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Many 6–11-year-olds prefer spending time with smart devices to being with friends
Up to a quarter of Generation Alpha, children born after 2010, would rather spend time on their iPad, tablet or smart speaker, than socialise with their peers. This is according to new
Read moreAmazon names Spirent authorised test lab for Alexa Built-in
Amazon has approved Spirent Communications plc, a provider of test, assurance, and analytics solutions for next generation devices and networks, as an Authorized Test Lab for Alexa Built-in devices.
Read moreAmdocs’ doxi docks to transform broadband routers for the smart home era
amdocs:next, the business unit of Amdocs that focuses on broadband and home connectivity, has unveiled new consumer hardware for the first time in the form of doxi, a smart home
Read moreSpeak to me! How digital virtual assistants could open the door to AI for CSPs
The use of basic artificial intelligence (AI) in serving customers is already prevalent among communication service providers (CSPs). Typically, the technology is deployed in chatbots and automated digital workflows to
Read moreFive consumer communication and tech themes for the next few years
As more everyday objects in our lives become connected, our interactions with technology will continue to change drastically. However, Michael Björn, Ericsson’s head of Research, ConsumerLab, says the complexities of how to
Read moreConnected homes: The case for operator involvement
The connected home market is a confusion of products, proprietary interfaces and connectivity, so why would a network operator want to get involved? With every Tom, Dick and Harry from
Read moreCEVA introduces ClearVox- advanced software package providing enhanced speech intelligibility for voice-enabled devices
CEVA, Inc., the licensor of signal processing platforms and artificial intelligence processors for smarter, connected devices, introduced ClearVox, a new software suite of advanced voice input processing algorithms aimed at
Read morePayments of the future designed for when money meets manufacturing
The Internet of Things (IoT) is not new. In fact, connected devices with a wide range of functionalities are already widely used in the home, a trend that shows no
Read moreMobile network operators come out fighting
There’s a groundswell of chatter and opinion-sharing about the pressures swirling around the network; perfect storm formations of connected things, smarter devices, and 5G mobile networks, writes Gabriele Di Piazza,
Read moreThe value of the human touch in the digital age
“We all need the human touch” sang mullet-toting soft rocker Rick Springfield back in 1983, fearing a dystopian future in the year 2016. While last year didn’t bring us to
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