Source: Information Age, January 24, 2025

Quantum computing may sound like a step into science-fiction, but behind the scenes it is quietly starting to gather pace. “The quantum computing revolution is a paradigm shift in computing technology,” says Dr. Farshad Badie, dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Informatics at the Berlin School of Business and Innovation....[more]

 Source: GSMA, January 23, 2025

5G accounted for 30% of mobile connections in Europe at the end of 2024 – equivalent to 200 million connections – against a global average of 24%, according to the GSMA’s annual Mobile Economy Europe report published today...[more]

 Source: Techtarget, January 22, 2025

It has been five years since a once-in-a-century pandemic upended the U.S. healthcare system. With in-person care severely restricted amid COVID-19 waves, healthcare providers and payers had to pivot, pushing care out of traditional brick-and-mortar facilities. Virtual healthcare...[more]

 Source: Retail Dive, January 21, 2025

A new year always brings new trends with it — headwinds and tailwinds that will end up defining retail for that period of time. While it’s impossible to predict all of them (a pandemic that upended physical retail wasn’t on our list in 2020)...[more]

 Source: Data Center Megazine, January 20, 2025

Digital Edge, a leading developer and operator of interconnection and hyperscale edge data centres across Asia-Pacific (APAC), has announced that it has raised more than US$1.6bn in new capital....[more]

 Source: Telecom TV, January 17, 2025

For the past five years, what is popularly described as generative AI (GenAI) has driven the worldwide uptake and scale of large language models (LLMs). In essence, these are snapshots of various sets and subsets of knowledge (be it publicly available or private and copyrighted) that...[more]

 Source: PV Megazine, January 16, 2025

The tide continues to turn in favor of emissions-free sources of power, said a report from S&P Global Commodity Insights. S&P said investment in renewable power generation, green hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage will reach $670 billion in 2025...[more]

 Source: Mobile World Europe, January 15, 2025

Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith kicked off the New Year by revealing the company is on track to invest approximately $80 billion to build out AI-enabled datacentres to train AI models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications around the world...[more]

 Source: The Guardian, January 14, 2025

Amazon is hoping to offer a satellite broadband service in the UK within the next two years as it prepares to launch a constellation of spacecraft that could ultimately deliver a mobile signal even to the most remote areas....[more]

 Source: IT Pro, January 13, 2025

Samsung Electronics today unveiled Samsung Vision AI at the CES 2025 First Look event, delivering personal AI-powered screens to enrich your everyday life. Samsung also unveiled the latest flagship Neo QLED 8K QN990F and exciting updates to its Lifestyle TVs and future display technologies...[more]

 Source: IT Pro, January 10, 2025

OpenAI has unveiled its new corporate structure as the tech giant aims to fund the high costs of developing AI — and in particular, artificial general intelligence (AGI). Under the long-rumored plans, OpenAI will change its for-profit unit into a public benefit corporation (PBC)...[more]

 Source: Techtarget, January 9, 2025

In 2024, healthcare organizations increasingly explored potential use cases for advanced AI and analytics tools to improve care, streamline administrative workflows and increase efficiency. Generative AI, or GenAI, dominated much of the health IT conversation throughout the year, as it had in 2023....[more]

 Source: Forbes, January 8, 2025

Great leaders are born in times of unprecedented change, and 2024 was all about disruption. The world experienced tectonic shifts in industries, economies, and societies. From President-elect Donald Trump’s return in the U.S. to the fall of the regime of the Syrian president...[more]

 Source: Marketing Dive, January 7, 2025

“Sociable” is the latest commentary on important social media developments and trends from industry expert Andrew Hutchinson of Social Media Today. If you thought that 2024 was a big year for social platforms pushing AI elements into their apps, you ain’t seen nothing yet, with Meta looking to bring even more AI to your feeds ....[more]

 Source: TelecomTV, January 6, 2025

‘Follow the money’ is a phrase popularised by one of the greatest films of the 1970s, All the President’s Men, when the Hal Holbrook character (Deep Throat) meets Robrt Redford’s Bob Woodward in a car park. In telecom, if you’re following the money....[more]

 Source: Fierce Network, January 3, 2025

The year 2024 saw some substantial merger and acquisition activity in the fiber broadband space, with Verizon and even T-Mobile getting in on the action. And 2025 could be an even bigger year for fiber broadband M&A activity....[more]

 Source: Supply Chain Connect, January 2, 2025

As American businesses prepare for a new presidential administration and the potential for new tariffs on imported goods, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is anticipating a largely positive outlook for the world economy for 2025 and beyond....[more]

 Source: Mobile World Live, December 31, 2024

CEOs from some of the biggest tech companies in the US have publicly shown their support for incoming President Donald Trump, which has included large donations for his inaugural ceremony by Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms....[more]

 Source: PR Newswire, December 30, 2024

According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, the global SASE market reached $2.4 B in 3Q 2024. ...[more]

 Source: Broadband TV News, December 27, 2024

New research by NMS Market Research for the Association of Mobile Network Operators found 70% of Czech households are using the Internet, with 45% using a classic TV antenna. It’s emerged that while 58% of households still have an antenna in place, not everyone is using it. Cable or satellite is used by 40%....[more]

 Source: Fierce Network, December 26, 2024

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but could 2025 be the year when 5G network slicing actually becomes mainstream? 5G network slicing refers to the creation of multiple virtual networks, or slices, on a single 5G cellular infrastructure...[more]

 Source: Telecom TV, December 24, 2024

Follow the money’ is a phrase popularised by one of the greatest films of the 1970s, All the President’s Men, when the Hal Holbrook character (Deep Throat) meets Robert Redford’s Bob Woodward in a car park. In telecom, if you’re following the money, you might want to look up to the heavens next year...[more]

 Source: Twice, December 23, 2024

Kong Inc has just published an API Security Perspectives 2025 Report, which highlights critical vulnerabilities in API security. This report is based on a survey of 700 IT professionals and business leaders in the UK and the US, via a polling company in October and November 2024......[more]

 Source: Twice, December 20, 2024

The 8K Association (8KA) has announced the launch of a certification program for 8K projectors, complete with performance specifications that will help to deliver a premium end-user experience as 8K continues to grow.....[more]

 Source: Dell’Oro Group, December 19, 2024

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment....[more]

 Source: Utility Dive, December 18, 2024

Meta is “taking an open approach with this RFP so we can partner with others across the industry to bring new nuclear energy to the grid,” it said in a Tuesday blog post. The Facebook and Instagram parent is open to both large-scale....[more]

 Source: Broadband News, December 17, 2024

South Africa’s Department of Communications & Digital Technologies has secured cabinet support for a further extension of the country’s analogue switch-off from 31 December 2024 to 31 March 2025. The department says the extension will ensure that as many indigent households as possible will enjoy their right to access broadcast ....[more]

 Source: IDC, December 16, 2024

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 6.2% year-over-year in 2024 to 1.24 billion units, according to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This strong growth follows two years of steep declines and is fueled by pent-up demand for device upgrades...[more]

 Source: Mobile Europe, December 13, 2024

Meta is planning to construct a 40,000km subsea network that will span the globe, TechCrunch reports, dedicated to traffic from its own operations and platforms including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. It is expected that traffic will rise in line with increased use of AI and, wait for it, metaverse applications....[more]

 Source: Forbes, December 12, 2024

As we enter the autumn shopping season, and with Black Friday and Cyber Monday around the corner, retail brands must ensure they can meet customer needs at this critical time. Beyond the usual sales bonanza, I believe this season will be marked by the growing impact of conversational commerce...[more]

 Source: Telecom TV, December 11, 2024

It seems like it would be a good thing to have an artificial intelligence (AI) model that spits out the same output for a given set of inputs. But that’s not always the case. It turns out that different industries don’t just need specialist models trained on their data , they also need those models to actually perform in different ways...[more]

 Source: Fierce Network, December 10, 2024

It seems like it would be a good thing to have an artificial intelligence (AI) model that spits out the same output for a given set of inputs. But that’s not always the case. It turns out that different industries don’t just need specialist models trained on their data , they also need those models to actually perform in different ways...[more]

 Source: Broadband News, December 9, 2024

Currently, more than half of homes and businesses in the U.S. lack access to fiber. Filling the gap between those who have access and those who don’t would result in tremendous positive economic impact, according to a new report from the Fiber Broadband Association and The...[more]

 Source: Broadband News, December 6, 2024

Despite a rise in the percentage of consumers likely to increase their video subscriptions this year there is now a clear trend that fewer will do so each year. According to the company’s annual Global Consumer Survey, the number of subscription renewals is falling in all EU countries except Spain and the United Kingdom (UK)...[more]

 Source: Utility Dive, December 5, 2024

While Rhodium’s latest Clean Investment Monitor report shows promising signs for clean energy investment, it also said the U.S. clean energy transition is still falling short on both the nation’s Paris Agreement commitments and post-Inflation Reduction Act projections.....[more]

 Source: IDC, December 4, 2024

The global Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure market is on track for unprecedented growth, poised to surpass $100 billion USD in spending by 2028, according to the latest findings from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Tracker.....[more]

 Source: Entrepreneur, December 3, 2024

For small businesses and young enterprises, size represents both challenge and opportunity: while it's difficult to get a foothold in the market, relatively new players also have the agility to scale up quickly....[more]

 Source: UKTIN, December 2, 2024

The Japanese government has earmarked ¥10tn ($65bn) of state funding by 2030 to strengthen Japan’s semiconductor and AI chip sector, partly to help secure the country’s supply chains and avoid future global disruptions, and partly to ensure sustainable growth within Japan’s...[more]

 Source: Mobile Europe, November 29, 2024

Amid a raft of announcements about the joint efforts of Softbank and NVIDIA to “accelerate Japan’s journey to being a global AI powerhouse, the AI-RAN stands out for telcos. The press statement describes AI-RAN as new sort of network that runs AI and 5G workloads concurrently. In an outdoor trial,...[more]

 Source: IT Pro, November 28, 2024

As a CIO, I've always believed in transformation through innovation. This is more than a buzzword to put in your technology bingo card. Transformation through innovation involves a change in mindset as to how we action information...[more]

 Source: TelecomTV, November 27, 2024

The UK’s broadband services market is an attractive sector for alternative network operators (altnets) which, between them, have attracted billions of pounds of investments during the past five or so years that have been pumped into building out competitive fibre access network...[more]

 Source: PYMNTS, November 26, 2024

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that focus on online sales outperform those that rely on physical stores, according to the PYMNTS Intelligence report “SMB Growth Report: Online vs. In-Store SMBs...[more]

 Source: Telecom TV, November 25, 2024

The bros in Silicon Valley and the analysts in New York are getting twitchy at the news that the latest iteration of Open AI’s artificial intelligence model is showing only limited incremental improvements on earlier versions. There is talk of generative AI (GenAI) technology having hit a “performance plateau”....[more]

 Source: IT Pro, November 22, 2024

Carbon emissions are skyrocketing due to rising generative AI demands, but a new report from Accenture found business leaders believe the technology will ultimately do more good than harm...[more]

 Source: JuniperResearch, November 21, 2024

Latest RCS (Rich Communication Services) Business Messaging research suite comprises comprehensive and insightful analysis of key factors driving this advancing market, with focus on how Apple’s entrance into the market will impact growth over the next two years....[more]

 Source: ESM, November 20, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform every aspect of society and industry: how we work, transact, and consume. A buzzword dominating today’s headlines and the conversations of technology experts and laypeople alike, AI is driving unprecedented progress in science and promises a much-needed boost in labour productivity...[more]

 Source: Mobile World Live, November 19, 2024

Research and consulting company SNS Telecom & IT predicted global revenue for 4G and 5G private network infrastructure would reach $6 billion by 2027, double the sum recorded in 2023...[more]

 Source: Synergy Research, November 18, 2024

New data from Synergy Research Group shows that Q3 enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services was $84 billion worldwide, up $15.7 billion or 23% from the third quarter of 2023. After seeing growth rates soften through much of 2023, this is now the fourth consecutive quarter...[more]

 Source: Forebes, November 18, 2024

AI adoption jumped to 35% in 2022 as business owners learned, experimented and iterated their approach with AI processes and tools. It’s easy to waste time going to conferences, reading about advancements and unsuccessfully testing applications. But we want results. Raw adoption numbers don't tell the real story...[more]

 Source: Retail Dive, November 15, 2024

Retail crime, including shrink, has been a hot topic in the industry in recent years. “Retail shrink is out of control and theft is eroding retailer sales and margin,” Michael Brown, a partner with global strategy and management consulting firm Kearney, said in an email to Retail Dive....[more]

 Source: Forbes, November 14, 2024

As one of the world’s largest marketplaces, Amazon sees more than 60% of sales (some 4.5 billion items) occur through third-party sellers. Entrepreneurs often start on Amazon, which is understandable considering the platform dominates the U.S. e-commerce market....[more]

 Source: TelecomTV, November 13, 2024

LG Uplus, South Korea’s third-largest mobile operator, plans to invest up to 3tn won ($2.1bn) and forge close relationships with big tech giants, such as Google, over the next four years to help it become an AI transformation (AX) company...[more]

 Source: GSMA, November 12, 2024

The benefits of mobile connectivity have yet to be fully realised as 43% of the global population – equivalent to 3.45 billion people – still do not use mobile internet, according to the latest GSMA‘State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2024 Report...[more]

 Source: Newswire, November 11, 2024

Companies globally recognize the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and are eager to adopt enterprise AI, yet most are far from fully integrating AI into their businesses and operations owing to large gaps in basic AI readiness...[more]

 Source: TelecomTV, November 8, 2024

The pace of artificial intelligence (AI) development is unrelenting and is now increasingly focused on processing much more than just written prompts – but might current developments, underpinned by billions of dollars of investment, be taking the AI sector down a cul-de-sac?...[more]

 Source: Omdia, November 7, 2024

New research from Omdia predicts a surge in telecom network API revenue, with global revenue projected to rise from $161 millon in 2023 to $8.7bn in 2029, driven by subscriber identity APIs. Network APIs have been a hot topic in the telecoms industry as operators aim to differentiate their connectivity services....[more]

 Source: Tech Target , November 6, 2024

Care coordination -- the organization of patient care across different healthcare providers -- is key to ensuring that treatment is safe, appropriate and effective. Facilitating information-sharing between care teams can reduce confusion for patients and streamline care management by reducing repeat lab tests...[more]

 Source: Smartbrief , November 5, 2024

In a talk I gave to a group of C-suite leaders, I started with a simple multiple-choice question: Three years from now, do you anticipate your customers’ expectations of your business will be (A) Lower than today, (B) About the same as today, or (C) Greater than today?...[more]

 Source: The European Business Review , November 4, 2024

In today’s tech-driven world, entertainment is no longer limited to cable boxes and fixed schedules. The world has become so fast-paced and we’ve already come a long way from the days of streaming in at a specific time for our favorite shows...[more]

  Source: Moblie Eurpoe , November 1, 2024

A new report from McKinsey says AI gives telcos another chance to reinvent themselves by becoming AI-native organisations, embedding AI into every aspect of their businesses. However, they must focus on being responsible with their use of it to ensure their use of it is “ethical, safe, transparent, and compliant with regulations”....[more] 

 Source: CIO DIVE ,  October 31, 2024

Tension around AI plans is building as leaders confront the mismatch between current capabilities and expected outcomes. CIOs and other technology execs are helping the organization navigate the terrain and address roadblocks....[more]

 Source: ESP News ,  October 30, 2024

In today’s competitive landscape, building a resilient supply chain in the electronics manufacturing sector is vital and artificial intelligence (AI) stands to improve all manner of processes. The technologies of Industry 4.0 pave the way for significantly improved manufacturing efforts, resulting in unparalleled efficiency and performance....[more]

 Source: Fierce Network ,  October 29, 2024

The global satellite internet of things (IoT) subscriber base is set to ramp up from 5.1 million in 2023 to 26.7 million by the end of 2028, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39.2%, according to a new market forecast from trusted independent research house Berg Insight of Gothenburg, Sweden...[more]

 Source: Fierce Network ,  October 28, 2024

Over the past decade the telecom industry experienced steady and predictable growth through the dominance of the big three of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Then in January, 2022, Wavelo helped DISH enter the race, launching the fourth major mobile network faster than anyone thought possible. t...[more]

 Source: Forbes ,  October 25, 2024

Manufacturers by and large weren’t as worried about being eco-friendly years ago, but. Now, their mindset has shifted and broadened in a radical way thanks to Gen Z’s concerns regarding the protection and stewardship of the environment...[more]

 Source: Mobile World Live ,  October 24, 2024

During the event in Washington, DC last week, Nvidia VP of automotive Danny Shapiro (pictured, left) highlighted the high number of crashes, injuries and fatalities on the world’s roadways, with human error a primary cause....[more]

 Source: Broadband TV News ,  October 23, 2024

In 2024, 81% of TV viewers in Germany continue to watch linear television for the most part of their viewing time. Three years ago, the share was 83% and is therefore only falling slightly. These are the findings of the 16th edition of the Deloitte Media Consumer Survey which analyses the German...[more]

 Source: Telecom TV ,  October 22, 2024

​Asia’s datacentre investment rollercoaster continues to pick up speed as 2024 rolls on, with Google announcing plans to spend $1bn in Thailand on datacentre construction, which is planned for Bangkok and Chonburi, and Oracle saying it’s stumping up $6.5bn to open a new cloud region in Malaysia...[more]

 Source: Marketing Dive ,  October 21, 2024

Interbrand has tracked the value of the biggest brands globally since 2000, yielding key insights over the last quarter century about how brands are driving performance. Specifically, the report has revealed that while performance marketing strategies can drive ...[more]

 Source: Total Retail ,  October 18, 2024

For anyone who has ever worked in the service industry, “the customer is always right” is a motto so essential it borders on creed. But has the time come for us to admit that we’ve helped blur the lines between customer empowerment and customer entitlement?...[more]

 Source: Mobile World Live,  October 17, 2024

The operator’s announcement suggests an initial target to launch direct messaging services by late this year is on track. One NZ stated the testing will dictate the future direction of its SpaceX satellite services, helping to determine its device deployment strategy along with a broader technology roadmap...[more]

 Source: Dell'Oro Group,  October 16, 2024

According to a new 6G report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, this is an interesting time in the broader Radio Access Network (RAN) journey...[more]

 Source: ITPRO,  October 15, 2024

AI Agents look to be the future of how organizations put large language models to work for their enterprise, but questions remain around the security of these autonomous systems and how their identities should be managed....[more]

 Source: Mobile Europe,  October 14, 2024

AI-embedded cellular modules are projected to comprise 25% of all IoT module shipments by 2030, up from 6% in 2023, with a CAGR of 35%, according to analysts Counterpoint. These modules have advanced from simple baseband components to AI-enabled SoCs that integrate CPU, GPU, and...[more]

 Source: AP,  October 11, 2024

As the use of artificial intelligence is expands, more small firms say they’re harnessing AI to help their businesses. In a survey by The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Teneo, nearly every small business — 98% — said they are utilizing a tool that is enabled by AI. Forty percent said they’re using generative AI tools like chatbots...[more]

 Source: Future CIO,  October 10, 2024

A new report by International Data Corporation (IDC) underscores the urgency of the energy consumption issue, revealing that electricity is the most considerable ongoing expense for data centre operators, accounting for 46% of total spending for enterprise data centres and 60% for service provider data centres.....[more]``

 Source: TV Technology,  October 8, 2024

A new study of viewing on connected TVs finds a number of encouraging trends, including the fact that viewing levels are approaching the record levels seen during the pandemic and that the average viewing sessions are growing....[more]

 Source: UKTIN,  October 7, 2024

The value of the global cloud service and infrastructure sector grew by 23% year on year in the first half of 2024 to reach $427bn, with AI trends driving cloud services demand and a surge in datacentre infrastructure investments alike, according to a new report from Synergy Research Group....[more]

 Source: TelecomTV,  October 4, 2024

There’s a lot of excitement right now about new high-end smartphones from the likes of Apple and Huawei, but what about the other end of the market? There’s growing demand for low-cost devices too, with Asian markets fuelling that growth, according to Counterpoint Research....[more]

 Source: Pitchbook,  October 2, 2024

Funding for autonomous vehicle startups is again on the rise, and self-driving cars on city streets aren’t the only investment opportunity as the technology becomes a key part of commercial transportation....[more]

 Source: Forbes,  October 1, 2024

Make no mistake: AI is amazing. The wonders of what we’ll be able to achieve using it will unfold for generations, and I stand in awe of its potential. The idea creators and design engineers who are constantly coming up with exciting new applications for AI have my envy and respect...[more]

 Source: Telecoms,  September 30, 2024

That's the impression given by two contrasting reports on the API market that have appeared this week. One from Juniper Research that will most assuredly fuel the excitement that has rapidly engulfed this particular subject, and another from ABI Research that tempers it somewhat...[more]

 Source: PR Newswire,  September 27, 2024

Consumer trust in caller ID information is non-existent. That is the finding of recent consumer research from Numeracle™ Inc. (“Numeracle”), the pioneer in Verified Identity and Entity Identity Management™ for communications..[more]

 Source: TelecomTV,  September 26, 2024

Consumer trust in caller ID information is non-existent. That is the finding of recent consumer research from Numeracle™ Inc. (“Numeracle”), the pioneer in Verified Identity and Entity Identity Management™ for communications..[more]

 Source: MobileEurope,  September 25, 2024

Dell’Oro says the slump that shaped the second half of 2023 extended into the first half of 2024. Preliminary findings indicate that worldwide telecom equipment revenues across the six telecom programs tracked at Dell’Oro Group declined 16% year-on-year in 2Q 2024, recording a fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit contractions...[more]

 Source: Broadband  TV,  September 24, 2024

Notably, 30 percent of these sets are in China. However, despite the widespread adoption of UHD TVs, there remains a significant gap in the availability of content produced in UHD. Details of the analysis will be given at IBC2024 in Amsterdam, where Omdia has been named as the exposition’s partner...[more]

 Source: TelecomTV,  September 23, 2024

Wholesale operator Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), which has subsidiary companies spread across sub-Saharan Africa offering mobile network operators access to its specialised neutral host rural base station equipment, has announced a milestone in its commercial relationship with satellite operator Starlink....[more]

 Source: IDC,  September 23, 2024

According to the International Data Corporation's (IDC) recent report, The State of Ransomware in Asia/Pacific, a staggering 59.6% of enterprises in the region experienced ransomware attacks in 2023. The report highlights the urgent need for enhanced cybersecurity measures to counteract increasingly sophisticated threats....[more]

 2024, 9,16~9.20   Have a good Holiday!

 Source: Mobile World Live,  September 12, 2024

Politicians from each nation met in Singapore for the second India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR), affirming their existing work exploring a broad range of digitalisation areas and agreeing future fields of focus...[more]

 Source: Broadband TV News,  September 12, 2024

Japan SVoD market to hit $5.6 billion in 2028 amidst rising premium content demand, forecasts GlobalData. The subscription video on demand service revenue in Japan is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8% from $4 billion in 2023 to $5.6 billion in 2028, driven by the strong growth in SVoD ...[more]

 Source: IDC,  September 11, 2024

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 5.8% year over year in 2024 to 1.23 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker....[more]

 Source: Telecom TV,  September 10, 2024

As we know from human history, when a gene pool becomes depleted in-breeding occurs and congenital recessive defects that include blindness, schizophrenia and widespread imbecility start to appear and then multiply. It seems it’s the same with AI...[more]

 Source: IT Pro,  September 9, 2024

Meta has announced it is turning to geothermal energy as part of a new deal with Sage Geosystems. The tech giant is teaming up with Sage to develop a geothermal system for emissions-free power for its data centers. The first phase is expected to come online by 2027. A specific location is yet to be decided...[more]

 Source: Telecom TV,  September 6, 2024

When it comes to growth rates in retail FTTP (fibre-to-the-premises) connections, the UK’s ‘altnets’ – when viewed collectively – seem to be holding their own compared with their bigger and more established ISP rivals, according to respected broadband sector research firm Point Topic...[more]

 Source: BroadBand,  September 5, 2024

Two in three (66%) TV content viewers in the US are using free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms in a typical month, according to Horowitz Research’s latest annual report, State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Viewing Behaviors 2024...[more]

 Source: IT PRO,  September 4, 2024

Data center vacancy rates are in freefall throughout Europe's key regions, though experts have told ITPro that the industry can and must recover. According to commercial real estate firm CBRE, co-location data center vacancy rates dropped below 10% for the first time ever in Frankfurt, London, Pari...[more]

 Source: Mobile World,  September 3, 2024

The plan could involve the sale of Intel’s programmable chips unit Altera, as well as the suspension of a $32 billion plant project in Germany, Reuters’ sources claimed. The latter is part of Intel’s strategy to “reduce the company’s spending on factory expansion”....[more]

 Source: Business  Newswire,  September 2, 2024

The Futurum Group’s research arm, Futurum Intelligence, today released its AI chipset market analysts and study, providing a 5-year market forecast and segment sizing. Focused on the industry’s $400B global data center market...[more]

 Source: Forbes,  August 30, 2024

The desktop era of ecommerce is coming to an end, according to the latest Adobe Analytics data. Going forward, the majority of online purchases are expected to be made on a smartphone or other mobile device....[more]

 Source: Fierce Network,  August 29, 2024

Watch out, Nvidia. Analysts think chipmaker AMD’s $4.9 billion deal to buy artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company ZT could help it snag a much greater share of the expected $400 billion AI market in the coming years and become a true challenger to the GPU leader...[more]

 Source: ITPRO,  August 28, 2024

SMBs in the UK are feeling confident about their business over the next 12 months, and see digital transformation as vital for growth. Research by fintech firm SumUp finds that 18% of small businesses have already invested in digital transformation initiatives to support and grow their business...[more]

 Source: Telecom TV,  August 27, 2024

The worldwide unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) market is forecast to reach $69.1 billion in revenue in 2024, an increase of 7.5% compared to 2023, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). During the 2023-2028 forecast period...[more]

 Source: it for all,  August 26, 2024

The Internet of Things (IoT) could become a fundamental aspect of manufacturing quality control. However, it is still in the early adoption stage. As some business leaders consider incorporating it into their facility’s quality control processes, how well will their decision pay off...[more]

 Source: Global Newswire,  August 26, 2024

The global transformers market size is predicted to surpass around USD 124.19 billion by 2034 increasing from USD 59 billion in 2023. The market is registering a solid CAGR of 7% from 2024 to 2032, According to Precedence Research...[more]

 Source: Arden Media Company,  August 23, 2024

More satellite IoT stats; following on from yesterday’s post, reporting on Juniper Research figures, that the total number of IoT satellites will grow by 150 percent over the next five years, from 10,000 in 2024 to 24,000 in 2029, another analyst group has stuck its...[more]

 Source: USChamber,  August 22, 2024

Major brands such as backpack maker JanSport, underwear brand MeUndies, and La Colombe Coffee Roasters are using these tactics and others to turn their customer reviews into a more powerful form of user-generated content...[more]

 Source: IDC,  August 21, 2024

This IDC Market Forecast provides the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) (APEJ) sovereign cloud market forecast for 2023 to 2027 based on the Worldwide Sovereign Cloud Market Forecast, 2022–2027 (IDC #US49695922, November 2023). It uses 2022 as the baseline year.....[more]

 Source: Delloro,  August 20, 2024

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, preliminary findings reveal that the Radio Access Network (RAN) market conditions remain challenging....[more]

 Source: CGT,  August 19, 2024

Generative AI may be the buzz phrase of 2024, but how many AI initiatives actually make it past the pilot phase and result in long-term strategy? At least 30% of GenAI projects are expected to be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025, according to Gartner. ....[more]​

 Source: Financial Times,  August 19, 2024

​ By its own account, Amazon is a green business leader. The world’s most visited online marketplace and leading cloud services provider says it hit its 100 per cent renewable energy goal seven years ahead of a self-imposed target....[more]​

 Source: Entrepreneur,  August 14, 2024

Startups fail for a lot of reasons. Bad marketing is one of them — and it's something entrepreneurs don't pay nearly as much attention to as product development or raising capital....[more]

 Source: IT Pro,  August 13, 2024

Digital transformation for small businesses can be a hugely beneficial process, giving any firm the foothold it needs to establish itself in the market. But that first step up can be the most difficult.....[more]

 Source: ABI Research,  August 12, 2024

The Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) market is entering a new mass adoption phase. During 2H 2024, the iOS release 18, and Android 15 are set to introduce satellite messaging as a core feature, enabling millions of devices worldwide to tap into satellite connectivity....[more]

 Source: TelecomTV,  August 12, 2024

The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world's first extensive and far-reaching legislation on AI, has come into force. Its purpose is to ensure that AI developed and used in the European Union’s member states...[more]

 Source: Pitch Book,  August 12, 2024

Femtech startups are collectively on course to raise a record amount of venture capital this year following several mega-rounds. About $1.2 billion has been invested in femtech startups—defined as companies offering products and services to address women’s health issues...[more]

 Source: IDC,  August 9, 2024

Worldwide spending on public cloud services is forecast to reach $805 billion in 2024 and double in size by 2028, according to the latest update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending uide...[more]

 Source: DELL'ORO Group,  August 8, 2024

According to a newly published forecast report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, Radio Access Network (RAN) market conditions remain challenging for the broader mobile infrastructure and RAN markets...[more]

 Source: RCR Wireless,  August 6, 2024

According to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, global generative AI (gen AI) smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 363.6% year over year in 2024 to 234.2 million units, which represents 19% of the overall annual smartphone market.....[more]

 Source: Electronics Weekly,  August 5, 2024

“Inventory correction is a simplified way to describe what is occurring in the service provider router market,” says Dell’Oro vp Jimmy Yu, “however, it does not paint the full picture because there are a couple other factors underlying the decline.....[more]

 Source: Fierce Network,  August 5, 2024

Google parent Alphabet posted another monster quarter, once again reporting double-digit increases in revenue and profit in Q2. But analysts were quick to notice one other standout figure: capital expenditures...[more]

 Source: Telecom TV,  August 5, 2024

“The UK has taken third place in new global rankings of broadband reliability by Opensignal, the independent and reliable analytics company specialising in “quantifying the mobile-network experience”...[more]

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 Source: TelecomTV,  July 30, 2024

A team of physicists at the University of Cologne in Germany have made advances in quantum materials that could well enable the construction of much more stable, robust and efficient quantum computers....[more]

 Source: Forbes,  July 29, 2024

Here's the hard truth about the shortage of skilled IT talent: There's no relief in sight. IDC predicts that "by 2026, more than 90% of organizations worldwide will feel the pain of the IT skills crisis, amounting to some $5.5 trillion in losses."​...[more]

 Source: ABI Research,  July 29, 2024

Here's the hard truth about the shortage of skilled IT talent: There's no relief in sight. IDC predicts that "by 2026, more than 90% of organizations worldwide will feel the pain of the IT skills crisis, amounting to some $5.5 trillion in losses."​...[more]

 Source:Solar Power Online,  July 26, 2024

  Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix of renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) is now nearly 30% of total U.S. electrical generating capacity...[more]

 Source:Power Technology,  July 25, 2024

Today, modern enterprises operate within a rapidly changing environment. Businesses are increasingly opting for cross-functional teams to stay competitive and foster innovation; as much as 83% of "digitally maturing" organizations ,..[more]

 Source:IT PRO,  July 24, 2024

Today, modern enterprises operate within a rapidly changing environment. Businesses are increasingly opting for cross-functional teams to stay competitive and foster innovation; as much as 83% of "digitally maturing" organizations ,..[more]

 Source:Juniper Research,  July 23, 2024

A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in fintech and payments markets, found mobile money spend in emerging markets will reach $2.37 trillion by 2029, from $1.58 trillion in 2024. It predicts that this growth of 51% will be driven by operators expanding their portfolios to include higher-margin advanced.,..[more]

 Source:Tech Radar,  July 22, 2024

Much can be said about the pros and cons of generative AI. But while we can all agree that it is widely-available and disruptive, surely we can also agree that it isn't the first emerging technology to be available and disruptive (nor will it be the last). It's just the one we're focused on right now.,.[more]

 Source:Counterpoint Research,  July 22, 2024

Global smartphone sell-through volumes grew 6% YoY in Q2 2024 to record the highest YoY growth in last three years, according to preliminary numbers from Counterpoint Research’s Smartphone 360 Monthly Tracker. Also, this was the third consecutive quarter of market growth, driven by improving consumer sentiment and.,.[more]

 Source:Teleom TV,  July 22, 2024

Today, Africa represents just 2.5% of the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market, but emerging applications could boost the continent’s economic growth by $2.9 trillion by 2030 according to AI4D Africa. A new GSMA report ‘AI for Africa: Use cases delivering impact..,.[more]

 Source:Fierce networks,  July 19, 2024

There’s more to broadband than just speed, but nonetheless internet speed is still pretty important. And the U.S. has some work to do on that front, compared to other countries. According to Ookla’s global fixed broadband rankings for May, the U.S. came in sixth with a median download speed of 248.27 Mbps.,.[more]

 Source: Pymnts,  July 18, 2024

What’s the most precious resource for a small business? Arguably, there are three: capital, customers and time. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a technology that can act as a triple threat, addressing all three of these resources and making a small business look bigger in the process.....[more