We are able to see the impact of the Coronavirus everywhere at the moment. Supermarkets and retail chains are reporting a shortage on a number of goods – including toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Universities and schools have closed and most industries are also severely affected. We took a look at some of the impacts […]
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By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tech giant Apple is closing its stores outside of China for two weeks and will only sell online as part of efforts to fight the global viral pandemic. “In our workplaces and communities, we must do all we can to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” CEO Tim […]
While the UK’s tech sector shows considerable potential, the challenge it faces, relates back to the issue of cost and connectivity. Until now, the UK’s tech companies have made substantial progress with recent reports showing, that the progress is not just limited to London. Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, as well as Oxford and Cambridge, are […]
One of the negative aspects that will affect operators in their transition from 4G to 5G, is that of cost. Energy to power the 5G network is anticipated to consume over three and half times as much electricity as 4G. MIMO (Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output) antennas, legacy networks in multiple bandwidths and the increase in small […]
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post is encouraging its staff to work at home and the Los Angeles Times is restricting air travel, two illustrations of how news organizations compelled to cover the coronavirus outbreak are balancing the need to keep employees safe. Both of those directives went […]
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government narrowly defeated an attempt led by some of its own lawmakers to ban China’s Huawei from building part of the U.K.’s high-speed telecommunications network. Three dozen Conservative lawmakers backed a call to bar “high risk” firms such as Huawei from […]
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — As night falls in London, Georgina Rowlands and Anna Hart start applying makeup. Instead of lipstick and eyeliner, they’re covering their faces with geometric shapes. Rowlands has long narrow blue triangles and thin white rectangles criss-crossing her face. Hart has a collection of red, orange and […]
OTT (Over the Top) Messaging apps such WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, iMessage and WeChat have driven the decline of the conventional SMS text services. Instant messaging supposedly overtook SMS in 2012 and since then, Global SMS revenues have fallen accordingly. Person to Person SMS revenues will have fallen by around 42% between 2017 and 2022. Operators […]
U.S.–China tensions accompanied by market saturation are placing the global smartphone market under immense stress. The latest research from International Data Corporations has shown that the African smartphone market saw shipments increase 4.0% quarter upon quarter in Q3 last year to total 22.6 million units. The firm’s latest research indicates Africa’s complete mobile phone sales […]
Coronavirus has affected big companies’ ability to both acquire manufacturing materials, and deliver finished goods. 1. Samsung shuts down its factory in South Korea due to a coronavirus outbreak. While most of the factory reopened soon after, the floor on which the infected employee was found, remained closed a few days later. This brings to […]