GlobalData Technology
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23 Aug
Google’s data centres to be kept cool by AI
Google recently announced plans to surrender operational control of the cooling systems in its data centres to an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm.
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16 Aug
IoT on the edge: revolutionary use cases create new privacy concerns
The rapid evolution of enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) technology has led to fascinating use cases that truly justify the term digital transformation, while simultaneously creating privacy quandaries that will challenge society for years to come.
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16 Aug
What is 5G, its potential and how will it be used at launch?
Telecoms providers worldwide are starting to market their 5G capabilities, with tests and even commercial services set to launch as early as the tail-end of this year.
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15 Aug
What does the UKTV and Virgin Media spat tell us about the future of TV relationships?
The three-week saga between UKTV and Virgin Media has ended.
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14 Aug
Nothing comes for free – the perils of freemium apps
Consumers have been used to freemium business models for many years.
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9 Aug
Will enterprise 5G use cases be ready for prime time?
While 5G services are not yet “live,” this next generation of wireless technology is already top of mind for service providers, OEMs and other telecom market ecosystem players.
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9 Aug
Challenges in the way of building smart cities
Of the many promises of internet of things (IoT), the pursuit of the fabled ‘smart city’ has been one of the most hyped.
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3 Aug
How smart factories are transforming the manufacturing sector
Manufacturers are on the precipice of an industry-wide digital transformation, driven by the need to boost productivity and increase visibility across factory floor and supply chain operations.
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2 Aug
Emergence of PropTech in Asia
In 2022, the Asia-Pacific real estate market is forecast to have a value of $2,543.5 billion, an increase of 12.8% since 2017 with China, Japan and India are the three largest markets by value according to GlobalData.
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31 Jul
Telkom Kenya and Loon to bring internet via balloons
Many of Kenya’s major towns and cities have network coverage, but several rural and suburban areas with small populations often struggle to connect to a network.
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31 Jul
Cloud services in Africa & Middle East: telcos need to partner with the global cloud players
After launching data centre solutions, many telecom operators in Africa & Middle East started expanding in the enterprise cloud space as early as in 2011-2013, mainly focusing on in-house Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and leveraging their data centre assets.
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30 Jul
Will Apple, Facebook and Google destroy Denmark’s environmental success story?
Plans by Apple, Facebook and Google to build new Denmark data centres have raised concerns about a long-term shortfall in the supply of renewable energy, along with the prospect of rising CO2 emissions.
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26 Jul
Sky recorded lowest TV churn in a decade in the UK as part of FY18 strong operational and financial results
Sky reported its earnings highlighting strong operational and financial results across products in the year to 30 June 2018) – both at group and at UK and Ireland (Sky reporting combined results) levels.
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26 Jul
ZTE US ban is lifted, but the company needs structural and brand changes if it wants to stay that way
The US Commerce Department has lifted the denial order that had temporarily put Chinese’s telecoms manufacturer ZTE out of business.
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25 Jul
Intel is facing competition on multiple fronts in 5G and IoT
Intel has been an integral part of telco networks seemingly since the beginning of time.
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25 Jul
For Baidu, one tiny chip could be the key to a whole new world of AI
With so many companies looking to adopt artificial intelligence, it’s no wonder that providers of AI solutions are racing to position themselves as leaders in the market.
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24 Jul
The US supreme court to weigh in on whether Apple is a monopoly
This autumn, the US Supreme Court will weigh in on an ongoing antitrust case which begs the question: who actually owns the apps running on our devices?
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23 Jul
AT&T wants HBO to usurp Netflix’s streaming crown
With its now-finalised acquisition of Time Warner, AT&T gained arguably the most prized content production asset in the world: HBO.
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20 Jul
Store innovation concepts key for the changing face of retail
Stores are no longer just places for shopping, with innovative retailers competing for the most entertaining, practical, or radical concepts to attract customers.
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18 Jul
Blockchain and the connected car: the perfect match
There are many reasons why efforts to marry blockchain’s distributed electronic ledger system and the connected car are gaining momentum.
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18 Jul
Walmart’s move to Microsoft Azure is more about AI dominance than cloud reach
At first blush, Walmart’s announcement that it would use Microsoft’s cloud platform and desktop apps across its entire business looks to be a direct shot across the bow of Amazon the retailer and Amazon the provider of public cloud services with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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16 Jul
Airport facial recognition technology is on the rise, but is privacy at stake?
In the tourism industry, image recognition technology can mostly be observed in the air travel sector in the form of airport facial recognition, which is being tested in pilot programs in airports worldwide.
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11 Jul
A deep neural network is being harnessed to analyse nuclear events
A deep neural network running on a standard desktop computer is being used to interpret and make sense of highly technical data relating to nuclear events.
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11 Jul
2018 will be remembered as the year we woke up to the data privacy disaster
2018 will be remembered in history as the year the digital revolution hit its first real speed-bump.
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10 Jul
Move over 5G: WiFi is set for its own major upgrade
The recent hype around 5G has clearly carried over from cellular networks into the world of WiFi. Like cellular, WiFi is poised for its own 5G-like upgrade, with the introduction of a new technology standard called 802.11ax.
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10 Jul
How autonomous robots are transforming the energy industry
The energy sector is frequently involved in carrying out industrial operations, regularly tasking maintenance and repair crews with challenging and potentially dangerous jobs.
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9 Jul
IoT market poised for battle as cable and satellite take on mobile
US cable operators and satellite TV providers have been entering the IoT market over the past two years, selling smart home and wearable solutions to consumers, as well as B2B offerings to businesses.
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4 Jul
Uganda’s social media tax has caused outrage, but the telco industry may see it differently
Last Sunday morning, millions of Ugandans woke up and did what the rest of us did: they reached for their smartphones to check out the world’s digital resonance on Uruguay’s spectacular 2:1 World Cup win against Portugal.
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3 Jul
The AI startup looking to disrupt sales and its $57m investment backing: all you need to know
Salesforce, Amazon, Comcast and Microsoft have all backed and invested in Tact.ai, a startup building a human-friendly conversational AI sales platform.
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2 Jul
New Wi-Fi security protocol is out and ready for the IoT world
Fourteen years is a long time in Wi-Fi technology.