|
|
Editorial Manager’s Eye, by Anthony Weaver, Editorial Manager Connect-World publications.
Welcome to the Connect-World C-digest, which provides a summary of the key events and news items that have recently caught my eye as Editorial Manager.
Events
|
| |
MWC Barcelona
27 February to 2 March 2023 |
|
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) returned "in full force", John Hoffman, chief executive officer (CEO) of GSMA, an industry group that represents the world's biggest mobile phone operators and the organizer of the event, told Xinhua on Thursday.
The industry's main trade show closed its doors on Thursday with 88,500 confirmed attendees from 202 countries and regions, including around 5,000 from China after the country lifted travel restrictions earlier this year.
"The level of energy and support from partners, businesses and policymakers has exceeded our hopes and expectations," Hoffman said.
Over 2,400 exhibitors, sponsors and partners were represented at the trade show held between Feb. 27 and March 2, including 150 from China, GSMA said, along with over 1,000 speakers and thought leaders, covering and discussing the most important issues in the telecoms industry, from 5G connectivity and artificial intelligence to cloud computing and the usage gap.
"I am continuously awed and humbled by the sense of community, innovation, excitement and business generation at MWC Barcelona. Anecdotally, exhibitors and partners are reporting that their expectations have been surpassed," Hoffman said.
The MWC is a chance for tech companies to launch and show off their latest products and innovations, and there was much expectation this year about what the giants of the industry, such as Huawei, Oppo, ZTE, Nokia, Samsung and Ericsson, would reveal at the fair.
The MWC is above all about phones. Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi used the show to launch the latest generation Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro smartphones, and the new Magic5 series was also unveiled by Honor. Nokia presented its "self-fix phone" that users can repair easily at home.
|
|
| Fortress Solutions Selected by JBG SMITH as its Digital Infrastructure Facilities Manager Partner in National Landing for the First 5G Smart City at Scale
|
 |
| Fortress Solutions Selected by JBG SMITH as its Digital Infrastructure Facilities Manager Partner in National Landing for the First 5G Smart City at Scale
PLANO, TX, February 27, 2023 – Fortress Solutions, a global leader of digital infrastructure deployment, support, and monitoring services for telecom and mobility, has been selected by JBG SMITH (NYSE: JBGS), a leading owner and developer of high-quality, mixed-use properties in the Washington, DC area, as its partner for end-to-end facilities management services for their fiber optics, edge data...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Over 1,000 organisations now deploying private mobile networks |
 |
| London, UK – 27th February 2023 – The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) today confirmed that it has identified at least 1077 organisations across 74 countries now deploying LTE or 5G Private Mobile Networks in locations... |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cisco and NTT Collaborate to Bring Private 5G to Enterprise Customers to Accelerate Industry Transformation |
 |
| Cisco, a worldwide leader in technology, and NTT Ltd., a leading IT infrastructure and services company, announced plans to collaborate to drive Private 5G adoption ... |
|
|
|
|
|
| Half of workers think ChatGPT will help them perform better
|
 |
| Thumbs up for ChatGPT from workers, who believe AI will contribute positively to the world of work
The remarkable rise of ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot, has raised... |
|
|
|
|
|
| The status of 5G and 6G
|
|
 |
| 5G communications protocols were developed in 2017 and made available publicly in 2019. As consumers gradually upgrade their devices, more people are benefiting from the faster speeds. However, how far along is the implementation... |
|
|
|
|
|
| Finland driving 6G development for a safer, more sustainable, and connected planet |
 |
| The golden era of 6G technology is tantalizingly close – and with it a safer, more sustainable, and connected planet that promises to shake up the future of mankind. Finland is a global forerunner in developing 6G – indeed there are already... |
|
|
|
|
|
| How South African businesses can start the financial year digitally secure |
 |
| With phishing, ransomware and other cyberattacks on the rise in South Africa, appropriately budgeting for cybersecurity is a must, as the benefits of... |
|
|
|
|
|
| Second Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure: 65 Billion Dollars in Investments Interests and Concrete Commitments for Sustainable Infrastructure Development on the African Continent |
 |
| From February 2nd to 3rd, 2023, the second Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure (DFS-2) was held in CICAD: mobilization of States and the private sector and materialization of financing opportunities for 22 projects in the transport, ICT, energy and... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
