Day: April 17, 2023

ASEAN Enterprise 5G Q1 2023 Round-Up: Slow Start to the Year for Most ASEAN Telcos While AIS and Singtel Extended Their Leads

by Alfie Amir, posted in IT Leader
A. Amir

Summary Bullets:

• AIS and Singtel continued their momentum with various initiatives to extend their enterprise 5G leaderships in their respective markets.

• Other telcos in the region had a slower start to the year with only several initiatives and collaborations.

In 2022, telcos aggressively expanded their 5G networks and built enterprise 5G capabilities through various partnerships with technology vendors and collaborations with industry players. While many initiatives were still in the proof-of-concept and trial stages, leading telcos such as Singtel and AIS have launched their respective solutions commercially in the market. For more, please see GlobalData quarterly ASEAN 5G 2022 reports here:

• ASEAN 5G Q1 2022 Roundup: Beginning of 5G Network Slicing and the Platform Play, April 8, 2022.

• ASEAN 5G Q2 2022 Roundup: Wider Partnerships Between Carriers and IT Providers, August 3, 2022.

• ASEAN 5G Q3 2022 Round-Up, October 17, 2022.

• ASEAN 5G Q4 2022 Round-Up: Wider Industry Collaborations, Private Network, and Sustainability, January 3, 2023.

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‘AIoT’ Mashup Works Better as a Concept Than a Buzzword

by John Marcus, posted in Big Data, Internet of Things
J. Marcus

Summary Bullets:

• Tech buzzwords work when they successfully communicate innovation in a catchy phrase.

• The emerging ‘AIoT’ construction is awkward, but it may help IoT providers communicate their value to knowledgeable tech audiences.

The concept of combining AI and IoT has been around for a few years. More recently, some tech market players have begun using the phraseology ‘AIoT’ to capture it. A good technology buzzword helps communicate instantly to tech and non-tech audiences what the innovation is all about, or at least provides a sizable hint. Both ‘artificial intelligence’ and ‘Internet of Things’ have been pretty good at this, but the mashup term AIoT (or ‘artificial intelligence of things’) is awkward, not self-explanatory, and ultimately, unhelpful.

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