Wi-Fi 6E – A Viable Alternative to 5G NR for Low-latency Applications?

In recent years, there has been a lot of focus on the use of 5G as the optimum wireless solution for low latency use cases, particularly in the most…

Counterpoint Radio Access Network (RAN) Market Research

The Race to Open RAN Will Be A Marathon, Not A Sprint!

Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego February 13th, 2020 Ever since consolidation in 2013, the Radio Access Network…

Counterpoint Edge Computing Research

Edge Computing Space Gets Crowded as Hyperscalers Move on 5G MEC Opportunity

In recent months, several hyperscale cloud providers have signed deals with major MNOs, signalling their intent to target the Multi-Access Edge…

Shakeout Coming in AI Chip Start-Up Market in 2020

Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego January 20th, 2020 The rapid adoption of AI has spurred the development of a…

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China Pioneering Disruptive Cobots for Industrial Robotics

Robotics and automation will result in many job losses around the world and could be particularly severe in China, the world’s largest manufacturing…

Counterpoint Facial Recognition for Pigs

In the “Year of the Pig” – Here’s Facial Recognition for Pigs

China’s endeavours in using facial recognition for the surveillance of its populace is well documented, as is the fact that the country boasts the…

Counterpoint ITU WRC 2019

Mobile Allocated Key mmWave Bands at WRC-19

The ITU-sponsored World Radio Conference (WRC-19) was held at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh between the 28th October to the 22nd November…

Counterpoint LTE/5G Private Networks

LTE/5G Private Networks – Devices Availability Key to Growth in Unlicensed Spectrum

Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego November 27th, 2019 The availability of shared and unlicensed spectrum bands…

AR/VR Seen as Killer 5G Consumer App at Huawei Global MBB Forum

Huawei’s 10th Global Mobile Broadband Forum in Zurich, Switzerland was attended by more than 2000 industry executives from leading telcos across the…

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Private Cellular Networks – Critical Enablers for Industrial IoT?

Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego October 23rd, 2019 Private LTE/5G networks deployed in shared and unlicensed…

CBRS Opens-Up 3.5 MHz Mid-Band Spectrum to New Users

Last week, we saw the formal start of Initial Commercial Deployment (ICD) of the 3.5 MHz Citizens Broadband Radio Services (CBRS) spectrum band in…

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E-Commerce Giants Driving Smart Agriculture Adoption in China

Facing stagnating revenues, e-commerce giants, such as Alibaba, Baidu, JD.Com and Tencent are leveraging their AI expertise to modernize agriculture…

5G Edge Computing – An Emerging Technology Slowly Transitioning to Commercial Reality

Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego August 21st, 2019 The MEC market is characterised by a diverse range of players…

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Syntiant’s Speech Recognition Chip Certified for Alexa

Syntiant, an AI chip start-up based in Irvine, California, received the news on August 7 that its Neural Decision Processors (NDP), NDP100 and NDP…

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Habana Labs – A Serious Alternative to NVIDIA for Training Neural Networks?

In June, Israeli start-up Habana Labs announced Gaudi, a 16nm training chip for neural networks. Gaudi represents Habana’s second attempt to break…

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Vodafone Launches 5G in UK with Unlimited data plans

The Launch Having lost out to BT-owned EE, the first network to offer 5G services in the UK, Vodafone launched its 5G services offering on 3rd July…

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TuSimple – Amazon’s Next Acquisition Target?

Following a Series D funding round in January 2019, autonomous driving technology start-up TuSimple is embarking on another round of fundraising in…

China Satcom Targets IoT Market in South-East Asia

The introduction of 5G is likely to accelerate the trend of people streaming video rather than watching traditional broadcast TV. To prepare for the…