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Welcome to the mikAdvance OneWeekInAPACict 5G/IoT edition blog - targeted for ICT professionals as a summary of the week’s industry and technology news to help them remember the essentials of the APAC ICT for the next week activities!
IoT in farming. Chinese-powered SmartCity in UAE. APAC getting ready for Olympic 5Gs. Happiest IoT. Let’s get it started!
FactFlash: 5G/IOT For Not So Dummies™️
>> Since on under 6GHz bands mobility is needed and coverage already exists, they will be the first to support automotive applications. This can be a significant additional business to mobile operators. Likewise, all low power applications (meter readings, etc.) will enter these bands.
APAC General
>> 5G = 5 Olympic Rings - Asia’s powerhouses aim for 5G at upcoming Winter and Summer Olympics: The 5G race in Asia is underway, with the region’s powerhouses, Japan and South Korea, going head-to-head. Both countries have major international sports showcases coming up, giving local telcos the chance to flex their muscles. South Korean providers are working towards early deployment of 5G for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018; while Japanese providers have the opportunity to showcase full-fledged 5G at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. - telecomreviewasia.com
>> Even cheaper labor in Thailand - New precision farming tool launched in Thailand: The new IoT-based precision farming solution was launched by local telco dtac in partnership with government agencies - Juan Pedro Tomás for Enterprise IoT Insights
>> Aussies getting even smarter - Smart home revolution gains momentum in Australia: More than 40% of households in Australia have at least one smart home device, up from 29% in 2016, according to the latest study by Telsyte. - iottechnews.com
China
>> Huawei making Dubai Smart - Huawei inks deal to develop smart city initiatives in Dubai: Smart city initiatives will allow Dubai government to boost its Smart Dubai 2021 initiative. - Juan Pedro Tomás for Enterprise IoT Insights
>> ZTE open in clouds - ZTE's TECS passes OpenStack Interop Challenge: ZTE has announced that its OpenStack-based cloud management platform has passed the Interop Challenge at the OpenStack Summit 2017. - Dylan Bushell-Embling for telecomasia.net
>> Lesser Panda massively 3D - ZTE completes 3D-MIMO test in Jiaxing: China Mobile and ZTE announced they have completed the deployment and pre-test verification of Pre5G Massive MIMO technology 3D-MIMO in Jiaxing, a prefectural city in northern Zhejiang province in China. - Dylan Bushell-Embling for telecomasia.net
Korea
>> Tiger's network division serious about 5G - Verizon partners Samsung, Cisco on 5G trials: Samsung and Cisco partnered with Verizon for what was claimed to be the world’s first field trial of a multi-vendor pre-standard 5G network. - Saleha Riaz for Mobile World Live
>> Korea pushing close to 5G - KT pushes forward on pre-standard 5G trials: KT, South Korea’s second largest mobile operator, is in the final stages of testing a new pre-standard 5G trial network in preparation for the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang. - Joseph Waring for Mobile World Live
>> 5G on tracks - Korea Telecom (KT) succeeds in 5G field test on airport railway: Korea Telecom (KT) Chairman Hwang Chang-gyu announced that it succeeded in a 5G field test on an airport railway which connects Seoul city center and Incheon to show a successful 5G pilot service in 2018. - telecomreviewasia.com
>> SKT openly mature - SK Telecom keeps open mind on LPWA tech: SK Telecom (SKT) selected LoRa technology for its low-power, wide-area (LPWA) network because it was the most mature IoT network technology available two years ago when it was planning its nationwide network. - Joseph Waring for Mobile World Live
Japan
>> Hitachi powering Aussie IoT - Hitachi deploying IoT solution for Curtin Uni: Australia's Curtin University has selected Hitachi to deploy an IoT solution to advance its vision of a smart campus that enhances the student experience, improves classroom learning and ultimately attracts more industry to collaborate on data-driven research. - Networks Asia staff for telecomasia.com
>> SoftBank continues shopping spree - Softbank buys into Improbable UK cloud VR startup: The technology incubation activities of Japanese conglomerate Softbank show no sign of slowing after it pumped $502 million into UK cloud VR startup Improbable. - Scott Bicheno for telecoms.com
>> Mother and daughter cooperating with supplier - Sprint aims for commercial ‘5G’ in 2.5 GHz by late 2019: Softbank, Qualcomm and Sprint to collaborate on commercial “5G” development at 2.5 GHz. - Kelly Hill for RCR Wireless News
Developing Market
>> Happiest Minded IoT - Indian digital transformation firm expands into IoT with acquisition: Digital transformation specialist Happiest Minds Technologies acquired IoT firm Cupola Technology. - Juan Pedro Tomás for Enterprise IoT Insights
Go get'em - hope this helps!
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