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28 Aug
Altran advances edge strategy with increased app developer focus
Some companies – including engineering consulting firm Altran, part of France’s Capgemini Group – are differentiating their edge computing technologies with infrastructure offerings that address the specific needs of application developers.
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28 Aug
Why cloud computing isn’t the answer to all business problems
The Covid-19 pandemic has driven the rhetoric around cloud computing into overdrive.
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28 Aug
Smartphone sales showing signs of recovery
Europe and North America saw an overall decline in smartphone sales in Q2 2020 as stores remain closed and recovery was slow.
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27 Aug
DISH expansion raises business model questions
US satellite pay-TV provider DISH entered the wireless segment on 1 July after paying $1.4 billion to acquire prepaid brand Boost Mobile and its nearly 9 million customers from T-Mobile.
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26 Aug
Why OSS technologies are a hot topic in the time of Covid-19
The growing interest in the KubeCon conference is not only a reflection of the importance of the industry’s leading container orchestration technology, Kubernetes, but also represents the need to stay abreast of leading open source software (OSS) technologies by global IT teams implementing app modernization projects, many of which have received executive directives to embrace [...]
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25 Aug
How ESports Nutritional invites gamers to get ‘REKT’
Covid-19 has forced consumers to stay home just as esports continue their ascent and growth, making gamers a potentially lucrative target.
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20 Aug
Orange Romania gets boost with fixed mobile convergence buy in
In August 2020, mobile operator Orange Romania signed a preliminary agreement with the country’s Ministry of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communications to take over the fixed-line operations of incumbent Telekom Romania.
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19 Aug
Why US cable operators are keen mobile virtual network operator customers
Results from Q2 2020 show that cable operators in the US took nearly half of wireless retail customer net additions.
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14 Aug
Blockchain technology can help legitimize cannabinoid industry
The Cannabinoid Association of the Netherlands (CAN), a consortium of Dutch CBD producers, launched a new web tool harnessing blockchain technology.
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14 Aug
Wearable technology provides health screening for construction workers
Expo 2020 Dubai has completed the first phase of a programme to monitor worker health on construction sites using wearable technology.
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14 Aug
Epic battle in store to decide gaming apps winners
Epic Games has long been a vocal critic of Google and Apple for taking a 30% cut of all app and in-app purchases.
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13 Aug
O2 report cites 5G rollout as crucial in drive to carbon neutrality
UK operator Telefonica O2 put its ‘green’ stake in the ground in March 2020 by announcing plans to dramatically reduce carbon emissions across its business and network by 2025.
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11 Aug
Responding to the siren call of alt data requires a cautious approach
Alternative data, or alt data, can indicate new trends much faster than conventional data, say proponents.
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7 Aug
The Future of Work: Timeline
From the introduction of the assembly line in the automobile industry in 1913 to Amazon reaching 200,000 robots working in its warehouses in 2020, the past century has seen an unprecedented level of technological progress in the workplace.
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6 Aug
US CBRS spectrum auction draws diverse range of applicants
US Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) is a set of wireless channels in the 3.55 to 3.65 GHz spectrum band that used to be reserved for the Department of Defense, the Navy and for satellite operators.
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6 Aug
EU Amazon report promises more focus than US subcommittee
The US subcommittee hearing on Big Tech’s antitrust violations made strong allegations, but an upcoming report from the EU into Amazon promises more focus.
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5 Aug
Streaming services investment a wise move for Disney
Streaming proves to be a bright spot as Disney has seen its Q3 2020 revenue fall by 42% to $11.78 billion as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic hit hard.
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5 Aug
The Future of Work: Regulatory Trends
The future of work will shape both factories and offices, encouraging greater collaboration between humans and technology, and empowering workers with new digital skills.
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4 Aug
Nokia look to Lundmark to meet profitability challenges
Nokia began life under its new CEO, Pekka Lundmark, on 1 August following the 11-year tenure of his predecessor, Rajeev Suri.
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3 Aug
Why synthesis is key to improving analytics in a changing world
The recent QlikWorld Online conference came and went with no new public roadmap, but it did offer an intriguing vision of synthesis, an analytics trend that’s built on a handful of new requirements — which altogether stand as a row of streetlights for the analytics industry to see a new road.
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31 Jul
The Future of Work: Macroeconomic Trends
Technology is fundamentally transforming the way we work, fuelling excitement but also anxiety.
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31 Jul
Shopify posts record Q2 earnings with GMV up 119%
Shopify share price rose 7% at close to $1053.59 after record earnings on 29 July for Q2.
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31 Jul
UK 5G spectrum auction could start in November 2020
Despite 4G accounting for 66.6% of total mobile subscriptions in the UK in 2019, its share will decline over the forecast period to reach 50.9% by 2024 over customers migration to 5G, subject to a successful spectrum auction.
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31 Jul
Why automation is a ‘hard sell’ in the IT workplace
The history of the industrial revolution has taught us that automation equals the loss of jobs, but it doesn’t have to be that way in IT.
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31 Jul
How coronavirus caused a downturn in Chinese telecom subscriptions
Data has stacked up on the impact of Covid-19 on the Chinese telecom sector from the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic, just as the lockdown on Wuhan officially ended on 8 April, 2020.
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30 Jul
How Covid-19 has accelerated 5G roll-out in South Africa
5G is getting traction in South Africa.
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30 Jul
Why telcos have the leverage to succeed in digital advertising
The digital advertising ecosystem has become a dynamic and complex matrix of players trying to drive value, including digital companies, ad tech providers, app developers, data specialists, digital publishers, and telecom operators.
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30 Jul
US mobile subscriptions forecast to grow as 5G network expands
Total mobile subscriptions reached an estimated 492.6 million in 2019, accounting for a share of 92.6% of the total subscriptions in the North American region.
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30 Jul
MSS partnership to leverage Vodafone into cybersecurity services
Vodafone Business plans to deliver a competitively priced integrated Managed Security Services (MSS) offering to its extensive customer base across Europe, through its partnership with Accenture, based on Accenture’s Symantec Cyber Security Services (CSS) offering.
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29 Jul
WFH needs careful management to minimize ripple effects
Virtually overnight, “Work-From-Home” (WFH) has become the norm.