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Overpriced, overhyped and over here – 5G is no panacea to our problems
Advertising campaigns depict an aspirational lifestyle to encourage customers to upgrade to 5G, but it’s no panacea to our problems. Read more…
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Past the hype – is it time for a reality check on blockchain?
We have probably passed the peak of blockchain and cryptocurrency hype. Are we now approaching real blockchain business and more stable crypto solutions? Read more…
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5G in 2019 – are we getting past the hype?
5G in 2019 – are we getting past the hype? For many operators 2019 will be when they have an opportunity to truly differentiate. Read more…
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Telecoms companies (and others) are still playing catch-up
If you listen carefully you can almost hear the squealing of brakes across the telecoms world. We were expecting it, of course. The level of hype and general excitement was unsustainable without needing a serious Read more…
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Drones should be added to the list of tech that’s not ready
Drones are great. They can whizz above the traffic, delivering our mail, groceries and other vital stuff, within minutes. They can keep us safe through unobtrusive surveillance, and they can bring broadband to places where Read more…
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MWC and digital transformation are suffering a weird kind of lull
There seems to be a lull, a mini trough of despondency. Watching MWC from afar, journalists are now prowling the halls looking for news, any kind of (real) news. They are, frankly, bored of ‘new’ Read more…
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2018 Preview: Five issues to watch closely at CES and beyond
With CES 2018 now underway in Las Vegas, here are my Top 5 issues that are likely to prevail at the event, and indeed for the rest of 2018. Artificial intelligence hype, of course I Read more…
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Don’t look now but VR might just be useful after all
We acknowledge that we tend towards cynicism. We blame industry hype (and our advancing years). Last year the hype around several technologies (AR, VR, 5G, you name it) reached new levels of absurdity. We even Read more…
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AI will be pervasive in 2020 but “AI washing” will confuse people
Artificial intelligence technologies will be virtually pervasive in almost every new software product and service by 2020, but market hype is pushing established software vendors to introduce AI into their product strategy, creating considerable confusion Read more…
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Big data may not be so big after all – well, not yet anyway
As an industry observer, I’m never quite sure how much hype to believe. When it comes to big data there has certainly been plenty of hype, but not a lot of facts from independent sources Read more…