New Report Points to Samsung and Vivo as World’s Fastest Growing 5G Smartphone Vendors in Q1 2021
A new report from Strategy Analytics indicates that Samsung and Vivo were the fastest growing 5G smartphone vendors in Q1 2021, but Apple still leads the charge in net units with over 40 million 5G phones shipped to Samsung’s 17 million units. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard breaks down four key 5G smartphone market trends confirmed by this report and shares his insights on what these Q1 numbers suggest for the market segment FY2021.
The Problem with Congress’s 5 New Antitrust Bills Aimed at Reining In U.S. Big Tech
Last Friday, House Democrats introduced five new antitrust-style bills aimed at curtailing the market dominance of U.S. technology companies. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard breaks down the nuances of the bills, outlines the problems with each, and shares thoughts on the challenges ahead.
U.S. Government Launches National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force
The U.S. Government’s launch of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force is an effort to help improve U.S. competitiveness in the AI research race, which many have referred to as the next iteration of an “arms race” or “space race” between superpowers. Here’s a look by Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard on why that’s better late than never, but sooner would’ve been better.
EU to Introduce Digital Wallet Initiative Ahead of US, Sets First Major Milestone for 2022
The EU will introduce a digital wallet initiative ahead of the US, setting a first major milestone for 2022. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard covers the many nuances of that initiative, including Qualcomm’s prescient 2019 updates to its Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform and subsequent security clearance, what’s likely ahead there, as well as whether the EC will back down at all in its crusade against major US tech companies, whose assistance will no doubt be needed here.
New Qualcomm-Microsoft Snapdragon Developer Kit Announcement Signals Growing Enterprise Buy-In for Always-Connected Compute Platform
The new Qualcomm-Microsoft Snapdragon developer kit announcement signals growing enterprise buy-in for an always-connected compute platform. Futurum analyst Olivier Blanchard breaks down why the market is hungry for good enough performance laptops and explains Microsoft’s interest in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon compute platform.
5G Summit News: Qualcomm Upgrades 10 Gigabit X65 5G Modem-RF System To Facilitate Global mmWave Expansion
The X65 5G Modem-RF system will now feature support for 200 MHz carrier bandwidth in the mmWave spectrum, as well as mmWave support in standalone (SA) mode. With mmWave commercial deployments currently underway around the world (over 150 global operators are already investing in these high-band frequencies), including all major operators in the U.S. and Japan, these new capabilities make sense as a next step to enable global mmWave deployments, particularly as China and other markets invested in 5G SA mode look to begin scaling their mmWave deployments.
Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Compute Platform Brings Major Upgrade to Budget Laptops
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 compute platform brings a major upgrade to budget laptops. The platform’s specs on the whole look to be raising the bar for entry-level mobile compute platform performance and features.
Why The European Commission’s Antitrust Case Against Apple Is A Lot More Dangerous To The Tech Sector Than It Seems
Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard on why the European Commission’s antitrust case against Apple is a lot more dangerous to the tech sector than it seems.
Cisco’s Acquisition of Socio Labs Points to the Future of Hybrid Event Management Solutions
Cisco’s acquisition of Socio Labs points to the future of hybrid event management services. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard walks through what this will add to the Cisco Webex offering and why it’s attractive.
Sevis Systems eCallme! Platform Gets New Call Security and Customer Engagement Features Designed for Enterprises
The Sevis Systems eCallme! Platform continues to evolve with new call security and customer engagement features that are designed for enterprises. These are much-needed, especially in the enterprise space, as it relates to protecting against the spoofed call process and providing identity protection assurance for customers.
Why Microsoft’s $21 Billion IVAS XR Contract With The U.S. Army Is A Much Bigger Deal Than Meets The Eye
Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard covers by Microsoft’s $21 billion IVAS XR contract with the U.S. Army is a much bigger deal than meets the eye.
AWS’s Amazon Lookout for Metrics Solution Uses Machine Learning to Automate Business KPI Monitoring
Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard covers news of general availability of AWS’s Amazon Lookout for Metrics solution, which uses machine learning to automate business KPI monitoring and real-time BI insights — which could translate into an attractive value proposition for AWS customers.
