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Rahim Tafazoli, the head of the UK’s 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at the University of Surrey, has said that capacity, not speed, will define 5G networks. The technology will be user-centric, offering low latency and an impression of “infinite capacity”. This differs from 2G, 3G and 4G, which were ‘devicecentric’. As well as mobile products, … Read more
Ouch. Microsoft is going to be very upset with CNN, we feel. After (presumably) paying for the Surface Pro 3 tablet to be used during programming, the presenters were found to be using the tablets as nothing more than glorified stands – for major rival Apple’s iPads. On the one hand, Microsoft has a right … Read more
Asustek announced this week that its net profit in Q3 reached its highest level since the first quarter of 2013, thanks partly to better-than-expected smartphone shipments. The company’s net profit in Q3 was NT$5.8 billion ($189.6 million) on turnover of NT$113.5 billion ($3.7 billion), which was 19% higher than Q2 and 6% up on the … Read more
John Chen, CEO of Blackberry, has told Reuters that the company may not launch any devices in 2015. Instead, the focus will be on a select few models and ensuring that they remain successful and profitable.“BlackBerry has survived; now we have to start looking at growth”, said Chen. “I’m not going to build a general … Read more
BSkyB has completed its acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority interest in Sky Deutschland, saying that it has created Europe’s leading entertainment company. To reflect the new international scope of the business, the company will now change its name to Sky. As group CEO, Jeremy Darroch will oversee the enlarged group as well as … Read more
Multiple trade associations have agreed to use ‘4k UltraHD’ or ‘4k UHD’ as common terminology to describe TVs meeting the CEA’s UltraHD guidelines (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). As well as the CEA they include DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group; CEDIA; ATSC; SMPTE; the Home Theater Specialists of America (HTSA); and the NATM Buying … Read more
Mesa Mundi Inc. (Sharon, MA) was showing its multitouch displays at the recent Customer Engagement World (CEW) in New York November 5-6. These displays are targeted at both commercial applications such as multi-person game playing. I had a chance to talk to Tobias Drewry, founder (along with his wife), CEO and President of Mesa Mundi. … Read more
I had a chance to get a demo of the software for creating interactive content for digital signage and other applications at CEW. This X2O platform is from X2O Media, Inc. (Montreal, Quebec), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barco NV (Kortrijk Belgium) since its acquisition in March, 2014. I got a thorough explanation and demonstration of … Read more
At Customer Engagement World (CEW) the players in digital signage meet the advertisers, content creators and ad agencies to discuss progress and trends in the industry. The key aspect is how to engage the customer. I had a chance to talk to the CEO of the Digital Signage Association, Paul Flannigan, about the changes and … Read more
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is reported to be considering options for its European business, having been approached with offers for the unit by private equity firms. According to a Reuters report, CVC Capital Payments Ltd has been named as one of the firms which has contacted Clear Channel with an offer for the European business, … Read more
NPD DisplaySearch’s Q3 smartphone results – specifically regarding top Chinese vendors – indicate the outlook for the market as a whole, writes Tina Teng in a blog post (http:/ /tinyurl.com/q962w2d). Smartphone shipments reached 305 million units in Q3, up 8% YoY. As regional markets continue to shift, market share rankings are also changing. The top … Read more
Details of eMagin’s final R&D contract – part of the $6.8 million awarded to the company last month (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 41) – have been announced. $750,000 will go towards the development of ‘an advanced backplane technology’ for the company’s OLED microdisplays. The funding comes from the US Army’s RDECOM CERDEC Night Vision … Read more
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