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• Qualcomm launches first dedicated AR and VR chip

  30-05-2018 18:17
  Qualcomm has announced the launch of Snapdragon XR1 Platform, its first chip dedicated to augmented and virtual reality applications.
  The platform was unveiled at the Augmented World Expo in California, with Qualcomm proclaiming it as the ‘first dedicated Extended Reality platform’ which also includes optimisations for integrating artificial intelligence into AR experiences such as pose prediction and object classification.
  “As technology evolves and consumer demand grows, we e
  
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• Telcos must raise game or lose out on $1.1 trillion IoT prize – GSMA

  30-05-2018 17:32
  The GSMA forecasts the IoT segment will be worth $1.1 trillion in revenue by 2025, though connectivity could be worth as little as 5% of the spoils.
  Despite statistics such as the estimation of 25 billion IoT connections providing some sort of comfort to the telcos, the GSMA warns these organizations much diversify if they want to be rewarded for the vast investments which are being made into delivering connectivity for the IoT revolution. In the early days of the IoT euphoria, market value will
  
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• Mobile direct traffic to media surpasses Facebook referrals for the first time

  30-05-2018 14:41
  Online media traffic analyst Chartbeat has published new data that claims direct traffic from mobile devices has overtaken Facebook clicks.
  This is apparently the first time this has happened and potentially marks a significant inflection point in the way journalistic content acquires its all-important traffic. Chartbeat specifically wanted to track what effect the changes to the Facebook algorithm, which claimed to give higher priority to ‘personal content’ had on media traffic orig
  
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• Trump’s ZTE moves ease tensions, but $50bn tariffs still on

  30-05-2018 13:30
  The last couple of weeks have seen President Trump try to get back on the good side of Chinese authorities by saving ZTE, but confirmation of trade tariffs on Chinese goods is another contradictory twist in the on-going saga.
  The tariffs were promised back in March, and since then Trump has proved to be the aggressor, as well as the saviour of the almost-doomed ZTE, before having authority to ease sanctions eased stripped away by Senators. The determination to save ZTE has been reiterated over T
  
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• Iliad aims to bring French disruption to Italian mobile market

  30-05-2018 13:26
  French telco group Iliad has become Italy’s fourth mobile operator and is following the same playbook as it did in France.
  Iliad-owned Free Mobile became France’s fourth MNO in 2012 and significantly disrupted the market with an aggressive pricing strategy, leading to much pouting, shrugging and moaning from the three incumbents. The result today is a 17% subscriber share, so Iliad quite reasonably seems to think it’s worth repeating that strategy in Italy.
  The brand isn’
  
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• WhatsApp forced to enter India mobile money market early

  30-05-2018 12:33
  The WhatsApp online payments trial received rave reviews in February, however the team is being forced to launch the market-ready version ahead of schedule for fear of being left behind by competitors.
  WhatsApp first announced its intentions in the mobile money space back in February, trialling the feature with one million Indian users, though with more than 200 million users of the messenger app in the country there is certainly room to grow. According to Bloomberg, WhatsApp is readying the lau
  
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• AI will double size of digital economy to $23 trillion – Huawei

  30-05-2018 12:27
  Huawei has released its Global Connectivity Index 2018 with the team claiming artificial intelligence will provide the necessarily catalyst to almost double the value of the digital economy to $23 trillion by 2025, but only if IoT is embraced.
  Almost every technology company on the planet is attempting to leech onto the remarkable traction AI is continuing to get, though the realities of the technologies and the business models it enables are by no means guaranteed. Huawei has pointed towards a
  
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• Gemalto bags Qualcomm deal for PC eSIMs

  30-05-2018 12:13
  Gemalto has announced a new partnership that will see its eSIM solution integrated into Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Mobile PC platform, another incremental step towards the reality of always-connected PCs.
  The concept of the eSIM is not a new one, though progress has been relatively slow to date. Some might point towards the operators as the speed bump in the road, as the concept does allow for a simplified transition between connectivity providers, though the technology does have the potential
  
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• Advanced Newsgathering – Hear Experiences from the Field as Newtec and SES Showcase OU Flex

  30-05-2018 11:00
  WHAT? As our world becomes increasingly connected, broadcasters need to be able to share breaking news and live sports events at record-breaking speeds in the highest quality format and across multiple platforms – be it feeding live video content on social media or streaming video online. At ANGA COM 2018, Newtec – a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications since 1985, together with leading satellite operator SES, w
  
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• Cerillion Catalyst Project Wins Business Impact Award at Digital Transformation World 2018

  30-05-2018 09:00
  - TM Forum’s award recognises the Catalyst teams who have demonstrated outstanding work in solving real-world challenges or making future opportunities a reality -London, 30th May 2018 – Cerillion (AIM: CER), a leading provider of billing, charging and customer management solutions, today announced that its Catalyst project “Proving the Business Model for Sponsored Network Slices: Mobile Gaming” has been selected as a winner in TM Forum’s 2018 Catalyst Awards at Dig
  
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• Orange to showcase the power of VR at Roland Garros

  30-05-2018 02:00
  In collaboration with the French Tennis Federation, Orange will offer spectators to take part in an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) experience…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Iliad launches ultra low-cost network in Italy

  30-05-2018 02:00
  French telco Iliad has launched its operations in Italy, according to a company release. The mobile network operator will launch 3G, 4G and LTE services across Italy…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei: Drones and autonomous vehicle use cases will drive 5G rollout

  30-05-2018 02:00
  Connected dronesConnected drones will facilitate $254 billion of international trade by the year 2020, according to industry experts.
  Speaking at a 5G showcase event in London on Wednesday, Huawei's 5G principal engineer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Filipino frustration as launch of third telco hit by new delays

  30-05-2018 02:00
  Frustration is growing in The Philippines as the launch of the country's hotly anticipated third telco hit further delays this week.The Philippines Daily Enquirer reports that Eliseo Rio Jr, acting secretary of the Department of Communications Technology, confirmed that draft rules on the selection process had yet to be approved by a government led committee…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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