Huawei CFO arrested in Canada ‘at US request’, while Ericsson is blamed for O2 UK and Japan network fails

WEEK IN TELCO IT – Mainstream media outlets have been dominated in the last 24 hours by two telecoms-related news stories. As Jeremy Cowan reports, the China-based network systems giant, Huawei is demanding the release from detention in Canada of its CFO. Meanwhile, network operator O2,

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Huawei launches digital platform for smart cities at Smart City Expo World Congress 2018

Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2018 Huawei showcased its digital platform based on providing new ICT including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), big data and cloud, enabling city-wide intelligence and sustainable development across the international smart city industry.

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Rohde & Schwarz and Huawei complete LTE-V interoperability tests to make connected vehicles reality

LTE-V is a cellular IoV technology standard based on device to device (D2D) and existing LTE technologies. In the R&D phase, interoperability testing between terminals from different providers verifies connectivity and compliance with the standard.

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IoT Solutions World Congress 2018 will portray an industrial future marked by IoT, AI and blockchain

The fourth edition of the IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) –international reference event on the innovations of the Industrial Internet of Things–, will bring together, between 16 and 18 October in the Gran Via venue of Fira de Barcelona,

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Huawei and Intel complete the Standalone first call in China’s Third-Phase IoDT 5G R&D test

In the third phase of China’s 5G technology R&D trial organised by China’s IMT-2020 (5G) promotion group, Huawei and Intel jointly completed the SA (Standalone) First Call test based on the latest 3GPP Rel-15 2018 June specs, thus completing the entire process of the 3GPP R15 protocol.

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Shanghai Smart Home Technology 2018 concludes as influential speakers shed light on new AI developments

Apart from serving as a key business platform for the smart home industry in China, the 2018 fair was praised for its multi-stream event programme. Dedicated summits invited industry executives to share insights on the future of in-house Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications,

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AI chipsets, solving current and future industry problems

Semiconductors power the electronically pervasive modern world. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is destined to support a vast number of technologies ranging from self-driving vehicles to social media analytics. The combination of AI with semiconductors represents a logical next step for silicon providers to embed AI into virtually anything that requires a processor says the author Gerry

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Huawei announces availability of eLTE-DSA solution for building a 4.5G-based and 5G-oriented power grid neural network

At CIGRE 2018, Huawei launched the 4.5G-based and 5G-oriented eLTE-DSA (eLTE Discrete Spectrum Aggregation) solution for commercial use, to help global power companies build the “last mile” of the neural network for power grids.

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IoT Solutions World Congress 2018 will host workshops to focus on IoT and AI technologies

The IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) will conduct three workshops to elaborate on aspects of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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How to make sure IoT and 5G give manufacturing the full ‘smart bounce’

Have you noticed how everything is defined as ‘smart’ these days? Cars might be smart, I’ll grant you that, and the roads have the potential to be intelligent. But I draw the line at memory foam.

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Audi and Huawei sign MoU for strategic cooperation on intelligent connected vehicles

Huawei has gained a new partner for the development of intelligent connected vehicles. The information and communications technology company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic cooperation with the German automobile manufacturer Audi in Berlin.

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Third-party IoT CMPs had 120 million devices under management in 2017, reports Berg Insight

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of devices managed on third-party connectivity management platforms (CMPs) will grow at a CAGR of 30.3% from 120 million in 2017 to reach 440 million by 2022. This accounted for about 18% of the total installed base of cellular IoT

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AI is redefining connectivity and a new cycle of economic growth, reports Huawei global connectivity index 2018

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving a paradigm shift in how nations prepare for the digital economy and could almost double the value of the global digital economy to $23 trillion (€19.68 trillion) by 2025 from $12.9 trillion (€11.04 trillion) in 2017 when it accounted for 17.1% of global GDP.

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Huawei’s new-generation intelligent all-flash storage takes a lead in SPEC NAS Performance Testing

During the SPEC SFS 2014_swbuild benchmark test, organised by Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), Huawei‘s new-generation intelligent all-flash storage OceanStor 6800F V5 provides 500,009 operations per second (OPS), surpassing its competitors in all-flash Network Attached Storage (NAS) performance.

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Huawei partners IMDA on Seeds for the Future program

Huawei and Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have collaborated on the Seeds for the Future program where 10 Singaporean undergraduates will embark on a two-week learning journey to China.

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PLA Vietnam and Huawei deploy lampsite sharing multi-operator solution for indoor coverage

Huawei and PLA jointly announced the successful deployment of the first multi-operator indoor digital system in Vietnam based on LampSite Sharing, an indoor digital coverage solution that features multi-operator access.

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