GlobalData Technology
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1 Jul
Facebook policy initiative fails to halt advertiser exodus
On 26 June, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed policy initiatives aimed at quelling posts that are deemed to incite violence or would otherwise be considered hate speech.
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1 Jul
Dish Network and Altiostar deal suggests serious 5G intent
US satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network moved a step forward in its plan to build a greenfield 5G network in the US On 30 June.
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25 Jun
Telecom wholesale needs to take advantage of digitalization opportunities
The telecom wholesale market in its various forms has remained stable in 2020 – Influenced by an overall decline in international roaming revenues (as much as 50%) due to the lockdown measures, and an increase in connectivity and growth in traditional wholesale services.
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25 Jun
How AI can help deliver a more empathetic contact center service
Contact center employees are much maligned and rarely receive much sympathy.
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24 Jun
Telecom operators aiding Australian businesses during Covid-19 pandemic
Australia is grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic that has reached 7,492 confirmed cases in Australia as of 24 June 2020.
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23 Jun
Tech companies ‘take the knee’ with BLM movement
Tech companies rarely get involved in direct political action, if they can help it.
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23 Jun
GTIP can help drive a greener post-Covid-19 recovery
BT’s Green Tech Innovation Platform (GTIP) using edge computing and Internet of Things (IoT) innovation could play a major role in helping to drive a greener post-Covid-19 recovery for the UK economy.
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22 Jun
Uptake of health wearables likely to increase due to Covid-19
Companies are rapidly deploying wearables in the fight against Covid-19 with studies on early detection, proximity scanning, and contact tracing activities around the world.
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22 Jun
Working from home can benefit organisations and staff
Working from home may reduce as work places are opening up and people are going back into offices that have sat virtually empty for the last several months.
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22 Jun
Amnesty International weighs in on contact tracing apps
Amnesty International is issuing a warning that some of the new Covid-19 contact tracing apps may not just be an invasion of privacy but potentially put lives at risk.
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18 Jun
Biggest influencers in AI in May 2020: The top companies and individuals to follow
GlobalData research has found the top artificial intelligence (AI) influencers based on their performance and engagement online.
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18 Jun
Contact tracing apps face uptake challenges in US
Results of a recent survey do not provide a lot of optimism that the US is prepared to use contact tracing to clamp down on the spread of Covid-19.
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16 Jun
ACSI report brings mixed news for US telecom operators
The University of Michigan’s 2019-2020 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) report brought both good and bad news for US telecom operators.
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12 Jun
IoT trends: Artificial intelligence leads Twitter mentions in May 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) leads as Verdict lists the top five terms tweeted on IoT in May 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform.
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12 Jun
How technology can help maintain social distancing
Limiting numbers of people in a given space is seen as essential to maintaining social distancing in the wake of the first wave of the coronavirus, in order to prevent it from spreading and causing new cases of Covid-19.
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9 Jun
TVPA delay puts pressure on cash-strapped consumers
Consumers have long been outraged by some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) practice of assessing them a monthly Wi-Fi router rental fee, often around $10, even when those users supply their own router.
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9 Jun
IT budgets increasing in response to Covid-19
Information Technology (IT) is a major focus with business leaders who have spoken to GlobalData.
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5 Jun
Covid-19 impact on revenue ‘hard to predict’, says TCS executive
Enabling remote work securely has increased the adoption of cloud services across the Middle East.
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3 Jun
Edge technology opportunities go beyond Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)
There are new opportunities for operators to leverage edge technology as a key enabler to enhance the performance of applications for their 4G LTE/5G networks.
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1 Jun
How mobile phone markets are defying predictions of doom
Much has been said about the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on smartphone supply chains, sales and revenues.
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1 Jun
How being data driven can help tell the true story
It’s stylish these days to be ‘data driven,’ even while almost no one talks about what that really means.
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29 May
Bahrain telcos focus on broadband services for growth
Leading data and analytics company GlobalData published its Country Intelligence Report on Bahrain mobile and fixed telecommunications market, observing big telcos determination to focus on broadband services development through 5G and fiber rollouts.
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29 May
How mobile data consumption can spark Saudi recovery
Saudi Arabia’s mobile services market will experience a 3.5% decline in revenue for 2020 in comparison to 2019, according to research and data analytics firm GlobalData’s telecom country forecasts.
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29 May
Mobile wallets’ rapid take up in Jordan driven by government worker’s fund
Mobile Financial Services (MFS) in Jordan have witnessed growth with the number of mobile wallets reaching 760,000 wallets in April 2020.
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29 May
Sanctions begin to bite as US raises stakes in Huawei dispute
New sanctions announced by the US Commerce Department on 15 May raise the stakes in an ongoing dispute with Chinese tech vendor Huawei Technologies.
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29 May
Egypt telcos ready to leverage FMC packages for subscriber acquisition
Competition in Egypt’s telecoms market is evolving as telcos position themselves to leverage Fixed-Mobile Converged (FMC) packages for subscriber acquisition, retention, and ARPUs uplift.
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28 May
Telecom market expected to show resilience in Russia
Russia’s telecoms market is expected to stay relatively resilient with a number of short- to mid-term effects to tracked telecom market indicators.
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28 May
VR has become a hot ticket during the Covid-19 lockdown
The virtual reality (VR) market has always been on the cusp of being the next mainstream platform.
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28 May
Trump vs tech: The dilemma of social media censorship, aired
Angered by the addition of fact-checking links to two of his own recent Tweets, President Trump is threatening to make social media companies legally liable for the content posted on their platforms – but the real debate is about censorship and bias.
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28 May
SMBs cloud vulnerabilities makes them targets for hackers
As enterprises continue to place an increasing number of applications in the cloud, it should not come as a surprise that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting cloud vulnerabilities in order to get their hands on sensitive data.