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…)
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
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
After a spectrum purchase on the Slovenian and Bulgarian market last spring, the Group announces a further purchase of a spectrum worth €14.1 million for the Croatian subsidiary A1 Croatia. The spectrum covers the 700 MHz, 3600 MHz and 26 GHz frequency bands with a validity of 15 years, financed by the Group´s current cash flow. (more…)
August 13, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Alkira Inc., has announced a tighter business relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide increased agility and advanced networking and security to AWS customers. Alkira is now listed on the AWS Marketplace to provide customers with a simplified procurement experience. (more…)
August 11, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello