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Data roaming traffic across Asia surged by 245% in the past 12 months, international communications enabler BICS has revealed.

Are we at cyberwar yet? There’s been enough warnings, says freelance technology writer, Nick Booth. Iran is reportedly on the brink of war with the US and China is sending waves of state-sponsored hackers straight to the front line the minute they graduate from Malware School.

Huawei, the global telecoms equipment supplier will be taking a 5G consumer experience on tour this summer.

Ericsson is to build its first fully-automated smart factory in the U.S. The state-of-the-art factory will produce Advanced Antenna System radios to boost network capacity and coverage, including rural coverage, as well as 5G radios for urban areas, both necessary for rapid 5G deployments in North America.

u-blox, a global supplier of positioning and wireless communication technologies, reports that its senior 5G tech lead Sylvia Lu has been recognised as one of the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering. The award is given by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), in celebration of International Women in Engineering Day 2019.

5G, using 3GPP standardised wireless technology, has been commercially deployed by 15 mobile network operators worldwide, according to 5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas and TeleGeography (GlobalComms Database). There will be an additional 47 launches of 5G technology expected before the end of 2019 for a total of

Altair Semiconductor, a provider of cellular IoT chipsets, reports that its ALT1250 dual mode CAT-M/NB-IoT chipset can now operate on the 450 MHz spectrum.

There are sales data metrics which are finally driving behaviour among manufacturers and distributors far beyond the plant floor and warehouse fulfillment operations. Knowing that it costs five times more to acquire a new customer than sell to an existing customer, the need for AI and IIoT driven data about these current customers is greater

New research from executive mentors Rutbusters reveals the scale of the problem across Britain’s businesses from managers and professionals who say they are stuck in demanding roles they hate.

A new report from Vodafone reveals how 5G could pave the way for a new wave of start-ups, with 60% of those surveyed believing the technology will help them compete against more established rivals.

CEVA, Inc., the licensor of signal processing platforms and artificial intelligence processors for smarter, connected devices, and Nurlink Technology, Inc., a fabless IC design company specialising in cellular IoT wireless communications, announced the successful completion of the first over-the-air (OTA) call on China Telecom‘s NB-IoT network using the Nurlink NK6010 NB-IoT System-on-Chip (SoC).

PTC has expanded its strategic alliance with Microsoft by delivering its Windchill product lifecycle management (PLM) solution on Microsoft Azure. PTC says optimising Windchill with Azure is another milestone in the growing relationship between the two companies.

The Industrial Internet of Thing (IIoT) promises to allow organisations to deploy ever-increasing volumes of machine and sensor data to optimise myriad production processes, enhance security, and improve the worker experience (whether that employee is on the factory floor or in the office).

Perch, a specialist in physical and digital displays for retail marketing, is working with Vodafone Business to provide reliable, consistent, and engaging digital experiences in stores via Internet of Things (IoT) services.

E-commerce is more popular than ever before. And for most people, shopping online has become more of a necessity than a convenience, says Ben Dehner of Colorado start-up, BenchSentry. Countless individuals order their basic needs online daily to avoid commutes to grocery stores, pharmacies, specialty stores, etc. or just to free up some time in their

Protecting and improving the nation’s vital infrastructure – such as energy, transport and digital communications – is about to become easier, as the first successful results of a world-leading computing project are being showcased.