Verizon and Samsung announced their plan to bring one of the first commercial 5G smartphones to market in the first half of 2019. The companies will unveil a proof of concept, powered by the upcoming flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platform with the Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF […]
Generally, it’s accepted that internet access originating from a Wi-Fi hot spot will be faster than a mobile broadband connection. Many of the most popular smartphones, like iPhones, automatically join the nearest known Wi-Fi network because of this belief. But according to a new study, this assumption isn’t true in many places around the world. […]
IX Reach, a leading global provider of wholesale connectivity solutions, specialist in remote peering and SDN direct interconnectivity to all the major cloud providers is proud to announce that its remote peering capability now extends to 50 Internet Exchanges (IXPs) worldwide. IX Reach is thrilled to have recently signed its 50th global remote peering partner […]
Amazon has released a set of APIs that enable smart home cameras and doorbells to connect and communicate with Echo devices. Developers are able to use the Doorbell Event Source and Motion Sensor APIs to enable customers to connect their doorbell and camera motion sensors to Alexa. The APIs give these customers the choice to […]
The UK smart home market was worth £900m in 2017, making it the second largest market in Europe, according to a new research by techUK and GfK. It was also the fastest growing, up 19 percent in value between 2016 and 2017, and up 35 percent in volume. These figures exclude the more mature smart TV market which is worth […]
Lately I’ve been thinking – what is the future of consumer data with GDPR in effect? How will the media and advertising landscape continue to evolve to meet its own insatiable appetite for information? The implementation of GDPR meant brands had to let go of massive piles of data as the door was closed on […]
With pop-up enterprises now employing more than 26,000 people in the UK and contributing in excess of £2.3 billion to the economy, leading tech firm SimpliWiFi says that businesses could boost their profits with the addition of WiFi. In the last few years, SimpliWiFi has worked with a number of pop-up stalls, restaurants and bars […]
Half of all workers in the US will work remotely by 2020 as cities become more congested and workers demand more flexible working conditions. To drive this remote working future, 5G mobile internet will be needed, observes GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. As GlobalData Technology Analyst Glen Hunt comments, “5G commercialization is one […]
Telefónica, the Spanish parent of UK mobile operator O2, is working with social network Facebook to develop a programme called Internet para todos (Internet for everybody), with the intention of connecting 100 million digitally excluded people in Central and South America to the internet for the first time. Around 20% of people in Latin America […]
UK residents and businesses located in rural areas should push for improved access to ultrafast broadband (with connectivity at 300 Mbps and above) and 5G services, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. One of the primary inhibitors to economic growth in the UK is the shortage of internet access services and lack […]