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ZTE, China Mobile deploy NodeEngine's 5G positioning system

Chinese telecom vendor ZTE announced on Monday that it assisted local rival China Mobile in launching the operator’s first NodeEngine powered 5G integrated high-precision positioning commercial case in Guangzhou.  This step follows the first collaboration between the Chinese operators. Earlier in February, ZTE and China Telecom implemented the industry’s first NodeEngine pilot, in one of Yanghzhou’s commercial networks.  The current commercial case for Grandview Mall in Guangzhou employs ZTE’s NodeEngine powered 5G high-precision positioning […]

Edmunds says goodbye to five discontinued vehicles for 2022

Automakers are constantly introducing new models and nameplates to their lineups to meet consumer preferences and to keep their lineup fresh. With that comes the need to cycle older models out. These discontinuations aren’t promoted, and shoppers often don’t realize they’re gone until it’s too late. With this in mind, Edmunds’ experts highlighted five outgoing […]

China’s data regulations wander from companies with foreign IPO

China’s regulatory officials revealed at a state council briefing on Tuesday that the upcoming set of regulations concerning the state’s vital information infrastructure will not be steered towards companies drafting foreign IPOs. While the magnitude of imposed regulations increased in the past couple of months, leading to an elevated reflection on China’s tech industry, the […]

Ericson's CEO warns from Chinese influence on cellular networks

Ericsson CEO, Borje Ekholm, expressed deep concerns over the U.S.-China tech war, arguing that the west might get deprived of accessing China’s R&D if global mobile standards are torn between both China’s and the West’s 6G efforts, reaching 5G network’s final stages.  Swedish telecoms vendor Ericsson continuously demonstrated its unbiased stance regarding the geopolitical aspect of […]

MTN Ghana plans to launch 5G network in 2022

MTN Ghana hinted earlier on Wednesday that the operator could be poised to launch its 5G network in 2022, according to the company’s CEO Selorm Adavehoh. The provider’s chief exec made the announcement during an interview at the MTN Business Executive Breakfast show. “We are always trying to make sure we can be the first […]

GIS cybersecurity: The geospatial approach and its importance

What do automation, digitization, and virtualization have in common; They all take place in the proverbial cyber-sphere. What is less obvious to modern consumers is how much technology will infiltrate our physical world in the future. We are seeing self-driving cars, buses, and trains populating the coming decades, financials are increasingly becoming cashless and contactless, […]

Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment

For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark, and she scoured the job search site Indeed. Nothing. Then one day, Walker, a 19-year-old student at University College London, was scrolling through TikTok and stumbled on a video about an app called […]

Global instant payments to surpass $27 trillion by 2026, report finds

Global transaction value of instant payments is expected to surpass $27.7 trillion in 2026, from just $4.8 trillion in 2021, according to a new report published on Tuesday. The report was published by U.K.- based Juniper Research, an analyst house specializing in digital technology market research, revealed that the growth percentage will amount 470 percent. […]

Nokia, Ericsson win 5G contracts with A1 in the Balkans

A1 Telekom Austria Group granted on Monday to Scandinavian network equipment suppliers Nokia and Ericsson 5G contacts in Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia. This step follows the group’s purchase of a new 5G spectrum worth $16.59 million for its Croatian subsidiary A1 Croatia earlier last week. As for the geographical distribution between the two chosen […]

Walmart to launch delivery service for other businesses

Walmart says it will start commercializing its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and even drones to deliver other retailers’ products directly to their customers’ homes as fast as just a few hours. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer launched delivery and Express delivery for its shoppers three years ago on more than 160,000 items from […]