Mobile World Congress was a major showcase of the latest developments in the telecommunications world, from 5G advances to new mobile phones. This year, the all-encompassing Internet of Things (IoT) was the key emphasis. The event ran in Barcelona, Spain from February 27 to March 2 2017.
TechTrade Asia blog posts of the event include:
IoT
Verizon launches Exponent, which offers digital solutions for carriers including big data, analytics, cloud, and IoT
Qualcomm Technologies and LG Electronics are collaborating on connected vehicles
Unabiz launches smart buttons
VMware announces communications service provider (CSP) focus on network function virtualisation (NFV), the IoT and mobility
VMware and HARMAN collaborate on IoT solutions
HPE and Tata Communications partner on LoRaWAN network in India
Sophos introducing a security product for IoT
5G
Ericsson unveiled migration tools for 5G
ZTE introduced pre-commercial 5G base stations
Singtel and Ericsson disclosed that they are collaborating on a pilot Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) and cloud radio area network (RAN) on Singtel’s 4G LTE network, which are milestones along the evolution to 5G
Smartphones
ESET shared the discovery of an Android banking botnet affecting mainly users in Turkey, but also other parts of the world
Adobe revealed that smartphones are driving Internet traffic in APAC
TCL Communication focuses on 5G, smartphones at MWC
Sony Mobile rolls out smartphones, a projector and headphones
Other announcements included:
Amdocs launching aia, an industry-specific digital intelligence platform
VMware enabling communications service providers to offer AirWatch as a managed service
Peraso announcing a mobile WiGig USB adapter
A Mastercard report on digital payments
The following MWC-related announcements were featured on sister blog WorkSmart Asia:
Alcatel launches the A5 LED smartphone
Sony's new mobile and audiovisual solutions
The Adobe Digital Insights report
The Mastercard Digital Payments study
Hashtags: #MWC2017, #MWC17
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