Research and Trials

AI, Analytics & Automation

Intelligent Automation: How to smarten up the network block-by-block

Automotive

Canalys: Autonomous driving starts to hit mainstream as 3.5 million new cars had Level 2 features in Q4 2020

Work from home/remote desktop

Microsoft releases findings and considerations from one year of remote work in Work Trend Index

6G R&I

Is 6G going to break the technology-focus standards mould?

5G

Nokia and WEG Brazil launch Industry 4.0 project with 5G standalone private wireless

In dire need of business transformation... © Flickr/cc-licence/scottpartee

Work from home/remote desktop

As unlocked-down employees return they’re looking for change

Digital Platforms & Services

Employee Experience Becomes a Top Priority for HR Leaders, Highlighting Challenges – Study

Source: NGMN Alliance

5G

NGMN Alliance would like the industry to embrace ‘Option 4’ to ease the journey to 5G

AI, Analytics & Automation

Pandemic Lockdowns Boost Consumer Robotics Market to US$10 Billion in 2020 Revenues

5G

Far EasTone and Ericsson build dedicated network to accelerate MediaTek's 5G Chipset production

via Flickr © Patrick Bombaert (CC BY 2.0)

Coronavirus

Are we seeing the rise of the Zoomtown?

via Flickr © Slipshod Photog (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Access Evolution

Millimeter wave chalks up huge performance improvements

Smartphones

And... breathe. Smartphone shipments return to positive growth in the 4th quarter, according to IDC

via flickr © Noel Reynolds (CC BY 2.0)

Radio Access Network

A Ferrytale of New Ports: 4G/LTE private networks will likely do the heavy lifting

5G

NEC claims mmWave distributed-MIMO technique triples simultaneous connections in office environments

Access Evolution

Loon falls back to earth with a bump

© SpaceX

Satellite

OneWeb or another, it’s gonna get there...

Open RAN

Juniper joins the Open RAN RIC club

Vertical infrastructure: Source NBN

Access Evolution

Fixed Wireless Access is being tasked to close those stubborn digital divides

via Flickr © Global Marine Photos (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Emerging Tech

Real-time transatlantic submarine cable capacity and wavelength records broken - again

Access Evolution

Global PC market ends 2020 on a high with 25% growth in Q4

Emerging Tech

2021 will be the year ultra-wideband will emerge as key for indoor positioning

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5G

The economic impact of 5G in Europe

Source: BT

Digital Platforms & Services

Commercial Drone control will be a lucrative space for digital service providers