Plastimo, an international player in the boating industry, and Sigfox, the IoT service provider and global 0G network operator, have joined forces to offer total geolocation coverage across all oceans from 2020. The new service will be supported by data from the ELO nano-satellite constellation, operated by Eutelsat, Sigfox’s partner. (more…)
December 16, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Communications service providers (CSPs) the world over are striving to transform their businesses to ensure success in the digital world. They understand the need to evolve from being ‘dumb pipes’ simply delivering connectivity to being part of a multi-dimensional ecosystem and creating new value for customers and partners. (more…)
December 13, 2019
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Visa and the pan-African fintech provider MFS Africa announced a partnership that will help bridge the gap between the rapidly growing mobile money ecosystem in Africa and the world of online digital payments, significantly expanding Visa’s reach and its ability to open up commerce to the region. (more…)
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Accela, the provider of cloud-based solutions for government, announced a technology alliance partnership with Velosimo to resell the Velosimo Connect product. Velosimo Connect is a government specific Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) that manages application integration between cloud platforms, Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, and on-premises systems. (more…)
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A new study from Juniper Research found that the global number of VoLTE (Voice over LTE) users will approach 5 billion by 2024; rising from 2 billion in 2019. (more…)
December 12, 2019
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The partners have successfully demoed a small connected passenger ferry, with an AI captain, in the Norwegian fjord city of Trondheim. (more…)
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Software testing and quality assurance company, Qualitest has acquired the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) company AlgoTrace for an undisclosed amount. (more…)
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The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) and the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) have agreed to jointly shape and promote industrial 5G applications. (more…)
December 11, 2019
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The market for “extended reality” products, which comprises virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices, will enjoy 21% growth in 2019, to slightly more than 10 million devices. This is according to the latest forecast by technology analyst firm CCS Insight. (more…)
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PTC announced a strategic alliance with Magic Leap that will allow enterprise and industrial customers to combine the augmented reality (AR) capabilities of its market-leading Vuforia Engine solution with the powerful Magic Leap 1 wearable headset. (more…)
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