart-enterprise business group

July 26, 2018 News Centre 0

Accenture and Google Cloud have launched the Accenture Google Cloud Business Group (AGBG), which aims to help companies use Google Cloud technology to help deliver better customer experiences and accelerate their digital transformation journeys. Accenture Read more…

elf and safety
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The phone radiation and safety debate is still going on. Seriously?

July 25, 2018 Alex Leslie 0

It seems bizarre but a debate that we thought had fizzled out over 25 years ago just sputtered back to life. The waste of money alone is eye watering. It is about the health and Read more…

facebook
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Facebook quietly (shhh!) sets up China subsidiary despite ban

July 25, 2018 News Centre 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – Facebook has set up a subsidiary in China with registered capital of $30 million, according to an official business registration, hinting that the US firm may be ramping up its presence in Read more…

IoT
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IoT vendors should focus on business problems, not tech hype: report

July 25, 2018 News Centre 0

The exaggerated expectations created by IoT hype is playing a major role in how vendors approach the Internet of Things in 2018 – for better or worse, according to a study from Technology Business Research Read more…

singapore
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Singapore disconnects healthcare computers to prevent further hacking

July 25, 2018 News Centre 0

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has disconnected computers from the internet at public healthcare centers to prevent cyber attacks of the kind that caused its worst breach of personal data, a government official said on Tuesday. Read more…

pay-TV
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APAC pay-TV still getting clobbered by OTT players and piracy: forum

July 25, 2018 News Centre 0

The Asia Pacific pay-TV industry remains under siege from OTT services and rampant piracy, which is expected to impact growth and revenues, according to executives attending the 2018 Asia-Pacific Pay-TV Innovation Forum, hosted by Nagra Read more…

paytm
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India agrees to revisit data storage rules, to Paytm’s annoyance

July 25, 2018 News Centre 0

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – US payment firms have successfully pushed India to consider diluting rules on data storage, but their lobbying campaign has sparked a bitter industry spat pitting them against local rival Paytm, according Read more…

cat telecom
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CAT Telecom taps Actility for national LoRa-based IoT network

July 25, 2018 News Centre 0

Actility announced that Thailand’s CAT Telecom has selected the ThingPark Wireless LPWA connectivity platform to power a national IoT communication network rollout across the country, beginning with a smart city solution for Phuket that also Read more…

addiction
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Smartphone addiction: can we go from FOMO to JOMO?

July 24, 2018 John C. Tanner 0

A recent RISE panel addressed smartphone addiction. There’s no easy solution, but some users are already voluntarily unplugging – and loving it. Earlier this month we published a column by Mr Tony Poulos about the Read more…

tax
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EU reps push for a digital economy tax at the G20 meeting

July 24, 2018 News Centre 0

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – European finance leaders called for progress on global rules to tax the digital economy at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Argentina on Sunday, putting them at Read more…

singapore singtel
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Singtel and Ericsson to launch 5G pilot network by Q4 2018

July 24, 2018 News Centre 0

Singtel and Ericsson have announced plans to launch what they reckon will be Singapore’s first 5G pilot network at ‘one-north’, the country’s science, business and IT hub, by the fourth quarter of this year. Ericsson Read more…

blockchain
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Bank of England payments system now supports blockchain users

July 24, 2018 News Centre 0

LONDON (Reuters) – A revamped Bank of England payments system should be able to hook up with FinTech firms using distributed ledger technology (DLT), the central bank said on Monday in a boost to the Read more…

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