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New Coronavirus strain impacts financial markets

Just when we thought we were in the clear, coronavirus pulls us back in. A new modified strain of the virus has been identified in the UK, forcing the nation into a T4 lockdown. Following news of the new coronavirus strain outbreak, Asian stocks fluctuated and in parallel, a long-awaited second stimulus bill was announced […]

Retailers brace for flood of returns from online shopping

A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but it comes at a price. Shoppers are expected to return twice as many items as they did during last year’s holiday period, costing companies roughly $1.1 billion, according to Narvar Inc., a software and technology company that manages online […]

Sweden excludes Huawei from its 5G efforts

Sweden will rely on itself to set up its fifth generation of mobile networks infrastructure, excluding Chinese telecom titan Huawei from the construction efforts. The decision was made following a nationwide poll that addressed advancing human rights and democratic reforms, with China as its highest policy priority. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said […]

The case for net neutrality

Humankind is slowly transcending into a new reality ushered in by the tidal wave of technological advancements that are developing on a day-to-day basis. The fifth generation of mobile networks, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), etc.…; these techs and their acronyms could easily fill an entire […]

A brief history of digitalization

The world we live in today is shaped by key events, discoveries, and technologies that have led us to a pivotal point in history. We are undergoing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), dubbed Industry 4.0 which will symbolize our first step into the next generation. Before the 4IR can happen, several prerequistes need to be […]

Myth busting: Are contactless payments safe?

The COVID-19 pandemic has made us more inclined toward digital payments, shying away from the exchange of hard currency due to our newfound hygiene awareness; it is here that contactless payments have quickly become the new norm. In Europe, Germans are increasingly ditching cash for hygiene reasons, according to Initiative Deutsche Zahlungssysteme e.V, a payment […]

Joe Fizor, TBI Lead Solutions Engineer and Tech Guru

How will 5G impact enterprise mobility in 2021?  5G will be a source of additional redundancy and diversity to company networks, providing much higher bandwidth and throughput. From a mobile perspective, 5G will allow several variations that need to be considered, such as 5G narrowband which will be great for IoT devices. End users looking […]

Digitization trends amid the pandemic

Digitization began shortly before the introduction of the internet and ushered in a new radical change in terms of the way we work, shop, bank, travel, learn and govern. Digitization is fundamentally the technology that enables the conversion of traditional sources of information such as papers and photographs into binary code – which are technically […]

Riding the African FinTech Safari

Over the past few years, Africa has become a hotbed for FinTech across the board, gulping up investments higher than any other sector on the continent. This is a natural occurrence, as 66 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains unbanked, these innovative financial startups have mushroomed all over to meet the rising demand for financial […]

Telia Carrier Embraces Coherent Pluggables using Acacia’s OpenZR+ Modules and Cisco Routers

Telia Carrier announced today that it is preparing to converge their IP and optical networking layers to simplify their networks. Using Acacia’s 400G coherent modules that are plugged directly into Cisco routers, this architecture will enable Telia Carrier to address increasing bandwidth demand while significantly reducing both capital and operational expenditures. Historically, scaling and operating […]