The monumental challenges of tackling COVID-19 are becoming a catalyst for the adoption of immersive technology. Read More
We’re turning to video games for both work meetings and staying in touch with family and friends. But after COVID-19, will any of it stick? Nokia’s trend scouter, Leslie Shannon, explains why she thinks the unexpected ways we’re using technology under quarantine signal a substantial shift in society. Below is... Read More
In some parts of the world, the pandemic is wreaking havoc on smartphone sales, supply chains and 5G plans. Read More
Years before COVID-19 caused a global pandemic and hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide, there was another coronavirus that was even more virulent and killed over 1 million in the population it infected – pigs. Swine farmers in the U.S. were devastated by a coronavirus called Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)... Read More
Technology has played a pivotal role in our ability to cope with the global coronavirus fallout. As COVID-19 sweeps through nations, quickly making established ways of working, studying, socializing, and conducting business impractical or even impossible, people turned to technological innovation for alternatives. Here we look at three key areas... Read More
5G deployments are encountering some short-term obstacles –such as delayed permits for cell towers and supply chain disruptions —but long-term 5G goals remain in place. Read More
Hands-free technology was popular long before the coronavirus pandemic. But now at a time when we don’t leave the house without covering our faces with masks, wearing rubber gloves, and wiping down every surface before touching it, voice technology is becoming more of a necessity than a luxury for both... Read More
You’re not the only one working from home. The roll-out of the next big thing in wireless won’t be stalled by COVID-19. Mirjana Scheele is a former cell tower climber and the current VP of Deploy Services at Nokia, where network technologies first designed to cut costs and save the... Read More
This article was co-authored with Nishan Chelvachandran. Pandemic! Emergency! Hack COVID-19! As the novel coronavirus has evolved from an emerging threat to a clear and present danger on a global scale, governments have begun to use our digital footprints as a tool to flatten the curve. But as these governments... Read More
Testing is the domain of doctors, but tracing COVID-19 is falling on telecom and software companies as they race to develop systems for monitoring the quarantine. But at what cost? Internet rights advocate and CIGI fellow Michael Geist says we are at risk of opening a Pandora’s box in an... Read More
COVID-19 has proven to be a very deadly global virus. As governments around the world struggle to contain the spread of the contagion, many are wondering what tools might be available to moderate future pandemics. While it is probably unrealistic to expect any government to be fully prepared for an... Read More
There are many heroes emerging from the COVID-19 emergency. I think essential workers like my sister who is a doctor, supermarket employees, postal workers and many others put themselves at risk of infection, but must work while most of us stay home to slow the spread. Although we all rely... Read More
