Indonesia’s Go-Jek has unleashed a beta version of its ride-sharing app in Singapore, marking the start of its anticipated entry into the market where it will be looking to challenge incumbent Grab. Available for download on Google Android and Apple iOS devices, the beta app was party of the company’s “staggered approach” to ensure its… Continue reading Go-Jek releases beta ride-sharing app to kick off Singapore launch
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Fujitsu unveils 10Gbps single-panel 5G antenna
(Image: Fujitsu) Fujitsu Laboratories has unveiled a single-panel antenna designed to enable multiple 5G connections on a small, energy-efficient base station, saying it could be used across train stations and stadiums. The antenna provides speeds of more than 10Gbps across four simultaneous 2.5Gbps signals, using the millimetre-wave (mmWave) 28GHz 5G spectrum band, with 128 antenna… Continue reading Fujitsu unveils 10Gbps single-panel 5G antenna
UK gov’t seizes documents Facebook wanted to keep private in Cambridge Analytica battle
The UK parliament has exercised little-used powers in order to seize confidential documents relating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. More security news It was in May this year that the UK government requested Mark Zuckerberg’s presence at a hearing in order to answer questions relating to the scandal, in which the data of up to… Continue reading UK gov’t seizes documents Facebook wanted to keep private in Cambridge Analytica battle
Telstra connects device to 5G with Ericsson and Qualcomm
Telstra has announced achieving the first live 5G connection in Australia using a commercial 5G chipset and a smartphone. Telstra utilised its 3.5GHz spectrum along with Ericsson’s 5G network software and Qualcomm’s 5G chipset and device, with Telstra network engineering executive Channa Seneviratne saying it takes 5G “from the lab into the street”. “Telstra’s strategic… Continue reading Telstra connects device to 5G with Ericsson and Qualcomm
On a roof, inside London’s 5G mobile trial
It’s a bright Autumn morning and I’m standing on the roof of a medium-sized office block in central London, peering over the parapet at the people walking to work far below, unaware of the technology revolution taking place above their heads. This roof, along with a few others across the city, is home to a… Continue reading On a roof, inside London’s 5G mobile trial
Nuance spins off automotive segment into new publicly traded company
November has been a month of consolidation for voice recognition software maker Nuance. After selling its document imaging business for $400 million last week, Nuance just announced that it plans to spin off its automotive division into a separate, publicly traded company called Nuance Auto. Nuance said the move will help the company become more… Continue reading Nuance spins off automotive segment into new publicly traded company
BlackBerry is buying AI-powered security company Cylance for $1.4bn
BlackBerry is buying security company Cylance for $1.4bn, its largest acquisition to date Cylance uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict and prevent security threats to fixed endpoints by creating a lightweight software agent that sits on the device and can operate both online and offline. The company says its software requires a minimum… Continue reading BlackBerry is buying AI-powered security company Cylance for $1.4bn
Chip startup Efinix hopes to bootstrap AI efforts in IoT
The billions of devices that are expected to proliferate in the coming years at the “edge” of networks, such as autonomous vehicles and embedded Internet-of-Things, present manufacturers with a quandary: the manufacturers want to add smarts to the devices via machine learning, but they can’t know what exactly to add until they test their neural… Continue reading Chip startup Efinix hopes to bootstrap AI efforts in IoT
Qualcomm tops Q4 earnings targets, eyes 5G growth
Qualcomm published better-than-expected fourth quarter financial results on Wednesday. The semiconductor giant reported non-GAAP earnings of 90 cents per share on revenue of $5.8 billion, down two percent year over year. Wall Street was looking for earnings of 83 cents per share with $5.52 billion in revenue. Featured stories For the full fiscal year 2018,… Continue reading Qualcomm tops Q4 earnings targets, eyes 5G growth
Three UK to invest over £2bn in new 5G infrastructure
Mobile network operator Three UK has announced its commitment to pump more than £2bn into an infrastructure upgrade that will prepare it to deliver ‘market leading’ 5G services to customers in 2019. Those services will include wireless home broadband, via Three’s UK Broadband-operated subsidiary Relish. So far, Three has focused spending on the following areas:… Continue reading Three UK to invest over £2bn in new 5G infrastructure