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Friday Futures: Navy films UFOs, plastic eating bacteria
Friday Futures: life on other planets; filming UFOs; plastic eating bacteria; making mistakes helps science; MIT and Captain America. Read more…
Month: May 2019
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Will 5G be the game changer for the content market?
If 5G technology delivers on its promises, it will truly be a game changer. For content, 5G is leading the charge for a next-generation viewing experience. Read more…
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MEF releases final draft SD-WAN Service Standard
MEF has announced the public availability of the final draft standard that, for the first time in the industry, defines an SD-WAN service and its attributes. Read more…
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New one-stop platform for businesses entering China market
One-stop platform offers cloud-based technology solutions, enterprise services, working space, events and consulting – for businesses looking to enter China. Read more…
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SoftBank selects Nokia for 5G RAN in Japan
Japanese telecoms operator, Softbank Corp., has selected Nokia as a strategic partner to drive its commercial 5G offering with the Nokia AirScale solution. Read more…
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Will Asia succumb to the robocall menace plaguing the USA?
Last year over 48 billion (yes, 48 billion!) robocalls were paced in the USA alone, but the issue is certain not limited to that market. Read more…
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With 5G here maybe it’s time to change focus and look indoors
5G has the potential to transform industry verticals through 5G indoor connectivity, improving the experience indoors to monetize 5G will become a priority. Read more…
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Huawei steps up legal fight against US sanctions
China’s Huawei Technologies has filed a legal motion seeking to declare a US defence law unconstitutional, in its latest bid to fight sanctions. Read more…
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Australia suing Sony Europe over faulty PlayStation games
Sony Europe violated Australian consumer law by telling customers it did not have to give them refunds for faulty games that had been downloaded. Read more…
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Testing as a Service (TAAS) accelerates electronic design cycles
Avnet’s extension of TAAS to more countries in SE Asia also means additional testing capabilities for a variety of product design technologies. Read more…
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DGIT, a Catalyst and a Catalogue of successes
When Tony Poulos met DGIT CEO Greg Tilton at the recent DTW event in Nice, hosted by the TM Forum, there was, as you might expect, a lively debate. Read more…
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Welcome to the world’s first AI-created whisky
Award-Winning distiller has ambitions to use machine learning to generate whisky recipes predicted by the AI model to be popular with fans. Read more…
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Amazon, Flipkart unlikely to participate in India antitrust study
Amazon.com and Walmart’s Flipkart are unlikely to fully participate in an Indian antitrust body’s study of the e-commerce sector. Read more…
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Alibaba considering Hong Kong listing to raise $20bn war chest
Alibaba is considering raising as much as $20 billion through a listing in Hong Kong that would give the company a war chest to keep investing in technology. Read more…
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New Zealand treasury department hacked – budget released
New Zealand’s treasury department said it was deliberately hacked after the country’s opposition party released what it said were key details of a budget. Read more…
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The future of urban mobility is … sharable pogo sticks?
Forget e-scooters – a start-up in Sweden is promoting the next big thing in urban mobility solutions: pogo sticks. They claim they’re not kidding. Read more…
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5G was a focus at the DSP Leaders Summit – in a good way
The DSP Leaders Summit, hosted last week by Telecom TV was always going to have an element of 5G about it. Read more…
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Why buy? Rent almost anything via Singapore MyRent portal
Singapore’s first peer-to-peer on-demand rental marketplace, has formally launched. MyRent allows Singaporeans to rent items rather than buy them.. Read more…
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IKEA shifts focus from store visits to online app experience
IKEA is launching a new app to allow customers to shop remotely for products they can visualise in the context of their own home. Read more…
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Japan to restrict foreign ownership of high-tech industries
Japan’s government said on Monday that high-tech industries will be added to a list of businesses for which foreign ownership of Japanese firms is restricted. Read more…