Building the 5G networks of the future
Kathy Gibson reports from Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm – It is hoped that 5G will become a reality as soon as 2020, and Ericsson is already well on its way to making the next-generation network infrastructure a reality. Dr Sara Mazur, head of...Broadband to drive ‘astounding’ change
Kathy Gibson reports from the Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm – ICT, and broadband penetration in particular, will have a massive social impact over the next five years – and governments that don’t adapt quickly will get left behind. This is the...Omni-channel drives IT in retail
By 2017, three times the current number of retailers will succeed in explicitly pinning their customer and operations strategies on 3rd platform technologies. This is one of the findings from an International Data Corporation (IDC) report “IDC FutureScape: Worldwide...Mid-market business confidence soars
The top strategies for mid-market businesses over the next 12 months are increasing customer loyalty and reducing operating costs, according to new research from The Sage Group. As confidence for mid-market companies reaches new highs, businesses are planning for...Cloud looms large in MEA
By 2018, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region will have the second highest cloud workload growth rate in the world, with a CAGR of 39%, and will see data centre traffic reach 366 exabytes per year compared to 68 exabytes per year in 2013. This is according to the...