Hutton acquires Electro-Comm

There are encouraging signs that operators will commercialize network slicing over the next two years, finds the new Heavy Reading 5G Network Slicing Operator Survey. The emphasis initially will be on enterprise services, such as secure, wide-area virtual private networks, but consumer services and fixed wireless access will also be in the mix. (The survey is […]

Securing critical infrastructure is complicated because of the vast network of facilities and management systems. Threats targeting this sector can have dire consequences, and when attacks do happen, they’re often accompanied by a media storm. This generates interest among concerned citizens, which prompts a reaction from politicians, who are spurred into action to ensure the […]

If it’s so good, and occupies such an important market, why are you selling it? It’s the obvious question whenever a company gushes about an asset it’s offloading, and it was no different with the sale of Ericsson’s IoT Accelerator and Connected Vehicle Cloud businesses to Aeris, announced in some detail this morning. IoT Accelerator, […]

According to new research, AI-powered eye scans can predict a person’s risk of heart disease in less than a minute. Scientists at Kingston University developed an algorithm that measured characteristics on a retinal image. The eye test uses a camera to evaluate features of retinal blood vessels. The minds behind the AI believe it could […]