ITEM: Adoption of various AI technologies is likely to disrupt the global economy in ways that could potentially widen the digital divide unless policymakers, companies and even workers take steps to mitigate such an outcome. Read more…
Ericsson says it has successfully deployed a base station in rural Myanmar that uses three frequency bands, supports 2G, 3G and 4G, and runs on less than 1 kilowatt of power. The deployment uses Ericsson’s Read more…
Wi-Fi represents a huge opportunity for service providers in emerging markets and recent initiatives from technology players such as Google and Facebook confirm it. However, there are a number of reasons why Wi-Fi has not Read more…
A new study from the GSMA says that spectrum prices in developing countries are, on average, more than three times higher than in developed countries, which is hindering mobile penetration. The new report from GSMA Read more…
Public Wi-Fi can play a key role in driving ubiquitous connectivity and digital inclusion in India, according to a new Analysys Mason report. Despite fast increases in number of people connected (316 million at the Read more…
ITEM: Facebook has officially given up on its project to deploy broadband UAVs that would connect the unconnected to the internet from the air. Or at least it’s giving up on doing the UAV part. Read more…
Nokia has announced a new project that aims to develop 500 digitally integrated and sustainable villages across India in line with government’s vision of Digital India. According to the ITU, 20% of households in developed Read more…
Mature Asia-Pacific economies continue to top the Asia Cloud Computing Association’s Cloud Readiness Index (CRI) 2018 rankings, with Singapore and Hong Kong ahead of much larger emerging APAC markets such as China, India, and Indonesia. Read more…
Next week at Mobile World Congress you are going to be getting an earful (and eyeful) about smart cities – tech, solutions, use cases, case studies and demos demos demos. But will these technologies really Read more…
Every January, big technology trends become more central to key discussions as the world’s top business and political leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.It reflects the growing importance of ICTs Read more…
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