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What we learned from this year’s virtual CES
Over the past year, the pandemic has pushed us increasingly towards using technology to facilitate safe interactions – be it for work, study, or play. Although most of us have now come to grips with using tools such as video conferencing and even meeting up in...
The new horizon: Software’s journey into the unknown
This article was originally published in the December 2020 issue of Disruptive Telecoms World Report by Telecom Drive. COVID-19 may have stopped us from being able to rock out at a live concert, but for those in the technology space, the coming decade is primed to...
How the telecom industry adapted to underpin the world response to a pandemic
Chris Lewis Chris is a highly regarded and experienced Telecoms Industry Analyst covering the depth and breadth, demand and supply of the ICT sector on a global basis for 30 years. He is one of the few industry analysts who can draw together the many varied technology...
Podcast episode 38: An unprecedented year in telecom
Can’t wait to put 2020 behind you? The telecom industry feels your pain. But as the novel coronavirus wreaked havoc worldwide, technology stepped up. For insight into what changed in 2020 – and what to expect in 2021, we turned to industry consultant Monica...
5G networks are poised to benefit from cloud gaming’s booming business
Die-hard gamers are increasingly forgoing their gaming consoles and replacing them with cloud-based games that can be played on-the-go. Analyst firm Omdia expects a surge in cloud-based gaming in 2021 with revenues reaching $4 billion, a growth rate of 188 percent...
Creating and experiencing new worlds with digital twins
The scale and variety of challenges facing humanity – ranging from pandemics to climate change – is unprecedented, and it is clear that staying on our current course is simply not sustainable. This means, in other words, that we have no choice but to innovate our way...
FinTech and the Future of Blockchain
COVID-19 has accelerated a long-term shift in the nature of financial transactions. While consumer spending has largely been down, consumption has shifted online with consumers gravitating toward digital channels and digital services across industries. In fact, what...
On the use and abuse of encryption
As more of our lives and identities move online and into a virtual space where a stunning amount of information about us is – or may become – publicly available, our ability to know and permit what, how, and when our personal data is available to others becomes...
Fixed wireless broadband’s revival
Fixed wireless broadband services have been available for a number of years but until recently the service was primarily found in rural areas where cable or wireline broadband is lacking. But now fixed wireless service is seeing a resurgence in many markets—both urban...