Alexa, the Polyglot
Amazon's Voice Service Starts a Global Ascent Yesterday Amazon announced that its Alexa Voice Service will be available for developers building voice-controlled products for the German and UK markets.
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Microsoft to Battle Chromebook Creep with Windows Cloud Google's Chrome OS is a so-called thin platform that treats a Web browser as both the core interface and core intention of a computer.
View ArticleThe Smartest City on Earth
The Streets Come Alive in Kansas City  Sensors are bringing the streets to life in Kansas City, Missouri.
View ArticlePredictions for Mobile World Congress 2017
CCS Insight Looks Forward to Barcelona Year on year, Mobile World Congress expands in popularity, stature and credibility. The mobile industry's annual gathering in Barcelona covers not only emerging...
View ArticleThe Need for Speed
Rethinking Mobile Data Plans in the Era of Gigabit LTE While supporters of 5G technology are looking ahead to 2020 and beyond, the coming 12 months will pave the way to substantial advances in mobile...
View ArticleWorld's First Smartphone Owner Is Now 75 Years Old
Patronize Current-Day Seniors at Your Own Risk We don't know exactly who the first smartphone owner was, but we can picture the scenario.
View ArticleNetwork of Things
AT&T Readies Category M LTE Launch in US and Mexico Category M is a flavour of LTE optimised for low-cost, low-power cellular connectivity applications.
View ArticleDubai's Vision in the Sky
Dubai's Plan to Launch a Flying Taxi Fleet Is Certainly Intriguing Blade Runner, The Fifth Element, The Jetsons. Flying vehicles are old hat in the world of make-believe.
View ArticleGold, Silver, Bronze
With Only Three Runners, Everybody Gets a Trophy About three years ago, CCS Insight believed that further consolidation in the US mobile industry was likely
View ArticleMesh Supplementing Cellular Networks
IBM's Weather-Warning App Uses Crowd-Sourced Signals Often when natural disasters strike, cell towers are among the first affected, yet it's under such circumstances that connectivity is most vital.
View ArticleCCS Insight at Mobile World Congress 2017
Charting Our Presence at the Industry's Annual Gathering Mobile World Congress takes place in Barcelona from 27 February to 2 March. Here we look at CCS Insight's contributions to the show.
View ArticleAnt Marches into South Korea
Ant Financial Is Investing $200 Million in Kakao Pay This week, Alibaba's payments arm, Ant Financial, announced an investment of $200 million in Kakao Pay, a South Korean financial services platform...
View ArticleA Big Jump for U
LTE-U Gets the Green Light, and Magenta Too This week, the Office of Engineering and Technology of the US Federal Communications Commission announced the authorisation of the first LTE-U equipment.
View ArticleMobile World Congress 2017, Tuesday 28 February
Our Pick of Announcements from the Show
View ArticleReliance Jio Crosses a Mega Milestone
Signs Up 100 Million LTE Subscribers in Less Than Six Months Last week, Reliance Jio chairman, Mukesh Ambani, announced that the operator has crossed the 100 million subscriber mark in less than six...
View ArticleWhat YouTube Was Always Meant to Be
YouTube TV Is the Future of Television Google Envisioned This week, YouTube introduced a television streaming service called YouTube TV. The product will be commercially launched in the coming months.
View ArticleUnlimited Data Deals Gain Speed
Chevy Now Offers Unlimited In-Car LTE Data Last week, Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, announced the first unlimited data plan for in-vehicle use in the US.
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