Ericsson joins 5G research group

Ericsson has joined New York University’s NYU Wireless as an affiliate sponsor of research exploring a new generation of wireless technologies, also known as 5G. New York University’s Polytechnic School of Engineering launched NYU Wireless in August 2012. Focused on...

Zebra buys Motorola Enterprise for $3,45bn

Zebra Technologies is to acquire Motorola’s Enterprise business for $3,45-billion in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and new debt. The transaction, which was approved by the boards of directors of...

Orange invests in Johannesburg

Orange will open a local warehouse to support the sale of products (smartphones, tablets, computers, gadgets and accessories) from its online store in May this year. The warehouse will be located in Sunninghill, in Johannesburg, and will replace London as the service...

Mobility spend in healthcare to hit $2,4bn

IDC Health Insights finds that European healthcare providers are focusing on mobile solutions that address the most time-consuming processes, in order to reduce waste, delay and duplications. According to IDC Health Insights new report, How European Healthcare...

Gamification key for business strategy

Gamification has become an essential part of any digital business strategy – a way to digitally motivate people and overcome barriers of scale, time, distance, connectedness and cost, according to Gartner. Digital business leaders are using gamification to add...