Devices and Modules

18 February, 2020

SIMalliance morphs into trusted connectivity alliance to expand scope and membership in SIM industry

In line with the continued growth and evolution of the global SIM industry, SIMalliance has opened up its membership beyond traditional SIM vendors in order to extend the scope of its work. The new-look organisation aims to address both established and emerging SIM technologies and engage new industry participants. The move has led SIMalliance to change its name to the Trusted Connectivity Alliance (TCA). (more…)

18 February, 2020

Fiserv completes first-of-its-kind pin on mobile transaction with visa

In a move that is expected to boost the worldwide use of smartphones and tablets as point-of-sale terminals, First Data, now part of Fiserv, is enabling merchants to use their own devices to accept payments of any amount without any additional hardware. (more…)

14 February, 2020

5G tipping point: Industry and consumers lured with cheaper, smarter services

Ericsson landed on its corporate feet when it parachuted out of the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress last Friday. For the last few years, the network solutions provider has (like Huawei and a few others) hosted Pre-MWC Briefings for media and analysts in key markets, in an attempt to catch attention ahead of the pandemonium in Barcelona.  (more…)

06 February, 2020

ZTE focuses on new 5G devices at Mobile World Congress 2020

ZTE Corporation, an international provider of solutions for the telecommunications industry as well as for corporate and private mobile internet customers, officially announced that a number of new 5G devices will be presented at the Mobile World Congress 2020. (more…)

05 February, 2020

Why the multi-vendor SD-WAN network needs to be performance-assured

Edge and WAN networks are morphing rapidly. They are becoming increasingly application-aware and offer dynamic route selection with higher application quality. (more…)

27 January, 2020

Keysight Enables mobile operators to accelerate 5G with 5G device test cases

Keysight Technologies, Inc. , a technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, (more…)

24 January, 2020

Why 2020 will bring a change of heart around eSIM

In 2020, consumer electronics device manufacturers will continue to push eSIM technology to a much broader range of devices. Here’s what it is about this revolutionary technology that will force connectivity providers to wake up and act. Yuval Mayron, general manager of IoT, amdocs:next reports. (more…)

21 January, 2020

Connected cars, smart factories and 5G broadcast to be T&M specialist’s focus at MWC2020

While the company’s full test solutions for 5G devices and base stations, as well as for latest 5G mobile networks will be the main attraction, the connectivity specialist Rohde & Schwarz will also demonstrate its solutions for connected cars, smart factories and 5G broadcast technology. In addition, software-defined WAN and cybersecurity solutions will round out the display. (more…)

20 January, 2020

Secure Remote Commerce means tokens will generate over US$40bn in revenues globally by 2024

A new report from Juniper Research has found that annual revenues from tokenised mobile payments, where account details are replaced with data useless to fraudsters, will exceed $40 billion (€36 billion) by 2024. (more…)

16 January, 2020

Missing 41bn IoT devices: Is this the biggest prediction miss in IT history?

Analysts and major enterprises predicted there would be 50 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected by 2020, yet the true figure stands closer to 9 billion. Here, Eseye asks if this is the biggest prediction failure in the history of IT, and identifies the six key challenges that IoT must overcome in 2020 to reach its potential. (more…)