The smart home market continues to gain momentum with Statista forecasting a global market value of US$35,756 million in 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 15.9% and nearly doubling to US$64,452 million by 2024. Statista noted that penetration is at a low 8.0% in 2020, hitting 18.8% by 2024, with the US … Read more
IoT protocol stack features have been specified by 3GPP, an engineering organisation that brings national Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) from around the globe to develop technical specifications for the 3rd generation of mobile, cellular telecommunications, UMTS. IoT devices have to interact with different network configurations worldwide. It is therefore important to ensure that these features … Read more
After months of fretting about Donald Trump’s return to the American presidency, the US-Japan relationship appeared to get off to a good start. A successful leaders’ summit and a visit from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth that reaffirmed the importance of Japan in deterring China left Tokyo less alarmed. But Trump’s decades-long convictions held firm: first, … Read more
In a landmark move for Saudi Arabia’s digital economy, Huawei Cloud and Zain KSA have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate cloud adoption and digital transformation across industries. Signed at MWC Barcelona 2025, this collaboration aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Cloud-First policy and underscores both companies’ commitment to advancing cloud technologies in the Kingdom. Huawei showcased … Read more
In the space of a few weeks, Donald Trump has torpedoed the Atlantic Alliance. He has politically demolished the collective defense pact that has united Americans and Europeans since 1949. The US no longer intends to support its allies in the defense of Ukraine. In the face of aggression, they are calling it quits, making … Read more