Wearable device shipments reach record 148.4 million in Q3 2023

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices grew 2.6% year over year during the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23) and reached an all-time high for the third quarter of 148.4 million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Total volume even surpassed shipments in 3Q21 (142.1 million) and 3Q22

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Which? highlights smart speakers, security cameras sharing data to social media, marketing firms

Which? research has found that smart home device owners are being asked to provide large amount of data to manufacturers, which could compromise their privacy and potentially result in them handing their personal information to social media and marketing firms. The consumer champion found companies appear to hoover up far more data than is needed

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Huawei announces royalty rates for its patent license programmes

Huawei, announced royalty rates for its handsets, Wi-Fi, and IoT patent license programmes. Huawei has entered into patent licenses with both tech industry players such as Samsung and Oppo, and automakers including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Porsche, Subaru, Renault, Lamborghini, and Bentley.

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Middle East and Africa wearables shipments rise 10% and market value climbs 25% in 2022, says IDC

The Middle East and Africa wearables market experienced annual growth in both unit and value terms for the whole of 2022, according to newly published insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The latest edition of the firm’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Devices Tracker shows that shipments to the region in 2022 grew 9.8% year on year (YoY) to

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Huawei unveils four scenario-based solutions for healthcare

Barcelona, Spain – During the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, Huawei held a healthcare media roundtable themed “Accelerate the digital journey of healthcare, create new value together”. Xia Zun, president of Huawei global public sector, introduced Huawei’s four scenario-based healthcare solutions and announced the initial smart hospital online showcase at Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union

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Zain KSA, Huawei partner to build a global 5.5G pioneer network ‘5.5G City’

Barcelona, Spain – During MWC23 in Barcelona, Huawei and Saudi Arabian telecommunications operator Zain KSA signed a cooperation memorandum of understanding (MoU) for “5.5G City” joint innovation project. The MoU was signed during MWC23 held in Barcelona from February 27 to March 2.

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Will SIM innovations turn communications management platforms into IoT springboards?

IoT connectivity resembles the final frontier for simplifying deployment of devices. Currently, the process of enabling connectivity for global devices involves needless complexity, multiple layers of lengthy administration, performance guarantees in different markets that are hard to verify, currency fluctuations and challenging-to-reach local support. REGISTER NOW FOR FREE TO READ FULL REPORT Global connectivity often

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CIMC secures tender for Lianyungang Project to help domestic vehicles go overseas

Recently, CIMC IoT, a subsidiary of CIMC Group, won the bid for the process tender section of Lianyungang International Automobile Green Intelligent Logistics Center Project (hereinafter referred to as: Lianyungang Project), which is a national logistics hub and short board supplementing key support project, and another major transportation new infrastructure project won by CIMC IoT

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Congressman Obernolte debuts bipartisan Protecting Against Compromised IOT Tech Act

U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) reintroduced his Protecting Against Compromised IOT Technology Act on Thursday to protect American consumers and businesses from products that could be manipulated or compromised by foreign actors. The bill requires regular oversight of companies that sell “Internet of Things” (IOT) devices such as internet-connected refrigerators, smart thermostats and home security cameras to

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What Matter? – The newly smart home standard

Matter is an industry-unifying IoT wireless network standard that still needs to be released. It strives to become a reliant, frictionless, safe communication basis for connected objects. The project was announced and started in 2019. By utilising a specific collection of IP-based networking technologies, initiating with Thread, wi-fi, and Ethernet, Matter is a platform built

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Huawei launches its latest smart customs and port solutions to help build trade infrastructure

Bangkok, Thailand – Huawei has launched its latest solutions for customs and ports at HUAWEI CONNECT 2022. The event was held in Bangkok from September 19 to 21. This marks the company’s latest tactical move to help the digital transformation of ports and customs after it established its Customs and Port Team last October.

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Huawei launches FRMCS solution to facilitate digital transformation of railway

Huawei officially launched the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) solution at the InnoTrans 2022 and the 9th Huawei Global Rail Summit in Berlin, Germany, where special guests, Wang Guoyu, COO of Huawei Aviation & Rail BU, and Li Jie, president of Huawei Enterprise Wireless Domain, spoke about its success.

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HUAWEI IdeaHub S2 launched for smart office and education

Beijing, China. 16 August, 2022 – On August 8, 2022, CCTV news joined Huawei at the Intelligent Collaboration 2022 new product launch, which officially released the HUAWEI IdeaHub S2 – the HarmonyOS collaboration flat panel. The IdeaHub S2 is another success to add to Huawei’s portfolio of innovative, creating better value for customers.

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Despite post-pandemic slump worldwide wearable shipments to reach 344mn by the end of 2022, says ABI

London, United Kinggdom. 11 August, 2022 – Demand for wearables and accessories slowed during 2021 due to economic and geopolitical factors impacting consumer’s priorities. Yet, despite this decline, global technology intelligence firm ABI Research expects continuous growth from now until 2027.

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Selecting an IoT application enablement platform

The IoT application enablement platform (AEP) space has continued to grow into one of the most critical technology sectors of the Internet of Things (IoT). Enterprises realise that (1) a well-built IoT AEP saves significant development time and money in the creation and operation of an IoT solution and (2) an exceptional AEP architecture aids

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Huawei creates an intelligent IT foundation for network operators with ‘fully-collaborative’ distributed cloud

MWC Barcelona, Spain. 27th February, 2022 – During the Huawei Day 0 Forum at MWC Barcelona 2022, Huawei released a series of new IT products and solutions as part of a new “intelligent IT foundation” for operators. David Wang, executive director of the board and chairman of the ICT infrastructure managing board at Huawei, explains

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