At the World Economic Forum event in Davos, Cisco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to help Luxembourg digitise its economy. They will work together over the next three years on a range of initiatives across education, cyber security, the Internet of Things and fintech. In education, they will look to overturn “an acute shortage […]
In France, the Government has launched a public consultation as part of the process of devising a national strategy for 5G, with comms regulator Autorité de régulation des communications éléctroniques et des postes (Arcep) opening up a window for conducting 5G pilots. According to Arcep, two frequency bands appear to stand out in Europe. In […]
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion (€3 trillion) in 2018, an increase of 4.5 per cent from 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Global IT spending growth began to turn around in 2017, with continued growth expected over the next few years. However, uncertainty looms as organisations consider the potential impacts […]
As we head into the first major tech event of 2018, CCS Insight has shared its expectations, from the rise of smart home devices, to the deluge of pseudo artificial intelligence devices and a shift in emphasis from VR to AR. Intelligent Voice Assistants Lead the Charge in Smart Home CCS expects a huge array […]
Following a year of streaming landmarks, such as NASA’s livestream of the solar eclipse, and Brexit and GDPR concerns, Mark Weeks, MD EMEA of Akamai has pulled together his biggest predictions for the year ahead, including: “In technology, everyone always wants to be one step ahead so, as soon as the holiday decorations go up […]
A Lausanne, Switzerland-based start-up business Astrocast has raised $4.16 million in extra funding in order to build a planned constellation of 64 mini-satellites to serve the growing Machine-to-Machine and Internet of Things demand for connectivity. Astrocast says that thanks to its polar orbits, “our network of nanosatellites covers and scans the entire surface of the […]
Communication Service Providers (CSPs) must adopt an open standards approach if they are to make the most of the revenue opportunities presented by Internet of Things (IoT) applications that use Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks. A common IoT service layer will result in increased cost-effectiveness, improved scalability and greater confidence that today’s IoT deployments […]
The European Tour golf tournament has partnered with Tata Communications to build a best-in-class global technology platform that aims to underpin the digital transformation of the sport and attract new, younger fans to the sport. As the Official Global Connectivity Supplier of the European Tour, Tata Communications will distribute the video feeds from 47 European […]
CCS Insight has revealed its predictions for the, media, Internet and enterprise and mobile sectors for 2018 and beyond. This year, the predictions cover a broad array of technology areas, with references to the impact of artificial intelligence, the rise of Internet players and their move towards the operator space, and the adoption of new […]
Gemalto, a specialist in digital security, has revealed that 90 per cent of consumers lack confidence in the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This comes as more than two-thirds of consumers and almost 80 per cent of organisations support governments getting involved in setting IoT security. “It’s clear that both consumers and businesses […]