Press Releases

Worldwide spending on Cognitive and AI to reach $12.5bn in 2017, says new IDC spending guide

A new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Cognitive Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts worldwide revenues for cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems will reach $12.5 billion in 2017, an increase of 59.3% over 2016. (more…)

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April 4, 2017

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NEC joins FIWARE Foundation as a platinum member to accelerate smart city and IoT-related business

NEC Corporation has joined the FIWARE Foundation e.V., a non-profit organisation. The foundation promotes the dissemination of FIWARE technology, as a platinum member. NEC is the first and only Japanese company to join the foundation. (more…)

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March 24, 2017

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Using subscriber intelligence and AI to boost operator revenues

The traditional telecoms industry is going through massive disruption. Traditional revenue streams for communication service providers (CSPs) are in decline, while stagnant regulations threaten market nimbleness. (more…)

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March 1, 2017

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Mobile World Congress 2017: A Strategy Analytics preview

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 will take place in Barcelona, Spain, between Monday 27th February and Thursday 2nd March, 2017. As the mobile industry prepares to descend on sunny Barcelona for the event, the Strategy Analytics IoT team (more…)

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February 23, 2017

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Smart home households will grow fivefold to 463m worldwide in 2021 for a CAGR of 39%, says Ovum

Ovum‘s new Smart Home Devices Forecast: 2016–21 found that the largest smart home markets will be China and the US, thanks to high availability of devices and greater consumer interest in smart home services and products. (more…)

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February 21, 2017

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OpenFog Consortium releases OpenFog Reference Architecture for fog computing

The OpenFog Consortium has released the OpenFog Reference Architecture, a universal technical framework designed to enable the data-intensive requirements of the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. (more…)

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February 20, 2017

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With 7.3bn connected devices predicted by 2020 businesses must get secure, says Samsung report

A new report commissioned by Samsung which examines the impact that changes in society and technology will have upon the future of the workplace, reveals the stark challenge faced by businesses to create safe and secure ‘smart offices’ in a brave new working world – the ‘Open Economy’. (more…)

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Driving smarter: Solving the challenges of autonomous vehicles with AI

There is no longer any doubt that autonomous vehicles (AVs) will soon be a reality on our roads. However, there are multiple challenges which must first be overcome. Initial AVs will be restricted to operating on certain “known” roads, plus these early vehicles won’t be truly autonomous and will require human control and oversight at times. (more…)

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February 14, 2017

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IoT-based cyberattacks: How AI can defend against the growing threat

By 2020 it is estimated that the global Internet of Things (IoT) market will have grown to more than $1.7 trillion. According to a study by Gartner, by the end of this year alone the number of IoT devices on the planet will have reached more than 4 billion. (more…)

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February 10, 2017

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Securing our connected future

In a society where connectivity is everything, our expectations of technology are constantly increasing and changing. It is estimated that there will be 20 billion connected devices by 2020, the data gathered in this IoT era is helping businesses stay relevant, understand their customers more fluently and improve various parts of their lives. (more…)

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January 5, 2017

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