Vodafone quickest off mark with AWS at 5G network edge; Verizon, SK, KDDI to follow
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone is embedding AWS compute and storage services at the edge of its 5G network in Europe, starting in the UK and Germany and rolling out to other European territories. …
‘This company will be very different in 2025’ – B2B AI props up Orange revamp for 5G era
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFrance-based Orange has followed Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica to announce a major strategic overhaul that places analytics and automation, to underpin both internal efficiencies and external services, at the heart …
T-Systems takes ‘cloud for machines’ on-prem with new edge AI platform
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailT-Systems, the digital services division of Deutsche Telekom, has introduced an on-premise edge cloud solution for lower-latency analytics and automation, and on-site data processing. Edge-based compute power offers advantages in …
Softbank strikes IoT deal with Lippo Group to connect malls, roads and hospitals
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapan’s Softbank will plough artificial intelligence (AI) and internet-of-things (IoT) technologies into a burgeoning smart city project in Indonesia, after striking a deal with Jakarta-based conglomerate Lippo Group. The deal, …
Cisco to open facility to demo smart city applications in Taiwan: Report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail US-based Cisco Systems teamed up with eight Taiwanese partners to open a demonstration center for smart city applications and products in Taiwan, according to local publication DigiTimes.com. The US …
‘The pricing is highly attractive’ – Siemens applies for private 5G spectrum licences
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSiemens has followed country-mate Bosch to apply for spectrum licences in the 3.7-3.8 GHz band in Germany. The firm will seek to manage its own LTE and 5G networks in …
TIM ‘teleports’ doc to major 5G op – in front of 30,000 consultants
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA doctor in Rome has performed “major surgery” on a patient in an operating theatre in the city of Terni, 100 kilometres away, using virtual reality glasses and a 5G …
Australia appoints UK firm to run drone analytics for decommissioning old mines
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Australian government is to use drones and analytics to monitor the decommissioning and revegetation of mining sites in the north of the country. The department for the environment and …
‘The future bubbles up’ – IIC on the principles and practicalities of industrial IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailStephen Mellor picks up where he left off, and where we left him: the challenge with industrial IoT to gain widespread adoption is as much to do with interpretation as …
Big Apple seeks big data analytics chief, to take charge of algorithms
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBill de Blasio, the mayor of New York City, has issued an executive order to hire a new ‘algorithms management and policy officer’ to bring transparency and order to the …
