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21 Feb
What to expect from MWC Barcelona
The most important tech show of the telecommunications industry, which regularly attracts over 100,000 attendees from across the globe, will take place in the Spanish city of Barcelona from 25 to 28 February.
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19 Feb
Millicom makes Panama inroads with 80% stake in Cable Onda
In December 2018, Europe-based telecommunications company Millicom acquired an 80% stake in cable operator Cable Onda for $1 billion.
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15 Feb
Telecoms jump on ‘green bond’ bandwagon
Telefonica and Verizon became the first two network operators to join the fashion for issuing ‘green bonds’ for funding environmental initiatives, but an alignment of benevolence and self-serving commercialism might best characterise this trend.
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14 Feb
5G is bringing home the benefits of edge computing
Recent initiatives by large service providers, including Verizon, AT&T and Deutsche Telekom, illustrate the importance that is being attributed to edge computing as an essential component for unlocking the benefits of 5G mobile networks.
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13 Feb
IBM’s Project Debater shows off its impressive AI debating skills
On Monday, IBM showcased its artificial intelligence (AI) technology in a debating contest against one of the most successful competitive debaters in the world.
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8 Feb
Trend for wearable devices should be a wake-up call
Today’s tech-savvy consumers are after better and faster ways to help them understand themselves and their surroundings.
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7 Feb
Hotel booking sites reborn as ethical standard bearers
An investigation into the online hotel booking sector may present an opportunity for booking sites to reposition themselves in an ethical light.
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7 Feb
Gig economy benefits from Hermes-GMB deal
A deal between Hermes management and the union representing its parcel couriers represents a significant first step in addressing labour issues arising from the UK’s growing gig economy.
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6 Feb
IBM counters bias claims with release of facial recognition dataset
IBM has released a dataset of over one million facial images to the global research community to combat bias in facial recognition software.
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4 Feb
Trade war may take shine off Alibaba’s rising star
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, remains one of the largest companies that most people, at least in the West, have never heard of, despite having over 600 million customers.
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4 Feb
Oman’s broadband strategy will pay dividends by 2023
Oman’s fixed telecoms market is undergoing significant change, with user demand for fixed broadband on the increase, according to Global Data.
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4 Feb
Smartphone’s will drive mobile data revenue in Ghana
Mobile data revenue in Ghana is expected to grow substantially within the next four years, according to recent GlobalData forecast figures.
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4 Feb
Saudi, UAE explore shared digital currency
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are exploring the viability of a digital currency that the two countries would use for blockchain-based financial settlements.
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1 Feb
Is Huawei too big to ban?
Leading global telecommunications vendor Huawei has made headlines in recent months both for its product innovations as well as its political and legal troubles.
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1 Feb
Alibaba Cloud sets sights on Indonesia as it seeks growth beyond China
Alibaba Cloud has launched a second data center in Indonesia after launching the first 10 months earlier.
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1 Feb
Is Viacom’s purchase of Pluto TV a wise investment?
Viacom, the US media and entertainment giant, recently agreed to purchase streaming start-up Pluto TV.
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1 Feb
Apple’s sluggish FaceTime response exposed major privacy and quality issues
News that Apple seemingly ignored repeated reports that its popular FaceTime video app had an alarming privacy-invading bug for a week went viral on social media.
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31 Jan
Mobile technology at the forefront of Africa’s digital revolution
African economies are being transformed by the soaring adoption of digital technology and mobile platforms.
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31 Jan
Facebook is betting that super-messaging will deliver revenue
In its bid to find new ways to generate revenue and stem the losses from its stalwart news feed product, Facebook will look to integrate its messaging services: WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
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30 Jan
Flexibility needed in enterprise infrastructure subscriptions
If the global economy is heading for a downturn the IT sector may come under pressure to show flexibility when it comes to collecting customer software subscriptions for enterprise infrastructure.
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30 Jan
Telecoms look to SMEs to grow MSS offerings
After being traditionally driven by large enterprises, the global managed security services (MSS) market is seeing rising demand from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are experiencing an escalating threat environment, according to a report on the global MSS market by GlobalData.
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30 Jan
US wireless industry breaks ranks with traditional smartphone vendors
In their recent unveiling of new ‘concept phones’ for the retail market, US cell phone carriers have shown their willingness to take risks in their portfolio and experiment with their choice of vendors.
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28 Jan
Boomtime for Guatemalan smartphone market
Guatemalan mobile market will see solid mobile revenue growth through to 2023 on the back of postpaid and machine-to-machine uptake.
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23 Jan
Gatwick drone chaos cost easyJet £15m, but revenue up 13%
Despite having to pay out £15m as a result of the drone chaos at Gatwick airport in the run-up to Christmas, easyJet’s trading outlook for 2019 remains positive.
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22 Jan
North America to dominate multiplay market into 2023
North America is likely to remain the largest player in the global market for bundled telecom and internet services through 2023, despite a slowdown in service adoption, according to a telecoms report on the Americas by GlobalData.
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17 Jan
IBM’s quantum computer is a sign of its ambitions
IBM has unveiled a standalone commercially viable quantum computer in an effort to reinvigorate its brand reputation and drag its share price out of the doldrums.
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16 Jan
Spectre of no-deal Brexit spooks UK’s IT sector
Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been damningly rejected by MPs.
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16 Jan
Ukraine plays catch-up as 4G set for rapid expansion to 2023
As one of the last countries in Europe to introduce 4G broadband network technology, subscriber uptake in Ukraine is now expected to record rapid rates of growth over the next four years.
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15 Jan
Workplace by Facebook stands on the precipice of change
Facebook has struggled so far to monetise its business-focused version of itself, Workplace by Facebook, but a change of direction in security, leadership and pricing may see it successfully challenge its rivals in 2019.
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15 Jan
US needs to tackle nuisance robocalls
Computer generated calls in the US have reached epidemic proportions and are getting worse, but the best way forward, with a properly working national ‘do not call’ registry, is being hampered by Washington’s political stalemate.