Sercomm, a manufacturer and supplier of telecom equipment, just launched its new series of LTE-M IoT devices at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.

With the advantages of extended transmission range, a lengthened battery life, and better mobility, Sercomm's full range of LTE-M IoT devices offers ideal solutions for applications including youth/senior safety, asset protection, smart meter, transportation and environment monitoring. Leveraging the fully-deployed LTE-M network service of Orange, a leading telecommunication operator in Europe, Sercomm's new LTE-M devices answer the needs of numerous markets to catch the upcoming IoT business opportunities.

Our economy never changed so rapidly and on so many levels simultaneously as today This high degree of varied and complex change dynamics has led many companies to focus on individual topics and measures, rather than linking them. In fact, there are two very different types of change that occur at very different speeds which are worth to mention:

“The next mainstream computing platform may not be bots, AR, or VR, but rather voice-based computing”, Alexandre Linares, Founder of Alpine.AI believes and points out that it is estimated that there will be 24.5 million voice-first devices shipped this year, which will lead to a total device footprint of 33 million devices in circulation.

Technology has become a strategic imperative for all sectors and retail is not an exception. As retailers across the world scramble to lure customers and improve operational efficiencies, deploying the right digital technologies is essential for differentiation and survival, according to leading data and analytics company, GlobalData.

AllRites just announced the launch of a global B2B marketplace for Asian film, tv, and sports broadcast content, providing an online platform to discover, negotiate and purchase content rights.

The trend away from shopping in retail stores to online ordering is gaining momentum, but how can retailers counteract this trend? One possibility is the use of augmented reality, a form of so-called mixed reality. Generally, no costly technologies are necessary because the customer brings his smartphone directly to the point of sale (POS), hence, carrying the necessary equipment with him. AR enhances reality perception by computer-aided information. In retail, these can be the display of product information, offers, product recommendations or navigation through the store. A special form of augmented reality is the AR mirror through which customers can see themselves and virtually test jewelry or clothing.

Ericsson launched the IoT Accelerator Marketplace to help address the need for collaboration within the digital ecosystem community and benefit developers and service providers alike:

An mPOS (mobile Point-of-Sale) is a smartphone, tablet or dedicated wireless device that performs the functions of a cash register or electronic point of sale (POS) device. in fact, any smartphone or tablet can be transformed into an mPOS with a downloadable mobile app.

Millennials represent more than 45% of Asia Pacific’s population, and with 60% of the world’s millennials expected to live in Asia by 2020, it’s a group that no one can afford to ignore.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging topic of technical, social, and economic significance, which encouraged Santosh Kulkarni and Prof. Sanjeev Kulkarni to research the IoT communication models.

Supposedly, Google started the trend of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2015 using it to optimize its algorithm and RankBrain. Today, digital marketers are making use of AI to make their life a lot easier, with a focus on process automation and personalized search results. Marketing dazzling AI pullulates in the industry since then since the potentials are simply breath-taking.

Ask a five-year-old what they want to be when they grow up. Chances are: ‘machine learning specialist’ will not rise to the top of the list. For decades, our show and tells have been catwalks for classic capitalism, where mini pilots and policemen strut their oversized uniforms for kindergarten audiences. We’re very comfortable with our kids wanting a career as a doctor or a lawyer when they grow up; we may even entertain the idea of builder or architect for some years. But, at the end of the day, when varsity fees are all paid up, we’re still pulling our old-school paradigms, like a hood, over our eyes and expecting our kids to have the same jobs that we’ve had.

Apparently, mobile optimization, the preparation of the corporate website for optimal display on smartphones and tablets, is deemed negligible by many marketing or sales decision makers - in the otherwise often very innovative, industrial companies.

Every year, Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo, sits down to write a letter… in fact, 400 of them. In each one, she tells the parents of her senior executives what their child is doing for the company, and why they are a gift to the company. The response from her colleagues: “This is the best thing that’s happened to my parents. And, it’s the best thing that’s happened to me!”