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Welcome to the mikAdvance OneWeekInAPACict 5G/IoT edition blog - targeted for ICT professionals as a summary of a week’s industry and technology news to help them remember the essentials of the APAC ICT for the next week activities!
Testing in the manufacturing environment. Mass IoT uptake requires more natural interfaces. China operators to invest $180B in 5G by 2023. Connected cars demand more memory. Samsung launches Tizen-powered QLED signage. 5G World speakers ask what’s the point of 5G? Let’s get it started!
FactFlash: 5G/IOT For Not So Dummies™️
>> In this blog I’m referring to a panel discussion about three challenges for 5G testing at the recent 5G Innovation Summit, where Joy Laskar, CTO of Maja Systems; Ifti Rahman, DMTS, Verizon device testing; and Abhishek Singh, senior antenna engineer at Ethertronics. The consolidation was published by RCR Wireless News.
>> Testing in the manufacturing environment. Millimeter wave systems involve complicated antenna arrays and is likely to require a higher level of component integration in order to avoid system loss and to reduce overall costs, the panelists noted. Precision demands such as etching tolerances for extremely small systems increase in a millimeter wave context, Singh noted.
APAC General
>> Daily special - Sushi-IoT - Mass IoT uptake requires more natural interfaces: While IoT services are becoming more widespread, less than optimal interfaces are slowing uptake and limiting the vast potential of new IoT applications, panellists in a session on the subject at CES Asia said. - Joseph Waring for Mobile World Live
>> JPN and KOR businesses don't care about politics - Toyota and LINE sign MoU, to link AI platform Clova with SDL: LINE Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the business opportunities in utilizing LINE’s cloud AI platform Clova and the SmartDeviceLink (SDL), a technology standard that connects automobiles with smartphone and tablet apps. - telematicswire.net
>> Silver lined cloud over APAC? - Google Cloud Platform launches in Singapore: Google has launched its cloud platform in Singapore, with plans to bring it to Mumbai and Sydney later this year. - Tas Bindi for ZDNet
China
>> China to invest heavily in 5G - China operators to invest $180B in 5G by 2023: China’s big three mobile players – China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom – are forecast to invest nearly 50 per cent more on 5G infrastructure over the next seven years than their expected outlay on 4G technology between 2013 and 2020, according to estimates by Jefferies. - Joseph Waring for Mobile World Live
>> Two giants on 5G trial fields - China Mobile and Huawei build high/low-band 5G trial field: China Mobile Research Institute, China Mobile Shanghai and Huawei have jointly established a 5G trial field to verify 5G high-band and low-band coordination technology at Huawei’s Shanghai R&D Center. - disruptive.asia
>> Chinese Google goes vehicular - Baidu accelerates its efforts for the development of autonomous car platform: Chinese Google Baidu has increased its efforts for the development of autonomous car platform under its Project Apollo. The self-driving cars from being tested in a controlled environment at test tracks have found their way to some public roads but the experts feel that it will take still around a decade for wide-scale adoption of these cars. - telematicswire.net
>> Not only Giant Panda but CHN MNOs as well - Huawei wins big at TechXLR8 awards: Networking vendor Huawei prevailed in three categories at the inaugural TechXLR8 awards, which are designed to represent a cross-section of emerging technologies. - Scott Bicheno for telecoms.com
>> APAC cooperation from the other angle - SoftBank partners with ZTE on 5G trials: Japanese carrier SoftBank will conduct its first 5G trials with Chinese company ZTE using the sub-6GHz spectrum band at 4.5GHz in Tokyo. - Corinne Reichert for ZDNet
Japan
>> SoftBank mixing all goodies - SoftBank continues to invest in robotics as it expands 5G trials: Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is active in a wide range of research, development and testing related to 5G network technologies. And, having recently acquired robotics firm Boston Dynamics, could be well-positioned to leverage 5G for use cases involving advanced robotics. - Sean Kinney for RCR Wireless News
>> Hitachi and Toshiba-buyer(s) to gain - Connected cars demand more memory: While the data capabilities of the vehicle are often discussed in terms of how much data that cars will send over cellular networks to the cloud, one area of computing power hasn’t necessarily gotten the same amount of recognition: the amount of memory storage that cars will need in order to enable advanced capabilities. - Kelly Hill for RCR Wireless News
>> A ghost rider? - Subaru WRX STI hacked, eight vulnerabilities spotted: Independent researcher Aaron Guzman spotted eight software vulnerabilities in 2017 Subaru WRX STI which could allow unauthorized users to unlock doors, honk horns, gain vehicle location history and other issues stemming from the car's Starlink account. - Robert Abel for scmagazine.com
>> SDN for Japanese readers - Software Defined Networking Service (Japanese download) - techrepublic.com
Korea
>> Has the Korean gvmt often been wrong in industry push? - KIET outlines steps for South Korean firms in connected cars market: Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade has released a report on connected cars. The report has urged the automotive industry in the country to step up its efforts to develop connected car technology and its standardisation in order to not lag behind the global competition in the fast growing industry. - telematicswire.net
>> Kona to have all V2X spices in Europe - Hyundai Kona SUV 2017 revealed: There is a new list of safety features which include Hyundai Motor’s Autonomous Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, Blind Spot Detection, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Keeping Assist, Driver Attention Alert, Static Bending Light and Smart High Beam. An optional eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system is central to the dashboard and incorporates navigation, smartphone connectivity and infotainment. - Luke John Smith for express.co.uk
>> Samsung following on its Tizen promise - Samsung launches Tizen-powered QLED signage: Samsung's Tizen-running signage will have QLED technology and supports HDR10 Plus with Knox security. - Cho Mu-Hyun for ZDNet
>> Hyundai & KIA extra safe in Canada - Bell signs connected car services deal with Hyundai and Kia in Canada: Through Bell’s connectivity, the car makers will offer security, safety, diagnostics and infotainment services. - Juan Pedro Tomás for Enterprise IoT Insights
>> Samsung/harman going after vehicular cybersecurity - HARMAN Demonstrated Cybersecurity Detection & Visibility System with IBM at TU-Automotive: HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today announced it is working with IBM Security to bring world-class security analytics to OEMs. At the TU-Automotive show in Detroit, the companies demonstrated how HARMAN’s cybersecurity suite can be integrated with the IBM QRadar security intelligence platform. - news.harman.com
Not everything is APAC only…
>> 5G is needed, believe me! - 5G World speakers ask what’s the point of 5G?: Keynote speakers at 5G World 2017 focused on exploring use-cases and likely return on the massive investment that the roll out of 5G will entail. - Scott Bicheno for telecoms.com
>> Smart City from scratch - How to build a smart city from the ground up: Any city willing to deploy a smart city strategy needs certain basic elements such as broadband internet, a network of sensors and internet of things (IoT) platforms. There is no doubt that these are key components of any smart city implementation. However, the development of a smart city project requires more than just rolling out technology. - Juan Pedro Tomás for Enterprise IoT Insights
Go get'em - hope this helps!
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