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Blockchain and Operators – the good kind of disruptive

Considered a disruptive technology because of the increasing realization of its ability to transform across multiple industries, blockchain removes any requirement for ‘middle men’ and reconciliation processes as it guarantees the validity of its data using shared infrastructure. At the point of creation, this data is recognised as valid by all parties and can’t be […]

Is the telecoms industry responding to changing consumer needs?

The Telecoms industry comprises of multiple players including broadband, mobile, cable and satellite services, and as such, is becoming increasingly competitive with companies striving for higher customer retention. While recent announcements show that telecoms companies are improving their customer care capabilities, data suggests the sector has a way to go before catching up with the […]

This week in the world of Tech and Telecoms

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founders of Google, stepped down from their day-to-day duties at the company. It’s the end of an era for both Google and the tech industry as a whole. Facebook’s New Product Experimentation Team (NPE Team, for short) is up to. It’s experimenting with podcasts, travel services, and newsletter tools. That is […]

SIM Box Fraud – A Growing Concern

SIM Box Fraud has been recognized by the telecoms industry as the toughest fraud problem operators currently face. Operators spend around $51 million a year on bypass fraud management solutions, with operators frequently identifying and blocking large numbers of SIM Boxes, yet the problem seems to persist across the world. What is SIM Box Fraud? […]

State AGs look to head off T-Mobile-Sprint deal in court

By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A high-drama telecom deal is heading to court. T-Mobile, in its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, has already notched approvals from key federal regulators. Now it must convince a federal judge that the 14 state attorneys general suing to stop the deal are […]

Spectrum Pricing and Developing Countries

What is spectrum pricing? The spectrum, relates to the radio frequencies allocated to the mobile phone industry for communication on the airwaves. Aside from cellular telephony, radio frequencies are used for broadcast radio and television, air traffic control, shortwave radio navigation, computer networks and many other applications. Spectrum bands have different aspects which make them […]

Huawei asks court to throw out US telecom funds ban

By SAM McNEIL Associated Press SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is asking a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using government money to purchase its equipment on security grounds. The lawsuit announced Thursday is Huawei Technologies Ltd.’s second legal challenge this year to Trump […]

Ethics and Artificial Intelligence

In the development and design phase of Artificial Intelligence software, the developer runs the risk of erroneously inserting data that may cause bias in the system. With the countless lines of code in each application, it can be challenging to know what values are being programmed in software and how algorithms reach decisions. What measures […]

Precision and Predictive Medicine - Technology with a bedside manner

One of the main limitations with medicine today and in the pharmaceutical industry is our understanding of the biology of disease. Here is where big data comes into play, aggregating more and more information around multiple scales for what constitutes a disease—from the DNA, proteins, and metabolites to cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and ecosystems. These […]

IOT, Manufacturing and Maintenance

IOT is recognized as a solution involving objects that are interconnected through computing devices, enabling the transfer of data over a network without human intervention. You may think of advanced forms of technology such as AI or machine learning, others may think of smart home devices such as Amazon’s Echo, wireless speaker systems, home security […]