The Australian government has announced a AU$6 million investment in an “ultra-rapid” electric vehicle (EV) charging network powered by renewable energy across the nation under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). According to the federal government, the EV charging network will be deployed around Sydney and Melbourne; between Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, and Adelaide; and… Continue reading Australian government invests AU$6m in EV charging network
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Porsche & Hyundai behind AR hologram company’s $80M raise
WayRay, a Zurich-based AR company that makes holograms to augment driving, just closed an $80M C-round. The fundraising was led by Porsche and included Hyundai and Alibaba Group. That brings the seven-year-old company’s total funding to over $100M on a $500M valuation. The company is actually calling its shot with a projected $1B valuation by… Continue reading Porsche & Hyundai behind AR hologram company’s $80M raise
MWCA: ‘5G is a race that everybody should win’
5G Americas president Chris Pearson says “everyone” should win on 5G, but that this can only be achieved if the United States government ensures the two key ingredients of spectrum and infrastructure deployments are worked through. “5G is a race that everyone should win,” Pearson said while speaking with ZDNet during Mobile World Congress Americas… Continue reading MWCA: ‘5G is a race that everybody should win’
MWCA: Fixed, non-standard 5G a ‘waste of time’, says AT&T CTO
AT&T CTO Andre Fuetsch has said his carrier did not want to “waste time or effort” on the deployment of non-standardised, fixed 5G unlike its competition, instead waiting for industry collaboration to come through ahead of launching a pure mobile 5G offering. Speaking with ZDNet in an interview during Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) in… Continue reading MWCA: Fixed, non-standard 5G a ‘waste of time’, says AT&T CTO
MWCA: Verizon 5G Home coming to more cities
Verizon’s 5G Home service will be launching in many more cities, Verizon chief network engineering officer and head of wireless networks Nicki Palmer has told ZDNet, with the carrier showing off its “ultra wideband” network. Speaking with ZDNet during Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Palmer said a 5G mobile service… Continue reading MWCA: Verizon 5G Home coming to more cities
MWCA: VMware pushes into 5G with Service Assurance Suite
VMware has announced that it will be integrating its new Service Assurance Suite into its network function virtualisation (NFV) portfolio to assist carriers in launching 5G mobile networks. “5G deployments will not be possible without virtualisation, service assurance, and a solid multi-cloud strategy,” VMware EVP of Strategy and Corporate Development and GM of Telco NFV… Continue reading MWCA: VMware pushes into 5G with Service Assurance Suite
HP launches Metal Jet 3D printing, additive manufacturing system
HP launched its HP Metal Jet 3D printing technology that’s designed to deliver mechanically functional parts faster than current systems with the aim of revamping factory production for auto, industrial and healthcare companies. The company unveiled plans for its HP Metal Jet at the International Manufacturing Technology Show. In addition, HP outlined partnerships with GKN… Continue reading HP launches Metal Jet 3D printing, additive manufacturing system
Tesla modifies product policy to accommodate “good-faith” security research
Electric car maker Tesla Motors has modified its product security guidelines this week to accommodate the work of security researchers. Tesla says it will allow security researchers to register themselves with the company as a “good-faith security researcher” and their Tesla cars as “research-registered vehicles.” The company says it will provide assistance, over-the-air updates, and… Continue reading Tesla modifies product policy to accommodate “good-faith” security research
Personalization and Humanization: Serious about customer engagement? Then you need them both
First, a note: This is my rawest thinking on the subject of humanization — not just of workplace, which is talked about a lot, but of the relationship with the customer, which is talked about far less. Even though I wrote a couple of blog posts back in 2008 on this, I haven’t evolved a… Continue reading Personalization and Humanization: Serious about customer engagement? Then you need them both
Hail an autonomous taxi: Yandex rolls out ‘Europe’s first’ self-driving cabs in Russia
More on innovation Russian technology giant Yandex has begun to test self-driving taxis in Innopolis, a small town built a few years ago to foster education in technology and entrepreneurship. Yandex describes the tests in a blogpost as the first autonomous ride-hailing service in Europe. About 100 residents have already signed up for the pilot… Continue reading Hail an autonomous taxi: Yandex rolls out ‘Europe’s first’ self-driving cabs in Russia