Partner content Industrial Augmented Reality promises remote support 26th October 2020 Interest in industrial augmented reality is surging in 2020, potentially paving the way to broader mainstream use of the technology. It wasn’t long ago, however, that the use of augmented reality (AR) in industrial environments seemed like little more than a trade show curiosity. The technology, which overlays computer-generated graphics on top of a user’s […]
News Newscan: FCC issues staff report on T-Mobile outage resulting in at least 23,621 failed calls to 911 23rd October 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FCC issues staff report on T-Mobile outage resulting in at least 23,621 failed calls to 911 Google discontinues its Google Nest Secure alarm system Why the Zonar and BusPatrol partnership is pivotal for student safety North Wales Fire and Rescue signs $1 million deal with Capita for communications […]
Partner content U.S. Justice Dept.: Google paid handset makers for search dominance 23rd October 2020 The US Justice Department has filed its antitrust lawsuit against Google‘s parent Alphabet, accusing it of a secretive deal with Apple and other mobile phone makers. The lawsuit says Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook met Google’s head, Sundar Pichai, in 2018 to come up with a deal under which, as a senior Apple employee later described, the two companies would “work […]
Partner content Ransomware attacks show little sign of slowing in 2021 23rd October 2020 Security experts see little chance of ransomware attacks slowing down in 2021 given the continued and growing success that criminal groups have had in extorting sizeable ransoms from victims this year. If anything, attacks will only get qualitatively worse as criminal groups become more organized and targeted in their campaigns, and ransomware tools become easier […]
News Rethinking the smart-city experience 23rd October 2020 Over the past few months, we’ve seen the world transform around us. It’s clear that cities will be affected in the long-term, making reflection on the emerging technologies shaping future outcomes critical now. The emergence of 5G networks and boundless broadband deployment has the potential to change the way cities and counties across the country […]
Partner content Verizon and Nokia snuggle up in private 5G 21st October 2020 Weeks after it had apparently spurned Nokia, handing a $6.6 billion 5G contract to South Korea’s Samsung, US telco giant Verizon is back in the arms of its Finnish supplier. The two firms have buddied up once again to provide 5G network services to companies in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, where Verizon lacks its own […]
Partner content What the future holds for smart cities 21st October 2020 Connected devices and smart real-time data sharing are set to transform urban living, yet there is a significant knowledge gap between what people know about smart city technology and what they want from the smart cities of the future. The implications of a smart, networked city – in terms of how it could improve our […]
Partner content Reasons why connected autonomous vehicles (AVs) will be software-defined 18th October 2020 Microchip maker Nvidia and car manufacturer Mercedes are planning to roll out software-defined autonomous vehicles by 2024. They claim that the vehicles will be able to receive over-the-air (OTA) software updates to ensure that they are able to benefit from the latest autonomous features. However, there has been talk about OTA updates for quite a […]
Partner content Loss-making Nokia turns to Google Cloud in latest savings move 16th October 2020 Nokia is the latest business to be sucked into the voracious maw of the public clouds. In a deal announced this afternoon, the Finnish equipment vendor was revealed to have handed responsibility for its IT systems to Google. That will mean jettisoning its data centers and servers – and, presumably, the staff who manage them […]
Partner content How technology is unlocking the future of firefighting and public safety 16th October 2020 While most emergency responders cannot work fully remote due to the nature of their job, they can access the same benefits of unified collaboration tools to quickly connect with stations and seamlessly communicate with other first responders. Implementing this technology not only slows the spread of COVID-19 and decreases the amount of time required to […]
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