DiGiSPICE: Industry Monitoring 08 February 2019
- Priyanka Kanodia
- Feb 11, 2019
- 7 min read
DiGiSPICE
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Ericsson launches critical communications broadband networks offering
Publication- CIOL
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
Ericsson has launched its critical communications broadband portfolio for service providers. This will enable service providers to meet the business-critical and mission critical needs of industries and public safety agencies as digitalization and modernization of *land mobile radio communications increases.
When communication is disrupted by minutes, seconds, or even milliseconds, it can have huge consequences for business operations, or serious implications for public safety. The need for fast and reliable communication is therefore paramount.
Such critical communications are used in many areas: from first responders and nationwide emergency services to workforce safety in enterprises. There is a growing demand for business- and mission-critical broadband for such use cases. Service providers need to deliver the highest level of availability, reliability and security to meet this demand.
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Ericsson Operations Engine AI-powered managed services announced
Publication- Gadgets Now
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
Ericsson has launched a new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based managed services offering for communications service providers – the Ericsson Operations Engine. The solution is an end-to-end managed services operating model that, through Artificial Intelligence, automation, and the power of data, reimagines network and IT operations, network design and optimisation, and applications development and maintenance.
“Managed services will play a significant role in the service providers transformation initiatives taking place worldwide. Nearly 65 percent of service providers indicate that managed services will be key in addressing their main operational concerns around customer satisfaction – improving customer experience is the number one factor that will influence service providers use of managed services – revenue growth and cost efficiency. It's also clear that advanced technologies like AI, automation and analytics represent the underlying pillars for supporting and enabling operational transformation through managed services partnerships,” said Curtis Price, Program Vice President, Infrastructure Services, IDC.
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Switzerland completes 5G spectrum auction raising $379 mn
Publication- Telecom Lead
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
Switzerland’s Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) announced the completion of 5G spectrum auction raising CHF 380 million or $379 million. Salt, Sunrise and Swisscom purchased new frequencies in the auction conducted by Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) during 29 January and 7 February 2019. ComCom sold mobile radio frequencies in the 700 MHz, 1400 MHz and 3500 MHz spectrum bands.
The regulator revealed all these spectrum bands can be used for 5G by the leading three operators: Salt, Sunrise and Swisscom. The government could not sell five frequency blocks of 5 MHz in the 2600 MHz band and in the 700 and 1400 MHz ranges. Swisscom aims to launch 5G network in 60 Swiss towns and communities by the end of 2019. Ericsson, the third largest telecom network supplier in the world, is assisting Swisscom for the development of 5G network.
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Diminishing Boundaries Of Conventional IT Structure: Why CIOs Need To Be Ready With Strategy For Future Systems
Publication- Express Computer
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
The breakneck pace of technology disruption continues to cause challenges to enterprises, particularly for those which are held back by patchwork ways of working and applications built for another era. Even those who have embraced the need to make their core systems future ready face a fundamental challenge of bridging them with the new systems that allow innovation at scale.
According to experts, companies aiming for growth and leadership should plan to connect core systems seamlessly with the new technology, as applications, data, and infrastructure are merging into systems, which is diminishing the boundaries of conventional IT structure.
“A combination of awareness, caution, tools and commonsense can go a long way in bringing down the risks businesses and government entities are exposed to,” Vinod Kumar, Managing Director and CEO, Subex said, adding that organizations need to ramp up defenses and take on these sophisticated attacks with an equivalent measure of sophistication and diligence.
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Enterprises entering post-digital era to boost customer experiences: Accenture
Publication- ET CIO
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
Enterprises entering post-digital era to boost customer experiences: Accenture Four in five businesses believe that digital technologies like mobile, analytics and Cloud have moved beyond adoption silos to become part of the core technology foundation for their organisation, an Accenture report said on Thursday.
The enterprises are entering a new "post-digital" era where success will be based on mastering a set of new technologies that can deliver personalised experiences for customers, employees and business partners, according to Accenture "Technology Vision 2019". "A post-digital world doesn't mean that digital is over. On the contrary, we're posing a new question: As all organisations develop their digital competency, what will set you apart?" asked Paul Daugherty, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Accenture. For the report, Accenture surveyed more than 6,600 business and IT executives globally.
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IoT, UEM, RCS, LBS and 5G Networks will shape Enterprise Tech Landscape in 2019
Publication- BW CIO World
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
Mobile has transformed the way we work, interact and even spend our time owing to various technological advancements. GDPR, Brexit, California privacy law, device fragmentation and mobile security issues, among others, are making it difficult for businesses to stay compliant and competitive, but technology and solutions such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Rich Communication Services (RCS), mobile UCaaS and mobile business apps adoption, will all pick up pace in the next few years, which will empower business owners by means of increasing cyber-defense, productivity and improving collaboration and communication.
According to Gina Luk, principal analyst of Mobile Workforce Strategies at Strategy Analytics and author of the report: “Despite global political issues and economic woes, global mobile workforce spending remains healthy. According to Strategy Analytics’ latest Enterprise Survey, 42 percent of surveyed companies indicated IT spending will increase 1-6 percent in the next 5 years and another 25 percent will increase 6-10 percent in the next 5 years.
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Progress To Making Every City A Smart City
Publication- BW Smart Cities
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
Narendra Modi unveiled the Smart City programme on 15th June 2015 to upgrade 100 cities and to make it a world-class dwelling place with proper management along with smart solutions. As of January 2018, 99 cities had been added to the list and Shillong was the 100th place which was to be added to the list after it had submitted the plan. According to reports, about 100 million people have been affected by Smart City projects so far. A total of 2.03 lakh crores worth of projects have been proposed by the 99 cities which would cover around 4500 projects in total. Out of this proposed amount, around 4000 crores worth of projects has been completed.
Affordable housing projects have been made available after an investment of 18,000 crores in around 60 of the selected cities. Cities such as Bhubaneswar, which was ranked first in the initial batch albeit making it the first Smart City of India, has introduced a common payment system with the help of a Public Private Partnership(PPP). Pune will be setting up a centralised command centre which will integrate management of various functions that will be undertaken. Cities have set-up an effective response system against natural calamities which will save them from extreme damage. Cities under this scheme have been vying for cleanliness, and this has propelled them to some major distinctive levels.
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How Canada Embraces Blockchain Technology
Publication- Owlt Market
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
The Chamber of Digital Commerce is an American advocacy group who will work with Blockchain Association of Canada (BAC) in order to expand advocacy mission. This Chamber is known as the world’s first and largest blockchain technology trade association launched in July 2014, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
The Chamber has founded the Token Alliance, Blockchain Alliance, Global Blockchain Forum, Smart Contracts Alliance and Blockchain Intellectual Property Council. It represents those 200+ companies who are investing and bringing innovation in the blockchain. Its main purpose to represent the digital asset and blockchain industry.
The world-class legal and policy strategist and executive director of the BAC Tanya Woods will now work with the Chamber of Digital Commerce Canada as a managing director. She has work experience in the digital innovation ecosystem of championing Canada, a few conglomerate companies like BCE, Microsoft, and Nintendo and the Canadian Government.
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How To Leverage Data And Analytics To Launch Successful Products
Publication- Analytics India Magazine
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
The business world is changing at a fast pace with digital innovation driving growth. Enterprises, even outside the technology domain are now utilising data-driven insights for understanding the customer needs, industry trends as well as competitive landscape. So far, the basic strategy for launching a new product was through due diligence but now data is being leveraged to gain better market insights. The era of data and analytics has created enormous opportunities for developing new products parallel and understand consumer behaviour better.
Companies Are Leveraging Data Analytics For Successful Product Launch
Data and analytics are playing a key role in the enterprises at present. Data analytics is crucial in solving some issues like loss or gain in the customers, loyalty in the market, future probabilities, etc. These insights help an enterprise to gain confidence, optimized resources and flexible enough with the rapid changes in the market.
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Indian IoT market to reach 2 billion connections by 2022: Kaushal Veluri, NetApp
Publication- CRN
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
India is certainly the fastest-growing market and very important for us in Asia-Pacific. Throughout 2018, we grew faster than the market with the help of our partners and channel programs by ensuring that we regularly address the profitability of our partners and enable them to grow.
2019 will be an important year for the IT channel industry as customers become more data-driven and look for products and strategies that help them in their digital transformation. It is all about making sure that the customers understand where their data is, how to manage and analyse, and get insights from it. Our aim is to continue encouraging our partners to empower their customers with cloud, flash and hyper-converged infrastructure.
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Infrared heating technology being sold on Ethereum Blockchain
Publication- Nyoooz
Edition- Online
Date- 08 February, 2019
Homeowners will soon be able to cut their electricity bills using breakthrough infrared heating technology from Saiterm. “Spring” heats new homes and single rooms using infrared heating technology. Available for domestic consumption, Spring is already on sale in different sizes and can be controlled remotely from a smartphone, tablet, and thermostat. Infrared heat also spreads heat more effectively than gas or electricity, and crucially it’s cheaper than traditional models.
“We have enhanced the quality and performance of infrared heating systems, creating a globally unique product, thanks to the most innovative, exclusive and patented technologies on the market,” said Founder and CEO of Saiterm, Salvatore Morale.
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