
Mankind hasn’t left Earth since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. We have maintained a continuous presence on the International Space Station for two decades, which is its own incredible achievement, but we haven’t gone beyond low Earth orbit and onto to the moon...

Mankind hasn’t left Earth since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. We have maintained a continuous presence on the International Space Station for two decades, which is its own incredible achievement, but we haven’t gone beyond low Earth orbit and onto to the moon...

The project is a major component of President Moon Jae-in’s Green New Deal, initiated last year to curb reliance on fossil fuels in Asia’s fourth-largest economy and make it carbon neutral by 2050.
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Banner Ads Make Up More than 75% of Mobile Advertising in Asia-Pacific
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Automotive leads the way as Digital Factory market grows to $673 billion in 2030
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Revenues for the European IoT market are forecast to increase by 19.8%
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France to invest $3.7 billion in boosting 4G coverage
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Smartphones: Turn Safety Into A Profit Center in 2019
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Transitioning to a 5G world: how testing is evolving to meet operators' needs
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Video Processing and Delivery Moves to the Cloud
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CUMULUS NETWORKS BRINGS ITS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE STACK TO VOYAGER
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Source: VentureBeat, April 16, 2021
“Offensive AI” will enable cybercriminals to direct attacks against enterprises while flying under the radar of conventional, rules-based detection tools. That’s according to a new survey published by MIT Technology Review Insights and Darktrace,
Over the past several decades, lighting has undergone tremendous innovation, enabling increases in output per watt of nearly 500 percent in 30 years. An essential ingredient fueling this surge is using a specific group of 17 minerals called rare earth elements (REEs).
As vaccine distribution moves us closer to a post-pandemic life, businesses are still navigating the economic uncertainty. Retail leaders understand that consumer buying patterns have changed in ways that are likely to persist once the virus is under control.
Consumer expectations for rapidly evolving telecommunication services are escalating. As better connectivity and services for home and enterprise users become available it is essential for service providers to offer their customers innovative...
President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure proposal has a lot going on: replacing lead pipes, expanding broadband, improving roads and trains, investing in green energy technologies, and permanently altering the tax landscape to pay for it.
Source: Next TV, April 12, 2021
Consumption levels of streaming video entertainment have boomed amid the pandemic, while production studios have been slowed—and for a time, halted altogether.
In the elusive quest for a truly smart city, we need to rethink the parameters. All too often, smart city initiatives have been bogged down by cosmetic enhancements, such as lowering carbon emissions or improving neighborhood lighting solutions.
Source: PR Newswire, April 12, 2021
The global pandemic and the shift to remote work/schooling engendered a captive audience that accelerated trends within the media and entertainment industry. Streaming video subscriptions climbed as households stacked subscriptions...
Source: TelecomTV, April 12, 2021
There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has been a terrible scourge, but it’s also stamped down on the accelerator for tech areas such as home broadband, collaboration services, cloud applications and services generally, along with remote working.
The vast majority of car-truck accidents are the fault of the driver of the passenger car. Proactive detection of commercial driver fatigue or distraction may effectively prevent other incident types from occurring.
Digital Transformation
Embracing innovation comes with risk. Exciting product launches don't always go according to plan – and when that happens, you need to act quickly, learn from it and find new ways of making a difference.
Surgeons do not only have to gather theoretical knowledge and practice to perform successful interventions. They also need a good visual thinking and have to know the anatomical characteristics of each individual patient.
Blockchain first entered the mainstream in 2008 when a whitepaper was released by developers, ostensibly working under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, established the model.
Source: Observer, April 6, 2021
Of the 11 major legacy media and tech companies that have a direct hand in Hollywood, all but one house some sort of over-the-top (OTT) streaming service. Netflix kicked open the gates of this new direct-to-consumer delivery, tech-based companies like Amazon followed...
Smart Cities
The pandemic has changed the way governments approach smart cities – likely permanently – a new report shows. ESI ThoughtLab’s “Smart City Solutions for a Riskier World,” released March 30, reviewed 167 cities worldwide...
Source: Cosmetics Design, April 5, 2021
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has mightily impacted consumer behaviour, with many upcoming beauty trends fast-forwarded and new purchase and usage patterns appearing.
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has mightily impacted consumer behaviour, with many upcoming beauty trends fast-forwarded and new purchase and usage patterns appearing.
Source: CIO Dive, April 2, 2021
As the COVID-19 crisis unfolded, CEOs were overloaded with pressing tactical issues that required the help of their executive leadership teams. This was especially poignant with regard to critical technology decisions, as CIOs led the charge in supporting the shift to remote work and the required tools and infrastructure...
Source: Canalys, April 1, 2021
According to the latest Canalys research, 3.5 million passenger cars worldwide were sold with level 2* autonomy driving features in Q4 2020, growing 91% year-on-year. Level 2 autonomy driving features were in 30% of new vehicles sold in the US, 20% in Japan, 19% in Europe and 12% in China.
Source: ABI Research, March 31, 2021
Despite a decade of annual double-digit growth, the smart home market will remain stymied without significant development of its richest resource – smart home intelligence.
Source: TelcomTV, March 29, 2021
IDC Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide estimates that spending on artificial intelligence (AI) will reach $12 billion in 2021 in Europe and will continue to experience solid double-digit growth through 2024.
Source: Smart Cities Dive, March 29, 2021
Monday's World Water Day comes one month after extreme weather wreaked havoc on Texas' water supply, an event that experts warn could become the new normal if leaders fail to invest in resiliency.
Source: Cosmetics Design Europe, March 29, 2021
The global beauty industry is working hard to make circularity a mainstream reality, reinventing and reconsidering all aspects of complex supply chains. But what does the future truly hold as industry tries to close the loop?.
Smart Cities
It’s hard to believe that we have been living with Covid-19 for over a year now. One thing that keeps coming up in conversations with my friends is how much it has impacted our perception of time over the last year.
eLearning
Source: Tech & Learning, March 29, 2021
In the 2021-22 school year, Highline Public Schools in Washington will launch the Highline Virtual Academy for grades 6-12. The pandemic has demonstrated how well online education can work for certain students and now district leaders are looking to permanently integrate it into education.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people interact, whether from a 6-foot distance or through online platforms. The pandemic brought about new technologies for consumers to embrace, and they are here to stay with lasting impacts.
Source: European-Biotechnology, March 26, 2021
For exactly one day, the belief that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 may be better than its reputation lasted. But because the ailing vaccine manufacturer had apparently embellished the presentation of phase III results, the US authorities intervened.
Source: PV Tech, March 25, 2021
Despite green hydrogen’s potential for decarbonising numerous hard to abate sectors, challenges around system integration, government support and project scale must be addressed with urgency.
Source: SpaceX, March 24, 2021
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, March 24 for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
6G
China accelerating 6G development in new five-year digital plan
Source: Mobile Europe, March 24, 2021
China’s government is believed to be pushing the development of 6G, setting out a timetable between now and 2025, reportedly to ensure it keeps up or exceeds advances in Europe and the US.
Media
The Future of Sports Media: Personalized Content, Interaction and Technology
Source: Redbee Media, March 23, 2021
The pandemic has brought about many challenges for sports organizations, with the main one being how to connect to, and engage with, fans remotely, at a time when venues and arenas are closed to the public.
AR
From dream to reality: AR is next in the social commerce experience
Source: The Drum, March 22, 2021
Long associated with futuristic products, it may have been hard for many to envision how augmented reality (AR) could seamlessly fit in our daily lives.
Source: Telecom TV, March 22, 2021
When you get invited to a party, do you immediately think, ‘I wonder who else will be going?’ Of course you do. MWC21 isn’t a party (well, not while the sun is up, anyway) but that question – Who else is going? – is now on everyone’s lips.
Source: Smart Energy Decisions, March 22, 2021
The U.S. solar industry installed a record 19.2 GW of capacity in 2020, representing a 43% increase from the year before. That’s according to a new report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie
Source: Mobile World Live, March 22, 2021
More than 1,000 5G subscribers in South Korea planned joint legal action against mobile operators over what they claim are slow data rates and poor coverage, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Source: ABI Research, March 22, 2021
Despite the mass disruption to production lines and supply chains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer technology devices such as 5G smartphones, video streaming devices, and voice control smart home devices remained remarkably resilient, and the home networking device market saw shipments accelerate in 2020.
Cosmetics
Top trends: Most-read stories on APAC beauty market and consumer insights
Source: Cosmetics Design Asia, March 19
In our round-up of the recent trend developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care ... Subscribe to our FREE newsletter. Subscribe. Top trends: Most-read stories on APAC beauty market and consumer insights.
Worldwide revenue for the combined consumer and enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased 17.9% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20) and grew 10.3% for the full year
Africa's overall mobile phone market grew 4.6% quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q4 2020, according to the latest figures announced by International Data Corporation (IDC).
Security
How Enterprise Design Thinking Can Improve Data Security Solutions
Source: Security Intelligence, March 16
“Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business, but above all … good design must primarily serve people,” said Thomas J. Watson, a man synonymous with IBM.
Smart Cities
The U.S. Federal government needs to invest in more AI research, development, and deployment (RD&D) to help develop smart cities and aid strained state and local budgets, according to a recent report.
Smartphone
Smartphone shipments to grow 5.5%
Source: TelecomTV, March 15
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 13.9% year over year in the first quarter of 2021 and 5.5% for the full year 2021.
Bitcoin
Source: The New York Times, March 15
As companies and investors increasingly say they are focused on climate and sustainability, the cryptocurrency’s huge carbon footprint could become a red flag.
IoT
By 2026, Cellular IoT Devices Will Hit a Global Total of 5.7 Billion
Source: ABI Research, March 12
At the end of 2020, 6.6 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be connected and active worldwide; 840 million of them will use cellular networks, which is just under 8% of the total.
eSports
Game streaming and esports to grow to US$3.5 billion by 2025
Source: Digital TV, March 11
The global esports and games streaming industry will be worth US$3.5 billion by 2025.
According to a new study from Juniper Research, the market’s value will rise from US$2.1 billion in 2021, representing growth of over 70% over the next four years.
Social Media
Social commerce is taking over; studies show it is an $89 billion market currently. In basic terms, it is the process of selling products directly on social media.
EV
The EV market on track to hit 30 million units globally by 2028
Source: Canalys, March 10
Car sales collapsed in 2020, but electric vehicle (EV) sales soared - by 39 per cent to 3.1 million units. That should set the EV market on track to hit 30 million units globally by 2028 and by 2030 EVs will represent nearly half of all passenger cars sold globally.
Robotics
Pandemic Boost Consumer Robotics Market to US$10 Billion in 2020 Revenues
Source: TelecomTV, March 9
The consumer robotic market pushed through the pandemic's disruption to deliver continued growth in 2020 as consumers spent more time at home and invested in robotic offerings that made life simpler.
Social Media
How social platforms are working to propel e-commerce
Source: The Drum, March 8
When shoppers were pushed online by the global health crisis, the shops themselves had to follow. Social media apps then accelerated e-commerce products and shoppable ads to entice SMEs and direct response marketers.
Telecom
Source: Total Telecom, March 8
The TCA yesterday announced the results of its latest study which found that eSIM shipments soared during 2020. Shipments grew in number by 83% last year, reaching 309 million units, facilitated at least in part by a rapidly increasing number of devices.
Broadband
Major Pay-TV Providers Lost More Than 5.1 Million Subs in 2020
Source: Media Play News, March 8
The pandemic has been no lifeline for linear pay-TV. New data from Leichtman Research Group, found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. – representing about 95% of the market – lost more than 5.1 million combined video subscribers in 2020, compared to a net loss of about 4.8 million in 2019.
Market
Source: TV Technology, March 8
In mid-November 2020, I reported on a multimillion dollar NextGen TV promotional effort launched by Pearl TV and Phoenix Model Market partner broadcasters that proclaims “The Future of Television Has Arrived.”
Research
Pandemic unlikely to end in 2021, WHO official says
Source: The Guardian, March 8
Global coronavirus case numbers increased last week after six consecutive weeks of decline as infections climbed in the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia and eastern Mediterranean, the World Health Organization reports.
6G
DAEMON Eyes Greater Network Intelligence in 6G Systems
Source: 6G World, March 5
The European Commission-funded aDAptive and sElf-learning MObile Networks (DAEMON) project has ambitious aspirations. Leveraging AI, researchers are looking to improve the efficiency of beyond 5G networks, formulate ideas that could potentially extend into and even help shape 6G.
Management
How Leaders Can Solve the Learning Dilemma
Source: MIT Sloan, March 4
In 1991, Harvard Business School professor Chris Argyris wrote, “Any company that aspires to succeed in the tougher business environment of the 1990s must first resolve a basic dilemma: Success in the marketplace increasingly depends on learning, yet most people don’t know how to learn.
Tech
How Technology Can Alleviate Retail’s Globalization Challenges
Source: Total Retail, March 3
The challenges retailers are facing in 2021 aren't simply regional anomalies. From the economic instability and demand volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to sustainability concerns from rising levels of waste, these obstacles exist on a global scale and will only continue to evolve in the years to come.
Space
More Good Vibes for NASA from Biden & Harris
Source: Space Policy Online, March 2
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continued to shower NASA with good vibes this week. Biden used the Mars program as an example of America’s can-do spirit while Harris chatted with NASA astronaut Victor Glover aboard the International Space Station and praised the renaming of NASA’s Headquarters...
Source: Insider Intelligence, March 2
From late 2019 to early 2020, the hype surrounding a potential nationwide 5G rollout was difficult to ignore. Unfortunately, the pandemic, a recession, and the limited availability of 5G-enabled smartphones further delayed 5G from bursting into the mainstream.
Ventures launched by Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson lave lowered the barriers for entry for startups developing space-related innovations. Venture capitalists expect the pace of development in the sector to grow exponentially, with major benefits to people on Earth.
Digital transformation is a key topic for restaurants dealing with disruption, and Dipesh Hinduja of Stratix describes how one brand found a partner to help "coordinate the end-to-end experience."
The National Retail Federation today issued its annual forecast, anticipating that retail sales will grow between 6.5 percent and 8.2 percent to more than $4.33 trillion in 2021 as more individuals get vaccinated and the economy reopens.
Telehealth
Telehealth visits soared in early pandemic period
Source: MediCity News, February 25
Mirroring data from hospitals that showed fewer patients coming in for appointments and to emergency rooms last year, many employers saw their medical costs fall slightly in 2020.
Source: RCRWireless, February 25
Smart traffic management systems will save cities $277 billion by 2025, by reducing traffic congestion. The figure is a rise of 55 percent on the 2021 savings forecast, of $178 billion in 2021. Traffic emissions will be reduced alongside. The uplift will come mainly through wider enablement of smart traffic intersections.
AI
Planes, trains, and automobiles: Travel ad sales to soar in 2021
Source: emarketer, February 24
Following a year when travel turned taboo and staycations became standard, advertisers are begging stir-crazy customers to come fly with them. Dentsu Aegis Network expects worldwide travel and transport ad sales to grow by nearly 30% this year, the highest out of all the industries it tracked...
AI
How hospitals are using AI to teach physicians to better express empathy
Source: Becker's Healthcare, February 23
Hospitals and health systems across Europe and the U.S., including Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, are turning to artificial intelligence-powered "virtual patients" to train physicians on bedside manner, The Washington Post reports.
IBC
IBC 2021: Plans Unveiled for Hybrid Physical/Digital Event
Source: Televisual, February 22
Amsterdam trade show IBC has announced its strategic plan for its upcoming 2021 event. IBC revealed plans to deliver a hybrid (physical and digital) event from 10–13 September 2021 and unveiled a fall-back option to stage an event in Amsterdam in early December 2021.
Source: NEIL PATEL, February 22
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