As the industry overcomes technical hurdles of Augmented and Virtual Reality, it’s grappling with an existential crisis: how to remain ethical in the race to be first with new technologies. Dan Robbins, of industry frontrunner HTC, dives into the technical and the ethical advances as 5G wireless prepares to cut... Read More
Imagine a billion dollar sports business, a global audience of over 300 million fans and no ball, stadium or field. Welcome to the world of Esports, competitive online gaming where a millisecond of a lag could separate winners from losers. In 2015, a professional Dota 2 team from South Korea... Read More
Fifth generation mobile, or 5G, is about to disrupt the wireless communications industry in a major way. Products, services, businesses and operating models are all set to change. Growth opportunities are unimaginable. Naturally, operators and vertical industries are clamoring to get on board and innovate. But wanting to harness the... Read More
This article was written in collaboration with Santeri Jussila, Head of Analytics Product Line Management at Nokia. The global artificial intelligence (AI) market is booming. Market research firm Tractica estimates annual global AI revenue to grow from $9.5 billion in 2018 to $118.6 billion by 2025. For industries that capture... Read More
When it comes to Industry 4.0, 5G will be a major driver in allowing for new operating models. But to be successful, it must be embedded into the industrial automation process. Automation combined with the lightning speed of 5G will create greater efficiencies and cost savings but will also result... Read More
This article was originally published to the Nokia blog by TL Viswanathan on May 15, 2019. Five years ago, it might have seemed odd to suggest that communication service providers (CSPs) should aspire to model their operations on a retailer like Amazon. On the surface, they don’t have much in... Read More
The Futurithmic Podcast is hosted by Editor-at-Large, Michael Hainsworth, veteran news reporter and lifelong geek. In the podcast, Michael talks with the most influential people of our time who have or are directly impacting our future. Upcoming guests include Galit Ariel (AR futurist), Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia Founder), and Rory Sutherland (Ogilvy Vice Chairman). Read More
This article was originally published to the Nokia blog by Phil Twist on May 12, 2019. Most technology development seems to be generated by one of two impulses. Sometimes – like every vacuum cleaner innovation in the history of the world – it’s developed in response to a need. And... Read More
This article was originally published to the Nokia blog by Jai Thattil on March 18, 2019. Predictably, the topic of 5G cropped up everywhere at Mobile World Congress. During a hectic week in Barcelona, I talked to many people about 5G and came away with the impression that many operators... Read More
If you’re a consumer, the 5G horizon seems to be getting closer by the day as vendors begin shipping 5G-capable handsets and telecom operators refine their buildout plans. But as the pace gradually quickens, one thing is clear: The transition to 5G won’t look anything like 3G and 4G migrations.... Read More
5G, or fifth generation mobile telecommunications, will drive a chain reaction of innovation that will transform virtually every industry. The rollout of 5G networks will mean a very different business and communications ecosystem, connecting a vast network of sensors, robots, and autonomous vehicles through sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) and machine... Read More
Within the next decade, operators around the world will embark on a massive infrastructure project – moving from fourth to fifth generation mobile networks. To achieve lightning-fast speeds, low latency data transmission and the capacity to simultaneously support a massive number of devices and connections – carriers need to make... Read More
