Innovation

  • US tech leader puts the brakes on its self-driving program

    US technology leader Apple has announced that it is cutting back on its dedicated self-driving team. However, it declared that it was remaining in the race to deploy autonomous vehicles.

  • USA, China and Japan set to lead 5G connectivity by 2025

    Global technology superpowers China, the USA and Japan are set to have the highest number of 5G connections - with new research indicating that the trio of nations will lead the way by 2025. A report into which was conducted by Juniper Research - predicts that the three countries will account for 55% of all 5G connections by then.

  • Verizon reveals first US cities to have 5G access

    Verizon has announced that it will be launching mobile 5G services in Minneapolis and Chicago next month.

  • Volvo and NTU launch world’s first autonomous bus

    Volvo and Nanyang Technological University launched an autonomous electric bus in Singapore on Tuesday.

  • Volvo calls for universal safety standard for autonomous car communication

    With its new 360c autonomous concept, Volvo Cars tackles one of the main challenges around the introduction of autonomous technology and calls for a new, global standard in how autonomous vehicles can safely communicate with all other road users.

  • Which US state has been named as the country’s top ‘connected city’

    Indianapolis has been named as the most 'connected city' in the United States. The state is recognized as a continued leader identified when it comes to embracing technology and innovation in order to bridge the 'digital divide'.

  • Will innovation survive the unprecedented crisis?

    We live in a time characterized by immense uncertainty and an even greater reliance on digital technologies, more than ever before. COVID-19 has wreaked absolute havoc on almost every single industry, leaving the global economy in a state of distress and a future that has never been more ambiguous.

  • Will IoT Flat Rates Kill Revenue Assurance?

    When mobile data, video and streaming plans started offering an “all-you-can-eat” menu, they included just that – unlimited usage. Regardless of the amount of data used, the concept was that the subscriber was charged a single fixed rate each month, in order to avoid overage charges and customers’ experiencing bill shock. Many in the industry believed these flat rate tariffs would alleviate the need for billing and rating validations or requiring assurance services. Instead, what transpired was a realization that the complexities of revenue assurance audits simply shifted the goal posts for revenue assurance teams to continue to deliver billing accuracy.

  • World Economic Forum launches initiative to address ‘governance gaps’ in emerging tech

    The World Economic Forum launched six Industry 4.0 Councils on Wednesday to aid policymakers and enterprises in leveraging emerging technologies whilst anticipating the social risks that could result from them.

  • World Government Summit: Artificial intelligence will drive new industries and revolutionize societies

    Political leaders and dignitaries from all across the globe have gathered in Dubai for the sixth annual edition of the World Government Summit. The three-day event aims to examine and explore how digitalization of traditional industries will transform and completely revolutionize societies as we know them.

  • World’s First “City of the Future” to Launch at the Base of Mt. Fuji

    Toyota City of the Future

    Nestled at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, Toyota’s Woven City, the world’s first “City of the Future” project, is set to welcome its first residents in fall 2025.

  • Yallacompare and Etisalat transform insurance offerings in new partnership

    yallacompare, the Middle East’s leading financial comparison platform, has formed a first-of-its-kind partnership with Smiles, the award-winning deals and rewards program of Etisalat.

  • Zain and IBM collaborate to launch ‘Cloud Disaster Recovery’ service in Kuwait

    Zain, Kuwait's leading telecommunications company, today announced their collaboration to launch a new cloud disaster recovery service that will provide IBM and Zain's enterprise customers with cloud-based business continuity capabilities and faster disaster recovery of their critical IT systems, without incurring the infrastructure expense of a second physical site. Through the new service, customers will benefit from the added flexibility of keeping their data in-country on IBM Cloud.

  • ZTE Signs Cooperation Agreement with Intel for IoT Innovation

    ZTE Corporation a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for mobile internet, and Intel, officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement at an IoT forum in Barcelona, Spain. Both parties will jointly establish an innovative lab for research and development of future key IoT technologies, including experimental verification, evaluation, and research and development of related technologies, thereby providing integrated market-oriented IoT solutions.

  • ZTE signs partnership agreement on ‘smart agriculture’

    ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announcedthat it has signed heads of agreement with PLS Plantation Berhad.

  • ZTE’s innovative ‘smart parking’ solution wins prestigious award at MWC 2018

    Chinese multinational telecommunications vendor ZTE has seen its innovative NB-IoT application recognized globally by being awarded the prestigious GLOMO award at Mobile World Congress 2018. It was ZTE's 'smart parking' solution which won the Best Mobile Service for the Connected Life GLOMO 2018 at the industry trade show currently being hosted in Barcelona.

  • ZTE’s pre5G technology helps Japanese multinational construct a ‘smart gym’

    ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, helped Japan's SoftBank Hawks seal a 4-3 victory over its opponent and won the championship at the main venue Yahuoku! Dome during the 2017 Japan Series.