The aphorism that ‘knowledge is power’ has gained currency in the digital economy. Those companies comfortably positioned in the data transport and subsequent value-extraction fields are often considered to be the oil barons of the multimedia age. While data cannot as easily be commoditised as its hydrocarbon counterpart (scarcity is hardly a problem in the… [Read more]
If you think your mobile phone and PC represent the acme of your out-of-office connectivity, then think again. In the not-so-distant future, our homes and all the gadgets in them will be as interconnected with each other and the outside world as you are at your desk. Perhaps more so, if some of the industry’s… [Read more]
Mobile operators worldwide are readying for the next technological gear-change as fourth-generation (4G) networks begin to be deployed, potentially offering a four-fold increase in data transmission rates that will herald a new era in mobile internet services. Hundreds of millions of dollars are set to be spent on building out the core equipment platforms that… [Read more]