Japanese car manufacturing colossus Nissan has announced that it has embarked on an innovative project which will see it deploy its Nissan LEAF batteries in a Japanese town.
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India set to replicate Chinese model in effort to become AI superpower
ExpiredThe Indian government has announced that it will develop a national program on AI after acknowledging that the emerging technology has been the potential to reshape and revolutionize the world as we know it. It has also been reported that India is looking to China for inspiration and will attempt to replicate its business model and strategic approach to Artificial Intelligence in order to become a global AI superpower.
New Zealand operator announces plans to expand roll out of IoT
ExpiredNew Zealand telecommunications firm Spark has formally announced that it is set to expand its rollout of Internet of Things in the country. In a statement issued to the press, Spark confirmed that its long-range, low-power network will be deployed for commercial use in 60% of the places where New Zealand residents live, work and play.
Chinese vendors dominate Indian smartphone market
ExpiredIndia’s smartphone market has reported an increase in growth as Chinese vendors continue to dominate the mobile manufacturing industry in the country. Growth in the Indian smartphone market stagnated in 2016, but it returned to strong growth in 2017 and was the best performer amongst the top-20 smartphone markets globally, according to the IDC.
ZTE announces partnership with Qualcomm on ‘connected car’ technologies
ExpiredChinese multinational vendor ZTE has announced a partnership agreement with US chipmaker Qualcomm at Mobile World Congress which will see the companies combine resources and expertise in an effort to accelerate the development of the ‘connected car’.
Chinese multinational announces plans to invest $1.5bn in self-driving technology
ExpiredChinese search-engine colossus Baidu which is the country’s equivalent to Google has announced plans to invest $1.5bn in self-driving technology as part of its overall strategy to expand the ecosystem of its Apollo autonomous vehicle platform.
ZTE’s innovative ‘smart parking’ solution wins prestigious award at MWC 2018
ExpiredChinese multinational telecommunications vendor ZTE has seen its innovative NB-IoT application recognized globally by being awarded the prestigious GLOMO award at Mobile World Congress 2018. It was ZTE’s ‘smart parking’ solution which won the Best Mobile Service for the Connected Life GLOMO 2018 at the industry trade show currently being hosted in Barcelona.
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer to invest $4bn in AI, 5G and IoT projects
ExpiredThe world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn has announced that it plans to invest the $4.3bn it raised from a listing of one of its units in Shanghai into ambitious and innovative AI, 5G and Internet of Things projects.
Chinese drone taxi carries its first passengers
ExpiredA Chinese technology firm has confirmed that it has carried out the first manned trials of a new ‘drone taxi’ service in the country.
Huawei and Telefonica achieve world first in 5G vehicle communications
ExpiredChinese vendor Huawei and Telefonica have formally announced a world first in vehicle communications at their 5G joint innovation lab in Madrid.