
South Korea and Germany lead ‘automation index’; US and UK off the pace
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailSouth Korea, Germany and Singapore are best positioned to lead the world for industrial automation, thanks to their approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. These three, along with Japan …

The new tech arms race: a review of national AI strategies
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailFrance’s national AI strategy is only the latest promise in an intensifying political arms race. Enterprise IoT Insights considers the seven most significant national AI strategies to date, including state …

Qualcomm partnership to set up smart cars lab in China
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe new R&D center will be located in the city of Chongqing Qualcomm has inked a partnership with Chinese tech firm Thunder Software Technology to establish a smart cars lab …

China’s Alibaba signs smart city agreement with Macau
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailUnder the terms of the agreement, Alibaba will provide cloud computing technologies to help Macau transform into a smart city Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has signed a strategic partnership …

China set to become largest 5G market by 2025
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailA GSMA study forecast the nation will reach 428 million 5G subscribers by that time China is expected to represent 39% of global 5G connections by 2025, according to a …

Yinchuan leads the way in smart city initiatives
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe Chinese city is collaborating with local vendor ZTE in a number of smart city initiatives The city of Yinchuan, in China, is known to be the most advanced city …

Ericsson and China Mobile conduct first ever drone flight with 5G
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailDrone flys using 5G connection Ericsson and China Mobile announced the successful trial for the first ever 5G-enabled drone prototype. The trial was held in Wuxi in China’s Jiangsu province, where a …

China Unicom passes 20 million internet of things connections
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe internet of things network currently covers 360 cities China’s second largest mobile operator China Unicom ended the first half of 2016 with more than 20 million internet of things connection, …

Turning Shenzhen into a smart city
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailHuawei and China Telecom plan to deliver gigabit connectivity to homes in Shenzhen Chinese ICT services provider Huawei and China Telecom Corporation signed a cooperation framework agreement to deliver gigabit connectivity …

Nestlé and Samsung team up on new IoT health platform
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailSamsung and Nestlé announced the two companies are to collaborate on a new IoT health platform designed to advance digital health. As the market for Internet of Things (IoT) starts …