The WBBA is a new initiative, independently led by Informa Tech and powered by brands such as Omdia, Broadband World News, the Broadband World Forum, Light Reading and by the WBBA members, including China Telecom, Huawei, Nokia, Swisscom and Openreach. (more…)
September 1, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Hiber, the Industrial IoT-as-a-Service company, announced that it has appointed Roel Jansen as chief executive officer. Roel, who joined Hiber as chief commercial officer in March, was previously vice president of sales at SurveyMonkey (now known as Momentive) and a co-founder of customer feedback company Usabilla, which SurveyMonkey acquired in 2019. (more…)
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Vivo, for the first time ever, is the top 5G smartphone vendor in Asia Pacific in Q2 2021. Three of the Top-5 5G smartphone vendors by shipments for the region were Chinese brands. Asia Pacific 5G smartphone shipments have more than doubled over the last year (up 110% annually). (more…)
August 26, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Veego Software, a provider of producing actionable insights for a superior connected home customer experience, announced the closing of its $13 million (€11.05 million) Series A financing round led by Magenta Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage Israeli startups in the artificial intelligence (AI), IoT, and enterprise software domains. (more…)
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Almost all buildings in the UK are connected to the mains water supply, coming directly to each property, which is turned on and off by a stopcock, says Matthew Margetts, director of sales and marketing at Smarter Technologies. (more…)
Posted by: Matthew Margetts
Boku Inc. announces the launch of the M1ST (aka Mobile First), the mobile payments network. The M1ST Payments Network features an unrivalled 330+ mobile payment methods, including mobile wallets, direct carrier billing, and real-time payments schemes, reaching 5.7 billion mobile payment accounts in 90 countries all through a single integration. (more…)
August 18, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
HCL Technologies (HCL), a global technology company, has signed a five-year, end-to-end IT transformation services deal with Wacker Chemie AG, a German multinational chemical company, to establish a modernised digital workplace and improve its quality-of-service delivery. (more…)
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Ultrahuman, a metabolic fitness platform, has raised US$17.5 million (€14.87 million), as it aims to help more than a billion people in the world suffering from a metabolic health disorder. This brings the total funds raised so far to $25mn (€21.24 mn). (more…)
August 17, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
As automation technologies and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) become more commonplace in modern manufacturing, the requirements of control hardware increase accordingly. However, the importance of this is often overshadowed by the focus on new sophisticated software. Here, Stephen Hayes, managing director of automation expert Beckhoff UK, explains why manufacturers should take a holistic approach to complex control. (more…)
August 16, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
A new study by Juniper Research has found that 5G-compatible smartphones will account for over 50% of smartphone sales revenue by 2025; rising to $337 billion (€285.80 billion) from $108 billion (€91.59 billion) in 2021. (more…)
Posted by: Anasia D'mello