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Mobile
5G will account for 80% of Europe’s mobile connections by 2030
Healthcare
Has virtual healthcare lived up to its pandemic promises?
Source: Techtarget, January 22, 2025
It has been five years since a once-in-a-century pandemic upended the U.S. healthcare system. With in-person care severely restricted amid COVID-19 waves, healthcare providers and payers had to pivot, pushing care out of traditional brick-and-mortar facilities. Virtual healthcare...[more]
Retail
8 retail trends to watch in 2025
Data Center
New Digital Edge Investments to Expand APAC Data Centres
AI
Will 2025 be the breakthrough year for SLMs?
Source: Telecom TV, January 17, 2025
For the past five years, what is popularly described as generative AI (GenAI) has driven the worldwide uptake and scale of large language models (LLMs). In essence, these are snapshots of various sets and subsets of knowledge (be it publicly available or private and copyrighted) that...[more]
Cleantech
Global cleantech investment expected to surpass fossil fuels in 2025
DataCenter
Microsoft to invest $80 billion on AI-enabled data centres
Source: Mobile World Europe, January 15, 2025
Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith kicked off the New Year by revealing the company is on track to invest approximately $80 billion to build out AI-enabled datacentres to train AI models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications around the world...[more]
Satellite
Amazon aims to branch into UK internet market with satellite broadband plan
AI
Samsung Electronics unveils Samsung Vision AI at First Look 2025
Source: IT Pro, January 13, 2025
Samsung Electronics today unveiled Samsung Vision AI at the CES 2025 First Look event, delivering personal AI-powered screens to enrich your everyday life. Samsung also unveiled the latest flagship Neo QLED 8K QN990F and exciting updates to its Lifestyle TVs and future display technologies...[more]
AI
OpenAI is shifting to a for-profit corporate structure – here’s why that matters
Source: IT Pro, January 10, 2025
OpenAI has unveiled its new corporate structure as the tech giant aims to fund the high costs of developing AI — and in particular, artificial general intelligence (AGI). Under the long-rumored plans, OpenAI will change its for-profit unit into a public benefit corporation (PBC)...[more]
Analytics
Predicting 2025's top analytics, AI trends in healthcare
Source: Techtarget, January 9, 2025
In 2024, healthcare organizations increasingly explored potential use cases for advanced AI and analytics tools to improve care, streamline administrative workflows and increase efficiency. Generative AI, or GenAI, dominated much of the health IT conversation throughout the year, as it had in 2023....[more]
Leadership
From Chaos To Clarity: Leadership Strategies For 2025
Source: Forbes, January 8, 2025
Great leaders are born in times of unprecedented change, and 2024 was all about disruption. The world experienced tectonic shifts in industries, economies, and societies. From President-elect Donald Trump’s return in the U.S. to the fall of the regime of the Syrian president...[more]
Social Media
Sociable: Meta’s plan to unleash AI bot profiles could actually work
Source: Marketing Dive, January 7, 2025
“Sociable” is the latest commentary on important social media developments and trends from industry expert Andrew Hutchinson of Social Media Today. If you thought that 2024 was a big year for social platforms pushing AI elements into their apps, you ain’t seen nothing yet, with Meta looking to bring even more AI to your feeds ....[more]
Satellite
Satellite comms investments could top $20bn in 2025
Broadband
Fiber broadband M&A, looking backward and forward to 2025
World
World Economic Outlook for 2025
Source: Supply Chain Connect, January 2, 2025
As American businesses prepare for a new presidential administration and the potential for new tariffs on imported goods, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is anticipating a largely positive outlook for the world economy for 2025 and beyond....[more]
Industry
Analysis: Why Big Tech titans are lining up to support Trump
Source: Mobile World Live, December 31, 2024
CEOs from some of the biggest tech companies in the US have publicly shown their support for incoming President Donald Trump, which has included large donations for his inaugural ceremony by Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms....[more]
Market
The global SASE sector was worth $2.4bn in Q3 of 2024,
Broadband
70% of Czech households watch video content over the Internet
Source: Broadband TV News, December 27, 2024
New research by NMS Market Research for the Association of Mobile Network Operators found 70% of Czech households are using the Internet, with 45% using a classic TV antenna. It’s emerged that while 58% of households still have an antenna in place, not everyone is using it. Cable or satellite is used by 40%....[more]
Telecom
Network slicing slides more vigorously into 2025
Source: Telecom TV, December 24, 2024
Follow the money’ is a phrase popularised by one of the greatest films of the 1970s, All the President’s Men, when the Hal Holbrook character (Deep Throat) meets Robert Redford’s Bob Woodward in a car park. In telecom, if you’re following the money, you might want to look up to the heavens next year...[more]
Source: Twice, December 23, 2024
Kong Inc has just published an API Security Perspectives 2025 Report, which highlights critical vulnerabilities in API security. This report is based on a survey of 700 IT professionals and business leaders in the UK and the US, via a polling company in October and November 2024......[more]
Source: Twice, December 20, 2024
The 8K Association (8KA) has announced the launch of a certification program for 8K projectors, complete with performance specifications that will help to deliver a premium end-user experience as 8K continues to grow.....[more]
Source: Broadband News, December 17, 2024
South Africa’s Department of Communications & Digital Technologies has secured cabinet support for a further extension of the country’s analogue switch-off from 31 December 2024 to 31 March 2025. The department says the extension will ensure that as many indigent households as possible will enjoy their right to access broadcast ....[more]
Source: IDC, December 16, 2024
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 6.2% year-over-year in 2024 to 1.24 billion units, according to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This strong growth follows two years of steep declines and is fueled by pent-up demand for device upgrades...[more]
Source: Mobile Europe, December 13, 2024
Meta is planning to construct a 40,000km subsea network that will span the globe, TechCrunch reports, dedicated to traffic from its own operations and platforms including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. It is expected that traffic will rise in line with increased use of AI and, wait for it, metaverse applications....[more]
Source: Forbes, December 12, 2024
As we enter the autumn shopping season, and with Black Friday and Cyber Monday around the corner, retail brands must ensure they can meet customer needs at this critical time. Beyond the usual sales bonanza, I believe this season will be marked by the growing impact of conversational commerce...[more]
Source: Telecom TV, December 11, 2024
It seems like it would be a good thing to have an artificial intelligence (AI) model that spits out the same output for a given set of inputs. But that’s not always the case. It turns out that different industries don’t just need specialist models trained on their data , they also need those models to actually perform in different ways...[more]
Source: Fierce Network, December 10, 2024
It seems like it would be a good thing to have an artificial intelligence (AI) model that spits out the same output for a given set of inputs. But that’s not always the case. It turns out that different industries don’t just need specialist models trained on their data , they also need those models to actually perform in different ways...[more]
Source: Broadband News, December 9, 2024
Currently, more than half of homes and businesses in the U.S. lack access to fiber. Filling the gap between those who have access and those who don’t would result in tremendous positive economic impact, according to a new report from the Fiber Broadband Association and The...[more]
Source: Broadband News, December 6, 2024
Despite a rise in the percentage of consumers likely to increase their video subscriptions this year there is now a clear trend that fewer will do so each year. According to the company’s annual Global Consumer Survey, the number of subscription renewals is falling in all EU countries except Spain and the United Kingdom (UK)...[more]
Source: Utility Dive, December 5, 2024
While Rhodium’s latest Clean Investment Monitor report shows promising signs for clean energy investment, it also said the U.S. clean energy transition is still falling short on both the nation’s Paris Agreement commitments and post-Inflation Reduction Act projections.....[more]
The global Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure market is on track for unprecedented growth, poised to surpass $100 billion USD in spending by 2028, according to the latest findings from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Tracker.....[more]
Source: UKTIN, December 2, 2024
The Japanese government has earmarked ¥10tn ($65bn) of state funding by 2030 to strengthen Japan’s semiconductor and AI chip sector, partly to help secure the country’s supply chains and avoid future global disruptions, and partly to ensure sustainable growth within Japan’s...[more]
Source: Mobile Europe, November 29, 2024
Amid a raft of announcements about the joint efforts of Softbank and NVIDIA to “accelerate Japan’s journey to being a global AI powerhouse, the AI-RAN stands out for telcos. The press statement describes AI-RAN as new sort of network that runs AI and 5G workloads concurrently. In an outdoor trial,...[more]
Source: TelecomTV, November 27, 2024
The UK’s broadband services market is an attractive sector for alternative network operators (altnets) which, between them, have attracted billions of pounds of investments during the past five or so years that have been pumped into building out competitive fibre access network...[more]
Source: Telecom TV, November 25, 2024
The bros in Silicon Valley and the analysts in New York are getting twitchy at the news that the latest iteration of Open AI’s artificial intelligence model is showing only limited incremental improvements on earlier versions. There is talk of generative AI (GenAI) technology having hit a “performance plateau”....[more]
Source: JuniperResearch, November 21, 2024
Latest RCS (Rich Communication Services) Business Messaging research suite comprises comprehensive and insightful analysis of key factors driving this advancing market, with focus on how Apple’s entrance into the market will impact growth over the next two years....[more]
Source: ESM, November 20, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform every aspect of society and industry: how we work, transact, and consume. A buzzword dominating today’s headlines and the conversations of technology experts and laypeople alike, AI is driving unprecedented progress in science and promises a much-needed boost in labour productivity...[more]
Source: Synergy Research, November 18, 2024
New data from Synergy Research Group shows that Q3 enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services was $84 billion worldwide, up $15.7 billion or 23% from the third quarter of 2023. After seeing growth rates soften through much of 2023, this is now the fourth consecutive quarter...[more]
Small Business
Source: Forebes, November 18, 2024
AI adoption jumped to 35% in 2022 as business owners learned, experimented and iterated their approach with AI processes and tools. It’s easy to waste time going to conferences, reading about advancements and unsuccessfully testing applications. But we want results. Raw adoption numbers don't tell the real story...[more]
Source: Retail Dive, November 15, 2024
Retail crime, including shrink, has been a hot topic in the industry in recent years. “Retail shrink is out of control and theft is eroding retailer sales and margin,” Michael Brown, a partner with global strategy and management consulting firm Kearney, said in an email to Retail Dive....[more]
Source: Forbes, November 14, 2024
As one of the world’s largest marketplaces, Amazon sees more than 60% of sales (some 4.5 billion items) occur through third-party sellers. Entrepreneurs often start on Amazon, which is understandable considering the platform dominates the U.S. e-commerce market....[more]
Source: TelecomTV, November 8, 2024
The pace of artificial intelligence (AI) development is unrelenting and is now increasingly focused on processing much more than just written prompts – but might current developments, underpinned by billions of dollars of investment, be taking the AI sector down a cul-de-sac?...[more]
Source: Omdia, November 7, 2024
New research from Omdia predicts a surge in telecom network API revenue, with global revenue projected to rise from $161 millon in 2023 to $8.7bn in 2029, driven by subscriber identity APIs. Network APIs have been a hot topic in the telecoms industry as operators aim to differentiate their connectivity services....[more]
Source: Tech Target , November 6, 2024
Care coordination -- the organization of patient care across different healthcare providers -- is key to ensuring that treatment is safe, appropriate and effective. Facilitating information-sharing between care teams can reduce confusion for patients and streamline care management by reducing repeat lab tests...[more]
Leadership
Source: Smartbrief , November 5, 2024
In a talk I gave to a group of C-suite leaders, I started with a simple multiple-choice question: Three years from now, do you anticipate your customers’ expectations of your business will be (A) Lower than today, (B) About the same as today, or (C) Greater than today?...[more]
Source: The European Business Review , November 4, 2024
In today’s tech-driven world, entertainment is no longer limited to cable boxes and fixed schedules. The world has become so fast-paced and we’ve already come a long way from the days of streaming in at a specific time for our favorite shows...[more]
Source: Moblie Eurpoe , November 1, 2024
A new report from McKinsey says AI gives telcos another chance to reinvent themselves by becoming AI-native organisations, embedding AI into every aspect of their businesses. However, they must focus on being responsible with their use of it to ensure their use of it is “ethical, safe, transparent, and compliant with regulations”....[more]
Source: CIO DIVE , October 31, 2024
Tension around AI plans is building as leaders confront the mismatch between current capabilities and expected outcomes. CIOs and other technology execs are helping the organization navigate the terrain and address roadblocks....[more]
Source: ESP News , October 30, 2024
In today’s competitive landscape, building a resilient supply chain in the electronics manufacturing sector is vital and artificial intelligence (AI) stands to improve all manner of processes. The technologies of Industry 4.0 pave the way for significantly improved manufacturing efforts, resulting in unparalleled efficiency and performance....[more]
Source: Fierce Network , October 29, 2024
The global satellite internet of things (IoT) subscriber base is set to ramp up from 5.1 million in 2023 to 26.7 million by the end of 2028, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39.2%, according to a new market forecast from trusted independent research house Berg Insight of Gothenburg, Sweden...[more]
Source: Fierce Network , October 28, 2024
Over the past decade the telecom industry experienced steady and predictable growth through the dominance of the big three of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Then in January, 2022, Wavelo helped DISH enter the race, launching the fourth major mobile network faster than anyone thought possible. t...[more]
Source: Forbes , October 25, 2024
Manufacturers by and large weren’t as worried about being eco-friendly years ago, but. Now, their mindset has shifted and broadened in a radical way thanks to Gen Z’s concerns regarding the protection and stewardship of the environment...[more]
Source: Mobile World Live , October 24, 2024
During the event in Washington, DC last week, Nvidia VP of automotive Danny Shapiro (pictured, left) highlighted the high number of crashes, injuries and fatalities on the world’s roadways, with human error a primary cause....[more]
Source: Broadband TV News , October 23, 2024
In 2024, 81% of TV viewers in Germany continue to watch linear television for the most part of their viewing time. Three years ago, the share was 83% and is therefore only falling slightly. These are the findings of the 16th edition of the Deloitte Media Consumer Survey which analyses the German...[more]
DataCenter
Source: Telecom TV , October 22, 2024
Asia’s datacentre investment rollercoaster continues to pick up speed as 2024 rolls on, with Google announcing plans to spend $1bn in Thailand on datacentre construction, which is planned for Bangkok and Chonburi, and Oracle saying it’s stumping up $6.5bn to open a new cloud region in Malaysia...[more]
Source: Marketing Dive , October 21, 2024
Interbrand has tracked the value of the biggest brands globally since 2000, yielding key insights over the last quarter century about how brands are driving performance. Specifically, the report has revealed that while performance marketing strategies can drive ...[more]
Source: Total Retail , October 18, 2024
For anyone who has ever worked in the service industry, “the customer is always right” is a motto so essential it borders on creed. But has the time come for us to admit that we’ve helped blur the lines between customer empowerment and customer entitlement?...[more]
Source: Mobile World Live, October 17, 2024
The operator’s announcement suggests an initial target to launch direct messaging services by late this year is on track. One NZ stated the testing will dictate the future direction of its SpaceX satellite services, helping to determine its device deployment strategy along with a broader technology roadmap...[more]
Source: Dell'Oro Group, October 16, 2024
According to a new 6G report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, this is an interesting time in the broader Radio Access Network (RAN) journey...[more]
AI
Industry unprepared for AI agent security challenges, experts warn
Source: ITPRO, October 15, 2024
AI Agents look to be the future of how organizations put large language models to work for their enterprise, but questions remain around the security of these autonomous systems and how their identities should be managed....[more]
Source: Mobile Europe, October 14, 2024
AI-embedded cellular modules are projected to comprise 25% of all IoT module shipments by 2030, up from 6% in 2023, with a CAGR of 35%, according to analysts Counterpoint. These modules have advanced from simple baseband components to AI-enabled SoCs that integrate CPU, GPU, and...[more]
As the use of artificial intelligence is expands, more small firms say they’re harnessing AI to help their businesses. In a survey by The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Teneo, nearly every small business — 98% — said they are utilizing a tool that is enabled by AI. Forty percent said they’re using generative AI tools like chatbots...[more]
Source: Future CIO, October 10, 2024
A new report by International Data Corporation (IDC) underscores the urgency of the energy consumption issue, revealing that electricity is the most considerable ongoing expense for data centre operators, accounting for 46% of total spending for enterprise data centres and 60% for service provider data centres.....[more]``
Connected TV
Source: TV Technology, October 8, 2024
A new study of viewing on connected TVs finds a number of encouraging trends, including the fact that viewing levels are approaching the record levels seen during the pandemic and that the average viewing sessions are growing....[more]
Source: UKTIN, October 7, 2024
The value of the global cloud service and infrastructure sector grew by 23% year on year in the first half of 2024 to reach $427bn, with AI trends driving cloud services demand and a surge in datacentre infrastructure investments alike, according to a new report from Synergy Research Group....[more]
Smartphone
Source: TelecomTV, October 4, 2024
There’s a lot of excitement right now about new high-end smartphones from the likes of Apple and Huawei, but what about the other end of the market? There’s growing demand for low-cost devices too, with Asian markets fuelling that growth, according to Counterpoint Research....[more]
Source: Pitchbook, October 2, 2024
Funding for autonomous vehicle startups is again on the rise, and self-driving cars on city streets aren’t the only investment opportunity as the technology becomes a key part of commercial transportation....[more]
Source: Forbes, October 1, 2024
Make no mistake: AI is amazing. The wonders of what we’ll be able to achieve using it will unfold for generations, and I stand in awe of its potential. The idea creators and design engineers who are constantly coming up with exciting new applications for AI have my envy and respect...[more]
Source: Telecoms, September 30, 2024
That's the impression given by two contrasting reports on the API market that have appeared this week. One from Juniper Research that will most assuredly fuel the excitement that has rapidly engulfed this particular subject, and another from ABI Research that tempers it somewhat...[more]
Source: PR Newswire, September 27, 2024
Consumer trust in caller ID information is non-existent. That is the finding of recent consumer research from Numeracle™ Inc. (“Numeracle”), the pioneer in Verified Identity and Entity Identity Management™ for communications..[more]
Consumer
Two-thirs of US consumers want more accurate caller ID information
Source: TelecomTV, September 26, 2024
Consumer trust in caller ID information is non-existent. That is the finding of recent consumer research from Numeracle™ Inc. (“Numeracle”), the pioneer in Verified Identity and Entity Identity Management™ for communications..[more]
Telecom
Worldwide telecom equipment sales fell 17% in H1 of the year
Source: MobileEurope, September 25, 2024
Dell’Oro says the slump that shaped the second half of 2023 extended into the first half of 2024. Preliminary findings indicate that worldwide telecom equipment revenues across the six telecom programs tracked at Dell’Oro Group declined 16% year-on-year in 2Q 2024, recording a fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit contractions...[more]
Source: Broadband TV, September 24, 2024
Notably, 30 percent of these sets are in China. However, despite the widespread adoption of UHD TVs, there remains a significant gap in the availability of content produced in UHD. Details of the analysis will be given at IBC2024 in Amsterdam, where Omdia has been named as the exposition’s partner...[more]
Source: TelecomTV, September 23, 2024
Wholesale operator Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), which has subsidiary companies spread across sub-Saharan Africa offering mobile network operators access to its specialised neutral host rural base station equipment, has announced a milestone in its commercial relationship with satellite operator Starlink....[more]
Source: IDC, September 23, 2024
According to the International Data Corporation's (IDC) recent report, The State of Ransomware in Asia/Pacific, a staggering 59.6% of enterprises in the region experienced ransomware attacks in 2023. The report highlights the urgent need for enhanced cybersecurity measures to counteract increasingly sophisticated threats....[more]
Source: Mobile World Live, September 12, 2024
Politicians from each nation met in Singapore for the second India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR), affirming their existing work exploring a broad range of digitalisation areas and agreeing future fields of focus...[more]
Source: Broadband TV News, September 12, 2024
Japan SVoD market to hit $5.6 billion in 2028 amidst rising premium content demand, forecasts GlobalData. The subscription video on demand service revenue in Japan is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8% from $4 billion in 2023 to $5.6 billion in 2028, driven by the strong growth in SVoD ...[more]
Source: IDC, September 11, 2024
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 5.8% year over year in 2024 to 1.23 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker....[more]
Source: Telecom TV, September 10, 2024
As we know from human history, when a gene pool becomes depleted in-breeding occurs and congenital recessive defects that include blindness, schizophrenia and widespread imbecility start to appear and then multiply. It seems it’s the same with AI...[more]
Source: IT Pro, September 9, 2024
Meta has announced it is turning to geothermal energy as part of a new deal with Sage Geosystems. The tech giant is teaming up with Sage to develop a geothermal system for emissions-free power for its data centers. The first phase is expected to come online by 2027. A specific location is yet to be decided...[more]
Source: Telecom TV, September 6, 2024
When it comes to growth rates in retail FTTP (fibre-to-the-premises) connections, the UK’s ‘altnets’ – when viewed collectively – seem to be holding their own compared with their bigger and more established ISP rivals, according to respected broadband sector research firm Point Topic...[more]
Source: BroadBand, September 5, 2024
Two in three (66%) TV content viewers in the US are using free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms in a typical month, according to Horowitz Research’s latest annual report, State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Viewing Behaviors 2024...[more]
Source: IT PRO, September 4, 2024
Data center vacancy rates are in freefall throughout Europe's key regions, though experts have told ITPro that the industry can and must recover. According to commercial real estate firm CBRE, co-location data center vacancy rates dropped below 10% for the first time ever in Frankfurt, London, Pari...[more]