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UK-based 5G consortium 5PRING, which includes Telefónica and Deloitte, has partnered with local authorities in the West Midlands in the UK, a regional focus of the UK government’s developing 5G ‘testbed’ trials, to launch a new accelerator challenge to find …

Verizon Business and Deloitte hope to help retail locations “unlock” in-store data with a 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) digital platform that is designed to deliver real-time analytics to improve customer engagement, inventory efficiency and associate productivity. When combined …

Verizon, Deloitte partnerships targets manufacturing and retail verticals Verizon Business is teaming with Deloitte to carry out joint innovation activities in the 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) fields. The two companies aims to design solutions to target both manufacturing …

Deloitte and Wichita State University are building a new 60,000-square foot (5,500 square metre) smart factory showcase facility on Wichita State’s Innovation Campus, already sponsored by Deloitte, to include a full-scale production line, along with a partner space and lab …

Deloitte has launched a pre-configured suite of cloud-based IoT applications designed to accelerate smart factory transformations for companies with manufacturing operations. Powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT, the Smart Factory Fabric suite of services is aimed at helping industrial …

Study finds executives appreciate the benefits the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring but many lack a clear strategy Political and corporate leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum are examining the far-reaching impacts the Fourth …

Lower costs, higher investment have put China ahead in 5G deployment, Deloitte says A new report from Deloitte puts some numbers on the scale of investment that China is pouring into 5G and concludes that in these early days of …

Conservative-minded manufacturing businesses are hobbled by their cultures and skills, and struggling to implement digital change in their supply chain networks. This is despite the fact most are enlightened about the opportunities afforded by new digital supply chain technologies. A …

This year will be foundational for 5G, but legacy telecom systems and the need for new revenue sources pose potential stumbling blocks for the industry, according to Deloitte’s annual report on the outlook for the telecommunications industry. Craig Wigginton, global …

Black Friday is fast approaching, and mobile holiday shopping is expected to continue its growth as users hunker down with their smartphones and tablets to make holiday purchases in addition to — or instead of — visits to retail stores. …

Deloitte survey of mobile usage trends sees high penetration among the young; fast growth among elders Mobile device usage patterns are jelling into a natural “etiquette” for device use that includes heavy use and frequent checking of devices — but …

$150 billion fiber investment needed to support network densification ahead of 5G, according to Deloitte analysts To keep up with current and future demand for mobile broadband, particularly in the context of future 5G network services, the U.S. needs to …

  The two firms announces IoT portfolio for manufacturing, retailers, workplace and sport venues Deloitte and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a new Internet of Things (IoT) offering for corporate customers. The joint IoT offering includes a turnkey IoT …

Companies say they need a new way to manage smartphones Companies that want to capitalize on the IoT know that connecting their equipment isn’t enough – they also need software to manage connected devices and analyze the data they generate. …

New Wireless Infrastructure Association report details the key role street lights, utility poles and traffic signals in helping speed small cell initiatives. Increasingly dense networks better support end-user data demand, particularly in high-traffic areas. To provide this type of pinpoint …

The connected car offers new opportunities and new challenges for telecommunications providers, according to a new report from Deloitte. Meanwhile, the ecosystem around vehicle connectivity is ramping up to support driver assistance systems and more autonomous vehicle testing. One of the …

IoT ecosystem needed to ensure growth, with security remaining a top concern SÃO PAULO – Carriers should look at partnering with other companies to build an ecosystem to jump into the fast-growing “internet of things” market. According to Craig Wigginton, …

The factory of the future, artificial intelligence and security in industrial cloud hosting among key IoTS World Congress topics The new edition of the Internet of Things Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) will gather once again the world’s leading industrial internet …

Redefining real time mobile communications with disruptive, cloud-based solutions from GENBAND Powerful cloud-based software solutions, coupled with increasingly virtualized network functionality, will define the next wave of disruptive innovation. These tools, if strategically deployed, allow communications service providers (CSPs) to …

Smartphones increasingly replacing cellphones on Indian subcontinent WASHINGTON – A new Deloitte India report paints the subcontinent’s wireless tower market as primed for a transformative period. “India is at the cusp of a data revolution,” wrote Hermant Joshi, author of …

A new Deloitte spectrum policy report explores the relationship between spectrum and mobile broadband leadership on a global basis, especially as concerns the U.S. market. The report notes the United States is a leader in mobile broadband but warns that unless more …