News tagged: COVID-19

30 June, 2020

Telcos must be cautiously aggressive to ‘Roar out of Recession’

As we approach four months since essentially the entire world went on lockdown, telcos have gone through a very mixed experience. (more…)

30 June, 2020

Mobile recharge app launched to increase mobile operators distribution network during pandemic

Comviva, a specialist in providing mobility and digital solutions, has launched the PreTUPS Direct Selling Agent application. (more…)

29 June, 2020

Pick-by-Vision warehouse automation and 5G: Transformation during the pandemic

More than half of all distribution centres are still using paper to pick, pack, and ship. The results from this archaic approach are high levels of mis-picks, mis-packs, and mis-ships. Enter 5G. 5G networks offer paper-based, antiquated distribution centres (DCs) the opportunity to build smart facilities and create new revenue streams, says Thomas R. Cutler. Warehouse automation statistics show that automation is making a big impact on warehouses and distribution centres. (more…)

26 June, 2020

Study links belief in 5G COVID-19 conspiracy theories to violence

Psychologists at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK, have provided the first scientific evidence of the link between violent behaviour towards the telecommunications sector staff and 5G COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. (more…)

25 June, 2020

NGMN Alliance announces Ms. Anita Dohler as New CEO

The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance announces Ms. Anita Dohler as new CEO and board director. She will take over her new role from Dr. Peter Meissner, who will retire from this position on June 30, 2020. (more…)

24 June, 2020

Blend ingenuity and AI-based security to protect from hackers, says report

Crowdsourced security company, Bugcrowd has released its 2020 Inside the Mind of a Hacker report, studying the global hacking community. One of its key findings is that human ingenuity supported by actionable intelligence of the Bugcrowd platform were found to be critical ingredients in maintaining a resilient infrastructure. (more…)

24 June, 2020

Build Back Circular: How telecoms can lead a circular green recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our perception of what is normal and acceptable. We still do not know the full impact of the crisis, but what we do know is that it is already shaping our future, says Dr Amrit Chandan is the co-founder and CEO of Aceleron. (more…)

24 June, 2020

Mobile app Cloud SIM tackles COVID-19 comms challenges

With millions of people now working from home, it has never been more important to find new ways to connect with others while still keeping work and personal comms separate. (more…)

23 June, 2020

COVID-19 shows value of broadband but we can do more, says Forum

Broadband Forum CEO, Robin Mersh has congratulated the broadband industry on its response to COVID-19 and how it has risen to the challenge of the unprecedented spike in traffic it brought. But he warned the pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for work to continue on automation and bridging the digital divide. (more…)

22 June, 2020

Saudi eyes economic turnaround as telecom and health investments pay off

The key part that sustained investments in Saudi Arabia’s digital infrastructure have played in helping to successfully contain the spread of the coronavirus and keep the Kingdom’s economic diversification plans on track is analysed in a new ICT-focused COVID-19 Response Report (CRR) by Oxford Business Group. (more…)