Mobile tariffs are in a continual state of change, as providers reshape and repackage mobile offers. Coupled with the sheer breadth and depth of information that these offers create, service providers, regulators and consumers struggle to compare, rank or benchmark different propositions and average price points. (more…)
January 17, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
A new report by Juniper Research found that hybrid smartwatches such as Fossil Q and Nokia Steel, which appear to be analogue watches but integrate some smartwatch functionality, will make up over 50% of the smartwatches market in 2022. (more…)
January 16, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
More than half of MEMS packaging is done by OSATs and Yole Développement (Yole) estimates OSATs’ market share will continue to grow in the next five years. The MEMS volume augmentation, especially for RF applications, is making the MEMS business more and more attractive for OSATs, (more…)
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
Senet, a provider of cloud-based software, global connectivity service platforms and network build-out for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Sagemcom, a French group providing high added-value smart terminals market, have partnered to demonstrate LoRaWAN™ geolocation services at CES 2018. (more…)
January 12, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
Organisations in the telecoms, energy, and financial sectors need to do more to meet increasing customer expectations. This is the finding of customer experience specialist firm Servion, following enquiries made to the UK Ombudsman Services Ltd and the Financial Ombudsman Service. (more…)
January 11, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the global number of registered mobile domestic money transfer users is expected to reach 2.5 billion this year, up from an estimated 1.7 billion in 2016. (more…)
January 10, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
At this week’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas Omate will unveil its Wearable-as-a-Service (WaaS) exclusive partnership with Medical Guardian designed to protect senior citizens in North America. (more…)
January 8, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
New data from Juniper Research has found that the development of smart grids linked to smart cities will result in citizens saving $14 billion (€11.67 billion) per annum in energy bills by 2022. This is up from the $3.4 billion (€2.83 billion) saving estimated for 2017, resulting from smart metre rollouts, energy-saving policies and sensing technology to improve grid reliability and efficiency. (more…)
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Natixis Assurances, the insurance arm of Groupe BPCE, the banking group in France, and Guidewire Software, Inc., a provider of software products to general insurers, announced that Natixis Assurances has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter as its platform for claims management. (more…)
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
iDevices, the pre-eminent brand in the connected home industry, is integrating voice service capabilities directly into the walls of any room. When a standard light switch is replaced with the Instinct, homeowners gain the functionality of a smart light switch, standalone voice assistant, ambient light sensor and motion detector — all in one product. (more…)
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde